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Rare crane egg given 24-hour guard | Environment
| 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
The first common crane egg laid in western Britain for more than 400 years has been given a round-the-clock guardThe first common crane egg laid in western Britain for more than 400 years has been given a round-the-clock guard, conservationists...Read more
Israel is world's largest drone exporter | World news
| on Mon, May 20, 6:02 AM
Half of Israel's drone exports are to Europe, including a substantial number to the UK, according to a recent studyIsrael is the world's largest exporter of drones, mainly to Europe, Asia and Latin America, in a trade worth more than $4.6bn...Read moreon Sun May 19 11:28 PMVexed by Terrorism, Trials and Guantánamo, and Bearing Witness
The director of the Center on National Security at Fordham, believes that by holding prisoners indefinitely at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the United States has “turned its legal premises upside down.”Read more
FBI agents die in Virginia training accident | World news
| on Sun, May 19, 7:58 PM
Pair of agents from elite hostage rescue team described as 'brave and courageous men' by Robert MuellerTwo FBI special agents on the agency's elite hostage rescue team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia.The FBI's national press...Read moreon Sun May 19 6:48 PMSouth China Sea dispute: Taiwan flexes its muscles | Editorial | Comment is free
By hook or by crook, Taiwan is winning greater regional influence under a leader criticised at home as being too pro-ChineseIt started with a common enough skirmish in the hotly disputed waters of the South China Sea. Ten days ago, a Philippine...Read more
Mohsin Hamid: 'Islam is not a monolith' | World news
| on Sun, May 19, 3:00 PM
There are more than a billion Muslims in the world, each with an individual view of life. So why are they viewed as a unified group, asks Mohsin Hamid, author of The Reluctant FundamentalistIn 2007, six years after the terrorist attacks...Read more
Why the Church of England is in decline | Andrew Brown | Comment is free
| on Sun, May 19, 2:32 PM
The church has failed to capitalise on its tally of advantages, and people are now cynical about the organisation"I can show you why the Church of England is completely fucked," said the vicar. He showed me an email he had just received from the...Read more
Jihadists' control of Syrian oilfields signals a decisive moment in conflict | World news
| on Sun, May 19, 1:36 PM
Source of funding is helping al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra to sideline western-backed rebels and reshape the Middle EastThe stranglehold that Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies have achieved over Syria's oilfields signals a decisive moment in the...Read more
AP boss condemns US government for 'unconstitutional' phone seizures | World news
| on Sun, May 19, 1:07 PM
Gary Pruitt tells CBS Justice Department grab sends message that 'if you talk to the press, we are going to go after you'The Obama administration's decision to seize phone records from the Associated Press was "unconstitutional" and sends a...Read more
Angry JP Morgan shareholders seek to strip Jamie Dimon of chairmanship | Business
| on Sun, May 19, 12:51 PM
US banking giant facing revolt by dissidents in wake of $6bn London Whale trading loss last yearJP Morgan faces an angry shareholder revolt this week as investors attempt to strip boss Jamie Dimon of the chairmanship of the banking giant.The...Read more
