Thursday, November 25, 2010

North Korea warns of "brink of war"

North Korea warns of "brink of war"

North Korea warns of "brink of war"

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North Korea warned on Friday that planned US-South Korean military drills are pushing the peninsula to the brink of war as a US military commander headed to an island devastated this week by a North Korean artillery barrage.


As priest he sexually abused 155 children

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A former Catholic priest was sentenced to seven years' jail on Thursday for sexually abusing 155 children over several years, after he admitted to some of the charges in a German court.


New York cabbies to have a new dress code

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There is a dress code for New York City cab drivers. Seriously. It is right there on Page 23 of the 62-page manual the city issues to cabbies detailing the rules and regulations regarding their conduct and comportment.


Linking ISI to 26/11 attacks 'preposterous': Pak

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Pakistan on Thursday said it was "preposterous" to link the ISI to the Mumbai attacks, a day after a US court issued summons to the powerful spy agency's chief and others in connection with the 2008 carnage.


SKorea's defence chief resigns after NKorea attack

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South Korea's president ordered more troops to a front-line island and dumped his defense minister Thursday as the country grappled with lapses in its response to a deadly North Korean artillery strike.


David Cameron in hot water over dwarf joke

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British Prime Minister David Cameron was under fire today after repeating a joke likening the speaker of Parliament to one of Snow White's Seven Dwarfs.


Poland charges 3 men in theft of Auschwitz sign

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Polish prosecutors filed charges today against a Swede with neo-Nazi ties and two Poles acting for profit and said all three had confessed to the brazen theft of the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from the gates of the Nazi's Auschwitz death camp last year.


Israeli police blasted for abusing east Jerusalem kids

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Israeli police were accused of "flagrant violations" of the law today over their harsh and at times violent treatment of Palestinian children suspected of stone-throwing in east Jerusalem.


Sarah Palin's latest verbal gaffe - North Korea an ally

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Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin did it again. Her latest gaffe: "But obviously we've gotta stand with our North Korean allies."


Prince William, Kate wedding mugs go into production

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A glut of mugs and other souvenirs featuring Prince William and Kate Middleton is set to flood stores in a sales bonanza not seen since the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.


US court summons ISI chief, 26/11 mastermind

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A US court has issued summons to senior Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials, including its powerful chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha, and Mumbai attack masterminds and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) leaders Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi in response to a lawsuit filed by relatives of two American victims accusing them of providing material support for the 26/11 attacks.


Her car reversed into her, then hit her again

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A woman in Melbourne was run over by her own car, twice. The incident took place in Noble Park North in Melbourne's southeast where paramedics rushed to save her. Craig Brooks, a paramedic, said the woman was lucky despite the unlucky chain of events.


Posted by Harshad at 11:25 PM

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