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Mugabe 'Deathbed' Reports Denied - Sky News
It follows a report by local newspaper the Zimbabwe Mail, based on an anonymous source from within Zanu PF, that the Zimbabwean cabinet had been forced to postpone a meeting this week because the president was "undergoing intensive treatment" at a ...
April 10, 2012


Eight Militants Die In Failed Raid - Sky News
"By Tuesday, the security agencies were able to arrest the factional leader of Boko Haram, Abu Mohammed and four members of the sect," a source said. "These five suspects, still undergoing interrogation last night, later showed the security agencies ...
March 9, 2012


Syria To Allow In Arab League Peace Mission - Sky News
A source close to the Syrian government told Sky News that a letter had been sent to the Arab League indicating its willingness to co-operate, but the details were still being worked out. There has been no confirmation from the Arab League. ...
November 18, 2011


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Local police officers, who refused to be named, identified the man by his online name Rascatripas, which means Fiddler. A journalist who posted on the same website was found decapitated in September, two weeks after a man and woman were found hanging ...
November 9, 2011


Israel threatens to strike Iran - Sky News
The news was revealed by a government official who refused to be identified. It is unclear whether Israel is genuinely poised to strike or if reports of the supposed attack are meant to make the international community take a tougher line on Iran. ...
November 3, 2011


Lottery jackpot up for grabs - Sky News
Another Briton - who chose to remain anonymous - banked the third place £113 million last October. According to The Sunday Times Rich List 2011, the winner of a £100 million jackpot would become joint 703rd richest person in the country with ...
October 6, 2011


Double killer set to be freed - Sky News
Mrs Rogers' surviving son, who did not want to be identified, told Sky News: "We believe this is a complete travesty of justice. "We feel that we've not been given the support that we deserve, especially after the loss of two precious lives. ...
August 21, 2011


Syrian Forces Accused Of Killing 12-Year-Old - Sky News
The activist, who refused to be named for fear of reprisals, said the child was killed as shooting and shelling erupted in the city. The report comes a day after troops in tanks rolled into the coastal city of Banias, another protest stronghold, ...
May 8, 2011


Camerons' Budget Holiday Snaps 'Not A Stunt' - Sky News
But a source close to the Prime Minister dismissed this claim and blamed the rise of camera phones. The couple were off to celebrate Mrs Cameron's 40th birthday and its their first foreign holiday since moving into Downing Street last May. ...
April 8, 2011


Top Gaddafi Official In Greece For Talks - Sky News
Mr Obeidi had earlier crossed from Libya into neighbouring Tunisia and from there flew to Athens, a source said. His exodus sparked rumours he was following in the footsteps of Gaddafi's former foreign minister Musa Kusa who fled to London via Tunisia ...
April 3, 2011


Under-Fire Prince 'Committed To Trade Job' - Sky News
Sky sources said: "The Duke of York remains committed to his role as Britain's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment. "He recognises his meeting with Jeffrey Epstein last year was unwise and it's understood that Government ...
March 6, 2011


Govt 'Slow Off Mark' To Rescue Stranded Brits - Sky News
Another, who asked to remain anonymous, called the Foreign Office to say her husband and four other British workers were "stranded". "I told him these men had no transport to get to the air or sea ports and asked what they should do and what plans were ...
February 23, 2011


Phone-Hacking Row: Ex-PM Called In Cops - Sky News
Sky News has spoken to three sources close to the former chancellor and PM, who have all confirmed he contacted police believing he was a target. ...
January 23, 2011


Lib Dem Suspended For 'Defrauding' Students - Sky News
One person contacted by Sky News, who asked to remain anonymous, booked eight hours lessons for her daughter at a cost of £35 per hour. ...
January 12, 2011


Yeates Murder: Landlord 'May Sue Police' - Sky News
The landlord of murdered Joanna Yeates expects to be cleared of any wrongdoing and is considering suing police for wrongful arrest, Sky sources close to him ...
January 6, 2011


Yeates Murder: Landlord 'May Sue Police' - Sky News
The landlord of murdered Joanna Yeates expects to be cleared of any wrongdoing and is considering suing police for wrongful arrest, Sky sources close to him ...
January 6, 2011


Big Drop In UK-Bound Immigrants At Calais - Sky News
The Iranian, who did not want to be identified, said he had moved up the coast to Dunkirk in the last three months. But he said he was still hoping to get ...
September 22, 2010


80% Drop In UK-Bound Immigrants At Calais - Sky News
The Iranian, who did not want to be identified, said he had moved up the coast to Dunkirk in the last three months. But he said he was still hoping to get ...
September 22, 2010


'Singer Killed Himself Over Fears For Fan' - Sky News
A hospital spokeswoman said the injured girl, who did not wish to be identified, was expected to make a full recovery. Electro-pop band Ou Est Le Swimming ...
August 24, 2010


Thousands Flee As Fresh Floods Hit Pakistan - Sky News
... at a checkpoint jointly manned by pro-government tribesmen and police in Mohmand in the north west, killing six people, a government official said. ...
August 21, 2010


Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks To Resume - Sky News
The European diplomat, who has insisted on anonymity, has said the US, the United Nations, the European Union and Russia are set to issue a joint appeal. ...
August 20, 2010


Suicide Bomber Kills 60 At Iraq Army HQ - Sky News
One army source who declined to be identified said there might have been two suicide bombers, a hallmark of al Qaeda and its local affiliates. ...
August 17, 2010


CIA 'Kidnap' Scientist Back In Iran - Sky News
One US official, speaking off the record, said: "He left his family behind, that was his choice." That sentence hints at the defection and subsequent family ...
July 15, 2010


Spy Ring Claims 'A Cold War Throwback' - Sky News
But they were not assigned to collect classified secret information, a justice department official said. Most are believed to be originally from Russia and ...
June 29, 2010


Ex-US Vice President Al Gore Splits From Wife - Sky News
The sources said the couple, over time, had carved out separate lives, with the former vice president travelling frequently. One insider said: "Their lives ...
June 1, 2010


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