Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Headley: Rana wanted ‘bravery award’ for terrorists killed in 26/11

Headley: Rana wanted ‘bravery award’ for terrorists killed in 26/11


Headley: Rana wanted ‘bravery award’ for terrorists killed in 26/11

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David Coleman Headley has told a Chicago court has that Tahawwur Hussain Rana had told him that nine of the 10 terrorists who died in the Mumbai attacks should be given Pakistan's highest military bravery award – the Nishan-e-Haidar.


Sarah Palin for President? There are signs

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Sarah Palin is fortifying her small staff of advisers, buying a house in Arizona — where associates have said she could base a national campaign — and reviving her schedule of public appearances. The moves are the most concrete signals yet that Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, is seriously weighing a Republican presidential bid.


No immunity for falsely arrested Indian diplomat's daughter: US

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The US government has joined issue with an Indian diplomat's daughter who is suing New York city for a whopping $1.5 million for false arrest, saying family members don't enjoy diplomatic immunity.


Russian teenager hangs herself over doomsday fears

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A 14-year-old girl from Russia's Volga Republic of Mari El hanged herself last Saturday (May 21) over fears that the world would end, investigators said on Wednesday, RIA Novosti reported.


How the workplace is making America obese

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Looking beyond poor eating habits and a couch-potato lifestyle, a group of researchers has found a new culprit in the obesity epidemic: the American workplace.


No let-up in pressure on Libya: Obama

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In an address to both houses of the British Parliament in Westminster Hall, President Obama said Wednesday that the United States and Britain remain "indispensible" nations for peace and stability and the "greatest catalysts for global action" in a time of war, terrorism and economic insecurity.


ISI handler Major Iqbal is Chaudhery Khan: Headley

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The testimony of David Coleman Headley, or Daood Gilani as he was known in Pakistan, is revealing more and more details that link Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in which 166 people were killed.


Obama gets date wrong, signs guestbook 2008

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Visiting US President Barack Obama got the date wrong by three years when he signed a guestbook at the Westminster Abbey, despite apparently asking the dean what day it was, a media report said on Wednesday.


German airports reopen as volcanic ash moves on

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A cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland that had forced airport closures in northern Germany blew further north and east on Wednesday afternoon, allowing air traffic to resume as experts said the eruption appeared be winding down.


Chinese woman cuts open her belly to save surgery cost

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A Chinese woman cut open her stomach with a kitchen knife to relieve fluid accumulation so that she didn't have to pay the surgery cost, a media report said.


Chinese woman cuts open her belly to save surgery cost

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A Chinese woman cut open her stomach with a kitchen knife to relieve fluid accumulation so that she didn't have to pay the surgery cost, a media report said. China Daily reported that 53-year-old Wu Yuanbi, a migrant worker living in Chongqing municipal area, had not bought medical insurance as she wanted to save money.


Obama, Cameron partner for a game of table tennis

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For a couple steadfast allies, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron aren't always in sync. The two leaders, both lefties, had their hands full playing table tennis with a couple of London school boys on Tuesday. The game was part of a visit to a school in the Southwark neighborhood of London that specializes in math and performing arts.


15 cops suspended for making suspect perform striptease

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Fifteen police officers in Tijuana, a border city in northwestern Mexico, were suspended for making a suspect perform a striptease in exchange for her freedom, officials said. Tijuana Mayor Carlos Bustamante suspended the officers, who are the subject of an investigation, following the release of a video in which the woman strips for the men.


Indian diplomat's daughter sues New York City Government for false arrest

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An Indian diplomat's daughter is suing New York city for a whopping $1.5 million alleging she was falsely arrested and suspended for sending obscene emails to teachers at her Queens high school.


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