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Future Movement hands U.N. memo condemning Syria

Former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. (The Daily Star/Mahmoud Kheir)

BEIRUT: The Future Movement parliamentary bloc handed a memo Friday to U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly documenting breaches of national sovereignty by the Syrian army. The memo will be sent to U.N.-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan. โ€œLebanon is an easy target for the Syrian regime in light of the countryโ€™s political instability and the great influence that …

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Olympics to mean more restricted London airspace

Italian Olympic team archer Marco Galiazzo prepares to release an arrow during a training session in Padua, northern Italy, April 21, 2012. Galiazzo won the gold medal in the men's individual archery event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and will take part in the London 2012 Olympic Games. REUTERS/ Stefano Rellandini (ITALY - Tags: SPORT ARCHERY OLYMPICS) Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/2012/Apr-22/170997-olympics-to-mean-more-restricted-london-airspace.ashx#ixzz1zazcUGUO (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb)

LONDON: An official says already tight restrictions on private jets and microlights flying over London will be expanded during the Olympics. Paul Haskins runs the London terminal controls of the National Air Traffic Services. He said Sunday that the zone surrounding London from which private planes, hot air balloons and microlights are banned will increase by up to 30 miles …

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