Moscow's mayor, Yury Luzhkov, yesterday condemned gay parades as "satanic" and said he would never allow them in the Russian capital, to the dismay of gay rights groups and foreign critics including Ken Livingstone. In a TV appearance, Mr Luzhkov said: "Last year, Moscow came under unprecedented pressure to sanction the gay parade, which can be described in no other way than as satanic. We did not let the parade take place then, and we are not going to allow it in the future." Last year, the city authorities cited the threat of violence when they banned the parade. Activists ignored the ban, and were attacked by rightwing protesters and detained by police. Gay rights activists said they would defy the ban this year."Trying to silence us, the Russian authorities denied us one of the fundamental human rights," said parade organiser Nikolai Alekseyev....
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 Virus warnings as Microsoft launches Vista |
Microsoft launches its long-awaited new version of Windows today with the promise of next-generation computing power, but experts have warned that the system may suffer from the same security problems as its predecessors. Windows Vista, which has been beset by delays, is finally going on sale to the public with the backing of a huge advertising campaign and widespread support from the computer industry. The system - promoted with the tagline "The wow starts now" - is intended to bring huge advances to computer users worldwide, offering detailed 3D graphics, better performance and improved protection from viruses and other online threats. Some security experts, however, are already concerned that the system may not be as secure as users have been led to expect. Webroot Software, one of the plethora of security companies that helps protect Windows users from attacks, said that buyers should be aware of the potential holes in Vista. ...
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| Bush's ex-spokesman rebuts Libby |
Former White House spokesman Ari Fleischer has told a court that a key former aide to the vice-president revealed secret information to him. Mr Fleischer said Lewis Libby told him on 7 July 2003 that Valerie Plame, the wife of administration critic Joseph Wilson, worked for the CIA. Mr Libby is on trial, charged with lying to investigators trying to find out who leaked the secret information. Mr Libby denies the charges, and no-one was ever charged with the leak itself. Mr Fleischer was a prosecution witness at the high-profile trial, becoming the fourth current or former official to contradict Mr Libby's account of how and when he learned Ms Plame worked for the CIA. It is a crime to knowingly reveal the identity of an undercover CIA agent...
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| U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,084 Monday, According to Count by the Associated Press |
As of Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at least 3,084 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,466 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The AP count is 19 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EST. The British military has reported 130 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 18; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, one death each. The count includes two deaths listed by the Department of Defense that could not be verified by the AP as Iraq-related casualties. The latest deaths reported by the military: ...
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| World War II veteran, 84, claims $254M Powerball prize in Mo., among largest in history |
A World War II veteran and his family stepped forward Monday to claim a Powerball jackpot worth more than a quarter-billion dollars, one of the largest single-ticket lottery prizes in U.S. history.Jim Wilson II, 84, and his wife, Shirley, 79, claimed the winning prize from last Wednesday's drawing, along with their three sons."I was absolutely astonished," said Jim Wilson, a retired electrician who served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Africa and Europe, at an afternoon news conference. "I couldn't believe it, and still don't."He bought the winning ticket — with the numbers 9-19-29-42-53 and a Powerball number of 17 — at a grocery store in St. Louis County. The store will get $50,000.When the Wilsons learned they had won, they got professional financial advice before claiming the prize....
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| Others investigated in Canada serial-killing case |
Police investigating accused serial killer Robert Pickton arrested three other people during the probe, but did not pursue charges against them, a Canadian court heard on Monday.Dinah Taylor and Lynn Ellingsen were arrested in February 2002 after police raided Pickton's farm — but before he was formally charged with murder — and Pat Casanova was arrested in January 2003, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Insp. Don Adam said. Taylor, Ellingsen and Casanova all knew Pickton, and are expected to be called as prosecution witnesses in the murder trial in New Westminster, British Columbia. Pickton has pleaded not guilty and is the only person charged with murder in the investigation of more than 60 missing Vancouver women. ...
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