LONDON – British authorities investigating potential cases of bribery of police arrested four current and former employees of News Corp.'s tabloid the Sun, the company said, deepening the media
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UK’s tallest building adds drama to London’s sky
January 27, 2012 Comment Off 27 ViewsThe ShardPassengers stepping out of London Bridge tube station cannot help but crane their necks to gaze at the jagged tower under construction: The Shard is the tallest building in the European
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London to host cycling festival after Games
January 27, 2012 Comment Off 36 ViewsBoris Johnson, Mayor of LondonA two-day 'festival of cycling' will be the first large scale event to use the Olympic Park when it reopens in 2013 after this year's Games, London mayor and keen
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Nigerian authors look West to gain their fame
January 27, 2012 Comment Off 106 ViewsAdaobi Tricia Nwaubani The chaos of Nigeria's largest city of Lagos gets boiled down to prose as a narrator notes "how unpretty" its sprawl looks, with "its unplanned houses sprouting like
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London jeweler sues in Manhattan for return of 16-carat diamond stolen in 2009
January 12, 2012 Comment Off 120 ViewsA massive yellow diamond swiped two years ago in a brazen $65 million London robbery landed in a Hong Kong pawn shop — and its owners are suing in New York for the bauble’s return. The
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Low-key 30th birthday for Duchess of Cambridge
January 9, 2012 Comment Off 137 ViewsThe former Kate Middleton turns 30 on Monday -- but royal fans expecting a lavish birthday bash to mark the milestone will be disappointed. Palace officials say the Duchess of Cambridge's
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Kate Middleton cried during ‘War Horse’ London premiere screening: Steven …
January 9, 2012 Comment Off 169 ViewsThough it's too early to handicap "War Horse's" Academy Award chances, Steven Spielberg's movie got an impressive royal seal of approval Sunday from Kate Middleton. On the eve of her 30th
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Restoring Nigeria on path of glory
January 3, 2012 Comment Off 117 ViewsbOOK rEVIEW Restoring Nigeria on path of glory Lawful Nigeria, Cheston Agency Press, Enugu, 2011, pp. 118 By HENRY AKUBUIRO Saturday, December 31, 2011 The author of the book,
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Medical ethicist, lawyer call for London museum to bury skeleton of 18th …
December 29, 2011 Comment Off 98 Views“What has been done cannot be undone but it can be morally rectified,” the two men wrote. “Surely it is time to respect the memory and reputation of Byrne.” Byrne stood about 7 feet, 7
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Postal chiefs unveil official stamps of the Games
December 29, 2011 Comment Off 78 ViewsWith just 213 days remaining until the start of the London 2012 Olympics, the official stamps commemorating the Games were released by the Royal Mail. The range of ‘definitive’ stamps – the
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