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Australia how-to jihadist jailed
A Muslim man who authored a book on how to make bombs and bring down planes is jailed in Australia for 12 years.

Hope dims in Calais ‘jungle’
Emma Jane Kirby visits the illegal Calais campsite known as “the jungle” to see how news of its closure is affecting migrants.

Iran Warned To Come Clean On Nuclear Plans
The leaders of France, Britain and the United States are warning Iran that it’ll be “held accountable” unless it comes clean about its nuclear ambitions. The statements at the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh came after the disclosure that Iran had kept a secret nuclear facility hidden from weapons inspectors.

Medvedev raises second-term prospect
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said he could run for a second term in 2012 but made clear a job swap with his powerful Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was also possible.

Brazil demands Zelaya reinstatement
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the first world leader to address the UN General Assembly, called on Wednesday for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to be reinstated.

US man linked to 9/11 train plot
An Afghan-born US man may have plotted an attack in New York for the 9/11 anniversary this month, a prosecutor says.

UK fine over Ghana bribery
A UK construction firm is ordered to pay 5m after pleading guilty to corruption in Ghana and breaching UN sanctions.

Race ‘not behind healthcare issue’
US president Barack Obama has denied former president Jimmy Carter’s charge that racism was a leading factor in angry criticism of his healthcare agenda.

How should the world respond to Iran?
Iran has been accused of concealing a second nuclear plant. What should the international community do now?

US drone strike ‘kills 12 militants’
A US drone aircraft killed 12 Afghan militants in a missile strike in Pakistan near the house of an Afghan Taliban commander allied to al-Qaeda, intelligence officials said today.

Obama calls for engagement
President Barack Obama today promised a new era of US engagement with the world, saying that only by acting together can mankind overcome pressing global challenges.

Scotland fined for employing illegal immigrant
Britain’s chief government lawyer was fined and admonished today after an investigation found she had employed an illegal immigrant in contravention of laws she herself helped draft.

Polls predict Merkel election win
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is unlikely to suffer a late slide in support as she did in 2005 and seems well placed to form her centre-right coalition of choice after an election on Sunday, a leading pollster said.

At least 20 die in India chimney fall
At least 20 workers were killed and about 50 feared trapped when a chimney under construction at a power plant in central India collapsed, police said today.

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