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Hacker 'in terror' over extradition 2012-02-08
The Independent

Janis Sharp said the treatment of her son, who admits hacking into military computers but claims he was looking for evidence of UFOs, was "barbaric". This afternoon, she met supporters outside Number 10 to hand over poems of support for her son to mark the 10th anniversary of his first...

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Argentina Is Complaining To The UN About The UK 'Militarization' Of The Falkland Islands 2012-02-08
Business Insider

In the continually escalating Falklands crisis, Argentina has decided to lodge a formal complaint with the UN over alleged British "militarization" of the Islands, the BBC reports. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner made the announcement at a meeting of MPs, senior officials, and...

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Exile Tibetan prime minister blames Chinese rule for immolations, clashes in Tibet 2012-02-08
Star Tribune

DHARMSALA, India - Chinese repression has lead to the self-immolations of nearly two dozen Tibetans and deadly clashes with Chinese authorities, the head of Tibet's government-in-exile said Wednesday. "Tibetans inside Tibet are giving up their lives. They're saying, 'I choose to die,'"...

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Hopes fade for dozens buried in Philippines quake 2012-02-08
Austin American Statesman

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine rescue officials say they are losing hope of finding survivors among 71 people still buried in landslides set off by a powerful earthquake. So far, 26 bodies have been recovered and identified. President Benigno Aquino III flew to the disaster area in central...

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China morning round-up: Xi Jinping's US visit 2012-02-08
BBC News

Wednesday's Chinese newspapers discuss the forthcoming visit to the US by Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. Experts believe that Mr Xi's visit "will help China-US ties fly clear of US election year turbulence", says the China Daily. "Media coverage of Xi's visit will bring him to the attention of...

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U.S. Skeptical about al-Assad’s Reconciliation Initiatives 2012-02-08
Novosti

The United States fears that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s national reconciliation initiatives will lead to nothing, a Department of State spokeswoman said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday held talks with Assad in Damascus to seek resolution of the Syrian crisis. He also...

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Iraq's Sunni MPs lift their boycott of Maliki cabinet 2012-02-08
The Independent

The government of the Shia Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, set off the political crisis in December by issuing an arrest warrant against the country's most senior Sunni official, Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, and charged him with running death squads. Leaders of Mr Hashemi's Sunni-backed Iraqiya...

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Authorities blame Dalai Lama for Tibetan clashes 2012-02-08
The Independent

Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said clashes between Tibetans and security forces in Sichuan province last month were the work of criminals and were instigated by overseas groups...

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UK rules out military action or arming Syrian rebels 2012-02-08
The Independent

David Cameron chaired a meeting of the National Security Council which agreed to increase sanctions against the regime and to strengthen links with opposition leaders. The Government also reacted sceptically to claims from the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, who visited Damascus yesterday,...

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Treatment plan for Libya war victims turns into scandal 2012-02-08
BBC News

One of the first announcements made by Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) after the fall of Tripoli last August was a promise to all those wounded in the fight against former leader Muammar...

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