Friday, September 10, 2010

Mudslide hits village on Italy's Amalfi Coast

Mudslide hits village on Italy's Amalfi Coast

Mudslide hits village on Italy's Amalfi Coast

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A river of mud unleashed by heavy rains has flooded a tiny village on Italy's Amalfi Coast, and at least one person was reported missing.


25 slain in Mexican city; 85 escape border prison

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Gunmen killed 25 people in a series of drug-gang attacks in Ciudad Juarez, marking the deadliest day in more than two years for the Mexican border city.


Third drill to the rescue for Chile's trapped miners

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Chile is sparing no expense to rescue its 33 trapped miners, mounting three separate drilling efforts to carve escape tunnels through nearly a half-mile of solid rock and collapsed mine shafts.


India-US talks: Outsourcing on agenda

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India's outsourcing concerns go unheeded as US President Obama doesn't seem to be in a mood to budge on his outsourcing stand. After widespread condemnation from different quarters in India, speaking at a White House press conference, Obama again took a jibe at companies that outsource jobs.


China calls off talks with Japan amid diplomatic row

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China today put off its talks with Japan on the East China Sea issue amid a diplomatic row over the detention of a captain and crew of a Chinese fishing boat that was "seized" after it collided with two Japanese patrol vessels near disputed islands.


Priest sex abuse linked to 13 suicides in Belgium

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Hundreds of sex abuse victims have come forward in Belgium with harrowing accounts of molestation by Catholic clergy that reportedly led to at least 13 suicides and affected children as young as two, a special commission has said.


Iran cancels planned release of female US hiker

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Iran has cancelled the planned release today of female US hiker Sarah Shourd due to unresolved legal issues, Tehran's public prosecutor was quoted as saying by ILNA news agency.


US not at war with peace loving Islam: Obama

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On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11, President Barack Obama on Friday said that America is not at war with Islam, but against "a handful of tiny minority" who have distorted the preachings of this great religion.


Indian-origin man held in US drug bust

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A 29-year-old Indian-origin truck driver was arrested by US authorities for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs worth nearly USD 3.6 million, in one of the largest cocaine busts in the country's history.


Obama says economic progress 'painfully slow'

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President Barack Obama insisted on Friday that the US economy is showing improvement from the deepest recession in decades but conceded the "progress has been painfully slow." He said he understands that many voters in November's elections may blame the weak recovery on him.


Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best

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John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.


Priest sex abuse linked to 13 suicides in Belgium

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Hundreds of sex abuse victims have come forward in Belgium with harrowing accounts of molestation by Catholic clergy that reportedly led to at least 13 suicides and affected children as young as two, an independent Belgian commission said Friday.


As North Korea marks its 62nd year, the world is left guessing

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North Koreans marked the 62nd anniversary of their nation's founding on Thursday with ceremonies honoring its first leader, Kim Il-sung, as speculation abroad deepened over political developments in the reclusive nation.


Finally, US pastor says he won't burn the Quran

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On a day of dramatic twists and turns, a US pastor today announced that he has no plans to go ahead with his earlier decision to burn the holy Quran and said he still expects the planned mosque near Ground Zero to be moved as part of a "deal" with a Florida imam.


Iran denies building secret nuclear site

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Iran is denying an opposition group's claim that it is building a secret nuclear facility west of the capital.


Israel behind Koran burning plan, says Iran

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(DPA) Iran on Thursday said Israel was behind the plan by a US pastor to burn copies of the Koran on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the official news agency IRNA reported.


US urges Iraq to try new plan to share power

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The Obama administration is encouraging a major new power-sharing arrangement in Iraq that could retain Nuri Kamal al-Maliki as prime minister but in a coalition that would significantly curb his authority.


US military policy going against gay members

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The "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gay members of the military is unconstitutional, a federal judge in California ruled Thursday.


UK town to approve new gurudwara

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The dream of Indian origin residents in east Midlands town of Leicester to convert a disused industrial unit into a gurudwara may soon come true with the local administration likely give its approval for turning the place into a Sikh temple of worship.


Killed his wife by hitting her 30 times

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A 90-year-old man in the US has been sentenced to a prison term for brutally slaying his 89-year-old wife. He struck his wife of 68 years about 30 times on the head and arms.


Iran denies secret uranium enrichment site

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Iran today denied claims by opposition groups that it was secretly building a new uranium enrichment site deep in the mountains northwest of the capital.


Iran to free female US hiker as act of 'Islamic compassion'

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Iran will soon free a female US hiker detained in the Islamic republic for more than a year for alleged spying, officials said, with some indicating that she would be released tomorrow.


US issues global travel alert to citizens amid Quran row

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The US has issued a global travel alert asking its citizens to exercise caution in the wake of a Florida pastor's plan to burn copies of Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, warning that it could trigger violent protests in many countries.


Obama looking forward to India visit, says US

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US President Barack Obama is looking forward to his maiden trip to India in November, a senior administration official has said describing that the relationship between the two countries is vitally important. "The President looks forward to his trip to India," State Department spokesman, P J Crowley, told foreign journalists at the Washington Foreign Press Center.


Quran-burning: US media going overboard with coverage?

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A renegade pastor and his tiny flock set fire to a Quran on a street corner, and made sure to capture it on film. And they were ignored. That stunt took place in 2008, involving members of the Westboro Baptist Church from Topeka, Kansas, an almost universally condemned group of fundamentalists who also protest at military funerals. But plans for a similar stunt by another fringe pastor, Terry Jones, have garnered worldwide news media attention this summer, attention that peaked Thursday when he announced he was cancelling — and later, that he had only "suspended" — what he had dubbed International Burn a Quran Day. It had been scheduled for Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.


Posted by Harshad at 11:25 PM

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