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Google accused of criminal intent over StreetView data

Google is “almost certain” to face prosecution for collecting data from unsecured wi-fi networks, according to Privacy International (PI). The search giant has been under scrutiny for collecting wi-fi data as part of its StreetView... 
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Surge for Dutch anti-Islam Freedom Party

A Dutch anti-Islam party has more than doubled its seats in parliament in a national vote, though it is unclear if it will take part in a coalition. Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders said he wanted to be part of government. The election... 
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UK sends in navy to help ash cloud crisis

London, England — The UK is sending Royal Navy vessels to bring home travelers stranded by the ash cloud disruption, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday. The HMS Ark Royal and HMS Ocean were making their way back to British... 
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French firm plans suicide hotline

France Telecom has promised to set up a free hotline for workers suffering from stress after the 23rd suicide by one of its employees in 18 months. The move followed a crisis meeting between the French Labour Minister, Xavier Darcos, and France... 
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Airline plot trio get life terms

Three men who plotted to blow up liquid bombs on flights from the UK to North America have been jailed for life, with minimum terms of up to 40 years. Ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali, 28, was jailed for at least 40 years. Plot “quartermaster”... 
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Slain Exile Detailed Chechen Ruler’s Systematic Cruelty

Umar S. Israilov saw the men who had come to kill him. They confronted him in the neighborhood where he lived in hiding in Vienna. He must have sensed their intentions, because he ran. Umar S. Israilov’s funeral Jan. 22 in Vienna. He accused... 
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Leading Russian Rights Lawyer Is Shot to Death in Moscow, Along With Journalist

MOSCOW — A prominent Russian lawyer who spent the better part of a decade pursuing contentious human rights and social justice cases was killed on Monday in a brazen daylight assassination in central Moscow, officials said. Investigators standing... 
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Deal Struck to End Gas Cutoff

BRUSSELS — European officials said Friday that Russia and Ukraine had reached an agreement to send a monitoring mission to oversee gas deliveries as part of efforts to resolve a bitter row between the two countries over pricing and transit.... 
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Dispute hits Europe gas supplies

Exports of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine appear to have completely stopped amid a dispute over gas supplies between the two countries. Several countries are relying on their own limited reserves of gas The two sides have blamed each other... 
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Russia shuts off gas to Ukraine

Russia has stopped all gas supplies to Ukraine after the collapse of talks to end a row over unpaid bills and prices. Much of the EU's gas from Russia arrives via Ukraine Russia’s gas giant Gazprom said it turned off the taps at 0700... 
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