Drifting Shell drill ship grounds on rocks off Alaska

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A large drill ship belonging to oil major Shell ran aground off Alaska on Monday night after drifting in stormy weather, company and government officials said.

The ship, the Kulluk, broke away from one of its tow lines on Monday afternoon and was driven to rocks just off Kodiak Island, where it grounded at about 9 p.m. Alaska time, officials said.

The 18-member crew had been evacuated by the Coast Guard late Saturday because of risks from the storm.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/01/us-alaska-ship-idUSBRE90005S20130101

Sean Cawthray: Police hunt for dangerous serial rapist who walked out of open prison

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A serial rapist is being hunted by police after walking out of an open prison.

Sean Cawthray, 41, was jailed indefinitely in 2002 after attempting to kidnap a 14-year-old girl by dragging her away from a bus stop.

He was last seen at Leyhill Open Prison in south Gloucestershire at 5.30pm on Sunday and is believed to have left the unit before 8.30pm.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255642/Public-warned-approach-dangerous-serial-rapist-walked-open-prison.html

Police warn public not to approach him, so what's he doing in an open prison?

Islamic militants massacre five women teachers travelling to primary school in protest at female education in Pakistan

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Five female teachers in Pakistan have been slaughtered by Islamic militants bent on keeping women and girls away from education.

They were murdered in a New Year's Day ambush on the van carrying them home from their jobs at a community centre and primary school in the north-west of the country.

The teachers and two health workers - one man and one woman - were killed this afternoon in the conservative Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255649/Islamic-militants-massacre-women-teachers-travelling-primary-school-protest-female-education-Pakistan.html

Stephen Ashton Killed In Thailand 'Gang Attack'

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A British tourist shot dead in Thailand has been named by the Foreign Office as Stephen Ashton.

He was reportedly killed at a New Year's Eve party after being caught in the crossfire during a fight between two local gangs.

The 22-year-old was said to have died as he danced with friends at a beach bar on the island of Koh Phangan.

http://news.sky.com/story/1032169/brit-tourist-killed-in-thailand-gang-attack

Northern Ireland: Evacuation after pipe bomb thrown

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A viable pipe bomb was thrown at a house in west Belfast on New Year’s Eve.

Dozens of homes in the Glenalina Park area of Ballymurphy were evacuated during the alert just after 10pm on Monday.

Residents were moved to the nearby Whiterock Community Centre but were allowed back into their houses at about 12.30am.

http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/headlines/evacuation-after-pipe-bomb-thrown-1-4632501

Morgan Gliedman arrested with her Occupy Wall Street boyfriend after cops find 'a bomb and weapons' in their NYC apartment

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The daughter of a prominent New York doctor and her Occupy Wall Street-organizer boyfriend were arrested after police discovered an explosive used for making bombs and a cache of weapons in their upscale New York City apartment, it was claimed.

Morgan Gliedman, 27, and Aaron Greene, 31, were taken away from their home in Manhattan's pricey Greenwich Village on Saturday.

Gliedman, who is nine months pregnant, remains in jail, where she is likely to stay until at least New Year's Day, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office told MailOnline.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255313/Daughter-doctor-Occupy-Wall-Street-organizer-boyfriend-arrested-police-bomb-weapons-New-York-apartment.html

Squatters storm Pope's Embassy in Paris: Riot police called in as activists stage protest over homeless immigrant row

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Riot police were called to the Vatican Embassy in Paris today after it was occupied by campaigners for homeless immigrants.

The invasion of a sacred diplomatic space was being viewed with ‘extreme seriousness’, said an officer at the scene, who added that ‘around fifty people had got inside’.

However, by lunchtime there had been no arrests, and the protesters had pledged to leave peacefully after making their point, said the police officer.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255281/Squatters-storm-Vatican-Embassy-Paris-Riot-police-called-activists-stage-protest-homeless-immigrant-row.html