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British Muslim schoolboy interrogated as “terrorist” for spelling mistake
A 10-year-old Muslim boy at a Lancashire school was interrogated by the police after making a spelling error in an essay he wrote. Instead of writing that he lived in a “terraced house”, he wrote he lived in a “terrorist house”. The next day the police arrived at his home to interview him and investigate. They searched the house and confiscated the family laptop.
ISIS enters classrooms… and parents are not amused!
ISIS and terrorism has gripped the world. A top story on the media, it isn’t unusual that teachers are making lessons more real for the children by including focuses of terrorism when teaching art, math and other subjects of the curriculum.
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British boy, 15, gets life sentence for inciting Anzac Day attack in Australia
A 15-year-old boy, thought to be the youngest Briton to be convicted of a terrorism offence, was given a life sentence on Friday for inciting an attack on a World War One commemorative event in Australia from his bedroom in northern England.
France and Britain to sign deal on Calais migrant crisis
France and Britain are to sign a deal on Aug. 20 aimed at alleviating the migrant crisis in Calais, where thousands of people desperate to cross the Channel have gathered in slum-like conditions.
British Police See 'Strong' Links Between Attacks at Tunisia's Bardo Museum and Sousse Beach
'Strong' evidence suggests the Bardo Museum attack in Tunisia's capital in March is linked to the beach shooting in the country's resort of Sousse in June, according to British police, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
"Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officers say they are now connecting the two attacks based on evidence," the BBC revealed.
Heathrow cancels flights after protesters get on runway
Heathrow Airport cancelled some flights on July 13 after at least 12 activists cut through a perimeter fence and chained themselves together on a runway to protest against the possible expansion of Britain's biggest airport.
Rwandan spy chief arrives in London court
Rwandan spy chief Karenzi Karake arrived for a court hearing in London on June 25 after President Paul Kagame slammed his arrest on a Spanish-issued warrant as "absolute arrogance and contempt".
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British police arrest Rwandan spy chief
British police arrested Rwandan intelligence chief Karenzi Karake at the request of Spain, where he is wanted in connection with war crimes.
Karake, director general of the African country's National Intelligence and Security Services, was arrested at London Heathrow Airport on June 20, British police said on June 22.
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Turkey searches for British sisters and 9 children feared Syria-bound
Turkish security services searching for three British sisters and their nine children thought headed to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in Syria have no idea where they are, a Turkish official said on June 17.
Plan to Net 'Pink Panthers' Mulled in Montenegro
Senior police investigators from Europe, Japan and the United Arab Emirates gathered in Budva, Montenegro, on Wednesday to share information about ongoing investigations into the so-called "Pink Panther" robberies around the world.
The meeting is part of an Interpol operation against the gang, most of whose members come from the former Yugoslavia.
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