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UK ricin plot leader jailed for 10 years

ALGIERS (Reuters) — An Algerian court on Wednesday sentenced to 10 years in prison an Algerian described by Britain as a key conspirator in an Al Qaeda plot to launch attacks in London using ricin and other poisons, court officials said.

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US taking seriously claims Ahmadinejad hostage taker

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday it is taking seriously the allegations of some former American hostages who say they believe that Iran’s president-elect was one of their captors in the late 1970s. “I think the news reports and statements from several former American hostages raise many questions …

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Soldiers expel Jewish extremists from Gaza hotel after closing territory

Israel says no evidence soldiers kidnapped in West Bank Israeli forces on Thursday stormed a Gaza Strip settlers’ hotel where dozens of Jewish extremists holed up, preparing to disrupt this summer’s Israeli withdrawal, in a quick operation that could serve as a blueprint for the pullout itself.

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