Thursday, August 26, 2010

Hong Kong: Philippines bus hostage survivor returns

Hong Kong: Philippines bus hostage survivor returns

Hong Kong: Philippines bus hostage survivor returns

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An injured survivor of the Philippines bus hostage drama in which eight Hong Kong tourists were killed returned to the territory on Thursday to continue medical treatment.


France expels more Roma to Bucharest

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France expelled more Roma on Thursday, putting them on two flights to Romania, despite mounting criticism of the crackdown.


No jail for HIV+ singer who had unprotected sex

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A German court on Thursday found a girl band singer guilty of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him despite knowing she was infected with HIV. However, Nadja Benaissa was spared a jail sentence.


California: Plane tires catch fire during landing

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The tires of a JetBlue airplane caught fire Thursday during a hard landing in Sacramento that left 15 people with minor injuries and sent passengers down emergency slides to escape the aircraft.


Pakistani Taliban hint at attacks on aid workers

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The Taliban hinted they may launch attacks against foreigners helping Pakistan respond to the worst floods in the country's history, saying their presence was "unacceptable." The U.N. said it would not be deterred by violent threats.


Another plane overshoots runway in China

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Another passenger plane overshot the runway during landing in a city in China but caused no casualties, just hours after an aircraft crashed killing 42 people and injuring 54, officials said.


In Pakistan, Taliban hints it will attack relief workers

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The Pakistani Taliban called the presence of foreign relief workers in this flood-ravaged country "unacceptable" on Thursday and obliquely suggested that militants could carry out attacks against members of aid groups, according to news reports.


Walls broken to move obese woman to hospital in Bangkok

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Authorities in the Thai capital had to build an external lift and demolish two walls on Thursday to take one of the world's heaviest women to hospital after she was unable to get out of her own flat.


Greek fighter jets in mid-air collision: Report

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Two F-16 fighter jets collided in mid-air on Thursday, media reports said, adding that one of the pilots had apparently managed to eject from his aircraft.


Robot plants Chinese flag on seabed

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China announced it had successfully sent a manned submarine to the bottom of the South China Sea on Thursday, state media reported. The domestically-made submarine went 3.76 kilometres below sea level. A robot was used to plant a Chinese national flag at the bottom of the South China Sea, CCTV said.


WikiLeaks' new posts include CIA fears about Headley

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The CIA fears that the growing instances of homegrown terrorists like David Headley would make other nations believe that the US is an "exporter of terrorism" and prompt them to reduce cooperations with it, according to fresh secret documents posted by WikiLeaks.


New York to light up for Mother Teresa's 100th birth anniversary

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Mother Teresa's 100th birth anniversary will be marked in New York's iconic Times Square with billboards and buildings emitting a soft blue light to honour the Nobel laureate, while the Empire State Building has refused to be a part of the global celebrations.


Mexico massacre: 72 bodies found piled in a room

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Mexico's navy on Thursday released footage of the location where the bodies of 72 people were discovered on Tuesday in the northern state of Tamaulipas close to the US border.


Posted by Harshad at 11:16 PM

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