Thursday, September 9, 2010

Pentagon wants to destroy copies of Afghan war memoir

Pentagon wants to destroy copies of Afghan war memoir

Pentagon wants to destroy copies of Afghan war memoir

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Defense Department officials are negotiating to buy and destroy all 10,000 copies of the first printing of an Afghan war memoir they say contains intelligence secrets, according to two people familiar with the dispute.


US soldiers cut off Afghans' fingers as trophies: Report

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Five US soldiers who served in Afghanistan have been accused of murdering three Afghans and cutting off fingers and other body parts to keep as trophies, the Seattle Times reported on Thursday.


California: Massive fire breaks out in a residential neighbourhood

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A massive fire burned homes as it roared through a mostly residential neighborhood in the hills south of San Francisco following an explosion early on Thursday evening. The fire is burning in the town of San Bruno a few miles from San Francisco International Airport, prompting speculation the blaze was sparked by a plane crash. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said the agency has no record of a crash.


Visiting Ground Zero, asking Allah for comfort

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Nearly every September 11 since September 11, Hadidjatou Karamoko Traoré has made sure that her three children were dressed in their best clothes, and taken them from their tidy brick home in the Bronx to the pit where the World Trade Center stood, and where her husband, their father, worked and died.


Austrian kidnap victim tells her story

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The kidnapping of Natascha Kampusch was a case that shocked not just Austria but the world. The 10-year-old was kidnapped from a Vienna street on her way to school in 1998 and held captive for eight and a half years.


Pastor cancels plan to burn Quran

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An anti-Islamic preacher backed off and then threatened to reconsider burning the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, accusing a Muslim leader of lying to him with a promise to move an Islamic center and mosque away from New York's ground zero.


'Cuban model doesn't work': Fidel Castro

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Fidel Castro, the man who transformed Cuba into a communist economy 50-year-ago, seems to be disillusioned by the cash-strapped system he pioneered saying it no longer works. In a blunt assessment of the island's economy, former President Castro has said "the Cuban model doesn't even work for us any more."


US pastor may halt Quran burning if asked by White House

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A US Pastor, who is at the centre of a global outrage over his plans to burn the Quran, on Thursday suggested he might reconsider his inflammatory decision on the ninth anniversary of 9/11 if asked by the White House.


World's most expensive book going on sale in Britain

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A copy of the world's most expensive book, which features life-sized prints of flamingoes and swans, is tipped to fetch up to six million pounds at auction in Britain, Sotheby's said on Thursday.


Halal food expands reach in France

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For years, Anissa Benchamacha bought her meat in a parking lot, from vendors hawking near-expired products to Muslims eager to find food that met their religious requirements.


Woman spectator gored to death in Spanis

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A running bull gored and killed a woman spectator who poked her head through the barrier during a town bull run in central Spain today, authorities said. "After poking her head through the bars she received a fatal blow to the head from a bull at the back of the herd," said a statement by the town hall of Arganda del Rey near Madrid.


Most Facebook users have low self-esteem: Study

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Facebook is used mostly by narcissists and those with low self-esteem, says a Canadian study. These type of people use Facebook as a self-promotional tool, says psychology researcher Soraya Mehdizadeh of York University.


Car bomb sets Russian market ablaze

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A car loaded with explosives blew up in a central market in Russia's restive North Caucasus region on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens more, according to Russian media outlets.


Pak asks Interpol to stop Quran-burning

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Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned an American pastor's plans to burn copies of the Quran to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks and asked Interpol to stop the "insane" man from going ahead with the move.


He drove 1,400 miles without refuelling

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Craig Henderson of Bellingham, Washington, which is about 90 miles north of Seattle, planned to drive his home-built car from the Canadian border to the Mexican border without stopping for fuel.


Britain fines Goldman Sachs £17.5 million

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The British securities regulator said Thursday that it had fined Goldman Sachs £17.5 million, or nearly $27 million, for failing to disclose the Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into the synthetic collateralized debt obligation known as Abacus.


Case asserting torture by CIA dismissed

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A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that former prisoners of the C.I.A. could not sue over their alleged torture in overseas prisons because such a lawsuit might expose secret government information.


Obama implores minister to call off Quran burning

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US President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend.


"Beam me up, Scotty"could soon be a reality

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The catch-phrase "Beam me up, Scotty" of the iconic "Star Trek" serial could be close to reality with scientists successfully teleporting objects from one place to another with the help of energy rays.


9/11 'mastermind' Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gets a cleaner image

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When he was first introduced to the world, the man alleged to have masterminded the New York terrorist attacks appeared untidy and overweight.


US military bans video game that 'kills' troops

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Military bases across the US have banned the sale of a new video game that lets a player pretend to be a Taliban fighter and "shoot" US troops in Afghanistan.


CNN names Piers Morgan as Larry King's replacement

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CNN says Piers Morgan of "America's Got Talent" will replace Larry King on the network's prime-time lineup in January.


Taliban leader taunts US in end-of-Ramzan message

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The Taliban's shadowy leader has told Afghans that the insurgents are winning the war and warned Americans that they are wasting lives and billions in tax dollars by continuing in the conflict.


Indian nabbed with jihadist material in US set to return home

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A Mumbai-based documentary filmmaker is finally set to be released from a Texas jail after pleading "no contest" to charges of illegally carrying brass knuckles in his luggage to avoid a lengthy trial.


Vegas lion attack caught on camera by honeymooners

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The newlyweds Titus and Drew Ellis were at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, videotaping the lion habitat when all of a sudden one of the lions lunged at one of the trainers.


Prize for controversial Danish cartoonist

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A Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad and caused outrage in the Muslim world has received a German prize honoring his achievements for freedom of speech.


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