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London Sex Attacker For 19 Years Strikes Again

BBC NEWS | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: West Wickham and Bickley, Serial Sex Attacker, Operation Minstead, London, Sex Attacker, Lee, Orpington, Downham, Sex, Dulwich, Norwood, World News

A serial sex attacker and burglar responsible for more than 100 attacks on pensioners across south-east London has struck again....

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Men II Boys: A Documentary For Young Men of Color

Timothy Cooper | Posted 07.13.2009 | Media

Men II Boys is a new film that featuring interviews from BET journalist Jeff Johnson, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Baltimore Ravens Tight End, Daniel Wilcox.

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How Do You Deal With Burnt Toast?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Inner Life, Happiness, Anne Bancroft, The House of Lords, London, England, Living News

We were just with Deb's mother, Anne Bancroft, in England. On the third day we were invited for tea at the House of Lord's (more of that below) and we...

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UK Waterboarding: 6 Police Under Scrutiny

The Independent | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

Read More: Sir Paul Stephenson, Scotland Yard Waterboarding, Uk Waterboarding, Uk Police, Foreign Affairs, England, Waterboarding, London, Scotland Yard, Advocacy, World News

By Cahal Milmo | The Independent Six Scotland Yard detectives could face the sack and criminal charges over claims that they subjected suspected drug...

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Labour Party Suffers Worst Electoral Results In A Century, Britain PM Faces Showdown

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Labour Party Election Results, Gordon Brown, England, Britain, Eu Elections, European Parliament, Labour Party, Labor Party, London, Eu Election Results, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday survived the most serious test of his leadership, offering his critics a humbling promise...

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In Sri Lanka: Explaining the Tamil Tigers

Jim Luce | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: K.P., Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Bank of Tamileelam, Ban Ki-Moo, Abu Sayyaf Group, Sri Lanka, Palestine Liberation Organization, London, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan Air Force, Suicide Bombing, “Little Brown Brothers”, Racism, Drug Trafficking, The U.N. Security Council, Ethnic Cleansing, New York, Geneva, Jemaah Islamiya, Colombo, P.L.O., India, Times of India, Fight Against Terrorism, Gunrunning., LTTE Sea Tigers, Empty Nest Syndrome, Political Assassination, Tamil Tigers, Human Smuggling, Tamil Diaspora, Ltte, Teddy Roosevelt, Toronto, Switzerland, Washington, Jaffna, Osama Bin Laden, Jane's Information Group, United Nations, Norway, Tamil Nadu, Milf, Black Tigers, Guantanamo Bay, Child Soldiers, Refugee Status, Terrorist Organization, European Union, F.B.I., Amin Awad, Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden, Abu Ghraib, Tsunami, Rajiv Gandhi, Pol Pot, Oslo, Sri Lankan Parliament, Afghanistan, Human Rights Abuse, Sea Piracy, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Asg, Tamil-Canadians, World News

The Sri Lankan government has battled the Tamil Tigers on two fronts for almost three decades: on the battlefield and in the arena of world opinion. No one thought they could win militarily, but they did.

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Jacqui Smith 'To Resign' As Home Secretary

The Independent | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

Read More: British Expense Scandal, Britain, Jacqui Smith, England, Britain Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith Resign, London, Jackie Smith, Jacqui Smith Resigns, World News

Jacqui Smith is to resign from the Cabinet in a forthcoming reshuffle, a source close to the Home Secretary said today. ...

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In Sri Lanka: On the Streets of Colombo

Jim Luce | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Tamil Tigers, President Mahinda Rajapaksha, Al Qaeda, Toronto, Sri Lanka, Galle, Hindu Temple, London, Tamil, Tsunami, Tuk-Tuk, Malaysia, Colombo, India, Orphans International Worldwide, Terrorism, Sinhalese, World News

Since the defeat of the revolutionary Tamil Tigers, the streets of Columbo, the capital of Sri Lanka, are alive with euphoria.

