Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Fleeing thieves hurl Rolex watches at policemen

Fleeing thieves hurl Rolex watches at policemen


Fleeing thieves hurl Rolex watches at policemen

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A group of thieves who were fleeing after breaking into a jewellery store in Britain hurled Rolex watches at chasing police personnel.


Google will sell brand names as keywords in Europe

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The Internet giant Google said on Wednesday that it would change its search policy for most of Europe to allow advertisers to buy and use as keywords terms that have been trademarked by others.


Pak school to rehabilitate boys recruited by Taliban

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The painting is disturbing: raindrops shaped like bullets and branches intended to look like blood-soaked necks. The artist was a boy recruited by the Taliban to help kill Pakistani soldiers. He and more than 120 other boys, some as young as 12, now go to an army-run school designed to guide youths in the picturesque Swat Valley away from the brutality and fanaticism of the Taliban.


Obama vows to fight India, China for new jobs

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US President Barack Obama has vowed to give tough competition to India and China for millions of potential jobs in the American clean energy industry, once again raising the bugaboo of outsourcing.


Pak suicide bombing caught on CCTV

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A suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying a senior paramilitary police chief in North-Western Pakistan on Wednesday, killing him and four others in an attack that ended a period of relative calm in Peshawar city which has been a favourite target of the Taliban.


Magazine cover of disfigured Afghan stokes debate

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She cannot read or write and had never heard of Time magazine until a visitor brought her a copy of this week's issue, the one with the cover picture of her face, the face with no nose.


Donkey forced to parasail rescued by British newspaper

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It was a viral video sensation that enraged animal lovers. Anapka, the donkey was strapped into a harness and forced to parasail over a southern Russian beach as a promotion stunt.


Airline fees test travelers’ limits

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After a United flight hit severe turbulence over Kansas on July 20, injuring dozens of people on board, Jay Leno joked that flight attendants administered first aid only to passengers who paid a $7.50 "triage fee." It was a bit of morbid humor reflecting the view that airline fees are out of control.


Veil may be banned in Swedish schools

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Sweden's education minister wants to make it easier for the heads of higher education establishments to ban women wearing face-covering veils at their schools, he said in comments broadcast today.


40 US billionaires pledge half wealth to charity

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In a drive organised by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, forty of America's billionaires and their families pledged on Wednesday to give more than half of their fortune to charity.


Sobhraj's wife, mother-in-law in police custody

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In a curious twist to the case of Charles Sobhraj, the wife and mother-in-law of the wily Indian origin 'bikini killer' were taken into police custody on Wednesday.


Michelle Obama, daughter Sasha holiday in Spain

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Security was tight at the posh Hotel Villa Padierna in southern Spain as Michelle Obama and her 9-year-old daughter Sasha arrived for a summer vacation in a motorcade.


Suicide bomber reportedly kills 3 people in Peshawar

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Police say suicide bomber kills 3 people, including senior police officer, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Several others are believed to be injured in the bombing.


'Help me' tweet rescues lost, injured triathlete

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A triathlete in the US who got lost during a competition and then got hurt after falling off her mountain bike sent out a desperate tweet for help. Her plea was noticed by her followers who dialled for assistance.


Why divorce? Just stay separated

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John Frost and his wife had been unhappily married for much of their 25 years together when his company relocated him in 2000. So when he moved from Virginia to Knoxville, Tenn, he left her behind.


Iran denies assassination attempt on President

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Iran has denied reports that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's motorcade was attacked by a grenade on Wednesday, saying that the explosion was actually a "firecracker."


Gaza's tunnels are big enough to smuggle cars

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British broadcaster Sky News aired recently filmed footage on Tuesday of what it claimed were brand new vehicles being secretly brought into the Gaza Strip through underground smuggling tunnels.


67,000-year-old human bone found

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A Filipino archaeologist presented on Tuesday, a bone fragment indicating that humans inhabited the Philippines as early as 67-thousand years ago, much earlier than previously thought.


Obama tells young African leaders to follow Mahatma Gandhi

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US President Barack Obama, who sees Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, has asked young African leaders to follow the legendary Indian icon to bring the changes they want in their continent.


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