Sunday, January 2, 2011

Crude videos aboard an aircraft carrier

Crude videos aboard an aircraft carrier

Crude videos aboard an aircraft carrier

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The videos resemble something a college fraternity could have put together as a joke and posted on YouTube. There are scenes showing women showering together, frequent sexual references and a number of antigay slurs and vulgarities.


Australians rescued after cinema ceiling collapses

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Sixteen people are believed trapped in an Australian cinema after the roof partially collapsed after heavy rain, a report said Monday. Police confirmed that emergency services were at the scene in the regional centre of Bathurst, some 175 kilometres (110 miles) west of Sydney, but could not say whether any people were still inside the building.


Average Briton 'tells three lies a day'

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Believe it or not, an average Briton tells three lies a day. This is according to a survey which found that it also doesn't matter to British adults what they fib about – whether it's where they are, what hours they're working or what chores they have carried out, or rather not carried out, at homes.


China extending its footprints deep into Central Asia

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On the outskirts of this wind-scoured town, founded in 1893 as a Russian military post, the construction of a new customs compound heralds the return of another major power. When it opens this year, the sprawling new lot will accommodate much larger caravans of Chinese trucks than the existing trade depot, speeding the flow of clothing, electronics and household appliances that have lately flooded Central Asia, from nomadic yurts on the Kyrgyz steppes to ancient alleyways in Samarkand and Bukhara.


Heavy snowfall leads to blackout in Moscow

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For the second time in just over a week, the Moscow Region has faced the worst blackout in its post-Soviet history following heavy snowfalls and strong winds in Russia.


India to be given key UNSC role in fight against terrorism

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India, which has joined the UN Security Council after a of gap of 19 years, is most likely to be given a key responsibility by this powerful 15-membered body in fight against terrorism; thus acknowledging New Delhi's prominent role in the global war against terror. Diplomatic sources privy to the discussions at the United Nations headquarters in New York told PTI talks are in advance stage to request India to head one of its two key counter-terrorism committees.


Traditional Roman New Year's dive

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Five Italians on Saturday dived into the River Tiber in Rome from the Cavour Bridge, a height of more than 50 feet (17 metres). The event is a New Year tradition dating back to 1946, when a lifeguard who was trying to find work leapt into the waters from the Cavour Bridge to advertise his skills. Since then, it has caught on as an annual event.


Germans brave New Year chill, swim in ice covered lake

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A German swimming club kicked off the New Year with a chill - celebrating the first day of 2011 with a winter swim in an ice covered lake. For more than 40 years the Berlin Seals Club has gathered at the Orankesee Lake in Northern Berlin to cut open the ice for their annual dip.


How prisoners are using smuggled smartphones

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A counterfeiter at a Georgia state prison ticks off the remaining days of his three-year sentence on his Facebook page. He has 91 digital "friends." Like many of his fellow inmates, he plays the online games FarmVille and Street Wars.


Six choke to death on New Year rice cakes in Tokyo

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Six people choked to death and five others were in a serious condition after eating traditional glutinous "mochi" rice cakes to celebrate the New Year in Tokyo, fire department officials said today.


Campaign to save Ringo Starr's home

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A campaign to save the childhood home of former Beatles member Ringo Starr from demolition received fresh hope on Sunday after a UK government minister voiced his support.


Ahmadinejad's car gets USD 1 million bid: Report

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An Iranian state-owned newspaper says the president's 33-year-old car that he is auctioning off for charity has received a USD 1 million bid from abroad.


Iraqi immigrant to be tried in US for daughter's death

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Honour killing in US: An Iraqi immigrant from the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, accused of killing his 20-year-old daughter because he believed she had become too Westernised, is scheduled to stand trial this month.


PPP-led govt reduced to minority in Pak as MQM pulls out

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The beleaguered PPP-led government in Pakistan was today reduced to a minority after the MQM pulled out of the ruling coalition ostensibly to protest its failure to address the people's problems.


Europe's young grow agitated over future prospects

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Francesca Esposito, 29 and exquisitely educated, helped win millions of euros in false disability and other lawsuits for her employer, a major Italian state agency. But one day last fall she quit, fed up with how surreal and ultimately sad it is to be young in Italy today.


Man shaves off wife’s hair, eyebrows

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A disgruntled man shaved off the hair and eyebrows of his ex-wife and the mother of his 12 children in Sindh province's Larkana district in a stark reminder of the violence and dark ages customs and traditions that women in the rural areas of Pakistan have to put up with.


US Navy opens investigation into risque videos

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A top officer aboard a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier broadcast to his crew a series of profanity-laced comedy sketches in which he uses gay slurs, mimics masturbation and opens the shower curtain on women pretending to bathe together, a newspaper reported.


Afghan envoys head to Pakistan for peace talks

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Afghan efforts to broker peace with the Taliban enter a new phase this week with the first scheduled visit of envoys to Islamabad, part of a growing recognition that the process hinges on Pakistan.


Shops in Iran banned from selling Valentine’s Day gifts

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Shops in Iran have been banned from selling Valentine cards and gifts as the traditional lovers' day gains increasing popularity in the Islamic republic.


Hotmail users find empty inboxes, missing folders

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Many Hotmail users had a New Year surprise when they found empty inboxes and missing folders as they logged in.


Spain enacts tough anti-smoking law

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The tapas bar — that smoky, noisy and bustling Spanish success story that combined delicious morsels with good wine within a welcoming atmosphere and spawned imitators across the world — is now smoke-free. So are restaurants, discotheques, casinos, airports and even some outdoor spaces.


100 trillion Zimbabwe Bank notes, a collector's delight

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Western visitors to Zimbabwe are snapping up old, defunct Zimbabwe bank notes, preferring them to some traditional African curios and souvenirs of the nation's famed stone sculpture.


Mile High 'love' flights grounded in UK

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An airline, which gives couples the chance to make love in the clouds for 640 pounds, has been barred from operating its flights, after authorities ruled the in-flight action was "too distracting" for its pilots.


EPA limit on gases to pose risk to Obama and Congress

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With the federal government set to regulate climate-altering gases from factories and power plants for the first time, the Obama administration and the new Congress are headed for a clash that carries substantial risks for both sides. While only the first phase of regulation takes effect on Sunday, the administration is on notice that if it moves too far and too fast in trying to curtail the ubiquitous gases that are heating the planet it risks a Congressional backlash that could set back the effort for years.


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