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Jul 20, 2007 4:05 AM CDT

4th Doc Charged In Bomb Attacks

Accused of conspiracy in London & Glasgow explosion plots

(Newser) - A fourth doctor has been charged in the car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow. Mohammed Jamil Asha, 26, is accused of conspiring with two men who tried to blow up a Jeep in the doorway of the Glasgow International Airport, and "others unknown," according to the indictment....

Foiled London Bombers Draw Life Sentences

Jul 11, 2007 10:34 AM CDT

Foiled London Bombers Draw Life Sentences

Court gives four men toughest possible terms in 21/7 conspiracy

(Newser) - Four men who planned to bomb London's transit system weeks after the deadly 7/7/05 bus and tube attacks were sentenced to life terms today in a British court. A jury failed to reach a decision on two other men charged as members of the conspiracy, which officials said might have...

Britain Convicts Four in '05 Bomb Plot

Jul 9, 2007 12:27 PM CDT

Britain Convicts Four in '05 Bomb Plot

Botched strike followed London transit attacks by two weeks

(Newser) - Four men accused in failed 2005 bombings of London subways and buses were found guilty today of conspiracy to murder. The attack, in which bombs affixed to makeshift shrapnel failed to detonate detonate, took place two weeks after a the 7/7 transit bombing killed 52 London commuters.

UK Bomb Plot Doctors Tried to Come to US

Jul 6, 2007 2:46 PM CDT

UK Bomb Plot Doctors Tried to Come to US

Two in failed attacks began petition at medical student organization

(Newser) - Two of the suspects in last week's failed UK bomb plot attempted to come to the US, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The FBI says Mohammed Jamil Asha and another, unspecified member of the gang of eight doctors and medical students arrested last week began applications to US medical schools through...

Bomb Plots Hatched in
Brit Hospitals

Jul 3, 2007 5:16 AM CDT

Bomb Plots Hatched in Brit Hospitals

Extremist cell of immigrant doctors linked to UK terror

(Newser) - A secret Al-Qaeda cell of foreign doctors working under cover of British hospitals is being investigated as the key source of the string of car bombing attempts that rocked Britain over the weekend, the Independent reports. Five of of eight people who have been arrested are believed to be doctors,...

Same 2 Men Suspected in Airport, Car Bombings

Jul 2, 2007 8:53 AM CDT

Same 2 Men Suspected in Airport, Car Bombings

Officials were on trail before Glasgow attack

(Newser) - The two men who rammed a flaming Jeep into a Glasgow airport terminal Saturday are suspected of being the same people who parked two explosives-packed cars in London the day before, sources tell CNN. One is a doctor who is being treated for severe burns in the hospital where he...

UK Arrests 2 More in Bomb Spree

Jul 2, 2007 6:59 AM CDT

UK Arrests 2 More in Bomb Spree

Suspects 6 and 7 captured in Scotland in failed car-bombings

(Newser) - Two new arrests have been made in the failed Glasgow airport attack after houses were searched in several Scottish neighborhoods last night. The two men were 25 and 28 years old, and didn’t appear to be native to the country, the BBC reports. Seven suspects are now in custody.

Brit Police Raid Al-Qaeda Cells

Jul 2, 2007 4:22 AM CDT

Brit Police Raid Al-Qaeda Cells

Doctor among arrested as cops hunt for others

(Newser) - British police raided homes and sealed roads in a nationwide hunt for al-Qaeda terrorists linked to botched car bomb attacks aimed at key London landmarks and the Glasgow Airport, the Guardian reports. Four men and one woman, including a physician, are in custody, but detectives continue to search for...

5 Arrests in Glasgow Attack

Jul 1, 2007 8:26 AM CDT

5 Arrests in Glasgow Attack

The UK is on highest alert after Glasgow attack linked to attempted London car bombs

(Newser) - The UK is on highest terror alert and five suspects are in custody in the aftermath of yesterday's attempted attack on the Glasgow airport. Two were the drivers of the flaming car driven into the main terminal building; two were picked up in home searches nearby in Glasgow, and one...

Al-Qaeda Behind Bomb Attempt

Jun 29, 2007 1:54 PM CDT

Al-Qaeda Behind Bomb Attempt

London says car bomb similar to Iraq IEDs, search second car; manhunt begins

(Newser) - Al-Qaeda or al-Qaeda-spawned extremists orchestrated the failed bombing attempt in central London today, British authorities say. The car bomb found near a London nightclub resembled improvised explosives used in Iraq, and the Guardian reports al-Qaeda has long nurtured plans to attack nightclubs in the west.

