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Brit soldier killing: 'Friend' of suspect arrested

Counterterrorism police are questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two men suspected in the savage killing of a British soldier.

British soldier's slaying prompts UK security review

Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain's domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train may hit tracks soon

Notwithstanding the recent turmoil in the railway ministry following the cash-for- job scam, the government’s ambitious plan to run a high speed rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is slowly inching closer to becoming a reality.

Britain on high alert, braces for copycat attacks

British Prime Minister David Cameron was warned of copycat attacks in the wake of the daylight slaying of a British soldier as the nation’s secret service on Friday came under the spotlight over allegations they could have prevented the assault.

BBC apologises for Muslim remark

Nick Robinson, the BBC’s political editor, Friday apologised for directly quoting a Whitehall source who described the Woolwich killers as being “of Muslim appearance”.

‘Anxious People perform poorly at interviews’

People who are anxious perform more poorly in job interviews, and the effect is worse for men than women, according to new research from the University of Guelph.

UK parliament speaker's wife tweet ruled libellous

A tweet by the wife of the British parliament's speaker about a senior Conservative politician in the wake of reports of child sex abuse was libellous, the High Court in London ruled today.

UK fighters escort Pak plane to airport, 2 arrested

Two men were arrested from aboard a Pakistan International Airways (PIA) plane on Friday following a security alert that saw British fighter jets scramble and escort it to Stansted airport in southeast England. Dipankar De Sarkar reports.

Berlusconi's alleged call-girl says lied to investigators

The alleged call-girl at the centre of a trial against Silvio Berlusconi told a courtroom on Friday that she had previously lied to investigators about raunchy parties hosted by the billionaire tycoon.

London attackers had been on MI5 radar

The British government on Friday defended the country's security services against criticism that they missed signs which might have helped prevent the brutal murder of a soldier on a street of south-east London.

Heathrow airport reopens after emergency landing

Both runways of London's Heathrow airport were closed today, a spokeswoman said, after a British Airways plane reportedly had to make an emergency landing. Video inside

Video shows British police shooting soldier's attackers

Dramatic video footage showing the moment when police shot the two men suspected of hacking to death a soldier in London was published on a British newspaper's website today.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor inching closer to reality

Notwithstanding the recent turmoil in the railway ministry following the cash-for-job scam, the government's ambitious plan to run a high speed rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is slowly inching closer to reality.

Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect

Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher's knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the banned radical group al-Muhajiroun.

Police make two new arrests in London soldier killing

British police made two further arrests on Thursday and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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