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Thank God It's Thursday: The High Strung Plays Guantanamo Bay, Beyoncé Discounts What You Pay, and Woody Allen's So Far Away

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Alessandra Ferri, Broken Social Scene, Charity, Spoletto 52, Woody Allen, Gitmo, Guantanamo, Jacksonville, Derek Berk, Los Campesinons, Pina Bausch, Alexei Ratmansky, Tanztheater Wuppertal, London, England, The High Strung, Guantanamo Bay, Ticketmaster, Feeding America, Wayne McGregor, Robert Wilson, Super Furry Animals, Park the Van Records, Detroit, Florida, Memorial Day, Krapp's Last Tape, Library, Beyoncé, General Mills, Madison Sqare Garden, American Ballet Theatre, Christopher Wheeldon, Las Vegas, Thierry Mugler, New York, Giorgio Ferrara, Festival Dei 2 Mondi, David Newfield, telegraph.co.uk, Hamburger Helper, O2, Gianni Schicchi, Entertainment News, Samuel Beckett, O2 Arena, Spoletto, Zagreb, Entertainment News

This installment of Thank God It's Thursday plucks some recent press releases (left mostly intact) that might make you say "OMG" or "WTF", or possibly, "Swear you'll never, ever do this again."

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Who's Coming to Dinner?

Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 06.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Conversation, Food, Supper Clubs, Facebook, Private-Clubs, Social Networking, London, New-York-Dining, Style News

Members of these London supper clubs desire to get a bit more out of the week, take themselves out of context, sit next to someone new at dinner and add another friend to their Facebook network.

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Ronald Reagan Statue To Be Built In London

AP | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

Read More: England, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Statue, London, Ronald Reagan London, Ronald Reagan Statue London, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Reagan Statue, World News

LONDON — Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan is being honored with a statue in central London. Westminster City Council says it has changed the...

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British House of Commons: Demanding Justice For Armenians, Not Just Genocide Recognition

Harut Sassounian | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Baroness Cox, BBC Radio, European Court of Human Rights, Genocide Denial, World Court, United Nations, British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group, Feeding a Crocodile, Appeasement, London, Armenia, House of Lords, Winston Chruchill, British Parliament, Greece, Ottoman Empire, Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide in Jerusalem, New York Life Insurance, House of Commons, Turkey, Serbia, Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul, Holocaust, European Parliament, United States, Armenian Genocide, Sultan Abdul Hamid, 1955 Istanbul Pogroms, U.S. Federal Courts, Kuwait, International Association of Genocide Scholars, Pres. Reagan, Great Britain, Varlik Vergisi, Slovenia, German Banks, Dr. Israel Charny, Istanbul-Turkey, Adana, Genoci, Axa, Genocide, World News

This continuum of massacres, genocide and deportations highlights the existence of a long-term strategy implemented by successive Turkish regimes from the 1890's to more recent times.

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Michael Martin Resigns After Backlash Over Expense Claims

AP | JENNIFER QUINN | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Michael Martin Resign, Britain, Michael Martin Resignation, England, House Speaker Britain, British House of Commons, British House of Commons Speaker, Uk House Speaker, Michael Martin, Britain Expense Scandal, London, Michael Martin Resigned, Michael Martin, Personal Expenses Claim, What Expenses Did Michael Martin Claim, Michael Martin Expenses, What Did Michael Martin Do, Michael Martin Resigns, Why Has Michael Martin Resigned, Did Micheal Martin Take a Lot of Money, Michael Martin Expense Claims, World News

LONDON — For the first time in three centuries, the speaker of the House of Commons has resigned _ the biggest casualty in a widening scandal in...

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The World In Photos: May 18, 2009

Huffington Post | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

This is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. This HuffPost World feature is available Monday ...

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The Amazing Race - Still the Best of its Genre: But the Itinerary's Not as Amazing as it Once Was

Michael Russnow | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tammy and Victor, Hawaii, Europe, Home, Russnow, Switzerland, Beijing, Scotland, Emmy Award, Cbs, Thailand, China, Star Search, Margie and Luke, Bavaria, London, South Africa, Salzburg, Aberdeen, Russia, Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, Romania, Mexico City, Cancun, Survivor, Phil Keoghan, Siberia, Brazil, Bangkok, Munich, Maui, Michael Russnow, The Amazing Race, India, Namibia, American Idol, Major Bowes, Jaipur, Cambridge University, Reality TV, Andreas Stenschke, Entertainment News

The Amazing Race provides fewer decision-making opportunities and clocks less mileage in each episode, thus diminishing the potential for bad luck affecting the teams. What's the reason?

