Saturday, July 31, 2010

Mistaken as an Iranian martyr, then hounded

Mistaken as an Iranian martyr, then hounded

Mistaken as an Iranian martyr, then hounded

Posted:

Zahra Soltani, whom everyone calls Neda, will never forget the day she saw her death announced on television, accompanied by the picture she had posted on her Facebook page. "They said that I was killed during the protests against the presidential elections," she said, shaking her head.


Chelsea Clinton weds longtime beau Marc Mezvinsky

Posted:

Bill and Hillary Clinton have tried to shield their daughter, Chelsea, from the gaze of the public for most of her life. But on her wedding day on Saturday, even as the Clintons sought to shroud the event in secrecy, residents and onlookers decided they were going to celebrate along with them, invited or not.


Toddler survives fall from third floor balcony

Posted:

A three-year-old child was hospitalised after falling from a three storey balcony in Adiyaman City, Southeast Turkey, the Turkish Dogan news agency reported. Bayram Altinkaya was hanging from the balcony of his house when his hands slipped and he fell.


Getting into medical school without hard sciences

Posted:

For generations of pre-med students, three things have been as certain as death and taxes: organic chemistry, physics and the Medical College Admission Test, known by its dread-inducing acronym, the MCAT.


Mexican chefs prepare world's biggest sandwich

Posted:

In what has become a yearly tradition in Mexico City, workers from 45 restaurants on Friday volunteered to prepare a 48-metre (161 feet) long Mexican sandwich, possibly the largest of its kind ever made.


Pakistan flood: More than 800 dead, says official

Posted:

Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other waterborne diseases.


Thousands mourn Love Parade victims in Germany

Posted:

Thousands of people paid their respects in the German city of Duisburg on Saturday to the 21 people who died in the Love Parade tragedy a week earlier. Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Christian Wulff were among several hundred mourners in a church service beamed onto big screens in and around Duisburg's football stadium.


Forest fires kill at least 29 in Russia

Posted:

Raging forest fires which engulfed parts of Central Russia during the country's hottest summer on record have killed at least 29 and destroyed hundreds of homes, forcing President Dmitry Medvedev to summon the Army to join the rescue effort.


'Black box' found in Pakistan plane crash wreckage

Posted:

Recovery workers found the "black box" flight data recorder Saturday in the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash, and it appeared to be in good condition, officials said. An analysis of the data on the recorder could provide clues as to why the Airblue flight crashed Wednesday into the hills overlooking the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing all 155 people onboard.


In Indonesia, an unabashedly sexy celebrity gets political

Posted:

Her left hand flitting between the BlackBerry and Starbucks cappuccino on the table before her, Julia Perez spoke with rising urgency into her cellphone at a shopping mall here one recent afternoon. She took no notice of the passers-by who, sneaking glances her way, found confirmation in her tight-fitting, low-cut dress that it was indeed Julia Perez, the singer, actress, model — and soon, perhaps, politician — whose overt use of sex appeal has won her legions of fans in Indonesia but also condemnation from social conservatives.


The rich and boring need not apply

Posted:

The photographer and blogger Todd Selby had just returned from Tom Sachs's studio in Chinatown. "It was awesome!" Mr Selby said, still excited as he downloaded images of the artist's work space. "That was as close to an ideal scenario as possible."


Way we live now: I tweet, therefore I am

Posted:

On a recent lazy Saturday morning, my daughter and I lolled on a blanket in our front yard, snacking on apricots, listening to a download of E B White reading "The Trumpet of the Swan." Her legs sprawled across mine; the grass tickled our ankles. It was the quintessential summer moment, and a year ago, I would have been fully present for it. But instead, a part of my consciousness had split off and was observing the scene from the outside: this was, I realized excitedly, the perfect opportunity for a tweet.


New trouble for terrorist who helped prosecutors

Posted:

Nine years ago, an Algerian man charged in the failed "millennium plot" to blow up Los Angeles International Airport took an unusual step: he pleaded guilty in Federal District Court in Manhattan and became the rare convicted Islamic terrorist to cooperate with the United States government.


Bill Clinton makes public appearance on Chelsea’s wedding eve

Posted:

Bill Clinton made a long-anticipated appearance in the upstate New York village where his daughter is getting married, drawing crowds of onlookers on Friday afternoon as preparations continued largely out of sight for the grand and secretive occasion.


Pakistan’s ISI calls off UK visit

Posted:

Pakistan's ISI has reportedly cancelled the visit of its officials to Britain after British Prime Minister David Cameron's remarks against terror camps on Pakistani soil.


Posted by Harshad at 11:16 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)