Posts Tagged ‘office’

5 killed in attack at charity in Pakistan

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Militants attacked the office of a humanitarian organization in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday killing five people, police said.

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Five killed in Pakistan attack

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say.

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Five killed in Pakistan attack

Met Office ends season forecasts

Friday, March 5th, 2010

The Met Office stops publishing seasonal forecasts after it came in for criticism for failing to predict extreme weather.

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‘Case stronger’ on climate change

Friday, March 5th, 2010

The UK Met Office says evidence that human activity is causing climate change is stronger now than in a 2007 assessment.

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Death toll nears 800 in Chile quake

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

The death toll from Saturday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile has reached nearly 800, the National Emergency Office said Wednesday.

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High Court halts BAE settlement

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The High Court grants an injunction to stop the Serious Fraud Office striking further deals with BAE Systems.

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Asylum case target ‘unachievable’

Friday, February 26th, 2010

A key Home Office target on dealing with asylum applications is not achievable, an independent watchdog says.

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Gaviscon firm faces trading probe

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The Office of Fair Trading accuses Reckitt Benckiser of rigging the market for Gaviscon following a BBC investigation.

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Ex-US Vice-President Cheney ill

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney is in hospital in Washington after experiencing chest pains, his office says.

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UK denies ‘tip off’ over murder plot

Friday, February 19th, 2010

The British Foreign Office denied a news report Friday that the British intelligence service knew in advance that Israeli agents planned to assassinate a senior Hamas militant.

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Abbas chief of staff denies sex charges

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The chief of staff for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is denying allegations that he used the power of his office to extract sex from a female job seeker.

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New powers over lap-dancing clubs

Friday, February 12th, 2010

New powers to crack down on lap-dancing clubs will be given to local councils, the Home Office says.

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Bill Clinton hospitalized with chest ‘discomfort,’ gets stents

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton underwent a procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital to place two stents in one of his coronary arteries, his office said.

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Migrant money

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Home Office reveals the millions paid to detainees

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Warning over UK troop illnesses

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Defence chiefs must tackle a rise in the number of British troops in Afghanistan suffering from illness, the National Audit Office says.

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