So does Dubai's spanking new airport, from which it took this correspondent just seven minutes to exit, including passport control, luggage pick-up and customs.

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After Sierra's family raised the alarm that she was missing, some of her belongings -- including her passport and medical cards -- were found in her room in Istanbul, though her iPhone and iPad were not there, according to her husband.

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He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him including his International passport, we want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if you are dead or not.

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Though free pending trial, the man nicknamed "the Blade Runner" has to meet various bail conditions, including giving up alcohol, his passport and can't go near an airport, a judge ruled.

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He is quick to add, however, that other Microsoft services using Passport could do so, including MSN, Hotmail and the instant-messaging service.

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They threatened the victim, who was alone in the property, before attacking him and stealing items including a laptop, jewellery and a passport.

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The men took items including a laptop, jewellery and a passport.

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Companies including Starbucks and Office Depot have also incorporated Passport into their Web sites.

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Norman Baker, who is famous for his parliamentary questions, including the one that prompted Peter Mandelson's resignation in the Hinduja passport affair, takes over the environment brief.

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It will have the power to detain people for criminal activities including terrorism - not just customs and immigration offenses - and will combine passport and customs checks in a single border checkpoint, Brown said.

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