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Soldier killed in London had served in Afghanistan

The British soldier murdered on the streets of London by two suspected Islamists had fought the Taliban in Afghanistan. The soldier has been named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the......

This was an attack on Britain, a betrayal of Islam: UK PM

British police, who are investigating the attack on the streets of London in which a soldier was hacked to death by two suspected Islamist extremists, on Thursday carried out a series of raids in......

Woman tried to talk down London terrorists who killed solider

A mother of two is being hailed for her bravery after it emerged she attempted to talk down the two Islamic extremists who killed a British soldier in a gruesome machete attack on the streets of......

PIX: 'Soldier beheaded' in suspected terror attack in London

In a suspected terror attack, a person believed to be a British soldier was Wednesday beheaded near a barrack here by two reported Islamists who were later shot and wounded by the police. British......

UK: Four Asians jailed for plotting terror acts

Four British-Asians -- who were plotting to attack an army base with a bomb-laden toy car and were preparing for terror training in Pakistan -- have been jailed for a total of 30 years in London.......

Harry Potter actor stabbed to death

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince actor Robert Knox was stabbed to death after an attempt to save his brother from a knife attack in Kent, southeast England.It is said that 18-year-old Knox,......

Bengal shooter wants Ganguly to cheer him in Olympics

Olympics-bound Bengal shooter Joydeep Karmakar hopes that former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly comes to London to cheer him and his fellow shooters during the mega-event. Karmakar, who made......

Riots force India, England players to stay indoors

The rioting and looting that began in London on Saturday spread to more areas, including Birmingham, north of London, casting a serious doubt over the third Test match between England and India.......

Arsenal pay respects to Highbury

Stand at the top of Highbury hill in north London and, at a glance, you can see how big money has transformed English football.Down Avenell Road lies Highbury stadium, home of Arsenal for 93 years......

Former Eng captain Sheppard dead

Former England captain David Sheppard, ex-Bishop of Liverpool and a member of the House of Lords, has died of cancer. He was 75.Sheppard, who won 22 England caps between 1950 and 1963 and captained......

The bishop who played cricket

Determination allied with intelligence helped David Sheppard fashion a successful if intermittent career in the strong England side of the 1950s before rising to the office of bishop in the Church......

People speak for woolwich

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Q. who made world's first war rocket?. Two of his rockets, captured by the British at Srirangapatana, are displayed in the Woolwich Museum Artillery in London
Azam Khan: A. more

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Q. where\'s the first McDonald\'s restaurant got opened??????
Azam Khan: A. Dear friend,I am writing the History of Mc Donald's, Is it enough.?McDonalds is one of the leading restaurant chains in the world, touching the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/wheres-the-first-mcdonalds-restaurant-got-opened/21140169/answers/15052082

Q. He was a Bishop of the Church of England and previously an English cricketer. Who was he?
Magik : A. He was not a Bishop of Church of England. In fact he has nothing to do with the Church of England. He was Bishop of Woolwich (a suffragan bishop in...... more

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Q. HOW H.MS BEAGLE SHIP IS RELATED TO SCIENCE?
Good Citizen: A. HMS Beagle of the Royal Navy, was named after the beagle, a breed of dog. She was launched on 11 May 1820 from the Woolwich Dockyard on the River...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-h.ms-beagle-ship-is-related-to-science/11135913/answers/9961189

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Woolwich murder brings 2611style strikes to UK

The brutal murder of a soldier by two terrorists on a busy London street numbed and shocked Britons on Thursday as a senior former minister likened... ...

http://feeds.hindustantimes.com/~r/HT-WorldSectionPage-Topstories/~3/f1tpuc5XVVQ/story01.htm

Drummer Lee Rigby, soldier killed in London, had served in Afghanistan

The British soldier murdered on the streets of London by two suspected Islamists had fought the Taliban in Afghanistan. The soldier has been named... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334250/drummer-lee-rigby-soldier-killed.html

Muslim communities react with horror and fear backlash

The Woolwich attack has prompted a lot of Muslims residing in London and other parts of the world to search for answers amid fears of a religious... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/world/uk-attack-muslim-communities-react-with-horror-and-fear-backlash-810711.html

Killing of British soldier stirs tension in poor corner of London

The gory killing of a British soldier at the hands of two suspected Islamist militants has shone a spotlight on Woolwich, the London district where... ...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ndtv/TqgX/~3/7zDjCCqQosQ/story01.htm

Woolwich attackers were British of Nigerian origin, says reports

Local media named one of the two suspects as British-born, 28-year-old Londoner Michael Adebolajo and said police raided homes of relatives in the... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/world/woolwich-attackers-were-british-of-nigerian-origin-says-reports-810555.html

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