Thursday, March 3, 2011

US university in trouble over sex toy show

US university in trouble over sex toy show

US university in trouble over sex toy show

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Northwestern University found itself at the center of a furore Thursday after a sexuality professor known for racy lessons allowed students to stay after a lecture to witness a couple using a mechanized sex toy.


Libya’s hidden wealth may be next battle

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As the battle for Libya rages on, the struggle over control of the country's sovereign wealth fund and its $70 billion in assets has just begun.


Soldier in WikiLeaks case was jailed naked: Lawyer

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A lawyer for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking secret government files to WikiLeaks, has complained that his client was stripped and left naked in his cell for seven hours on Wednesday.


LSE director Howard Davies quits over Libya links

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The director of a respected British university resigned Thursday amid a controversy over the institution's links with the family of Libyan ruler Moammar Gaddafi.


Obama declares Gaddafi must step down, leave now

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President Barack Obama insisted on Thursday that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi "step down from power and leave," his most explicit statement of support for rebels challenging Gaddafi's four-decade rule in a region convulsed by uprisings against authoritarian regimes. Gaddafi has vowed to stay.


Frankfurt shooter confesses to targeting US armymen

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The suspect in the slaying of two US airmen at the Frankfurt airport confessed to targeting members of the American military, a top security official said on Thursday, in a case that German officials are treating as a possible act of Islamic terrorism.


World food prices hit record highs as oil rises

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World food prices have hit new records and oil price spikes could push them even higher, the UN food agency warned on Thursday, as unrest in the Middle East and North Africa hits markets. The Food Price Index, which monitors average monthly price changes for a variety of key staples, rose to 236 points in February from 231 points in January, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said.


Pak court delays trial for Raymond Davis, CIA agent

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A criminal court agreed on Thursday to delay pressing murder charges against the CIA operative, Raymond L Davis, ruling that that lawyers for Mr Davis should have more time to prepare for the case.


Gaddafi, his key aides to be probed by International Criminal Court

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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he will investigate Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi and his inner circle, including some of his sons, for possible crimes against humanity in the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters.


Gaddafi's sons fought hard for Coca-Cola

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Soon after Coca-Cola decided to move into Libya in 2005, it received a harsh lesson in how the personal jealousies and brutality of the feuding family of Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi shape the nation's economy.


Berlusconi trial will bring out the truth: Ruby

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Karima el-Mahroug, now infamous as 'Ruby Heartstealer', is hopeful that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's upcoming trial will bring the truth to light. Berlusconi was indicted last month on charges he paid for sex with Karima el-Mahroug, whose nickname is Ruby, when she was under age, then used his influence to cover it up.


Nepal's singing sensation nun to debut in India

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A Buddhist nun from Nepal who became a singing sensation in her own country and the west as well as an icon for hundreds of young Buddhist women will finally make her debut in India, the country from where her parents came. Ani Choying Dolma, a 40-year-old Buddhist nun of Tibetan ancestry, who took "asylum" in a monastery in Kathmandu valley at the age of 10 to escape the rages of an abusive father, is now one of the best-known singers in the country with followers in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the US and Germany.


Nepal's singing sensation nun to debut in India

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A Buddhist nun from Nepal who became a singing sensation in her own country and the west as well as an icon for hundreds of young Buddhist women will finally make her debut in India, the country from where her parents came.


Libyan crisis: Pro-Gaddafi forces capture 3 Dutch airmen

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Libyan authorities loyal to Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi have captured three crew members of a Dutch naval helicopter who were rescuing European citizens, last Sunday, the Dutch Defense Ministry said on Thursday, the first report of foreigners being by held in Libya's bloody and unfolding uprising.


Libyan warplanes strike rebel-held oil port

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Witnesses say Libyan warplanes have struck the rebel-held oil port in the eastern town of Brega.


Libya unrest: Hugo Chavez speaks to Gaddafi, offers to mediate

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Libya unrest: President Hugo Chavez has spoken with Muammar Gaddafi about creating a bloc of friendly countries to help mediate a resolution to Libya's crisis, Venezuela's information minister said Wednesday.


Pak court says Davis lacks diplomatic immunity

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A Pakistani court said on Thursday it would proceed with the trial of an American CIA contractor arrested for shooting dead two Pakistanis, but held off on charging him, lawyers for both sides said. The court also said there was no evidence that Raymond Allen Davis had diplomatic immunity as his lawyers and Washington insist, they said.


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