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“It also expects to run 60% of short-haul services from the airport”
“On Monday, Unite warned it could ballot members for further walkouts in July”
“Members of the lower house voted 246-186 to reject the no-confidence motion against Mr Abhisit, while others abstained.”
“The government needed at least 238 votes to survive the motion.”
“The prime minister initially offered to hold elections in November but withdrew the offer when the red-shirts did not end their protests.”
“under 1991's Torture Victim Protection Act.”
“Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976”
“prime minister from 1987 to 1990.”
“since warlords overthrew President Siad Barre in 1991.”
“All stood [still] including 300 women, they were defiant.”
“Up to 1,600 delegates - including tribal elders, religious leaders and members of parliament from all over the country - have convened for the traditional meeting.”
“Mr Karzai is aiming to use the three-day 'peace jirga' to enlist support for his plan to offer economic incentives to reformed Taliban militants.”
“Mr Hughes is said to have the backing of as many as 29 Lib Dem MPs - making him the firm favourite.”
“Mr Farron told BBC News he currently has the backing of at least 12 MPs.”
“The election will be held on Wednesday, 9 June at a meeting of the party's 57 MPs.”
“Mr Hughes, 57, has been MP for Southwark and Bermondsey for 27 years and is a former Lib dem president who stood for the party leadership in 2006.”
“Westmorland and Lonsdsale MP Mr Farron, 40, was first elected in 2005 and is backed by former Lib dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell, for whom he worked as parliamentary private secretary.”
“Both have pledged to maintain the Lib Dems' independence - after the party agreed to go into coalition with the Conservatives when the UK general election resulted in a hung parliament.”
“One of Nick Clegg's advisers said the deputy prime minister had 'no plans' to appoint Lib dem 'frontbenchers' for departments where they are not represented in government.”
“One of Nick Clegg's advisers said the deputy prime minister had 'no plans' to appoint Lib dem 'frontbenchers' in areas where they're not represented in government.”
“the first by a Tory premier since 1997.”
“If we find evidence of illegal behaviour, we will be extremely forceful in our response.”
“We will ensure that every cent, every cent of taxpayer money, will be repaid and that damage to the environment and wildlife will be reimbursed.”
“Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has announced his resignation after just eight months in office.”
“The centre-left DPJ's election landslide last year ended half a century of conservative rule in Japan.”
“Mr Hatoyama, 63, was Japan's fourth prime minister in four years.”
“the country's 200 political prisoners”
“so far six had been moved”
“death in February of hunger strike protester Orlando Zapata”
“first Cuban activist to starve himself to death in protest in nearly 40 years”
“Amnesty International considers 65 of them to be 'prisoners of conscience'”
“families of four men had been told by the authorities they would be moved to jails closer to home”
“Diosdado Gonzalez, serving a 20-year sentence”
“A public consultation on the planning application is due to run until 15 July.”
“About 120 of the 682 detainees were expelled overland through Jordan”
“Nine activists, four of them Turkish, died when Israeli commandos boarded the six-ship convoy early on Monday”
“Four planes were due to fly them out - three Turkish jets bound for Istanbul and one Greek jet going to Greece”
“Two seriously injured activists were to stay behind in Israel and were being treated by the Turkish Red Crescent in an Israeli hospital”
“About 120 activists arrived in Jordan via the Allenby crossing in the morning to cheers and applause from supporters”
“Three Israeli Arabs on the aid flotilla remain in custody”
“Israel seized a total of 682 people along with the ships”
“Around 50 activists were deported early on Tuesday”
“The six ships, carrying more than 10,000 tonnes of aid, had sailed from Cyprus in a bid to break Israel's blockade of Gaza”
“According to the UN, Gaza receives about one-quarter of the supplies that it received in the years before the blockade was tightened in 2007”
“Ankara recalled its ambassador to Israel on Monday”
“one of the biggest targets to have been killed or captured in five years.”
“past two weeks.”
“the militant's wife, three of his daughters, his granddaughter, and other men, women, and children were killed.”
“number three position”
“managed the finances for the 11 September 2001 attacks”
“In a rare interview with Pakistan's Geo TV in 2008, he said al-Qaeda was "properly involved" in those attacks, as well as the 1998 attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.”
