Friday, March 25, 2011

Libya government: Over 100 civilians killed in coalition fire

Libya government: Over 100 civilians killed in coalition fire

Libya government: Over 100 civilians killed in coalition fire

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In Tripoli later on Friday, a Health Ministry official Khaled Omar said a "total of 114 Libyans" have died and 445 were injured in the international airstrikes, but he did not provide a breakdown of how many were soldiers or civilians.


Tech companies' new perks: Luring whiz kids with iPads, meals

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Eric Firestone began a new job at a Web start-up here three weeks ago, and he's already thinking about what he might do next. But that's just fine with his new employer.


Myanmar earthquake: Over 70 people dead

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Still pictures of the aftermath of a powerful earthquake that toppled homes in northeastern Myanmar and killed more than 70 people were shown on Myanmar television on Friday.


Japan encourages a wider evacuation from reactor area

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Japanese officials began encouraging people to evacuate a larger swath of territory around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Friday as new signs emerged that parts of the crippled facility are so damaged and contaminated that it will be hard to bring the plant under control soon.


Libya: NATO set to take full command of military campaign

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Libya unrest: Overcoming internal squabbles, NATO prepared on Friday to assume leadership from the United States of the military campaign against Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi's forces, senior NATO officials said.


Syria: Troops open fire on protesters in several cities

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Violence erupted around Syria on Friday as troops opened fire on protesters in several cities and pro- and anti-government crowds clashed on the tense streets of the capital in the most widespread unrest in years, witnesses said.


Image conscious Gaddafi went under the knife

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It was well past midnight when the Brazilian surgeon says he was escorted deep inside a bunker in the Libyan capital.


EU wants worldwide nuclear plant tests

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European Union leaders called for worldwide stress testing of nuclear plants on Friday and committed to putting their 143 reactors through the toughest security checks possible.


Gunmen kill eight, kidnap 45 bus passengers in Pakistan

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Unknown gunmen killed eight people and kidnapped 45 in raids Friday on two minibuses in Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border, officials said.


Painting bought as junk worth 40 million pounds

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The painting's 100-pound price tag was only for its designer frame. The buyer on closer inspection noticed a signature in a corner. And under the scrawled name was the date 1854.


Seven-year-old given gun licence in Britain

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A seven-year-old child has been issued a shotgun licence in Britain, a media report said. Citing figures released under the Freedom of Information Act, The Sun reported that 13 children under the age of 10 were granted certificates between 2008 and 2010.


French family detained for smuggling 2 infants

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Ukrainian authorities said on Thursday they had detained several members of a French family who tried to smuggle two two-month-old babies across the border hidden under a mattress in their van. Border guards discovered the twin girls hidden in a chest under a mattress when they inspected the vehicle on the Ukrainian-Hungarian border on Monday, after they became suspicious of a 38-year-old French medic and his father.


Barack Obama gets locked out!

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The world's most powerful man US President Barack Obama got an embarrassing reminder that not every door will open for him, even at his own office.


Wildfire engulfs 1,600 acres in Denver

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The second major wildfire to erupt this week in Denver has grown to 1,600 acres and prompted about 8,500 residents to flee their homes. The fire started on Thursday afternoon and is being driven by winds of over 50 kilometers per hour. About 100 firefighters have contained 70 percent of the blaze, and people in two major subdivisions are being allowed to go home.


Oz apologies for soldiers' racist remarks on Facebook

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Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith today apologised to his Afghan counterpart for the conduct of Australian soldiers, who used derogatory terms for Afghan locals on social networking site Facebook.


Hong Kong jury convicts American woman in 'milkshake murder'

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A Hong Kong jury convicted an American of murder at her second trial Friday for drugging her wealthy husband with a sedative-laced milkshake and bludgeoning him with a metal ornament more than seven years ago.


Cops arrested after video shows them shooting teenager

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A group of five military police officers were arrested in Manaus on Wednesday, after security camera video caught the uniformed officers shooting a teenager at close range. The boy survived, but received several wounds. The footage showed the officers pushing the 14-year-old boy and shooting him in the chest at close range.


South Korea: 10 diplomats to be punished over China scandal

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South Korea says 10 former and current diplomats posted at its Shanghai consulate will be punished after an investigation found some diplomats had "inappropriate relationships" with a Chinese woman.


China sentences democracy activist to 10 years in jail

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The wife of a Chinese activist says a court has sentenced him to 10 years in prison on charges of inciting subversion. Liu Xianbin has written articles online calling for street protests and democratic reforms.


Singapore finds radiation in some food from Japan

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Singapore has detected radioactive contamination in vegetables grown near Japan's tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.


Radio station sued for saying Stalin strangled children

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The grandson of former Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin has taken a Moscow radio station to court for allegedly saying that his grandfather "strangled small children". Yevgeny Dzhugashvili is demanding 11 million rubles ($388,000) in compensation for the comment allegedly made by journalist Nikolay Svanidze on a show aired on Ekho Moskvy radio station May 21, 2010.


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