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A Bit of a Mish-Mash: Meet Designers Behind Emerging Eco Fashion Line, Larsen Gray

Hillary Newman | Posted 06.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Boston, Style, Eco Fashion, Travel, Fashion, Larsen Gray, London, Los Angeles, Interview, Green News

If I have learned one thing about traveling, it's that the best vehicle to learn about a place and their culture is through their dress code. Two of my favorite eco-fashion designers have a similar approach.

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TripAdvisor Polls: Paris Voted Europe's Most Overrated City, London The Worst-Dresse

Reuters | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

Read More: Most Overrated City in the Europe, Brussels Most Boring, Dirtiest City in the World, London, Cities Voting, Paris, Tripadvisor, World News

Holidaymakers, be warned: London has the worst food, Paris is the most overrated and Brussels is the most boring, according to a survey of what travel...

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Brazil Passionate to Host 2016 Olympics

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 06.03.2009 | World

Read More: Brasil, 2016 Olympics, Rio, Terrorism, Brazil, United Nations Security Council, Imc, Obama, Spain, International Olympic Committee, Sports Marketing, Kroll, Madrid, Chicago, Geopolitics+Sports, Tourist Crime, Giuliani, Coca Cola, Japan, Ioc, China, Fifa, World Cup, Havelange, London, World News

The International Olympic Selection Committee just completed a week long visit to Rio and prospects seem good that the Olympics will come to South America for the first time.

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London Wants To Host Super Bowl: Report

ESPN | Posted 06.03.2009 | World

Read More: Nfl London, London Super Bowl, Sports, Nfl, Super Bowl, Football, London Host Super Bowl, London, World News

London has launched an audacious bid to stage the Super Bowl within the next eight years, a move that would see the United States' biggest sporting ev...

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Ugly Face of British Policing Has Shocked Me

Deborah Hobson | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, London, Demonstrations, Met. Police, Riot Police, G20 Protests, Injuries, Death, World News

As dustbins burned near Bank underground station and effigies of bankers swinging from lamp posts slowly turned to ashes, riot police grasped their batons unmoved and unwilling to attend to the emerging dangers.

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A Terrorized City and Traumatized Nation

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Long Beach, Krxa, Charles Karel Bouley, Air Force One, Billboard, Swine Flu, Entertainment, Kfi, Karel, Terrorism, Kgo, Boston, 9/11, Iraq, Advocate, Huffingtonpost, Gay, New York City, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, London, Politics, Madrid, George W. Bush, Radio, Kngy, Knx, Townsend, Politics News

Never again, we won't be terrorized, we can't let them win, we're more prepared than ever before.

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Musings on Swine Flu: Birth and Death, the Circle of Life

Lea Lane | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living

Read More: London, Birth, The Seven Ages of Man, Health, As You Like It, Swine Flu, Tate Gallery, Shakespeare, Bill Viola, Death, Living News

I thought about the parallels of the newborn and almost gone: no hair, diapers, no teeth, inability to walk, weak immunity, dependency. And the miracle and the natural progression of the circle of life.

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John Worboys, London Cab Driver, Jailed Indefinitely For Sexually Assaulting Female Passengers

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: England, London, London's West End, Rape, United Kingdom, London Black Cabs, London Taxi Driver, Sexual Assault, John Worboys, Britain, Sexual Violence, Dorset, John Worboys Jailed, World News

A London taxi driver has been jailed indefinitely for drugging and sexually assaulting female passengers in the back of his cab....

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Third G-20 Police Incident Reported To Complaints Commission

PA | Posted 05.19.2009 | World

Read More: G-20 Police, G-20 Summit, Ian Tomlinson, England, g20, London, g20 Police, G-20, World News

A third incident connected to the G20 protests in London earlier this month has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), ...

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London Police Delete Tourists' Photos 'To Prevent Terrorism'

guardian.co.uk | Matthew Weaver and Vikram Dodd | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, London Terrorism, Terrorism, England, Klaus Matza, Tourism London, Travel, Foreign Affairs, London Travel, London Police Delete Photos, London, London Tourists, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

Like most visitors to London, Klaus Matzka and his teenage son Loris took several photographs of some of the city's sights, including the famous red d...

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