OTTAWA—Canadian national security investigators are probing intelligence about figures in London, Ont., who allegedly promoted extreme views of Islam and may have encouraged young Muslim men and converts to go abroad, the Star has learned. Called Project Scupper, the operation underway since 2011 in southern Ontario is focused on tracking individuals who have since left [...]
Police are on the hunt for a conman who faked his pilot’s licence and posed as a commercial pilot for eight months, flying passenger airliners into London’s Gatwick Airport. Stuff.co.nz – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on [...]
Rainer Becker is hunched over a banquette in Oblix, his new bar and grill on the 32nd floor of the Shard, offering views across London. Stuff.co.nz – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
London City Airport wants to eradicate the many nuisances associated with flying. Should they succeed, missing luggage, delayed flights and long security lines will be irritations of another era. Even wading through a sea of taxi drivers to find the cardboard placard that bears your name will be a thing of the past. CNN.com – [...]
For a moment, the nervous chatter, rustling costumes and jovial jostling came to a standstill. CNN.com – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Determined to put on a show of “solidarity” for Boston, defiant London Marathon organizers will stage the race as planned on Sunday despite the threat of terrorism at one of Britain’s most iconic sports events. The British capital has long been a top target for terrorists, and concerns have only intensified after Monday’s harrowing scenes [...]
A fourth name has emerged in the tangled web of young Canadians sought for possible extremist connections in the aftermath of a deadly terrorist attack in Algeria this year. Independent sources in Canadian security and government tell The Canadian Press that Mujahid Enderi, who goes by the anglicized name “Ryan,” a Libyan-Canadian from southwestern Ontario, [...]
Maria Tacrotas is one of many residents of London, Ont., who was shocked to learn that a local man she watched grow up was implicated in a terrorist attack in Algeria earlier this year. “They were a beautiful family,” Tacrotas, the owner of The Perfect Bakery Pastry Shop, said about Xristos Katsiroubas. Katsiroubas was one [...]
Evening Thames River Cruise gives you a whole different perspective on London, as some of the famous buildings and attractions light up. The Travel Magazine Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
LONDON—Boris Berezovsky, a self-exiled and outspoken former Russian oligarch who had a bitter falling out with Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found dead Saturday in southeast England. He was 67. Thames Valley police said his death was being treated as unexplained. They would not directly identify him, but when asked about him by name they [...]
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