Tuesday, February 1, 2011

New Zealand PM says Liz Hurley is 'hot'

New Zealand PM says Liz Hurley is 'hot'

New Zealand PM says Liz Hurley is 'hot'

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New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key has been slammed for describing British actress and estranged wife of Indian business tycoon Arun Nayar, Liz Hurley, as "hot". Women rights campaigners in New Zealand are infuriated over the 49-year-old Prime Minister's "sexist" comments on a radio sports show, online media reports said.


Russia loses contact with newly-launched satellite

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The Russian Space Forces - the wing of the armed forces responsible for military space operations - has lost contact with a newly launched military satellite and is trying to track it, a spokesman said.


Meet the super Sikh of Toronto

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As the global meltdown grounded the auto industry, Toronto's biggest Indian car man, Nav Bhatia, only thrived. The multimillionaire Sikh has also been helping change stereotypes about Indians in Canada after being mistaken for a cab driver once.


'Jihad Jane' pleads guilty to terror charges

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A US woman who called herself 'Jihad Jane' has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and plotting to wage violent jihad overseas. A Pennsylvanian Colleen LaRose, 47, pleaded guilty to all counts of a superseding indictment charging her with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.


Obama: ‘Orderly transition in Egypt must begin now’

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US President Obama declared on Tuesday night that an "orderly transition" in Egypt "must begin now," but he stopped short of demanding that President Hosni Mubarak leave office immediately.


Egypt crisis: Hosni Mubarak says he will quit after September polls

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Egypt crisis: President Hosni Mubarak declared Tuesday night that he would step down in September as modern Egypt's longest-serving leader, but that did not go far enough for the hundreds of thousands who poured into Tahrir Square in a sprawling protest that cut across entrenched lines of piety, class and ideology.


Egypt crisis: Do not intend to run for President again, says Hosni Mubarak

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President Hosni Mubarak announced that he would not run for another term in elections scheduled for the fall, appearing on state television to promise an orderly transition but he would serve out his term. In comments translated by CNN, he swore that he would die in Egypt.


Egypt crisis: Obama urges Mubarak not to run again

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President Obama has told the embattled president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, that he should not run for another term in elections in the fall, effectively withdrawing American support for its closest Arab ally, according to American diplomats in Cairo and Washington.


Obama sends special envoy Wisner to Egypt

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US President Barack Obama has dispatched Frank Wisner, former US Ambassador to India and Egypt, to Cairo as the pro-democracy protest today gathered momentum, demanding the ouster of embattled Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak.


Pak teen arrested for 'blasphemous' exam answer

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Police have arrested a 17-year old Pakistani boy for writing an allegedly blasphemous remark in an examination paper, an officer said on Tuesday.


Pakistan responds to reports of its nuclear arsenal

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New American intelligence assessments have concluded that Pakistan has steadily expanded its nuclear arsenal since President Obama came to office and that it is on a path to overtake Britain as the world's fifth largest nuclear weapons power.


Ever-larger protests flood Cairo’s streets

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In a test of wills that seemed to be approaching a critical juncture, hundreds of thousands of people crammed into Cairo's vast Tahrir Square on Tuesday, seeking to muster a million protesters demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.


Japanese volcano erupts, shatters windows for miles

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Shinmoedake volcano in southern Japan erupted again on Tuesday shooting out a huge plume of gas, boulders and ash and breaking windows miles away. This was the largest eruption since the volcano burst back to life last week after 52 years. However no serious injuries have been reported.


US scrambles to size up ElBaradei

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When President Obama unexpectedly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, one predecessor was quick to applaud his selection for the award.


A million protesters march into Tahrir Square in Cairo

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Egypt crisis: In a test of wills that seems to be approaching a critical juncture, tens of thousands of people converged anew on Tahrir Square on Tuesday, seeking to muster a million protesters demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. But there were reports that the government was seeking to choke off access to the capital to thwart the demonstrators' ambitions for their biggest show of strength so far.


Chinese who ran microblog on his cancer battle dead

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"I am gone. I will see you in the next life" - this was the last post of a Beijing resident who used his microblog to detail his battle against cancer. Forty-year-old Xu Dawei died of liver cancer Jan 29. Xu's mircroblog attracted over 6,000 followers and his last posts received nearly 20,000 comments, praising his courage.


Animals beat the heat with icy treats

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An Australian zoo is keeping the animals hydrated and cool with iced treats and cold showers. Temperatures in Sydney have soared into the high 30s this week.


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