London Car Bomb Disarmed

Jun 29, 2007 6:33 AM CDT

London Car Bomb Disarmed

Mercedes left near Piccadilly Circus was packed with gasoline, gas cylinders, nails

(Newser) - A car bomb was found and disarmed in busy central London today. The police were tipped off by an ambulance crew who saw smoke coming from a silver Mercedes in Haymarket. The car was packed with gasoline, gas cannisters, and nails, and could have caused serious damage if it had...

Bad US Loans Sink London Hedge Fund

Jun 29, 2007 4:26 AM CDT

Bad US Loans Sink London Hedge Fund

Subprime mortgage crisis ripples through world market

(Newser) - A London hedge fund is the latest casualty of the US subprime mortgage crisis that has already hit American investment companies, the Financial Times reports. After losing 53% of its value, Caliber Global Investment will sell its assets and try to repay $900 million to investors over the next...

Spice Girls Back for World Tour

Jun 28, 2007 3:52 PM CDT

Spice Girls Back for World Tour

After six years—Scary, Ginger, Baby, Posh, and Sporty are back for more girl power

(Newser) - In a blast from the British past, all five of the Spice Girls reunited today in London for the first time since 2001 to kick off an 11-date, 8-country world tour, which starts in December. "The time is right," said Sporty Spice. "We want to have some...

London Art Sales Soar

Jun 25, 2007 11:45 AM CDT

London Art Sales Soar

Bacon tops Sotheby's contemporary auctions; London shows new art-market clout

(Newser) - Francis Bacon took top honors and Damien Hirst became the highest-priced living artist—beating out Jasper Johns—at Sotheby's contemporary auctions in London last week. A 1971 Bacon self-portrait went for $43.2 million, and the Hirst pill cabinet called "Lullaby Spring" for $19.4 million. "Hirst is...

Mo$cow: World's Priciest City

Jun 18, 2007 4:29 AM CDT

Mo$cow: World's Priciest City

London second, Seoul third in worldwide survey

(Newser) - Moscow is the world's most expensive city for expats, according to an annual human resource study. A cup of Muscovite coffee can run more than $6, and lodging in the Russian capital can send foreign workers from rubles to rags. London placed in the survey, which compared costs of living...

World's Top 50 Business Centers

Jun 14, 2007 8:20 PM CDT

World's Top 50 Business Centers

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London
New York
Tokyo
Chicago
Hong Kong

Italy Acquits Five in "God's Banker" Murder

Jun 6, 2007 9:17 PM CDT

Italy Acquits Five in "God's Banker" Murder

Judge cites insufficient evidence in 25-year-old mafia hanging

(Newser) - A judge in Rome exonerated five suspects on trial for the 1982 murder of Roberto Calvi, citing a lack of evidence. Calvi—known as "God's banker" for his closeness to the Vatican— was found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge in London in a presumed suicide. Newly discovered forensic evidence led...

'No Go to the Logo,' Say Londoners

Jun 6, 2007 6:46 AM CDT

'No Go to the Logo,' Say Londoners

Olympics logo is making people not only furious but physically ill

(Newser) - Londoners loathe the logo unveiled Monday for the 2012 Olympics so much that 30,000 have already signed a petition demanding a new one. The jagged pink-and-orange rendition of 2012 took a brand-consultancy firm $800,000 and more than a year to design; Olympics organizers, calling it "dynamic" and...

Blaze Ravages London Clipper

May 21, 2007 9:13 AM CDT

Blaze Ravages London Clipper

A fire ravaged the historic Cutty Sark in Greenwich, London this morning

(Newser) - A fire ripped through London's historic Cutty Sark early this morning, nearly destroying the 138-year-old tea clipper. But an ongoing £25 million restoration saved the ship, which has drawn 15 million tourists to its south-east London dock since it opened in 1957. Much of its structural foundation, including its...

Bubbles Painter Washed Up
No Longer

May 16, 2007 2:42 PM CDT

Bubbles Painter Washed Up No Longer

Britain's Tate plans retrospective on soapy artist Millais

(Newser) - London's Tate Britain gallery is trying to rescue the cred of a Victorian painter whose best known work is synonymous with crass commercialism. Pre-Raphaelite John Everett Millais is best known for Bubbles, which he sold to the Pears Soap company to make it one of the most reproduced images in...