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Facebook killer monitoring probed Peter Chapman was a sex offender known to police Police monitoring of a sex offender who killed a teenager he met on Facebook is to be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Peter Chapman was on the sex offenders' Quake exposes poor Turkish building Hundreds of people in eastern Turkey have been sheltering in tents after a deadly earthquake left many homeless and exposed the region's poor construction standards. Myanmar unveils election law Myanmar's military government has approved a set of laws governing national elections expected this year, starting with the appointment of an election commission. Turkey quake search 'called off' Search operations have been called off in eastern Turkey after an earthquake claimed scores of lives in six villages. The government said 51 people had been killed and dozens hospitalised after the quake struck in Elazig province early on Monday. Greek Scholar Sir Kenneth Dover Dies at 89 Extract not available. Report: Turkey to Again Mediate Syria-Israel Talks Extract not available. Gates and Afghan Leader Review Plan for a Kandahar Offensive President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a news conference in Kabul on Monday. KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met here on Monday with President Hamid Karzai and Gen. Indian MPs approve women's bill The upper house of India's parliament has approved a bill to reserve a third of all seats in the national parliament and state legislatures for women. The bill was passed with 186 members of the 245-seat house voting in favour. Sans Lohan, Ungaro Show Is Buzzless Extract not available. Greek PM calls on world to restrict speculative trading WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday called on the international community to restrict speculative trading, saying such act 'imperils not only Greece, but the entire global economy. Israel backs E Jerusalem building Israel has approved the building of 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem, in a move that threatens to overshadow US Vice-President Joe Biden's visit. Police: Shooting at Ohio State Kills 1, Wounds 2 Extract not available. Fresh Middle East talks hit a wall Israel's move to expand illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank has threatened to sabotage newly agreed indirect talks with the Palestinian Authority before they can even begin. In Chile’s Capital, Damage Is Inside and Invisible The inside of Cecilia Painaqueo's apartment in Santiago. Ms. Painaqueo and her four children have been camping outside. 9th US Missionary Freed in Haiti, Returns Home Extract not available. Justice vote carried in assembly Members of the assembly have voted in support of a motion to devolve policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland. Pyramid fraudster guilty of £34m scam Gambler warned he faces jail over £34m pyramid scheme Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Rights Officials Call for Justice in Nigeria Massacre JOS, Nigeria Human-rights advocates condemned the brutal ethnic violence that left hundreds dead in a region of Nigeria fraught with tensions between Christians and Muslims, and called on the government to bring the perpetrators of the killings to Israel backs East Jerusalem build Israel approves East Jerusalem homes as Biden visits Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Biden Sees ''moment of Opportunity'' in Mideast Extract not available. |