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Egypt's military-backed interim government hasdeclared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group,the government blamed the group for Tuesday'sbomb attack on the police headquarters in the city ofMansoura north of Cairo that killed at least 13 people. From Cairo here's R S.
The Egyptian government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization in thestatement today, the statement added that the Egyptian cabinet will take punitive measuresagainst any person who promotes the organization in any way. The Muslim Brotherhood hadalready been declared a banned organization by a judicial verdict after the BrotherhoodsMohammed Morsi who won elections to become president of Egypt was ousted from power. In aswift action to the latest move, the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm condemned thedecision. It twitted that it is a worthless decision from an illegal government.
According to Turkish media the MP and former Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin has resignedfrom the ruling AK party in the wake of a corruption investigation for this has already led tothe resignations of the three top ministers in Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan'sgovernment. R Aslan reports from Istanbul.
None of those who have resigned so far are directly implicated. But all of them have fell theimpact of the investigations that are now underway. Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said hehad resigned to help unearth the truth about what he called an ugly plot. Interior MinisterMuammer Guler had come under intense pressure of the several police chiefs who hadauthorized the corruption investigation's role sect. And Environment Minister ErddoganBayraktar called for the resignation of Prime Minister Erdogan, said he acted under the PrimeMinister's orders. The Prime Minister has gone to see President Abdullah Gul,sparkingspeculation that the cabinet reshuffle is imminent.
At least 34 people have been killed in two separate bomb attacks targeting Christians in theIraq capital Baghdad. In the first attack, a car bomb went off where worshippers were leaving achurch after a Christmas service, killing at least 24 people,another bomb nearby left another 10people dead.
The Russian authorities have dropped charges against all but one member of the 30 strongGreenpeace activists who've been arrested for protesting against oil exploitation in the Arctic.Because no translator was available on Wednesday's state of process,the final member of thegroup who's Italian,his case is not expected to be closed until Thursday.The BBC's Artyom Lissis in Moscow.
Basically, there is one more bureaucratic hurdle they have to jump. They have to obtain exitvisas from the Russian authorities and then they can get on the plane and fly out. The processof obtaining those exit visas I don't think it'll be a terrible and long process and in any case itdoes have to finish before the end of the year, because then Russia goes on its new year breakwhich is held on 10 days.
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Queen Elizabeth has looked back on some of the notable royal events of the year in herChristmas broadcast of the nation and Commonwealth. In the annual address, she urgedeveryone to poise and reflect on service and duty, remembering her own pledge of service ather coronation 60 years ago. The Queen also mentioned the arrival of her great grandchild:Prince George.
“Here at home my own family is a little larger this Christmas as so many of you will know, thearrival of a baby gives everyone the chance to contemplate the future with renewed happinessand hope.”
An international team of researchers have pinpointed new areas in DNA that increase the risk ofrheumatoid arthritis. The results come from the largest genetic study ever carried out involvingnearly 30,000 patients. This report is from our science correspondent Pallab Ghosh.
The research team compared the DNA of arthritis patients with those without the disease. Theyfound 42 faulty areas that were linked with the disease. The hope is that drugs can bedeveloped to compensate for these faults. Indeed, the lead researcher Pro.Robert Plenge ofHarvard Medical School found that one of these areas in DNA produced a weakness that wastreated by an existing drug, that was developed by trial and error, rather than specifically madeto correct the genetic problem.
Around 37,000 homes in the South England are still without power as a result of a severestorm earlier this week. The company that of owns and maintains the electricity cables and linesacross the region says some properties in Kent, Surrey and Sussex may be without electricityuntil the end of the week, more than 100 flood warnings are in place for England, Wales andScotland. One Hotel Area in the historic spa town of Bath had to cancel more than 50 Christmasdinners after the river Avon flooded his property.
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