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praises Menezes Livingstone

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

Ken Livingstone has said the police officer in charge when Jean Charles de Menezes was shot has the “potential” to be a future Met Police Commissioner.
A jury returned an open verdict at the inquest into the electrician’s death.
The former Mayor of London said Cressida Dick was one of the “most talented” officers he had worked [...]

South West

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

Extensive flash flooding has hit the south-west of England overnight, according to the emergency services.
Somerset and Devon were especially badly hit, with up to 18 inches of floodwater in places, said Norman Evans of Devon and Somerset Fire Service.
Seven people were rescued from their cars in separate incidents when they became stuck in floodwater in [...]

US

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

A senior US official has described as a “significant step” Portugal’s offer of asylum for some inmates from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay.
John Bellinger, legal adviser to the US secretary of state, the move was the first break in a European refusal to help shut down the camp.
In a letter to EU members [...]

Economic plan

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

The leaders of three of Asia’s biggest economies have vowed to work more closely together to reduce the damage caused by the global financial crisis.
Japan and China’s prime ministers and the South Korean president – meeting in Japan – agreed to boost trade and greatly increase currency swaps.
China’s Wen Jiabao called the summit, the first [...]

Test India v England

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

But it took just one delivery to change both teams’ mindsets. Panesar drifted a ball onto Harbhajan’s pads, the batsman edged into his pads, and Ian Bell took a good catch at short-leg.
The pair at put on 75, Harbhajan contributing 40, but next man Zaheer Khan should have departed for a golden duck – umpire [...]

India v England

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood batted England into a commanding 247-run lead with two days remaining in the first Test against India in Chennai.
Strauss, a centurion in the first innings, was 73 and Collingwood 60 in an unbroken 129 for the fourth wicket.
After India had been dismissed for 241 four balls after lunch, England held [...]

Barcelona – Ramos

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

New Real Madrid coach Juande Ramos insists his team can beat Barcelona at the Camp Nou to boost their ailing hopes of retaining the league title.
Ramos’s predecessor Bernd Schuster was sacked on Tuesday after stating Real were incapable of winning the match – but the Spaniard believes they can.
“We’re going to the Camp Nou to [...]

drug lord

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

Colombia has extradited Diego Montoya, alleged to be one of the country’s most powerful drug lords, to the US to face trial for murder and drug trafficking.
The charges relate to Mr Montoya’s time as leader of the Norte del Valle cartel which, at its peak, reportedly exported 70% of cocaine sold in the US and [...]

Sorely

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

Mr Gates, a former CIA director, told delegates he brought a “message of continuity and commitment to our friends and partners in the region”.
“Anyone who thought that the upcoming months might present opportunities to test the new administration would be sorely mistaken.
“President Obama and his national security team, myself included, will be ready to defend [...]

Obama

Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008

The US defence secretary has warned opponents of the US against trying to “test” Barack Obama with a crisis in the early days of his presidency.
Robert Gates said the new president’s security team was ready to defend US national interests from the moment he takes office next month.
Mr Gates, who is staying in his post, [...]


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