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Saudi Arabia: The Next Arab Revolution

The Arab Spring clearly demonstrated a yearning for freedom in the Middle East. Whilst the Gulf was largely unaffected by bloody uprisings, the most bound and voiceless sector of Saudi society is still hungry for change. On t...
by Nadia Hasan
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London Bucks The Trend, Again.

People living outside the nation’s capital were asked recently what words best describe London to them. ‘Crowded’ was the first, ‘Expensive’ the second, and ‘Cosmopolitan’ the third. The question was part of a ...
by Oscar Isham
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Daily News Roundup – 16 July 2012

Europe Athletes arriving in London for Olympics With 11 days to go until the Olympic Games are to start, thousands of athletes and officials have begun arriving at London’s Heathrow airport, which is expecting its busiest day...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Georgian LGBT organisation requests ‘hate crime’ label for brutal murder

In a statement released today on their website, Georgian LGBT rights group Identoba have called on the authorities to investigate the alleged murder of a transgender woman as a hate crime. Police discovered the body of 25 ye...
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Daily News Roundup – 15 October 2012

  Europe Pakistani girl shot by Taliban travels to UK for treatment Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban last week for her pro-education campaigning, is being flown to the UK for medical tre...
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Daily News Roundup – 20 August 2012

  Europe Czech police charge man over “Breivik-style” plot Police in the Czech Republic have charged a 29-year-old man, suspected of planning attacks similar to those by Anders Behring Breivik in Norway, with unlawful ...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Daily News Roundup – 17 July 2012

  Europe G4S chief to face British Parliament over Olympics security Nick Buckles, the chief executive of security firm G4S, is to explain to British MPs later today why his firm was unable to provide the number of securit...
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Daily News Roundup – 2 October 2012

  Europe British Labour party planning new qualifications Ed Miliband, leader of the UK’s Labour party and main opposition, will use his speech at his party’s annual conference in Manchester today to announce a new qualifi...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Daily News Roundup – 15 August 2012

  Europe Standard Chartered settles with New York regulator over Iran deals British bank Standard Chartered has agreed a $340m (£217m) settlement with the New York State Department of Financial Services over its recent ac...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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