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By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON (June 5) -- A British taxi driver was being investigated by tax officials before he fatally shot 12 people including his twin brother, police said today. Derrick Bird, 52, also may have feuded with his family and colleagues before the killing spree, police said. Bird killed his brother David and a family lawyer before departing on a 45-mile rampage across a rural area of northern England, targeting former workmates and strangers. Police said he killed 10 victims in a single hour, shooting many in the face. Bird drove through narrow country lanes in his cab to evade police, firing ...
Iran, Under Pressure, Takes Prisoners
By not in system - AOL NewsWhen the going gets tough, the Iranians get prisoners. Or so it would seem from the Revolutionary Guard's seizure of five British yachtsmen in the Persian Gulf amid an escalating standoff over Iran's nuclear program. The office of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday said the sailors could be prosecuted if the government determines they meant to "violate the national security" of Iran, the Fars News Agency reported, as translated by The Associated Press. AFP/Getty Images Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized five British sailors as they were en route from Bahrain to the start of a race ...
Obama Snubs French President; Seeks to Work With Predecessor
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyFrench press outlets are reporting on another foreign policy gaffe committed by the Obama Administration. President Obama recently sent a letter to French President Jacques Chirac (French) expressing Obama's desire "work together...to build a safer world." It's a nice sentiment. The only problem is that Chirac has not been president of France for over two years. The current French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, is not a fan of Obama's foreign policy plans, especially in regard to Iran, and now is reported to be upset by the president's outreach to his predecessor.The snub is the third in a string ...
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