Friday, July 30, 2010

Swedish ex-police chief convicted of sex crimes

Swedish ex-police chief convicted of sex crimes

Swedish ex-police chief convicted of sex crimes

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A former Swedish police chief known for his lectures on gender equality and sexual harassment was convicted on Friday of rape and other sex crimes and sent to prison. In a case that shocked this Nordic nation, the court found Goran Lindberg, 64, guilty of "sadistic, sexual violence" for tying one of his victims to a bed before raping her.


Majority of Pakistanis call India a threat, US enemy

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A majority of Pakistanis still consider India as a major threat, view America as an enemy and are far less concerned about Taliban and al-Qaida, according to the prestigious Pew Research Centre opinion poll carried out in Pakistan.


We'll punish WikiLeaks informers: Taliban

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The Taliban in Afghanistan has threatened to behead informers who have been revealed following the explosive disclosure by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks has put out over 90,000 uncensored intelligence documents, causing a security scare. Countries which have their forces fighting in Afghanistan are pouring over the documents to see the extent of the damage.


Despite Cameron comments, Zardari will visit UK

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British Premier David Cameron's warning to Pakistan to stop promoting the "export of terror" appears to have cast a shadow on bilateral ties, with the Foreign Office even debating the possibility of asking President Asif Ali Zardari to call off an upcoming visit to London.


Now a facebook page for a lost teddy bear

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A page has been set up in the social network site facebook to reunite a thread bare teddy bear with its owner in Britain. The light brown stuffed teddy, who has black eyes, a pink nose and stripes across his stomach, was found in a tea-room on July 18.


Obama's daytime diplomacy

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"We shouldn't be campaigning all the time," President Obama said on "The View," during an interview that looked and sounded a lot like a campaign appearance.


Frenzy of speculation over Clinton’s wedding

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Of all the grave questions news organizations are grappling with these days, one that is truly stumping them is which superlative to attach to Chelsea Clinton's wedding. A game of "Biggest Wedding of the (insert time element here)" is unfolding on gossip Web sites, in newspaper pages and on network news programs.


Britain to scrap retirement age at 65

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At a time when one in five 16-24 year olds in Britain are unemployed, the government has decided to scrap the default retirement age of 65 years from October. This means employers cannot tell workers attaining the age of 65 to leave their jobs.


Added to the recall list: Millions of frozen mice

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Take mice from freezer. Thaw (but not in the microwave, please). Feed to pet snakes. And do not forget to wash your hands. That is the message from public health officials in the wake of salmonella outbreaks that have sickened more than 400 people, many of them snake owners or their children, in the United States and Britain.


The horror of Villers-au-Tertre: French woman says she suffocated 8 newborns

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People had placed candles outside the gates of the home of a Frenchwoman who authorities say has acknowledged suffocating eight of her newborn babies. Police had already sealed off the house in the northern town of Villers-au-Tertre , and authorities are conducting DNA tests to establish for sure that Dominique Cottrez and her husband Pierre-Marie were the parents.


Dr Click: Medicine moves online

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There is a new kind of Doctor's Room where doctors don't see their patients face to face. They treat them online, often without ever having met them. A virtual knock on the doctor's door. So who are the patients who 'visit' these virtual doctors?


US: Will people, governments trust us now?

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Thursday denounced the disclosure this week of 75,000 classified documents about the Afghanistan war by the Web site WikiLeaks, asserting that the security breach had endangered lives and damaged the ability of others to trust the United States government to protect their secrets.


'Bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj's acquittal plea rejected

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Nepal Supreme Court has rejected the plea for acquittal of Charles Gurumukh Sobhraj, the bikini killer of the Hippy Era. The Court delivered its verdict on the sensational murder of American backpacker Connie Jo Bronzich in Kathmandu Valley, in 1975.


Obama bored with his BlackBerry

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Barack Obama fought hard to keep his BlackBerry when he became the US President, but with only 10 people authorised to email the super-encrypted device, he admitted today that it is "no fun."


French woman admits to suffocating her 8 newborns

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A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor said Thursday.


US: Indian-American woman pleads guilty in fraud case

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An Indian-American woman executive has pleaded guilty to defrauding her company of US $34 million to pay for her "irrational" buying sprees and faces up to 20 years in jail on conviction.


Race issue haunts Obama again

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With a black President, in the White House, can race issues be far behind? A new controversy for Barack Obama over the Shirley Sherrod episode brings the spotlight on the colour of Obama's officials - the question being asked: Is Barack Obama's White House too white? That's what the NYT's columnist Maureen Dowd says.


Dry land on wild fire threatens Los Angeles

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Firefighters said on Wednesday they had partially surrounded a wildfire north of Los Angeles in the United States that has burned at least 30 homes and is threatening about 150 others.


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