Turkey Unveils Spy Drone of Its Own

AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici Turkey’s first drone airplane called Anka or Phoenix is seen during a roll out ceremony at the TAI – Turkish Aerospace Space Industries Inc., near Ankara, Turkey, Friday, July 16, 2010. Anka, is a surveillance craft able to fly for 24-hour stretches over the rugged mountains... 

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Ian Tomlinson death: police officer faces disciplinary hearing

Guardian.co.uk footage of Ian Tomlinson being violently knocked to the ground by a police officer during the G20 protests in London. Photograph: guardian.co.uk The police officer caught on video striking newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during last year’s G20 protests in London faces disciplinary... 

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Judge tells Conrad Black he cannot leave US

Conrad Black leaves a bail hearing with his wife, Barbara Amiel, in Chicago on 23 July 2010. Photograph: John Gress/Reuters Prison seems to have been good for Conrad Black. The disgraced peer and former media baron, returning yesterday to the same Chicago court where he was sentenced in 2007,... 

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Demand for mobile data boosts Vodafone revenues

Vodafone’s revenue from data services such as smartphones and high-speed internet ‘dongles’ jumped by 25% Strong demand for mobile data has helped Vodafone increase its service revenues for the first time in 18 months, as its key markets recovered from recession. Britain’s... 

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Labour closing gap on Tories as voters fear new recession

Recession worries appear to be cutting voter support for the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Voters fear the return of recession and are divided on cuts in state spending, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today. A narrow majority also believe... 

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police suspect a possible affinity fraud ponzi scheme in suburban

police suspect a possible affinity fraud ponzi scheme in suburban . “She advanced more than $7 million to Mr. Newman in Montreal KMS Financial Services, Inc. (1) Lack of Supervision (7) Securities and Exchange Commission stockbroker theft Winnow...

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Wooden ‘Stonehenge’ Emerges From Prehistoric Ohio

Bob Riordan Limestone-embedded clay floors surround postholes during a Moorehead Circle excavation July 8. Just northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio, a sort of wooden Stonehenge is slowly emerging as archaeologists unearth increasing evidence of a 2,000-year-old ceremonial site. Among their latest finds: Like Stonehenge,... 

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