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Four terror suspects held in Swedish city of Gothenburg




Four people have been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of preparing a terror attack, police say.

They were detained in the west coast city of Gothenburg, security police officials were quoted as saying.

The arrests followed the evacuation of the city's Roda Sten arts centre overnight because of a terror threat.

Some 400 people were celebrating the opening of an international festival for contemporary art when police ordered them to leave the building.

"Around midnight I was called out by the police and they said there was a threat to the building and asked us to quietly stop the party, which we did and everyone left," head of the centre, Mia Christersdotter Norman, told The Associated Press.
"Police have searched the building but they didn't find anything."

Swedish police have given few further details about the arrests in Gothenburg, Sweden's second biggest city.

But the Swedish news agency TT reports that the four were detained near the arts centre.

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China singer apologises for son's road-rage attack



In January Li Qiming, a police chief's son, was jailed for a hit-and-run in a case that drew huge attention


A Chinese army general and singer has apologised to a couple beaten by his son in a road-rage incident, in the latest scandal involving children of the rich and powerful in China.

Official media showed Li Shuangjiang visiting the injured couple in hospital and said he had offered compensation.

Reports say Li Tianyi, 15, was detained with an older youth on Tuesday.

Witnesses said they leapt from two sports cars and beat the couple, asking "Who dares to call the police?"

Bystanders stopped them leaving the scene and they were then arrested.

The incident - reminiscent of a high-profile hit-and-run case last year involving the son of a senior police officer - caused outrage on internet forums.

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Capt. Don Spindler carries a young girl out of a burning apartment building in Evansville, Ind. on Sept. 7.

Kristyn Frazier and her two young daughters suffered smoke inhalation before being rescued. Kristyn died Thursday. Her daughters are in critical but stable condition at St. Mary’s Medical Center.

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Dogs lie in cages after they were seized by Thai officials on Sept. 6. Thai authorities arrested two men who tried to smuggle 120 dogs to Vietnam to be sold for human consumption.

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Israeli riot police scuffle with Jewish settlers as structures are torn down in the outpost settlement of Migron, near the West Bank city of Ramallah



Police and members of a forensic team investigate near the body of a man who was found on the outskirts of Oaxaca, Mexico. The handcuffed body was dumped near a road, according to local media

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Kansas City Royals player Brayan Pena holds a baseball with a praying mantis on it during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit


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9/11 anniversary - more pics

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Family members gather at the edge of the North Pool during anniversary ceremonies at the World Trade Center site in New York on Sept. 11, 2011.






James Taylor performs "You can close your eyes" during the 10th anniversary ceremony of the attacks on America at Ground Zero in New York on Sunday, September 11, 2011.




Paul Simon performs "Sounds of Silence" during the 10th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the 9/11 attacks in New York on Sunday.

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Nokor Pheas, Cambodia: Tha Sophat suckles milk from a cow. The 18-month-old boy has been feeding himself by suckling directly from a cow as part of his daily meals since his parents left to work in Thailand a year ago



Megha, India: A man carries his bicycle through flood waters



Medelllin, Colombia: A male Baboon receives dental treatment in a veterinary clinic

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Austin, USA: The drought-affected Lake Travis. A long period of abnormally dry weather has caused lakes and rivers to run dry along with wildfire outbreaks across the state including the Bastrop fire that has destroyed more than 1,300 homes

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Mumbai, India: Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh before immersing it in the waters of the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival



Las Vegas, USA: Lightning strikes behind the Luxor and Excalibur hotels as a thunderstorm passes over the city

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The best of the Rugby World Cup action



The reigning world champions began their title defence against Wales at the Cake Tin in Wellington. They struck an early blow when Francois Steyn, left, bundled the ball over the try-line from one of the game's first passages of play



James Hook kicked two first-half penalties for Wales (and had another disallowed despite video replays suggesting it was good) to narrow the deficit. Tongan-born Toby Faletau, above, then broke the Springbok line in the 54th minute, giving his side a deserved lead



But when the Springboks bravely opted to run the ball instead of kicking a penalty in the 65th minute, Francois Hougaard was able to split the Welsh defence



Hougaard's try was converted by Morgan Steyn and, despite a valiant fight-back from the Welsh, South Africa held on to win 17-16

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Earlier in the day Ireland beat the USA despite their alarming deficiencies. Here, Blaine Scully of the USA gives the Irish No8 the runaround



Wet conditions in New Plymouth made ball-handling tricky. Here, the USA's James Paterson, who kicked one penalty and one conversion for his side, ends up on his backside



Tommy Bowe scored two tries for Ireland, one in each half



But Ireland were scrappy throughout the contest and failed to impose themselves on the resilient Americans who scored a late breakaway try to ensure an unexpectedly close final score of 22-10

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Australia comprehensively outplayed Italy in the second half of their opening World Cup match to secure a 32-6 win



The Tri Nations champions scored four tires after the break, the first of which was created by smart work on the flank by the No8 Radike Samo, pictured, who supplied the prop Ben Alexander



Wonder what the Italian sheep in this Dunedin field made of that result?

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Bestival 2011

Björk, Kelis, the Drums, Noah and the Whale are among the artists who took to the stage in Newport, Isle of Wight




Miguel Mantovani from the Cuban Brothers performs on the main stage.

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Jonathan Pierce from the Drums



Charlie Fink of Noah and the Whale performs on the main stage

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Björk headlines the main stage on day day four of the festival

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Robyn performs on day four of Bestival



Zola Jesus performs

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England v India: the fourth ODI



It's a beautiful sunny morning at Lord's for the start of the fourth ODI. India are at the crease and are desperate to set a winning total after a series of torrid performances with the bat



Parthiv Patel and Suresh Raina bring India beyond the 100-marker before both were dismissed by Stuart Broad. Here, Raina launches a six



Patel might have gone sooner had Ben Stokes not dropped him on the boundary and conceded a six



Virat Kohli narrowly survived a run-out attempt from Ravi Bopara



But he was soon caught by Craig Kieswetter off Graeme Swann's delivery and was followed swiftly by Rahul Dravid



MS Dhoni and Raina provided a sterling fifth-wicket partnership



Alistair Cook tried numerous tactics to stifle the run-scoring, before Raina was eventually caught by Stokes off Steve Finn's bowling



Stuart Broad injured his arm in the final over of the Indian innings, with India having posted an imposing total of 280-5 from their 50 overs

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England's run-chase stuttered at first, with three wickets down for just 61 runs. But Ian Bell and Bopara got the scoreboard ticking over



Rain interrupted play as England drew close to the Indian total. Swann had to ask for guidance from the England balcony as the game was so delicately balanced



England had dragged themselves ahead on the Duckworth-Lewis scoring method. But when Swann was run out by Munaf Patel and Bopara caught on the boundary by Jadeja for 96, the score swung once more



Persistent rain eventually forced the players off with the scores level on the D/L method



And so, rather oddly, the game ended in a draw



The scoreboard confirms the maths. England were within a whisker of victory but at least they remain unbeaten against India with only one more ODI remaining

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9/11: Ten years on