American 'On Mission To Kill Bin Laden' Held

An armed American man who claimed to be on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden has been arrested in Pakistan. He was identified as Gary Brooks Faulkner, a construction worker from California aged around 50, who entered the country as a tourist in early June but later disappeared.The US embassy said it had been notified and officials were trying...

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Can you guess which is the most indebted country in Europe?

You might be tempted to assume Britain holds the dubious accolade of being the most indebted nation in Europe, when it comes to households. But, in cash terms at least the perhaps surprising answer is that German households owe more than any of their European neighbours. The evidence can be found in this recent European Parliament paper, and the...

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The World's Richest Self-made Women

Oprah Winfrey is worth $2.4 billion Photo: REX Only 14 of the world's 1,000 billionaires are self-made women, and only seven of them had no help from relatives, a new list has found.Here is the list:The World's Richest Self-made Women (Name, nationality, industry, net worth in dollars)1. Wu Yajun, Chinese, Property development, 3.9 billion2....

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Equestrian victory in man vs horse marathon

The 283 individual runners joined 60 relay teams of three runners each and the horses for the race. Photo: HUW EVANS Almost 300 runners competed against 44 horses in this year’s race, which takes place in the town of Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys. Sly Dai, ridden by Llinos Jones, completed the 22-mile course in a time of two hours and seven minutes.The...

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Winston Churchill's cigar airbrushed from picture

A photograph of Winston Churchill giving his victory salute has been airbrushed to remove his signature cigar. The original image (left) was taken in 1948 during the opening of a new military headquarters, and (right) the airbrushed image Photo: CORBIS/Stephanie Schaerer n the well-known original image, Churchill makes a "V" shaped symbol with...

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FRONT LION HEROES-FOOTBALL MATCH IN AFGANISTAN

Well at least Our Boys know how to beat USA THEY think it's all over and out, sarge.Well, it is now after Our Boys in Afghanistan took on their US counterparts in a battle-dress rehearsal for last night's World Cup clash.And while we may only have managed a draw against America in Rustenberg - our RAF lads beat the Yanks 4-3 in Camp Bastion.The allies...

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