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Three-day strike starts on London Tube
Apr 24th, 2012
Tube workers in London, including some who deal with emergencies, were beginning a three-day strike Tuesday in a dispute over pensions and benefits. (Source: AFP) -
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail. Activists said it was the fiercest fighting in Syria's two... [Full Article]
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life a "special prison," state media said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (AP) - A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - YouTube has a new paid channel for horror junkies, adding Screampix as the first subscription channel dedicated to frightful fare. It launched on Wednesday in the US and Canada for $2.99 a month, and will rollout to the U.K., France and Brazil later this year. The channel features more than 200 hours of horror... [Full Article]