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Spanish Police Still Hunting For Gunman |
Spanish police are still hunting a man from Liverpool in connection with the shooting dead of an Irish tourist in a bar in Spain.
Darren o Flaherty from Kirkby is already wanted by North Yorkshire Police in connection with an armed hold up in Yorkshire in 2006.
He was charged with robbery and kidnap but breached his bail in 2008.
Spanish police believe he is the man responsible for shooting dead John o Neill from Coolock in Dublin in a bar in Benalmadena last week.
Mr o Neill, who was 41 was on the Costa del Sol to attend a friends wedding.
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Gore Won't Face Criminal Action |
Former US Vice President Al Gore won't face criminal action, over claims he groped a masseuse.
Molly Hagerty maintains it happened at a hotel room in Oregon in 2006.
Sate police say there's a lack of credible evidence.
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Soham Child Killer Looks For Compensation |
Soham child killer Ian Huntley is suing England's prison service.
The former school caretaker is serving a life sentence for the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
He claims the prison service failed in its duty of care, when a fellow inmate slashed his throat with a razor blade.
Some reports say he could press for 100-thousand pounds in compensation.
His victims' families got 11-thousand.
Juliet Lyon from the Prison Reform Trust says Huntley can legitimately bring a lawsuit.
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Manhunt Continues In Spain For Irishmans Killer |
A manhunt is continuing in southern Spain for the suspect in the shooting dead of an Irish man.
41 year old John O'Neill from Coolock in north Dublin was killed following a row at a bar in Benalmadena on the Costa del Sol.
The father of two had travelled to Spain to attend a friend's wedding.
Journalist in Spain, Bill Bond, says the Englishman wanted in connection with the shooting is also being sought in the UK.
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Israel Launches Air Strikes Against Gaza |
Israel has launched air strikes against targets in Gaza, after a rocket was fired into the Israeli city of Ashkelon yesterday.
Four people were reportedly wounded by debris in Gaza city.
The strikes targeted a Hamas training camp and so-called 'smuggling' tunnels running towards Egypt.
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Quake Kills Over 170 In Iran |
Around 170 people have been injured in an earthquake in north-eastern Iran.
The quake, with a magnitude of 5.7 hit a city 700 kilometres east of Tehran.
Many people spent the night outdoors in city parks, fearing aftershocks.
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Bodies Of 15 Torture Victims Found In Mexico |
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2010-07-30 17:09:27
Fifteen people have been found tortured and executed in Mexico.
The dead - which included 2 women - were discovered in the border state of Tamaulipas
The victims were found yesterday with their hands tied behind their backs, in the middle of a road in San German town.
Firearm casings were also scattered in the area.
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2010-07-30 17:03:17
An explosion has rocked Los Angeles in the United States.
Officials say the incident - at a two-story commercial building - hurled people into the street, wedging at least one man beneath a parked car.
It's believed the cause was a natural gas explosion.
Reports say the three people blown into the street were hospitalised - though their condition is not known.
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Ex Australian PM Hospitalised |
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2010-07-30 15:08:00
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been admitted to hospital for gall bladder surgery.
He's had a series of tests following acute abdominal pain on Thursday.
Rudd, who was ousted by his deputy Julia Gillard last month, will have an operation to remove his gall bladder later today.
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Church To Publish Ballymurphy Massacre Accounts |
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2010-07-30 14:55:23
Eye witness accounts of the Ballymurphy massacre to be published by the Catholic Church later include statements from a member of the British army.
Also in the documents is evidence from a member of the Navy and an ex-Irish Guardsman - according to a priest who has been speaking to the family.
11 people were killed by the British Army in West Belfast 39 years ago - but soldiers say they were fired at first.
Father Tim Bartlett says the church will help the families in any way they
can:
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2010-07-30 14:53:22
Up to 3 employees at the US embassy in Paris are being treated for alleged poisoning.
It's understood they fell ill after opening mail.
But preliminary test results indicate that the envelope was "not harmful".
A mobile laboratory has been deployed at the site to test for poisonous substances.
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Virgin Announces Operating Loss |
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2010-07-30 14:51:19
Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic has announced it made a big operating loss last year.
Virgin's group pre-tax operating loss for March 2009 to February 2010 was 132 million pounds, compared with a profit of 60 million for the same period the previous year.
But it says the picture's improving with both revenues and passenger numbers up in the first part of this year.
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Final Phase Of Afghan Operation In Place |
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2010-07-30 14:49:44
The final phase of Operation Moshtarak has started in Helmand Province in Afghanistan.
Operation 'Tor Shezada' - or 'Black Prince' - involves hundreds of British and fghan troops.
It's aimed at clearing an area of Nad-e-Ali of insurgents.
Overall, Moshtarak has involved more than 15-thousand NATO and Afghan troops since February.
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Arrest Warrant Issued For Irishman's Killer |
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2010-07-30 14:48:00
An international arrest warrant has been issued for an Englishman wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of an Irishman in Spain.
41 year old John O'Neill from Dublin was shot at least once in a bar in Benalmadena near Malaga - after a row broke out.
The father of two was on holidays in the area at the time with his girlfriend.
Reporter in Spain Karl McLoughlin says the wanted man lived in Spain for some time:
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US Embassy Staff In Paris Poisoned |
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2010-07-30 12:23:25
Three staff at the US Embassy in Paris have reportedly been poisoned.
It's understood they fell ill after opening mail.
It's not yet known what type of poison affected the staff, or their conditions.
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Venables To Keep Secret Identity |
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2010-07-30 11:34:00
A judge in the UK has ruled Jon Venables new identity must be kept secret.
Mr Justice Bean says there's "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety.
Venables - one of the killers of toddler James Bulger in 1993 - was jailed for two years last week after admitting child pornography offences.
He and Robert Thompson were given new identities on their release in 2001.
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Forest Fires Sweep Russia |
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2010-07-30 10:07:09
Forest fires have swept across central Russia killing at least five people and forcing large areas to be evacuated.
Fanned by strong winds the fires have ripped through woods and fields that are already scorched by a heatwave.
It's Russia's hottest summer since records began 130 years ago.
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BA To Reveal First Quarter Results Today |
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2010-07-30 07:46:26
The impact of Iceland's volcanic eruption and cabin crew strikes on British Airways' finances will be revealed later.
The airline's due to publish its first quarter results.
The company has already announced it's lost over 150 million pounds from the wave of walk-outs.
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