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Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Reports: UK rocker arrested as part of Savile case 
Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 12:34 PM PDT
FILE - In this Jan, 11, 2000 file photo, British performer Gary Glitter, during a press conference in London. Police investigating the sex abuse scandal surrounding late BBC children's television host Jimmy Savile have arrested pop star Gary Glitter in connection with the case, British media said Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. Metropolitan Police said they arrested a man in his 60s early Sunday morning at his London home, on suspicion of sexual offenses, and that he remains in custody in a London police station. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)Police investigating child sex abuse allegations against the late BBC television host Jimmy Savile arrested former glam rock star and convicted sex offender Gary Glitter on Sunday, British media reported, raising further questions about whether Savile was at the center of a broader pedophile ring.
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Coup attempt leader arrested in Guinea-Bissau 
Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 09:38 AM PDT
In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 photo, Pansau Ntchama, center, accused of leading a failed Oct. 21 coup attempt, is restrained by soldiers as he is brought to Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, following his arrest. Gunmen led by Ntchama allegedly attacked a military base near the airport in Bissau last week, and six soldiers were killed in the clash. The apparent attempted coup was against the military junta that itself seized power in April.(AP Photo)The soldier who led a failed coup attempt last week in Guinea-Bissau was arrested, the spokesman for the armed forces said Sunday.
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Malaysians arrested in Lebanon for Al Qaeda links 
Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 08:58 AM PDT
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Two Malaysians, suspected of links to al Qaeda, have been arrested in Lebanon, Malaysia's foreign minister Anifah Aman said on Sunday. Local newspapers said the two were believed to have been trying to make their way to Syria to join the 19-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, where Islamist militants are taking an increasingly prominent role. The two, aged 28 and 21, were arrested on October 18 and were expected to appear in court on Monday, the foreign minister said in a statement. ...
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Greek editor arrested over list of Swiss accounts 
Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 08:22 AM PDT
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police arrested the editor of a weekly magazine for publishing a list of more than 2,000 names of wealthy Greeks who have placed money in Swiss bank accounts, police said on Sunday. The so-called "Lagarde List" - given to Greece by French authorities in 2010 with names to be probed for possible tax evasion - has been a topic of heated speculation in the Greek media. It is named after International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, who was French finance minister when the list was handed over. ...
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Rocker Gary Glitter arrested in connection with Savile case, British media report 
Sunday, Oct 28, 2012 04:13 AM PDT
LONDON - Police investigating the sex abuse scandal surrounding late BBC children's television host Jimmy Savile have arrested pop star Gary Glitter in connection with the case, British media said Sunday.
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