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How a boy who took no part in the riots was arrested in front of TV cameras - The Guardian
Commenting on these broader figures (rather than the Morrisons' case), an official from the Metropolitan police, who asked not to be named, said that there were "extenuating circumstances" during and immediately after the disturbances, when police were ...
India postpones plan to allow in Walmart and Tesco - The Guardian
This is just a pause, not the end and we will do the necessary to make things come out right in the end," a government official said. Rao, the analyst, said the measure was likely to be eventually passed. "It has been very badly handled but no one at ...
Gambian woman to head international criminal court - The Guardian
A UN diplomat who asked not to be identified said he understood Othman had subsequently withdrawn his candidacy. Moreno-Ocampo has won praise for his role in promoting the work of the ICC. He has launched seven formal investigations, issued an arrest ...
William Hague's expulsion of Iranian diplomats divides opinion - The Guardian
"They will probably wait until the middle of the night and then slip out," said the dissident, who declined to give his name. He explained emotionally that he fled Iran after the revolution in 1979 and how his family had suffered, some of them executed ...
Islamic schools flourish to meet demand - The Guardian
A headteacher in the north of England, who asked not to be identified, described how an Islamic school had opened up two years ago without permission opposite her own primary school. "It operated for about six months without registration, ...
Pakistan halts Nato supplies after attack leaves soldiers dead - The Guardian
"The latest attack by Nato forces on our post will have serious repercussions as they without any reasons attacked on our post and killed soldiers asleep," said a senior Pakistani military officer, who asked to remain anonymous because he was not ...
Twilight Breaking Dawn sparks 'convulsing, snorting' seizures in US cinemas - The Guardian
The alleged Utah victim refused to give his name because he said he feared he would lose his job if his identity was known. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 charts the fraught pregnancy of young Bella Swan (played by Kristen Stewart), ...
Mortgage guarantee scheme concerns lenders - The Guardian
One which refused to be identified said the proposals were "as welcome as a cup of cold sick", while another described them as "insane". The government has announced a mortgage indemnity scheme designed to encourage lenders to offer mortgages of up to ...
Prop 8 live coverage: California supreme court rules on gay marriage ban - The Guardian
One Perry fundraiser, who asked not to be named, said he received 15 RSVPs for a recent event from potential donors saying they might attend. But after a gaffe-marred Perry debate performance, none showed up. "The debates have taken a toll," the ...
Cameron's e-petition policy 'to be watered down' - The Guardian
"They are considering different options, including changing the threshold and moving the debates to Westminster Hall," a source close to ministers said. The source added that ministers were wary of further rebellions or motions which would demand ...
TransCanada agrees to reroute Keystone XL pipeline - The Guardian
The final federal decision on the pipeline will could take 12 to 18 months, a state department official said on Monday. Delaying the decision on the pipeline disappointed many in Canada, where it was seen as a signal that the country must diversify its ...
Iranian missile architect dies in blast. But was explosion a Mossad mission? - The Guardian
Speaking to the Guardian on condition of anonymity, however, a former director of an Iranian state-run organisation with close links to the regime, said: "I believe that Saturday's explosion was part of the covert war against Iran, led by Israel. ...
Afghan tribal meeting to discuss pact with US amid death threats - The Guardian
"It's all about artificially generating legitimacy, with all the real decisions taken behind the curtain" a senior government official said. Karzai's fear, he said, was that in signing a strategic partnership without national consensus – however ...
Brazil troops and police raid Rio shantytown in clean-up drive - The Guardian
Nobody ever messed with us before, we always had our freedom," added the man, who declined to give his name. Would that change now? "Let's pray," he said. Community leader William de Oliveira, a former head of Rocinha's residents' association, ...
Iran may be researching nuclear warhead, claims watchdog - The Guardian
Virtually every component of warhead research has been pursued by Iran," said a source close to the IAEA. "The agency has very, very, high confidence in its analysis. It did not want to make a mistake, and it was aware it had a very high threshold of ...
UN watchdog has 'serious concerns' about Iranian nuclear weapons research - The Guardian
Virtually every component of warhead research has been pursued by Iran," said a source close to the IAEA last night. "The agency has very, very high confidence in its analysis. It did not want to make a mistake, and it was aware it had a very high ...
Internships: the scandal of Britain's unpaid army - The Guardian
At MadBid.com, a pay-to-bid internet auction company, interns are paid below the minumum wage on rolling six-month contracts, according to one former intern who asked to remain anonymous. The former intern claimed to have known of 15 other fellow work ...
Herman Cain: first appearance after sexual harassment allegations – live - The Guardian
The lawyer asked not to be identified because of those affiliations. "The number of questionable and possibly illegal transactions conducted on behalf of Herman Cain is staggering," said Maistelman, a Democrat who has represented politicians from both ...
Stuart Walker's death leaves town of Cumnock in shock - The Guardian
"Anyone out with their dog, like me tonight, could have walked by and seen what was going on," said one local resident, who asked not to be named. "What the hell is going on in this town? Why did this happen?" The most prominent theory as to why Walker ...
Occupy London empty tent claims based on 'rubbish science' - The Guardian
But the military scientist, who asked not to be named, said on Wednesday that the photographers were not using the right camera settings, and consequently the information needed to draw any conclusions from the images had been lost. ...
Putin and Medvedev battle it out … on the badminton court - The Guardian
"Their movement around the court could be more streamlined," said a spokesperson who asked to remain anonymous, "but there are some quick exchanges of shots near the net and they seem to have good hand-eye co-ordination because there aren't many ...
Fury grows over Burlington Arcade renovation as shopkeeper faces eviction - The Guardian
One arcade shopkeeper, who declined to be named, said a Russian had just offered £1m up front, simply to secure a lease. A European retail investment company, Meyer Bergman, bought the arcade with US property investor Joseph Sitt last year, ...
Chinese abortion death due to birth quota enforcement, family claims - The Guardian
"We thought we had lost the child, but we did not know we had lost the mother," a source close to Ma's family, who asked not to be identified, said. Beijing has sought to move away from coercive enforcement of its one-child policy. ...
Gaddafi's death still shrouded in confusion - The Guardian
Yet another NTC official, who asked not to be named, told the agency: "They (NTC fighters) beat him very harshly and then they killed him. This is a war." In yet another possibility, the New York Times said later photographs of Gaddafi dead showed what ...
Eta declares halt to armed conflict - The Guardian
Eta's swift response suggests that Basque separatist left politicians like Rufino Etxeberria and Arnaldo Otegi, both of whom have served Eta-related prison terms, exercise growing power over the group, according to sources close to the negotiations. ...