Tuesday, August 3, 2010

12-year-old girl kicks thief where it hurts most

12-year-old girl kicks thief where it hurts most

12-year-old girl kicks thief where it hurts most

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A 12-year-old British girl sent a thief packing by giving him a solid kick right between his legs. The burglar groaned before running out of the house. Georgia Bulis-Gray found the thief in her kitchen.


'Solar tsunami' may hit Earth anytime: Scientists

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The Earth could be hit by a 'solar tsunami' anytime now as an unusually complex magnetic eruption on the Sun has flung a large cloud of electrically charged particles towards our planet, scientists have warned.


Mosque near Ground Zero clears key hurdle

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After a protracted battle that set off a national debate over freedom of religion, a Muslim center and mosque to be built two blocks from ground zero surmounted a final hurdle on Tuesday. The city's Landmarks Preservation Commission voted 9 to 0 against granting historic protection to the building at 45-47 Park Place in Lower Manhattan, where the $100 million center would be built.


4 dead in Lebanon-Israel dispute over a tree

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Lebanese and Israeli troops exchanged fire Tuesday in a fierce border battle that killed a senior Israeli officer, two Lebanese soldiers and a journalist — underlining how easily tensions can re-ignite along the frontier where Israel and Hezbollah fought a war four years ago.


A market punishing to mothers

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The last three men nominated to the Supreme Court have all been married and, among them, have seven children. The last three women — Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Harriet Miers (who withdrew) — have all been single and without children.


FBI's latest adversary is Wikipedia

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken on everyone from Al Capone to John Dillinger to the Unabomber. Its latest adversary: Wikipedia.


Chinese kids learn English from cartoons

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Mickey Mouse, AristoCats and other cartoon characters have now got a new job -- to teach kindergarten tiny tots in China how to speak English. English learning centres run by the US-based cartoon movie maker Walt Disney Company are open for children between the age group of five and seven years.


42 killed in Iraq attacks as Qaeda plants flag

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Twin car bombs in south Iraq killed 33 people on Tuesday while Al-Qaeda fighters hoisted their flag having shot dead five police in Baghdad, a day after the US vowed no delays to a major troop pullout.


9 killed in US warehouse shooting: Official

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Nine people are dead after an employee summoned for a disciplinary hearing opened fire at a beer distributor in Manchester, Conn., on Tuesday morning, the police said. One of the dead was the suspected gunman, said Sgt. Sandy Ficaro of the Manchester Police Department. Investigators had been at the company, Hartford Distributors, throughout the day trying to determine the number of fatalities.


Ground Zero mosque project clears major obstacle

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Controversial plans to build a mosque near the site of the New York towers destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terror attacks cleared a big hurdle on Tuesday as a city panel voted to end protected status for an existing structure on the site.


International community is 'losing the war' in Afghanistan: Zardari

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Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari says the international community "is losing the war against the Taliban" largely because "we have lost the battle to conquer the heart and soul" of the Afghan people.


NZ to have its 1st male brothel for female clients

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A male brothel where women could "come and either just drink and be titillated, or go the whole nine yards" is in the process of being set up in New Zealand. Former politician Pam Corkery has been linked to plans for New Zealand's first brothel for women, New Zealand Herald reported on Tuesday.


Reagan son launches '1st conservative email service'

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Former American President Ronald Reagan's son Michael Reagan has launched what he claims the very first "conservative email service" which will help promote "true Reagan values". According to Jr Reagan, popular email providers such as Hotmail, Google, Yahoo! and Apple are supporting leftwing causes which are "hurting" America.


Zardari plans to tick off Cameron for terror remark

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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will be doing some "plain talking" when he meets British Prime Minister David Cameron and has a mind to "put him straight" over the remark that Islamabad was exporting terror.


Karachi: 45 killed, 93 wounded in political violence

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The Hospital staff says 45 people have been killed and 93 others wounded in a wave of violence which has brought much of Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi to a standstill.


Porn broadcast at Indonesian Parliament

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Computer screens at the Indonesian Parliament, broadcast porn images in an incident that caused a shock among journalists and legislators, reports said on Tuesday.


Meet Chelsea Clinton's wedding planner

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The shroud of secrecy surrounding Chelsea Clinton's wedding in Rhineback was due in part to the wedding planner, not the Clintons. Bryan Rafanelli, a Boston-based event planner who managed the Clinton weekend wedding extravaganza, said in an interview on Sunday that he required confidentiality agreements with his vendors.


Space station breakdown has NASA scrambling

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Astronauts in orbit and on the ground practiced on Monday for a major repair job later this week at the International Space Station. A weekend malfunction knocked out half of the space station's cooling system, forcing the crew of six to turn off unnecessary equipment and halt scientific work to avoid any overheating.


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