Sunday, March 27, 2011

6.5-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Japan

6.5-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Japan

6.5-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Japan

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Japan quake: A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook eastern Japan off the quake-ravaged coast on Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting Japan to issue a tsunami alert which was lifted soon after.


NATO to assume command of Libya operations

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NATO will assume command of all aerial operations — including ground attacks — in Libya from the U.S.-led force that has been conducting air strikes against Moammar Gaddafi's forces, officials said Sunday.


Syrian govt says 12 killed in seaside city

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Syria's government said Sunday that unknown gunmen firing from rooftops and prowling the streets of the Mediterranean city of Latakia are to blame for two days of violence that killed 12 people.


Libyan rebels reclaim 2 oil centres in sweep west

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Libyan rebels seized back two key oil complexes and pushed west toward Tripoli on Sunday, gaining momentum after international airstrikes that tipped the balance away from Moammar Gaddafi's military. The U.S. defense secretary said the air campaign could last months.


Taliban claims to have kidnapped 50 Afghan policemen

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The Taliban claimed Sunday that it kidnapped 50 Afghan policemen in northeastern Afghanistan — part of the insurgents' murder and intimidation campaign against anyone affiliated with the U.S.-backed government.


More obstacles impede crews in Japan N-crisis

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Mounting problems, including incorrect radiation figures and a shortage of storage tanks, stymied emergency workers Sunday as they tried to nudge Japan's stricken nuclear complex back from the edge of disaster.


Cricket diplomacy: Will it work?

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Come March 30 and India-Pakistan will play one of the most important matches of their lives - the World Cup semi-final at Mohali. Witnessing the match from the VIP stands will be no less Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani. The question now on everyone's mind is, will cricket prove to be the catalyst in bringing about a thaw in Indo-Pak ties.


Rapes of women show clash of old and new India

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The young lovers met at a secluded spot next to a field of wheat at the edge of this sprawling suburb of New Delhi, where the timeless India of mustard fields and bullock carts abuts the frantically rising apartment towers of the budding middle class. They went seeking solitude, but instead found themselves at the violent cusp of old India and new.


Trying our best to satisfy India on 26/11 probe: Pakistan Interior Secretary

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Pakistan's Interior Secretary Chaudhary Qamar Zaman arrived in Delhi today for the Home Secretary-level meeting to be held in New Delhi on Monday.


Zardari remits jail term of Indian convict on 'humanitarian grounds'

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President Asif Ali Zardari today remitted the remaining jail term of Indian convict Gopal Das, who has been imprisoned in Pakistan for 27 years, days ahead of a visit to India by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the cricket World Cup semi-final featuring the teams of the two countries.


Navy foils pirates' attack on merchant ship near Lakshadweep

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The Indian Navy has foiled an attack by Somali pirates on a merchant ship, west of the Lakshadweep Islands, by apprehending 16 Somali pirates. They also rescued 16 hostages in the process.


Over 200,000 in Germany protest nuclear power

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Tens of thousands of people on Saturday turned out in Germany's largest cities to protest the use of nuclear power in the wake of Japan's Fukushima reactor disaster, police and organizers said.


Sibal hits out at BJP over WikiLeaks cable on Jaitley

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Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has hit out at the BJP a day after a US cable leaked by WikiLeaks claimed that the party's senior leader Arun Jaitley had referred to Hindu nationalism as an "opportunistic issue."


Show cause notice to Assam Health Minister for violating code

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A show-cause notice has been issued by the Kamrup (Metro) Returning Officer to Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly violating the model code of conduct while submitting his nomination paper on Friday.


Three labourers killed in gas leak

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Three labourers were killed after poisonous gas leaked from a chemical factory at Haldia in the East Midanpore district, police said.


Blast near bus stand in Ajmer

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A blast occurred near a bus stand at Kharwa village in the Ajmer district today, damaging two shops in the area, police said.


Radiation inside Japan nuclear plant rises sharply

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Japan nuclear crisis: Japanese officials continued to battle a spreading contamination problem at the Fukushima nuclear complex on Sunday, saying that water pooling inside one of its reactors and the seawater just outside the plant were showing sharply increased levels of radiation.


Now, a one-hour operation to change heart valve

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An Indian-origin surgeon-led team in Britain has come up with a one-hour keyhole operation to replace heart valve, a breakthrough which offers hope to cardiac patients too sick to undergo an open-heart surgery.


Stray dogs kill 9-year-old boy in Punjab

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A nine-year-old boy died after he was mauled and bitten by some stray dogs today in the Ranger Nangal area here, police said.


HIV positive sex worker granted bail

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An HIV positive sex worker, sentenced to seven years imprisonment for running a brothel in Pune and procuring girls for prostitution, has been granted bail by the Supreme Court on humanitarian ground.


Radiation levels in seawater off Japan 1,850 times above normal

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Levels of radioactive material detected in the sea near a stricken nuclear power station in northeastern Japan rose to 1,850 times above normal, the government said Sunday.


'French spiderman' takes on world's tallest tower

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After scaling the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sydney Opera House, the "French Spiderman" now has his sights set on the world's tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in the cosmopolitan Gulf emirate of Dubai.


Wives of Hasan Ali and associate emerge as vital link

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Behind every successful man, there is a woman. Investigators tracking funds of Hasan Ali Khan, billed as the country's largest tax evader, are racing against time to prove the popular adage true in this case.


Satellite-based system for tracking trains

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Tired of getting inaccurate and snail-paced information on movement of trains? Help is expected soon with the Railways going ahead with the Rs 110 crore satellite-based system to replace manual tracking of trains to provide its exact position on real-time basis.


A girl’s nude photo, and altered lives

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US law enforcement officials and educators are struggling with how to confront minors who "sext."


Seek Interpol's help for arrest warrant on Musharraf:Pak court

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A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today directed prosecutors to contact Interpol to help serve an arrest warrant issued for former President Pervez Musharraf in connection with a case related to the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto.


Airstrikes clear way for Libyan rebels’ first major advance

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Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi's forces retreated from this strategic city on Saturday, running for dozens of miles back along the coast with Libyan rebels in pursuit in their first major victory since American and European airstrikes began a week ago.


Madhya Pradesh: Minor girls forced into prostitution

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The National Women Commission has asked the Madhya Pradesh government for a detailed report on trafficking of minor girls. Recently 21 such girls were rescued by the Mandsaur police, what is more nerve racking is that the minor girls were being administered hormones and steroids for fast growth to push them into prostitution.


Flipping again, Yemen president vows to stay

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A day after he said he was ready to yield power to "safe hands," President Ali Abdullah Saleh asserted Saturday that his departure was not imminent, leaving unclear when and under what terms he would agree to step down.


Gilani will watch India vs Pak game at Mohali

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Gilani accepts Manmohan's invitation: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has accepted his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh's invitation to watch the World Cup semi-final between the cricket teams of the two countries in Mohali on March 30.


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