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Queen and ex-IRA chief Martin McGuinness in historic handshake

The handshake comes 14 years after three decades of violence between pro- and anti-British forces in Northern Ireland came to a halt with the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

Briton arrested in Bangkok with roasted human fetus for black magic ritual

The arrest was made after police responded to information they received saying infant corpses were being offered to wealthy clients via a black magic services website.

Dalai Lama to give away $1.75MN award

The 76-year-old spiritual leader, Nobel laureate, and leader of a Tibetan government in exile in India was in London Monday to receive the Templeton Prize at St Paul’s Cathedral for his contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension.

Radical cleric Abu Qatada loses European court deportation appeal

A panel of five judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg said Abu Qatada's appeal had arrived in time, but rejected it, ruling that there were no grounds to reconsider an earlier decision that the preacher was not at risk of facing torture if returned to Jordan.

Conrad Black released from Miami jail

The 67-year-old, whose Hollinger International media company once owned The Daily Telegraph, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Jerusalem Post and the Sydney Morning Herald, left prison early on Friday.

Duchess of York goes on trial in Turkey over secret orphanage documentary

There is no prospect of Sarah Ferguson being extradited to Turkey to face criminal charges there, and the duchess has made it clear she will not be returning to the country.

Israeli professor has UK workshop cancelled after union opposition

Professor Moty Cristal received an email on Friday cancelling his workshop following pressure from members of the UNISON trade union “on the grounds that it is [the union’s] policy... to support the Palestinian people."

The Pirate Bay must be blocked, High Court tells ISPs

The Pirate Bay was launched in 2003 and acts as a searchable index to allow users to download files from each other, including copyright movies, music and software.

Man arrested after central London 'hostage situation'

Snipers, armed police and explosives specialists were deployed after a man alleged to be carrying a bomb entered the offices of a truck-driving training firm on Friday and threatened to blow himself up.

UK Foreign Secretary: Neil Heywood was not a spy

"Given the intense interest in this case it is, exceptionally, appropriate for me to confirm that Mr Heywood was not an employee of the British Government in any capacity,” William Hague wrote.
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