Wednesday, September 1, 2010

China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers

China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers

China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers

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China wants people who buy new cell phone numbers to register their personal details, joining many European and Asian countries in curbing the anonymous use of mobile technology. Most countries that have such rules say they prevent the use of unregistered phones in terror attacks or drug crimes. In China, authorities say they have their sights on rampant junk messages — but some believe the government will use the new tool for monitoring its citizens.


Move to make Thai food healthier

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There's a push to make Thai food healthier as the country's been seeing a rise in obesity. A surge in the number of Thais with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease also has prompted the change. In Bangkok new cooking courses have sprung up to help ordinary people eat healthier.


Obama brokers Middle East peace talks

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Struggling to break decades of hostility, US President Barack Obama convened an ambitious new round of Mideast peace talks on Wednesday and told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they faced a fleeting chance to settle deep differences. "This moment of opportunity may not soon come again," Obama said at the White House before hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the first face-to-face peace talks in nearly two years.


Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Earl nears North Carolina

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Tourists and residents of Ocracoke Island, one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks in North Carolina, were piling onto ferries and boarding up their properties on Wednesday, as officials ordered the first evacuations in anticipation of a strengthening Hurricane Earl.


Marijuana found in Paris Hilton's car: Cops

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A police officer reported finding the butt of what he believed was a marijuana cigarette in a vehicle driven by Paris Hilton's boyfriend after a traffic stop on the Las Vegas Strip. A report made public today shows 34-year-old nightclub mogul Cy Waits failed field sobriety tests before his arrest late Friday.


Discovery hostage crisis: All 3 hostages freed, gunman shot by police

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Discovery hostage crisis - All three hostages at the Discovery channel's headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland are reported to be safe and have been removed from the building. The gunman holding them hostage was shot, and taken into custody.


Don't give false hope to trapped miners: NASA tells Chile

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A team of NASA experts in Chile to share the US space agency's experience in having men endure extensive periods of isolation has told officials to be totally frank with the 33 miners trapped underground for months to come.


Multiple blasts in Lahore, firing in Karachi; 35 killed

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At least 35 people were killed and over 180 injured on Wednesday when three suicide bombers blew themselves up in back-to-back attacks targetting Shia march in Lahore, even as gunmen opened fire at a procession in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi wounding seven.


Qantas flight returns to US with engine trouble

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A Qantas jet headed for Australia returned safely to San Francisco International Airport early on Tuesday after a problem with one of the engines forced pilots to turn back.


After 'mistreatment', Pak recalls military men from US

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The Pakistani military canceled a visit by a delegation of its officers to the United States to protest what the military called the group's mistreatment by security staff at Washington's Dulles International Airport, a spokesman for the military said Wednesday.


Air raid kills 60 alleged militants in Pakistan

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Security officials and a witness say Pakistan army jets and helicopters have targeted militant hideouts near the Afghan border, killing 60 people identified as insurgents or members of their families, among them up to 20 women or children.


Mother says killing young sons was 'act of love'

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A 51-year-old Australian woman has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for killing her two minor sons in what she described as her "greatest act of love", a media report said. Terming the murder as "premeditated" the Supreme Court handed out the sentence to Donna Fitchett, a nurse who drugged and killed 11-year-old Thomas and 9-year-old Matthew at their home on September 6, 2005, the 'Sydney Morning Herald' reported.


Rape probe against WikiLeaks founder reopened

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A senior Swedish prosecutor is reopening a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange - the latest twist to a case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other. The case was dropped by a Stockholm prosecutor last week who said there was nothing suggesting Assange had raped a Swedish woman who reported him to police.


Obama opens Mideast peace talks

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President Barack Obama is opening a new round of Mideast peacemaking, bringing Israeli and Palestinian leaders together Wednesday for talks aimed at forging agreement within one year on a two-state solution: a sovereign Palestine and a secure Israel.


Blair: Gordon Brown has 'zero emotional intelligence'

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Tony Blair's long-awaited memoir says the former British prime minister doesn't regret the Iraq war — although he wept for its victims — and carries revelations about the politician's alcohol use, his interactions with the queen and his testy relationship with his successor.


Libya releases Islamists including bin Laden's driver

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Libya has released 37 Islamists, including a former driver of Osama bin Laden and members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).


Oz minister sacked for watching porn on office computer

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A state cabinet minister in Australia's New South Wales who used his office computer to visit pornographic and gambling websites has resigned. Ports and Waterways Minister Paul McLeay resigned after confessing to Premier Kristina Keneally that he had "used a computer supplied by the parliament to visit gambling and adult sites".


NASA: Don't give false hope to Chile Miners

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A 31-ton drill is boring a "pilot" hole from the floor of Chile's Atacama Desert down 2,200 feet (700 metres) to the area in the San Jose mine where 33 men await rescue. Hours after the drill bit into the ground, an engineer at the site predicted slow, but steady progress.


Palestine: Gunmen open fire at Israelis

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Palestinian gunmen opened fire Tuesday on an Israeli car in the West Bank and killed four passengers on the eve of a new round of Mideast peace talks in Washington. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility.


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