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Extremists attack police in western China, fourteen dead
On Wednesday religious extremists armed with homemade weapons attacked a police station in the western province of Xinjiang; the attack ended with fourteen of the eighteen attackers dead; the attack comes after a violent riot earlier that week; the attackers were fighting on behalf of Uighurs, an ethnic Muslim minority in China that is seeking greater autonomy
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Somali pirates still a threat
Members of the international Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia met last week and concluded that despite their efforts Somali pirates remain a threat to maritime vessels; “We all know that the international community has been working very hard to address both the symptoms and the root causes of the Somali piracy,” said Mary Seet-Cheng, senior specialist adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore and a member of the contact group; “Despite our best efforts, piracy off the coast of Somalia continues to be a threat to international shipping and seafarers from all over the world”; the number of hijacked vessels and kidnapping have fallen since March 2011, but violent incidents have continued to rise and pirates expanded their area of operation
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Ahmadinejad: world needs to "take step" to resolve Iran's nuclear issue
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Iran has already taken steps to coordinate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and now it is time for other countries to “take step” in resolving Iran’s nuclear issue; “You will take one step and we will take one,” Ahmadinejad said; the president’s remarks come in response to Russia’s calls for a “phased” approach in which Iran would address international concerns over its nuclear program in stages and in return economic sanctions would be lifted in stages
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England to fire 34,100 officers, crime expected to increase
Local police forces across England and Wales will cut 34,100 officers and staff over the next four years; according to a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, the staffing reductions will result in at least a 3 percent rise in crime; the U.K. Home Office has insisted that there is no link between a decline in the number of police officers and the crime rate; police forces across the country are struggling with budget cuts which is forcing them to reduce staffing size
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 20 July 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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Sector Report for Thursday, 7 July 2011: World Report
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 6 July 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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Sector Report for Thursday, 23 June 2011: World Report
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 22 June 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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Sector Report for Thursday, 9 June 2011: World Report
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 8 June 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 11 May 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 27 April 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 13 April 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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Sector Report for Wednesday, 30 March 2011: Disasters & Emergencies
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