Harrods refuses to allow six women dressed in Welsh national costume into the store on St David's Day  

• Security officer thought costumes clashed with store's dress code
• Group, including doctor and lawyer, wore tall black hats and white aprons
• Harrods apologises for blunder and women allowed in after security checks

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UK to provide armored vehicles and body armor to Syrian opposition

Published time: March 06, 2013 18:13

British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced Wednesday that the UK will provide armored vehicles and body armor to rebel forces in Syria to “help save lives.”

The offer will include millions of pounds of non-lethal aid, which will also include search and rescue, disease…

‘Are my children going to grow up in a country that they can call their own?’ – UKIP leader

Published time: March 05, 2013 00:18

In anticipation of a promised referendum of the UK’s membership of the EU, the key issue is whether Britain will get its democracy and self-governance back so that the future generation can call the country ‘their own’, UKIP leader Nigel Farage told RT.…

One civilian killed, over 400 injured in Port Said clashes

Published time: March 04, 2013 01:47

One person has been reported killed and over 400 injured in clashes in Port Said. Egypt’s army reportedly moved in to stop clashes between protesters and police, sparked by the transfer of prisoners accused of last year’s stadium massacre.

At least one civilian has been killed in clashes in…

‘Screw the Troika’: Hundreds of thousands protest austerity measures across Portugal

America’s most contaminated: Radioactive waste leaks into northwestern river

February 23, 2013 00:31

Radioactive waste is leaking from six underground tanks at America’s most-contaminated facility in Washington, the state’s government announced on Friday. Just how much toxic stew got into the Columbia River’s underground basin is unclear.

The leak at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation has so far not posed an immediate health risk to the…

NATO Defence Ministers agree to expand exercises and multinational cooperation

21 Feb. 2013

NATO Defence Ministers agreed concrete goals for more ambitious training and exercises to maintain the lessons of interoperability at their meeting in Brussels on 21 February.

“Over the last decade, in Afghanistan, Kosovo and other operations, our servicemen and -women have learned to work together…

Scram, serfs: Poor Londoners being booted from city

Published: 14 February, 2013, 19:31

Nearly 3,000 poor adults and children will have to leave their London homes to move up to 200 miles away. Camden council has dropped the bombshell that it will displace 761 of its families. Many criticized the move as de facto ‘social cleansing.’…

LA residents to police: Don’t shoot, we’re not Dorner

Published: 12 February, 2013, 21:01

After three Californians were nearly killed this week by police officers opening fire at people mistaken for suspected murderer Chris Dorner, a solution may finally stop the shootings. And no, the cops haven’t caught the killer.

In the wake of three recent extreme cases of mistaken…

'Lift the Burden': Tens of thousands march against austerity in Ireland 

Published: 10 February, 2013, 04:57

Tens of thousands of people have marched through cities in Ireland in a massive show of anger against severe austerity measures and high costs of living.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions,which organized the rallies,…

Obama to give Congress classified docs on targeted killings of Americans

Published: 07 February, 2013, 07:54

Amid growing public controversy over the Obama administration’s targeted killings of Americans, the White House has ordered the Justice Department to provide two congressional committees with classified documents justifying the policy.…

Man trampled as hundreds of desperate Greeks scuffle for food (PHOTOS)

Published: 06 February, 2013, 23:57

A fruit and vegetable handout in Greece led to one man being trampled on Wednesday, calling attention to the desperate conditions in the crisis-hit country. Some 55 tons of produce was given away by farmers who were protesting high production costs.

The person was injured when he was…

Riot rage: Athens protesters throw firebombs, police shoot tear gas

Published: 26 September, 2012, 13:42

Edited: 26 September, 2012, 19:23

A rally in the Greek capital turned violent when protesters in Syntagma Square lobbed Molotov cocktails at police, who retaliated by firing tear gas at the demonstrators.

Security forces also…

Weapons manufacturer bribes Congress to buy tanks that Pentagon doesn't want?

Published: 31 July, 2012, 22:13

The Pentagon wants to save $3 billion by freezing refurbishing work on its M1Abrams tanks, but the tank’s manufacturers are donating to Congressional campaigns to bribe members of Congress to lobby for their continued…

Super-rich stash $21 tn in offshore havens

Published: 22 July, 2012, 17:51

Wealthy tax evaders, aided by private banks have exploited loopholes in tax legislation and stashed over $21 tn in offshore funds, says a report. The capital drained from some developing countries since 1970 would be enough to pay off national debts.…

HSBC let drug gangs launder millions: First Barclays, now Britain's biggest bank is shamed - and faces a £640million fine

• HSBC moved huge sum from Mexico into the U.S. between 2007 and 2008
• Provided services for Saudi Arabia's Al Rajhi Bank linked to financing terrorism
• Senate…

Former 'God’s Banker' could blitz Vatican with cache of secret documents

Published: 10 June, 2012, 20:21

The former head of the Vatican Bank has become the Papacy’s Enemy Number One, after police discovered a trove of documents exposing financial misdeeds in the Holy See. The banker now reportedly fears for his life.…

Greetings from Azerbaijan: The voices of protest you won't hear at this month's Eurovision Song Contest

By Charlotte Eagar

PUBLISHED: 21:00 GMT, 12 May 2012 | UPDATED: 21:00 GMT, 12 May 2012

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British millionaire founder of security software McAfee arrested in Belize in drugs and weapons bust

• John McAfee says arrest was for refusing to donate to politician
• Dog shot and left handcuffed in sun for 14 hours
• Belize security claim he had illegal weapons and drugs and that he was arrested with 17-year-old…

Euro currency could collapse and trigger another Great Depression, IMF warns for the first time

By Hugo Duncan

PUBLISHED: 17:45 GMT, 17 April 2012 | UPDATED: 17:49 GMT, 17 April…