The beloved movie star turns 80 today.
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Jamaican drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke was charged last year in U.S. federal court with conspiracy to distribute marijuana and cocaine and with conspiracy to illegally traffic in firearms. At least 44 people have died till now during fighting between the security forces and Coke’s gunmen.
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According to a new book of US academic and newspaper The Guardian Israel offered to sell South Africa nuclear weapons.
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US Secretary of State said: “This will not be and cannot be business as usual. There must be an international, not just a regional, but an international response.”
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At the beginning of May an alleged Iranian spy cell was broken up in Kuwait. But perhaps Iran needs GCC states more than they need Iran.
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In China, it is generally assumed that there is a political element to any high profile cases.
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By Steffen Schmidt ©, professor of political science at Iowa State University. His piece first appeared in Internet Magazine http://insideriowa.com/
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Iraqi security forces arrested Saudi citizen Abdullah Azam Saleh al-Qahtani. He is an an al-Qaeda militant. According AP agency he said terrorists wanted to target Danish and Dutch teams during the tournament to avenge insults against the Prophet Muhammad.
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It could be positive but first of all it looks like Tehran is trying to buy some time before to postpone sanctions. And in fact, the deal allows Tehran to continue the enrichment of nuclear material.
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