Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Bomb hits Pakistan navy bus; 2 dead , 11 injured

Bomb hits Pakistan navy bus; 2 dead , 11 injured


Bomb hits Pakistan navy bus; 2 dead , 11 injured

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Karachi blast: A roadside bomb tore through a bus taking Pakistani navy employees to work in Karachi on Thursday, killing two people in the third such attack in the country's largest city this week, authorities said.


CIA, ISI are best of partners, says Haqqani

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Amidst reports that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of late do not see an eye to eye, Pakistan's envoy to the US Husain Haqqani said both are best of partners in the war against terrorism.


Panetta and Petraeus in line for top security posts

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President Obama is expected this week to name Leon E. Panetta, the director of central intelligence, as defense secretary and Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Afghanistan, as director of the C.I.A., administration officials said Wednesday.


Al Qaeda releases video of French hostages

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Al Qaeda has released a video of four French nationals kidnapped in Niger last year and kept hostage till now. In the video, the hostages urge French President Nicolas Sarkozy to withdraw his country's troops from Afghanistan.


Obama posts birth certificate on White House website

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US President Obama posted a copy of his "long-form" birth certificate from the state of Hawaii, hoping to finally end a long-simmering conspiracy theory among some conservatives who asserted falsely that he was not born in the United States and was not a legitimate president.


Asbestos, Japan tsunami's other hidden danger

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Inside the chunks of slate and wallboard smashed and scattered by Japan's tsunami hides a health risk that has been overshadowed by contamination from a leaking nuclear plant: the odorless and nearly invisible threat of asbestos.


Afghan pilot fires on troops at Kabul airport, several dead

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Kabul airport shooting: A veteran Afghan military officer opened fire on foreign forces Wednesday after a dispute at the Kabul airport, killing several NATO troops, Afghan and coalition officials said.


Royal wedding: Dress rehearsal on London streets

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As thousands of tourists arrive in London for the royal wedding on Friday, nearly 1,000 members of Britain's armed forces today conducted a pre-dawn dress rehearsal on the streets of London in full ceremonial clothing.


Twin polar bear cubs find a mother in breeders

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Twin polar bear cubs were introduced to the cameras on Monday at a wildlife park in northeast China's Liaoning Province. The bear cubs, a male and a female, were rejected by their mother just hours after they were delivered and have been hand reared by staff at the Dalian Laohutan Ocean Park for the past three months.


He's been elected to take over Dalai Lama's political role

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Legal expert Lobsang Sangay has won an election to become head of the Tibetan government-in-exile, taking over the Dalai Lama's political role.


From Gadaffi daughter, a rare glimpse into the bunker

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Aisha el-Qaddafi, the daughter of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya, likes to tell her three young children bedtime stories about the afterlife. Now, she says, they are especially appropriate.


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