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New Hope for MS Treatment?

A major clinical trial will investigate whether stem cells can be safely used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), it has been revealed.If suitable, this new technique could effectively enable to slow, stop or even reverse the damage MS causes to the brain and spinal cord.The trial will be based on 150 patients, all coming from various European countries and is set to start later this year.

Poland: Russia Also Responsible For Presidential Crash?

People hold a picture of late Polish President Kaczynski and his wife Maria during an event commemorating the first year anniversary of their funeral in downtown Krakow
A Polish report has found that Russia was partly to blame for the air crash last year which killed then-President Lech Kaczynski.While the report acknowledged that pilot error was the main reason behind the crash, it also blamed air controllers and poor lighting at Smolensk for the accident.

Strauss-Kahn Affair: Who Claimed What?

Nafissatou Diallo
Star of the headlines since a New York maid accused him of sexually assaulting her, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a previous favourite to run against French President Nicholas Sarkozy in the 2012 presidential elections, is now embroiled in two different cases both serious charges of attempted rape and sexual assault. In order to better understand the affairs, here is a review of each cases, and the women behind them.
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James Murdoch

MP’s to Recall James Murdoch

Labour MP Tom Watson has revealed to the BBC that MP's will recall James Murdoch to give further evidence to the select
Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi

Libya: Gaddafi Still Laughing at 'Agents of Colonialism'

As news emerged that diplomatic effort and negotiations to finally put an end to the five month conflict centred on the establishment of a five-man interim government led by the National Transitional Council (NTC), Col. Gaddafi it seems is still laughing at reports he would be prepared to step down.
An internally displaced woman holds her malnourished son at the Banadir hospital in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

Somalia Famine: al-Shabaab Needs to Go if Somalia Wants a Future

African Union peacekeepers in Somalia have captured three "strategic" locations from al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda- linked rebels in the capital, Mogadishu, who last week denied it had accepted to lift a ban allowing aid workers to provide assistance to people in the famine-struck country, it was reported on Thursday.
Taliban fighters pose with weapons as they sit in their compound at an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Will the Taliban Regain Control?

A string of attacks on high profile figure of the Karzai government has recently proven the Taliban are decided to try and regain control over Afghanistan.In the last few weeks the confrontation between the fundamentalist goup and President Karzai has intensified, leaving the future of the country and the government uncertain.
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Afghanistan: Taliban Storm Government Offices, 18 People Killed

Suicide bombers armed with guns attacked at least two government buildings in the capital of Afghanistan's volatile southern Uruzgan province Thursday, killing three people and wounding 20, according to officials.Information that have emerged since the terrorist attack suggest that six suicide bombers stormed the provincial governor's compound and the police chief's compound in Tirin Kot, capital of Uruzgan located north of Kandahar, Interior Ministry spokesman, Sediq Sediqi, said.
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Hollywood Wins Landmark Pirate Links Blocking Order Against BT

BT has lost its battle against Hollywood as it has been forced to block web users in the UK from accessing an illegal download site, Newzbin2, following legal action by the Motion Picture Association (MPA).Newzbin2, is a web site hosted abroad which has up to with 700,000 members and provides an index of films, music and software available for free but unlicensed download from the peer-to-peer network Usenet.
Muammar Gaddafi

Diplomats Expulsion: Gaddafi to Sue the UK?

The Gaddafi regime was quick to condemn the UK for recognising the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as the "sole governmental authority" in Libya and Deputy foreign minister Khaled Kaim has hit back by saying the decision was "unprecedented in diplomatic history" and that he considered it "a stain on the forehead of Britain".
Congressional Republicans

U.S.: Will the House GOP Revamped Bill Be Enough?

House Republicans are decided to press ahead with a vote on a newly modified plan to avoid the dreaded government default next week, despite warning from the White House that President Obama could veto the plan with the backing of Senate Democrats.
Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse Death: Police Are On The Hunt For a Mystery Man

In an effort to piece together the ‘’missing hours’’ leading up to the discovery of the late singers body at 4pm on Saturday (23 July), police are following up claims that the late singer had met up with a mystery man before her death.
South Korea Landslide

Torrential Rain Kills 41 People in South Korea

South Korea forecasts even more rain as emergency workers are still entrenched in a battle against floods and landslides that have killed at least 41 people.The capital has been hit with the heaviest July rain on record, which triggered a mudslide in a residential area in the city's south on Wednesday and killed 16 people.
Iain Duncan Smith

9 in 10 Incapacity Claimants ‘Fit to Work’

Only 7 percent of incapacity claimants are sick enough to stay on benefits for good. The results of new and tougher tests show that the vast majority are either fit enough to work or they abandon the application half way through the process. All fresh applicants for the new Employment and Support Allowance (formerly incapacity benefit) must undergo work capability assessments.
Vodafone Sure Signal Hacked

Vodafone Accused of “Pro-Regime Messages” in Egypt

Vodafone has found itself in hot waters after rights group accused the giant mobile operator, which has 23 million of costumers in Egypt, questioned its "loyalty" to the Mubarak government during the protests that led to the ousting of the former leader.
James Murdoch

Murdochs in Line for Huge Performance Bonuses as James Receives BSkyB Backing

Despite the phone-hacking crisis, the forced closure of the News of the World, the abandonment of the BSkyB deal and an on-going parliamentary and police investigation into the Murdoch's empire, it has been revealed by the Guardian that both James and Rupert Murdoch could be in line for huge bonuses based on the year-to-June performances.
China Increases Internet Surveillance

China and the U.S.: Spy plane Set to Further Tensions

In the last two weeks China has issued two warnings to the United States, indicating that despite previous move to increase ties between the two countries, suspicions and tensions still dominate the two giants' relationship.
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH)

U.S. Debt Ceiling: Tensions Between Democrats and Republicans Hampering Progress

Just a week before the Aug. 2 deadline for Congress to act, hope for a compromise between Republican and Democratic proposals, and with Washington looking stuck in an impasse, Washington the mood in the U.S. is becoming more and more tensed as the risks of a downgrade to the top-notch US credit rating are looming everyday a little bit closer.
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Afghanistan: Kandahar Mayor Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack

Afghan officials say a suicide bomb attack has killed the mayor of the southern city of Kandahar. "An explosion ripped through in Municipality department of Kandahar city, the capital of Kandahar province this morning, killing Kandahar Mayor Ghulam Haider Hamidi," spokesman for the provincial administration Zalmai Ayubi told Xinhua.
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Gaddafi, Nato Forces and the ICC: What About International Justice?

Gaddafi is once again causing havoc it seems as coalition forces supporting the Nato-led operation in Libya appears to be at loggerheads with the International Criminal Court.Recent weeks have been marked by declaration from France, the U.K and the Rebels saying they could allow for Gaddafi to remain in Libya.