Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Man shot in head, but notices only 5 years later

Man shot in head, but notices only 5 years later

Man shot in head, but notices only 5 years later

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Police say a man living in Germany was shot in the back of his head, but that it took him five years to realize it.


Oz cops face dismissal in racist, porn e-mail probe

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More than 20 police officers in Australia are facing dismissal following an investigation into their involvement in circulating pornographic and racist e-mails through the Victoria police computer system.


Australia: Indian man jailed for van rape

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A court in Australia on Wednesday jailed an Indian national for 13 years, for allegedly raping a young university student in Melbourne last year. 27-year-old Harjot Hundal Singh dragged the woman into his van, tied her hands and told her to stop shouting or he would kill her, according to AAP report.


US freezes assets of Osama son-in-law

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In a continuing campaign to target Al-Qaida's sources of funds, the United States has frozen the assets of Muhammad Abdallah Hasan Abu-al-Khayr, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden.


Colombian teens get death threats on Facebook

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Around 90 teenagers in Puerto Asis town in Colombia have received death threats on social networking website Facebook, which has prompted several families to flee, officials said.


Cat dumping video goes viral, sparks outrage

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The gray-haired woman gently pets the cat, occasionally glancing furtively at a garbage bin. Then she strikes, casually grabbing it by the scruff, tossing it in, popping the lid closed, and quickly strolling away.


Rare fire tornado sparked by Brazil brush fires

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Brush fires and strong dry winds caused a fire tornado in the Brazilian municipality of Aracatuba on Tuesday.


Ferrari 458 Italia has enough superlatives to match the sticker

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Heat pouring from its carbon-ceramic brakes, the Ferrari 458 Italia rests its heaving lungs at Monticello Motor Club, preparing for more shrieking laps to come. Perspiring and exhilarated myself, I have a moment to appreciate Ferrari's newborn beauty in repose at this private road course tucked below the Catskills.


Around 200 women gang-raped near Congo UN base

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Rwandan and Congolese rebels gang-raped nearly 200 women and some baby boys over four days within miles of a UN peacekeepers' base in an eastern Congo mining district, an American aid worker and a Congolese doctor said.


China plane crash: State TV says 42 people killed, 49 rescued

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State media have reported a Henan Airlines plane with 91 people on board has crashed close to an airport in northeast China's Heilongjiang province and rescuers are rushing to the scene.


100 mph Ohio crash caught on tape

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A car traveling at 100 miles per hour broke into three pieces from the impact of a crash on the Interstate 675 in Sugarcreek Township, Ohio, USA on Monday.


Rival to Empire State Building? Skyscraper wars

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To hear the two sides in the skyscraper war tell it, never has so much been at stake. The owners of the Empire State Building and their supporters say their tower's international status and New York City's skyline are in mortal danger of an assault from a "monstrosity."


Skydiver solves Rubik's Cube at 14,000ft

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A German skydiver solved a Rubik's Cube mid-air while sitting in a free-falling rubber dinghy as it plunged to earth. Ludwig Fichte jumped off from a height of 14,000 feet.


SeaWorld fined for whale trainer's death

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SeaWorld Orlando has been fined 75 thousand dollars by the federal government following an investigation into the death of a whale trainer there last February.


Small plane crash lands in water off Bahamas, six rescued

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Rescuers in boats saved six people, including two children and a pregnant woman, who were found clinging to the wreckage of a small plane that crash landed on Monday in waters off the Bahamas.


Adolf Hitler had Jewish, African ancestors, show DNA tests

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Nazi leader Adolf Hitler possibly had Jewish as well as African ancestors - communities whom he had pledged to exterminate, new DNA tests have revealed.


Green car made of cannabis on its way

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More than a dozen Canadian companies have joined hands to produce a 'green' car made of hemp. To be run on electricity, the prototype design of the car - to be called Kestrel - will be unveiled at the Electric Mobility Show here next month.


Hundreds of Lankan refugees detained in Canada

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Canada's independent Immigration and Refugee Board has ordered the continued detention of all 443 adult Tamil asylum seekers who arrived August 13 aboard the cargo ship MV Sun Sea.


Trapped Chile miners prepare for 4-month long stay

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Thirty-three Chilean miners trapped nearly half a mile underground and facing perhaps four months before rescue are now receiving food, water and oxygen from above ground. Through a newly installed communications system, each of the men spoke and reported feeling hungry but well.


China: Jam stretching 100 km enters 10th day

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A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said.


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