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Shanghai Daily
- ‘Potter’ loved his drinks
DANIEL Radcliffe admitted he was drunk while filming some scenes for the "Harry Potter" movies during a period in his life where he was drinking "nightly," the young star said in an interview.
"I have a very addictive…
- Most Japan towns wary about nuke plant restart
THREE Japanese towns would be willing to restart their nuclear reactors if they pass government stress tests, two were against the idea but most were undecided, a newspaper survey suggested yesterday.
The stress…
- Massive Moscow rally puts heat on Putin
TENS of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow yesterday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s rule, casting a strong challenge to his bid to reclaim the presidency in March.
The massive protest…
- Cairo soccer riot death toll hits 11
THE number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to 11 yesterday, according to a field doctor and a security official.
Meanwhile, demonstrators in Cairo…
- Teacher arrested
A BIZARRE case at an elementary school in Los Angeles where a teacher was charged with taking bondage-style photographs of children has expanded with the arrest of a second teacher suspected of fondling two girls….
BBC News (Middle East)
- Resolution on Syria vetoed at UN
Russia and China veto an Arab and Western-backed UN resolution condemning the violent crackdown in Syria, hours after scores are killed in Homs.
- Cairo clashes over football anger
At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.
- BBC accuses Iran of intimidation
The BBC’s Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
- Sinai gunmen release US tourists
Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt’s Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources say.
- Libya ex-envoy dies ‘in custody’
An ambassador who served under former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi dies after being detained by Tripoli-based militia, Human Rights Watch says.
- Opposition gains in Kuwait vote
Kuwait’s Islamist-led opposition makes significant gains in the Gulf state’s fourth parliamentary election in six years, official results show.
- Actor Imam is sentenced to jail
Egypt’s leading comic actor Adel Imam receives a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films and plays.
- Hariri suspects trial in absentia
The UN-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik al-Hariri says it will try the suspects in absentia.
- Gaza protesters target UN chief
Palestinian protesters briefly hold up the convoy of visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he crosses into Gaza as part of a regional peace push.
- Gun fight erupts in Libya capital
Rival Libyan militias fight a brief gun battle in central Tripoli amid tension between former rebel groups, witnesses and officials say.
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AP – Iran began ground military exercises Saturday and defiantly warned that it could cut off oil exports to “hostile” European nations as tensions rise over suggestions that military strikes are an increasing possibility if sanctions fail to rein in the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
AP – Seemingly failed talks this week between Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency have instead increased pressure on Tehran to defuse suspicions before another meeting later in the month that it secretly worked on atomic arms, diplomats said Friday.
