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3 perfect summer books for Anglophiles

Calling all Anglophiles: Here are 3 new summer titles that will take you to London without requiring you to leave your armchair.
Bestselling books the week of 6/21/12, according to IndieBound*

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6 men alleged to be LulzSec hackers

Tuesday saw the news that the FBI had identified and charged six men allegedly behind the hacktivist group LulzSec. Who are the men that the FBI says are behind LulzSec's mayhem?
Five key questions: How the London police plan to protect the royal wedding

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Obama's British codename: Is it an insult?

Scotland Yard gave President Obama the codename of "chalaque" during his visit to Britain. The Daily Mail says it's a derogatory term in Punjabi. Asra Nomani's grandmother confirms it's not a nice term in Urdu or Hindi either.
Five key questions: How the London police plan to protect the royal wedding

More than 1 million people are expected to crowd London's streets Friday for the wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. While royal fans speculate about the wedding dress, British police are fretting over security. Check out five questions (and answers) about the plan for keeping the royal family safe.
Why Europe is turning away from multiculturalism

Britain joined Germany and France in questioning Europe's approach to multiculturalism, saying that it no longer works for other cultures to live 'apart ... from the mainstream.'
Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp star in the new film 'The Tourist'

Angelina Jolie's and Johnny Depp's star power can't save 'The Tourist' from losing its way in this bland mystery drama.
British police know location of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange: report

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange is reportedly in England, but British police have not acted on a Swedish warrant for his arrest nor Interpol's 'red notice' because they need more information.
Cargo plane bomb would have detonated over Canada, not the US, say new reports

According to new reports, the UPS flight carrying one of the intercepted cargo plane bombs from Yemen last month would have been on a route that placed it over Canada when the detonation was set to occur.
South Africa strikes continue with schools, hospitals shut

An ongoing national South Africa strike by government workers was calmer on Friday, after violent protests flared earlier in the week. Many schools remain closed and some hospitals are turning patients away.
Times Square bomb plot: 'CSI' methods could crack the case

Video cameras, fingerprints, and chemical clues could all come into play as authorities try to identify who drove an explosives-laden vehicle into Times Square. The bomb plot left behind plenty of evidence.
Do women make better riot police?

In London, women commanders are tasked with keeping the peace amid five days of protest by environmental activists. In April, G-20 protests turned deadly.
Sri Lanka reveals evidence of rebel leader's death

President declares formal end to 26-year civil war and calls for unity.
The curious incident of Conan Doyle's 150th

Swiss village where Sherlock Holmes's archenemy meets his end readies for flood of fans May 22.
Britain abuzz over a new plan to arm bobbies with Tasers

Expansion of stun-gun use faces a mixed reaction from the largely unarmed police service.
Murder mystery vexes ex-Soviet bloc

The death of Bulgarian writer Georgi Markov in 1978 raises questions about Europe's lingering ties to communism.
Faking it, artfully

A Brooklyn museum lifts the curtain on its fake Coptic sculptures and wins praise.
Six picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

A newsroom thriller, NASA missions on the Discovery Channel, hybrid owners' annoying efficiency, and more.
A 'thoroughly modern' Middle East

A novel about the Cairo Conference of 1921.
Scotland Yard: Bhutto killed by bomb, not bullet

The British investigators also said that the evidence indicates only one assailant in the fatal attack on the former Pakistani prime minister.
CIA blames Al Qaeda, Taliban for Bhutto assassination

Director of CIA says "no reason" to doubt Islamist group's responsibility, echoing findings of Scotland Yard.
In Pakistan, fear of an ethnic divide

The political blame game over Bhutto's assassination and rising ethnic tensions raise worries about the fragility of the country's federal structure.
Gingerly, U.S. reaches out to Sharif in Pakistan

With elections there postponed until Feb. 18, and turmoil unabated, the Bush administration evaluates its options for spurring its war-on-terror ally toward greater democracy.