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Obama-appointed US trade adviser linked to illegal deal in Congolese gold - The Guardian
A source close to the UN who asked to remain anonymous said: "The whole thing was a scam. It's likely the Congolese were always going to arrest [St Mary and the others] and keep the money and the gold. The charge of illegal transport of a banned ...
Turnpike Lane shooting: victim was targeted in his car, say police - The Guardian
The employee, who declined to give her name, said she emerged from the shop to see a woman crying and a large police presence. Staff at other local businesses reported hearing three gunshots and seeing the man's body lying on the ground near the bus ...
Moses supposes a return to the epic for Spielberg - The Guardian
"[It's] a Braveheart-ish version of the Moses story," a source close to the project told Deadline. "Him coming down the river, being adopted, leaving his home, forming an army, and getting the Ten Commandments. There have been glossy versions of the ...
Tibetan unrest spreads as two reported killed by Chinese troops - The Guardian
... for the self-immolation: one is to show my solidarity with people who have self-immolated since 2009, and the second is, that I have the same resentment that the people who immolated themselves had'," said the source, who requested anonymity.
Tibetan killed as Chinese forces fire teargas at protesters in Sichuan - The Guardian
Asked if there had been a shooting or unrest, a government official said: "It's not convenient to reveal. We have rules." China's official news agency has confirmed the death of a Tibetan man during unrest on Monday, but Beijing accused overseas ...
South Carolina GOP primary results – live - The Guardian
The voter asked not to be named. 3.40pm: We have moved the Guardian's live blog HQ from a mid-price hotel in Charlestown, to a mid-price hotel in Columbia, the state capital, in the middle of the state. The weather is appalling: there's a tornado ...
Michael Gove's Bible project runs into a spot of bother - The Guardian
Sources said David Cameron told Gove that while he supported the idea, the education secretary should avoid using taxpayers' money for it. But Gove has yet to find a private philanthropic sponsor for the enterprise, and some Whitehall sources said he ...
Stephen Lawrence school closure threat alarms parents - The Guardian
One mother who asked to remain anonymous said: "The children feel safe at Bluecoats. My son is 15 and he'd be wary of going to places like Eltham, which is still a racist area. He was aware of the Lawrence case all those years ago. ...
Rupert Murdoch rant claims are untrue, says Gordon Brown - The Guardian
She said the paper had not complained the BBC after it reported an anonymous source alleging that they had seen someone hacking Liz Hurley's phone in the paper's newsroom. However, she added: "I think they know we are unhappy about unsubstantiated, ...
Fifteen arrested after EDL supporters clash with locals in east London - The Guardian
A Whitechapel resident, who did not wish to be identified, said he arrived as police were trying to control the incident. "I saw the aftermath of it really, it was all quite spirited. There were up to 80 youths shouting 'Allahu akbar [God is great], ...
Nigeria fuel protests: one killed and 20 injured as police fire on crowds - The Guardian
Hospital staff, who declined to be named, said one man had been killed and transferred to the mortuary. In the northern city of Kano, 18 people were treated for injuries, the Red Cross said. "We brought 14 persons to the hospital, seven are in the ...
Police accused of discriminating against urban music scene - The Guardian
An airport-style scanner was used to check the artists and anyone else involved in the gig each time they entered the venue, the event's booking agent said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Of course we complied, we can't afford to rock the boat, ...
Iran clamps down on internet use - The Guardian
Speaking to the Guardian on condition of anonymity, an Iranian IT expert with close knowledge of the national internet project, which he described as a corporate-style intranet, said: "Despite what others think, intranet is not primarily aimed at ...
'We want a president who believes hard work pays off' - The Guardian
Along the bar a stocky man in a baseball cap, who declined to be named, seemed similarly turned off by the topic. "We're at a bar. Politics don't get talked about," he said, without looking away from the television. Rick Santorum surrounded by the ...
Man dressed as Father Christmas stabbed to death in Tajikistan - The Guardian
a source said. The second source said religious hatred was being investigated as the motive for the crime, which occurred in the capital, Dushanbe. Tajikistan is officially secular, though the vast majority of its 7.7m people are Muslims. ...
US mulls transfer of high-risk Taliban prisoner in peace bid - The Guardian
"I can tell you that the hair on the back of my neck went up when they walked in with this a month ago, and there's been very, very strong letters fired off to the administration," the official said on condition of anonymity. ...
WFP scheme to buy local helps farmers in Zimbabwe - The Guardian
A worker with a Harare-based grain supplier participating in the scheme, who declined to be named, said his company planned to increase its buying stations in Mashonaland West and Central provinces, despite such difficulties. "From our experience this ...
Romans revolt over billboard jungle - The Guardian
"It's madness out there," said the activist, who declined to give his name for fear of reprisals. Meanwhile, Romans are keeping an eye on Alemanno's plans to uproot lines of 100-year-old plane trees that grace the city's wide avenues, to make way for ...
Russian anti-Putin protests draw thousands to Moscow - The Guardian
Security sources said 80000 people turned out for the four hour protest on Moscow's Sakharov Prospect, despite a freezing temperature of -5C. Police put the number at 29000 while protest organisers said up to 120000 had gathered. ...
Tiny Spanish town of Grañén celebrates El Gordo lottery win - The Guardian
A Romanian immigrant, who asked to remain anonymous, also popped in to try his luck at what is a Spanish Christmas tradition. "I had serious doubts about spending that much money on a ticket," he said after his €20 punt landed him €400000. ...
RIM rejects Amazon's takeover offer - The Guardian
A RIM investor who declined to be named said the company was now essentially up for sale. "This story puts RIM in play, because shareholders are going to put it in play," the US-based investor said. "It's over. This is now a company where the activists ...
Revealed: how City fees are eating into our pensions - The Guardian
The presentation suggested that the country's pensions black hole – unfunded public and private pension commitments – could be wiped out over time if costs could be reduced, a source said. "They are so high that the industry is actually destroying ...
Live webchat: was 2011 the year of the protest? - The Guardian
I had been silenced, too. goonerinoman asked to remain anonymous in this article, but was a regular contributor to our live blog coverage of events in Bahrain. Craig is a teacher, originally from England, now living in northern Greece Greece has been ...
Family of dead Chinese protester dispute heart attack claim - The Guardian
He has never had heart disease," said a family member who asked to remain anonymous. "There were bruises on his hands, feet and forehead. We believe he was beaten to death." On Monday, thousands of villagers participated in memorial rites for Xue, ...
French nuclear group to monitor health at Niger uranium mine - The Guardian
said one mine worker, who refused to give his name for fear of losing his job. Niger's government has also faced criticism from advocacy groups. The country is the world's third largest uranium producer, but 60% of its population lives in extreme ...