Thursday, April 28, 2011

Pakistan tests Hatf-8 cruise missile

Pakistan tests Hatf-8 cruise missile

Pakistan tests Hatf-8 cruise missile

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Pakistan on Friday successfully tested the nuclear-capable Hatf-VIII or Raad cruise missile which has a range of 350 kms, the military announced. The indigenously developed low-flying stealth design missile, which can carry a nuclear or a conventional warhead, was tested at an undisclosed location.


A royal wedding, a tarnished crown

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Outwardly, at least, this week's royal pageant will bear a strong resemblance to the last of the great royal weddings, when Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. Now, as then, a tall, slim young man in a crisply tailored military uniform will wed a bride so striking she has launched 10,000 magazine covers, offering to Britain and the world the promise of a monarchy alluringly renewed.


London readies for royal wedding

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As last-minute preparations drew to a close, London braced Friday for a royal wedding that promises to be one of the largest and most widely watched events here in recent memory.


Tornadoes sweep US states, around 300 people dead

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Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors on Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. Around 300 people were killed across six states — more than two-thirds of them in Alabama, where large cities bore the half-mile-wide scars the twisters left behind.


Blast in Moroccan cafe kills at least 14

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An explosion tore through a busy cafe frequented by foreigners in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh on Thursday, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than a dozen others, Moroccan officials said.


Former Miss Russia arrested for shoplifting in New York

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Miss Russia 1998 and former Miss Universe semifinalist Anna Malova was arrested in New York for shoplifting in a clothing store, a media report said.


Death sentence for Bahrain protesters

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A military court in Bahrain on Thursday convicted four Shiite protesters and sentenced them to death for the killing of two policemen during anti-government demonstrations last month in the Gulf kingdom, state media said.


Royal wedding parties to yield 140 ton of trash

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The parties that will follow the wedding of Prince William with Kate Middleton are expected to generate 140 ton of trash -- which will be swept away by 130 sanitary workers at a cost of 45,000 pounds. Hundreds of tourists are flocking to Westminster Abbey where Prince William will marry Kate Middleton Friday.


Before rehearsal, Willaim rode bike, played soccer

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Bridegroom-to-be Prince William was seen riding home on a 1,100cc Ducati sports bike after playing football with a few friends at a park. The 28-year-old William, wearing a pair of England shorts, laughed and joked with his friends during a game of five-a-side, The Sun reported.


Royal wedding invite for Syrian Ambassador withdrawn

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Britain announced on Thursday that it had revoked a royal wedding invitation to the Syrian ambassador because of violent attacks on protesters by the regime there. Human rights groups had criticized the decision to invite Ambassador Sami Khiyami to Prince William and Kate Middleton's nuptials at Westminster Abbey.


Indians in UK plan Bhangra parties for royal wedding

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Bollywood-style dancing and Bhangra music will be among the many ways in which Britons will celebrate the royal wedding on Friday in thousands of street parties organised across the country.


Indians in Bahrain jailed for sex racket

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Two Indian men have been sentenced to three years in jail for running a prostitution racket in Bahrain.


Prince William, Kate at final wedding rehearsal

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Britain's Prince William and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton arrived at Westminster Abbey in London on Wednesday evening for a private wedding rehearsal ahead of their big day on Friday. Escorted by police, the convoy swept through the gate giving the crowd already assembled for the wedding no glimpse of the couple behind the blacked out windows.


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