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Ken Livingston Compares Boris Johnson to London Rioters.

Labour London mayoral candidate Ken Livingston has launched a personal attack on the current Mayor of London Boris Johnson over his response the rioting in London and claiming there was no difference between the rioter's behaviour and his drunken antics during his time at the Bullindgdon Club.
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Troy Davis’ Death: As Anger Mounts, Protesters Turn to Obama for Answers

Anger is growing in the U.S. over the execution of Troy Davis, 42, who was killed Wednesday September 21 after facing execution four times in the past four years for being convicted for the murder of a policeman, despite serious doubts about his guilt, with supporters of Davis now turning to Obama for answers.
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Anonymous Promises Retaliation for Troy Davis Execution

Anonymous has joined the thousands of individuals and organizations protesting Georgia's execution of Troy Davis, promising a series of revenge attacks in a number of statements issued via its AnonymousIRC Twitter account.
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Troy Davis Execution: A Miscarriage of Justice Based on Racial Discrimination?

Troy Davis' execution has been hailed as a miscarriage of justice and yet another illustration of racial discrimination but despite calls from activists, politicians and even religious figures the US state of Georgia went ahead and executed the young man even though doubts over his 1991 murder conviction that saw him become a symbol for global efforts to end the death penalty.
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Obama’s UN Palestine Speech: So Peace Cannot Come From the UN Then?

Palestinians watched Barack Obama's section of the speech about Palestine en masse and as they listened the U.S. president telling the UN General Assembly that the Palestinians deserve their own state, but that this would only be achieved through talks with Israel, many still wondered why a country that supports change in Syria, Libya and Egypt, still threatens to veto their statehood bid.
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Libya Conflict : Could Sarkozy Face Gaddafi at The Hague?

Despite the successful ousting of Gaddafi, the NATO-operation in Libya is still making waves as two French lawyers have indicated their intention to prosecute Nicholas Sarkozy for committing war crimes in Libya, following claims that civilian deaths caused by the NATO bombings in Tripoli could prove more than first assumed.
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Manchester Airport Bomb Scare: Terminal 1 Given The All Clear

Manchester Airport Bomb Scare: Terminal 1 Given The All Clear .Manchester Airport's Terminal 1 has re-opened after the airport's main terminal was evacuated due to a bomb scare. Bomb disposal experts were called to the airport just after 8.30 BST to check a 'suspicious bag' but just after 12:00 BST the airport was given the all clear.
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Conflict In Libya: Will the New Government Gain Internal and Not Only External Support?

Despite infighting between pro and anti Gaddafi troops still on-going, interim Prime Minister Mahmood Jibril has announced Libya will name a new government within 10 days, as the National transitional Council (NTC) attempts to make clear political progress in a country deeply fractured by months of conflict that overthrew former leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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L’Aquila Trial: Are the Accused Scientists Responsible?

The L'Aquila trial has now started with seven Italian officials and leading seismologists charged with manslaughter after failing to inform of the possible dangers of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that killed 309 people in 2009.
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Conflict in Libya: When Will the Lying Game End?

After weeks of being on the run new rumours now say Gaddafi has been spotted in a south Libyan town currently being captured by the National Transitional Council's forces, but after months of sketchy information, many inside and outside Libya are fed up with what appears to be a lying game perpetuated by both the Gaddafi and NTC forces.