“stop violent activities for 72 hours after which time the security forces will 'not conduct any operations' against them.”
“has had six rounds of talks with GN Saibaba, a Delhi-based Maoist ideologue, over the last month.”
“two positive elements”
“stop violent activities for 72 hours after which time the security forces will 'not conduct any operations'”
“has had six rounds of talks with GN Saibaba, a Delhi-based Maoist ideologue, over the last month”
“The charges mean he must give up his campaign to be governor of the state of Quintana Roo.”
“The run up to elections in 10 Mexican states on 4 July has already been marred by violence and threats against candidates.”
“The Policy and Resources Committee voted just over a week ago in favour of increases of up to 18%.”
“The policy committee voted five to four in favour of a 12% salary increase, plus a further 6% supplementary rise for some posts.”
“it's a year to go until the assembly elections”
“it expanded rapidly in 2007 when the Labour government made Hips compulsory for everyone selling their homes”
“As Colombia prepares for the second round of its presidential election on 20 June,”
“US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Colombia this week, where she held talks with President Alvaro Uribe and Mr Santos,”
“"Plan Colombia has had some changes," Mr Mockus said recently. "The change in President Obama's policy goes in the same direction [as mine]..."”
“"The bilateral relationship has now become so institutionalised that even a new president in the United States would have a very hard time undoing it," said Dr Tickner.”
“at least nine people.”
“The six ships”
“Israel seized more than 670 people with the ships and deported 50 on Tuesday.”
“the Israeli cabinet later announced that all those still being held would be deported within 48 hours.”
“at least four of those killed were Turkish.”
“five Palestinians reportedly killed by Israeli fire.”
“Three more people died in an Israeli strike in the north of Gaza, according to Gaza's emergency services.”
“after two rockets were fired from Gaza.”
“Of the 679 activists brought to the Israeli port of Ashdod”
“only 50 agreed to be voluntarily deported”
“more than 30 are being treated in hospital for their injuries”
“almost 600 people, from several countries, are still being held in detention centres across Israel”
“The Rafah crossing has been closed since 2007”
“But after his shock resignation just one year into a second term, the question in the German media now is: "Horst, why?"”
“Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was surprised when Mr Koehler phoned her just two hours before stepping down.”
“reopening the debate over Afghanistan proved an embarrassment to the centre-right coalition, just as its popularity slumped to a four-year low in the polls over the management - or mismanagement - of the euro crisis.”
“Mr Koehler's successor will be elected on 30 June by a federal assembly of more than 1,000 people, including the members of the lower chamber of parliament, the Bundestag, and representatives of Germany's 16 federal states.”
“left the opposition with just a lonely brace of seats in the 547 member parliament.”
“In 2005, the opposition won all 23 parliamentary seats in Addis. In 2010 it kept just one.”
“Almost 200 opposition supporters were shot dead when they demonstrated against what they saw as election theft in 2005”
“Prince Charles is to open the gardens of his official London residence for a 12-day public festival in September.”
“The garden party will run from 8 to 19 September.”
“killing nine.”
“the largest of the six ships in the convoy.”
“he only saw three activists resisting.”
“A final set of plans will be drawn up in the autumn”
“Forty-one Britons detained after a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla are expected to be deported 'very quickly', the foreign secretary has said.”
“Another Briton has already been deported.”
“Mr Hague said the numbers were not certain as some people had destroyed their passports, but it is thought among those detained were 30 British nationals and 11 dual nationals, one of whom has received medical attention for injuries.”
“A Foreign Office spokeswoman said consular staff had visited 29 of the Britons with others expected to be seen on Wednesday.”
“In 2007, Israel and Egypt tightened a blockade of Gaza after the Islamist movement Hamas took power there.”
“Mr Cameron also stressed the need to urgently lift the three-year blockade and to allow full access for humanitarian aid, the spokesman said.”
“it is thought among those detained were 30 British nationals and 11 dual nationals, one of whom has received medical attention for injuries.”
“consular staff had visited 29 of the Britons with others expected to be seen on Wednesday.”
