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5 hrs ago | Haringey Independent

London bomber arrested over Wood Green soldier's death

A WOMAN convicted of bombing the Old Bailey in an IRA attack has been arrested in connection with the murder of Wood Green soldier Patrick Azimkar.

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Related Topix: Irish Republican Army, World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland

13 hrs ago | UTV

Woman assaulted in Banbridge

Detectives are investigating a report of a sexual assault in Banbridge. Sunday, 22 November 2009 Tags: police Local News In the early hours of Sunday morning an 18-year-old woman was reportedly attacked in the town centre at Rathfriland Road, police said.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom

17 hrs ago | The CW Washington, WDCW-TV

Police: IRA dissidents plant huge car bomb in Belfast but it fails to explode; 4 other arrests

Forensic officers are seen outside the police-reform headquarters, near the site where a 400-pound car bomb was found, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sunday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Irish Republican Army, World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein

Sat Nov 21, 2009

BBC

Elderly targeted in five attacks

Older people are being urged not to panic after five pensioners were targeted in robberies over the weekend.

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Related Topix: Antrim County, Northern Ireland

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Contract Pharma Breaking News

Almac Completes Durham Facility Expansion

The Almac Group has completed a 67,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its facility in Durham, NC, which now houses the company's Clinical Services and Diagnostics Divisions.

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Related Topix: Raleigh Metro, Armagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom,

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Down Democrat

Death crash familiesa plea

FAMILY members of the victims of a fatal car crash in Newry earlier this year have travelled from Portugal to campaign for safety improvements at the notorious stretch of road where the horror smash occurred.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, Armagh County, Northern Ireland

The Impartial Reporter

Youth jailed for breaking woman's arm in racist attack

An 18-year-old man has been jailed for six months for breaking a 49-year-old woman's arm with an iron bar during a racist attack.

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Related Topix: Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, World News, United Kingdom, Tyrone County, Northern Ireland

Slugger O'Toole

"It could yet go wrong. Get in and say to the politicians to get in and finish it off."

"It could yet go wrong. Get in and say to the politicians to get in and finish it off." The words of a worried Shaun Woodward appealing last week to civic and church leaders to basically ask Peter Robinson to remove what the British and Irish governments see as DUP roadblocks on the way to completing the process of devolution.

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Related Topix: Sinn Fein, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Irish Republican Army, United Kingdom, World News, Antrim County, Northern Ireland

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Old Bailey bomber arrested over murder of two soldiers

The 55-year-old was detained by officers in West Belfast, according to republican sources.

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Related Topix: Tyrone County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Irish Republican Army, Armagh County, Northern Ireland, World News, Londonderry County, Northern Ireland,

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Flight Global

Bombardier officially begins construction of Belfast CSeries site

Canadian airframer Bombardier today started construction of a site in Belfast, Northern Ireland that will house wing production for its new CSeries aircraft.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland

Guardian Unlimited

Two arrested over murders of British soldiers

Marion Price, who was jailed for 1973 court bombing, arrested in Belfast over shootings outside army barracks Patrick Azimkar, left, and Mark Quinsey, the two soldiers killed in an attack at Massereene barracks, in Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, Irish Republican Army

Mon Nov 16, 2009

BBC News

Suspected rapist taken to court

A suspected rapist who went on the run for 12 years has appeared at the Old Bailey in London after being arrested in Northern Ireland.

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Related Topix: Antrim County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Wicklow People

Museum buys uniforms of unionist

Ceremonial uniforms belonging to the father of modern-day unionism Sir Edward Carson have been sold at auction for 43,000. National Museums Northern Ireland bought the robes worn by the famous unionist politician who led the anti-Home Rule campaign which eventually resulted in the partition of Ireland in 1921.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland

Guardian Unlimited

Irish dissidents paying travellers to steal guns

A new Irish republican dissident terror group is using a gang of young travellers to steal weapons from gun owners across Northern Ireland .

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Armagh County, Northern Ireland, World News, United Kingdom

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Loyalists attack murdered reporter's colleagues at court hearing

Editor attending trial of reporter's alleged killers asks: 'What would happen if armed men stormed the court?' Colleagues of murdered journalist Martin O'Hagan have revealed how they were attacked by loyalist supporters of the men accused of killing the reporter.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Armagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Calgary Sun

Michael Coren Gerry Adams' bullets

I grew up with Gerry Adams. Not literally of course because I'm English and he's from Belfast.

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Related Topix: World News, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, Irish Republican Army, Israel, Middle East, Opinion

Slugger O'Toole

Don't make a martyr of Mohammed

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's promises to be the trial of the century. Three thousand victims of a single conspiracy equals the death toll of the entire Troubles.

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Related Topix: Terrorism, Death Penalty, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US Military Prisons, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland

Fri Nov 13, 2009

The New Zealand Herald

Republican charged with 1977 army officer murder

A man was yesterday charged with the 1977 murder of Captain Robert Nairac, the British Army undercover officer killed by the IRA in what is regarded as one of the most intriguing incidents of the Troubles.

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Related Topix: Irish Republican Army, World News, United Kingdom, Armagh County, Northern Ireland

AME Info

Use of ozone dental therapy discussed at Dentistry 2009

United Arab Emirates: 2 hours, 39 minutes ago Professor Edward Lynch from Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, who has paved the way for the use ozone dental therapy, has presented the technology in his lecture , 'Minimal Invasive Dentistry for the 21st Century' held during the second day of Dentistry 2009 at the Abu Dhabi National ...

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Related Topix: Dentistry, Medicine, World News, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, United Kingdom, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Belfast County, Northern Ireland, Fillings, Health

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Time

IRA Suspect Charged With '77 Murder of Spy

A suspected Irish Republican Army man was charged Wednesday with the murder of a British Army intelligence agent on the Northern Ireland border 32 years ago, a surprising turn in one of the conflict's most mysterious killings.

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Related Topix: Irish Republican Army, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Armagh County, Northern Ireland,

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