Monday, May 23, 2011

Afghanistan: Truck carrying workers hits roadside bomb, 10 killed

Afghanistan: Truck carrying workers hits roadside bomb, 10 killed


Afghanistan: Truck carrying workers hits roadside bomb, 10 killed

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Ten people were killed and 30 others wounded Tuesday when a truck carrying road workers struck a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, a local official said.


Gag order in Man U’s Ryan Giggs case loses out to Twitter

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Britain's scandal-hungry news media, an outspoken parliamentarian and thousands of ordinary people using the Twitter micro-blogging site have dealt a body blow to an institution of British justice, flouting a gag order imposed by one of the country's top judges.


Evidence said to tie ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn to housekeeper

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Evidence from the work clothes of a hotel housekeeper matched DNA samples taken from Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former managing director of the International Monetary Fund who has been charged with sexually assaulting her, a person briefed on the matter said Monday.


US tornado: Toll rises to 116, rescuers race to find survivors

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Rescue crews dug through piles of splintered houses and crushed cars Monday in a search for victims of a half-mile-wide tornado that killed at least 116 people when it blasted much of this Missouri town off the map and slammed straight into its hospital.


26/11 trial: David Headley ties Pakistan’s ISI to Mumbai attacks

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The government's leading witness in a high-profile terrorism trial told jurors here on Monday that the group behind the 2008 attack on Mumbai, India, had ties to Pakistan's intelligence service.


Tripoli hit by NATO airstrikes in heaviest bombing yet

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NATO warplanes bombarded targets in Tripoli with more than 20 airstrikes early Tuesday, striking around Moammar Gaddafi's residential compound in what appeared to be the heaviest night of bombing of the Libyan capital since the Western alliance launched its air campaign against his forces.


Volcanic cloud heads to Scotland, flights cancelled

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A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland, causing airlines to cancel Tuesday flights, forcing President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland, and raising fears of a repeat of last year's huge travel disruptions in Europe that stranded millions of passengers.


Pakistan’s military faces new questions after raid

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Pakistani military officials struggled unsuccessfully on Monday to explain how a small team of insurgents managed to scale the back wall of one of the country's premier naval air stations and destroy two American-provided surveillance planes. Before the fighting was over, the attackers had killed at least 10 Pakistani security officers in a gun battle that lasted for hours and raised new questions about the competence of the country's armed forces.


Stillettos for speed and a cause

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Women in Peru spent their Sunday morning taking part in a charity running event with a difference - each competitor was wearing high heeled shoes. More than 100 women took part in the event to raise money for female victims of domestic violence.


Tornado kills 89 in central US

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At least 89 people have been killed by a massive tornado that blasted a four-mile path across southwestern Missouri. The tornado slammed into the city on Sunday night with cataclysmic force, ripping into a hospital, upending cars and leaving only a forest of splintered tree trunks behind where entire neighborhoods once stood.


26/11 case: Attorneys to give opening statements in Rana trial, focus on ISI links

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The trial of Chicago businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana accused of helping plan deadly attacks in Mumbai in 2008 is being closely watched worldwide for what testimony might reveal about the global fight against terrorism. Defence attorneys, though, say their case is about just one thing: Betrayal.


Obama in Ireland to discover his Irish roots

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President Barack Obama opened a six-day European tour Monday in Ireland, where he planned to celebrate his own Irish roots and give a boost to a nation grappling with the fallout from its financial collapse.


Strauss-Kahn's apartment new tourist hot spot

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On Sunday, open-top buses passed by, with cameras pointed at the luxury high-rise in lower Manhattan where Dominique Strauss-Kahn was holed up with his wife, Anne Sinclair.


China's longest river faces worst drought since 1961

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China's longest river Yangtze has been plagued by a severe drought, as this year it received the lowest rainfall since 1961, said an official with the river's flood control and drought relief headquarters on Monday.


Pak terror attack: 14 killed, Karachi Naval base siege ends after 15 hours

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Pak Naval base seige ends: A brazen attack, targeting one of Pakistan's most well-guarded military installations last night, has reportedly left at least 10 security personnel dead and 15 others injured.


Strauss-Kahn will be cleared of sex crimes: Lawyer

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Fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will plead not guilty and be cleared of attempting to rape a hotel chambermaid, his main lawyer said on Sunday.


British royals dined on human flesh: Book

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British royals who have long been famed for their love of lavish banquets and rich recipes also had a taste for human flesh, according to a book.


Is one-eyed Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead? Taliban says no

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The Taliban said on Monday that its leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar, is alive and "living in a safe place," disputing reports coming from inside Afghanistan's intelligence agency indicating that he had been killed in Pakistan two days ago.


Missouri officials fear dozens dead in tornado

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A massive tornado that blasted a four-mile path across southwestern Missouri slammed into this city with cataclysmic force, ripping into a hospital, upending cars and leaving only a forest of splintered tree trunks behind where entire neighborhoods once stood.


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