SYLVIA HUI

Associated Press Writer
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Report: Muslim extremists recruiting from UK jails

Two of Britain's most high-profile Muslim extremists have been given free rein to recruit fellow inmates in prison and are spreading propaganda from behind bars, a think-tank founded by two former Islamic radicals said Monday.

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UK to hold DNA of innocent people for 6 years

Britain said Wednesday it plans to get rid of DNA profiles of most innocent people after six years in response to a European Court ruling that said keeping the information indefinitely was a violation of human rights.

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Brown: sorry for wrong Afghan condolence note

A handwritten condolence note written by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to the grieving mother of a soldier slain in Afghanistan caused the government fresh embarrassment on Monday.

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UK lawmakers call for new rendition flight ban

A group of British lawmakers proposed new laws Thursday to ban the use of airports, harbors or highways in the secret rendition of suspected terrorists, while a human rights group urged the government to stop detaining terror suspects without charge.

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More detailed questions in new UK census

How many bedrooms in your home? What kind of heater do you use? Who's staying over at your apartment tonight?

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Hawking: Humans Must Spread Out in Space

The survival of the human race depends on its ability to find new homes elsewhere in the universe because there's an increasing risk that a disaster will destroy Earth, world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking said Tuesday.

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Lawmaker: Yahoo Unit Had Role in Jailing

A Hong Kong lawmaker said Friday he has complained to a government privacy commission that Yahoo Inc.'s local affiliate provided evidence to convict a Chinese reporter sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaking state secrets.

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File-Destroying Worm Causes Little Damage

One Italian city's government shut down its computers as a precaution but a file-destroying computer worm otherwise caused relatively little damage when it triggered worldwide Friday.

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