Thursday, June 2, 2011

Politician accused of sending lewd photo to student

Politician accused of sending lewd photo to student


Politician accused of sending lewd photo to student

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A Democratic congressman has found himself in the center of America's latest political storm after a lewd photo was sent from his Twitter account to a female college student.


Deadliest tornado in US in 6 decades

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The toll from the deadliest single tornado to strike the United States in more than six decades has risen to 138, officials said today. The toll rose after four critically injured victims died in hospital, the Missouri Department of Public Safety said in a statement.


This couple jailed, abused girl for 18 years

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A California couple was jailed for life on Thursday for kidnapping a schoolgirl and sexually abusing her for 18 years, an ordeal which the victim said "stole my life."


E-mail fraud hides behind friendly face

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Nine years ago, Anne Mansouret dissuaded her daughter from filing a legal complaint for attempted rape against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a prominent member of the Socialist Party in France and the former husband of one of her best friends.


FBI to probe Google's charges of China hacking email accounts: Hillary Clinton

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says that Google's allegations of Chinese hacking of its email system are "very serious" and will be investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


NATO carries out series of air strikes in Libyan capital

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NATO blasted Tripoli with a series of air strikes early Thursday, sending shuddering booms through the city.


Dead 13-year-old is the symbol of Syrian uprising

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The treatment of children has emerged as a flash point issue in the uprising against the Syrian regime after the alleged torture and killing of a 13-year-old boy. The death of Hamza al-Khatib sparked widespread outrage after images of his tortured and mutilated body emerged on social media websites.


This Mladic victim was blinded in school at 14

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Sead Bekric was just 14 when he was hit and blinded by artillery fire on a schoolyard nearly 20 years ago during the Bosnian war. The graphic photo of his bloody, maimed face helped introduce the world to the atrocities that have been blamed on former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic.


Rare red pandas find a new home in China

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More than 40 red pandas have moved into their new home in the Pu'er National Park in southwest China's Yunnan Province, making the park the largest red panda breeding centre in China. Red pandas - which are also known as lesser pandas - are listed as a vulnerable and endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and have been given protected status in China.


Pakistan: 58 die in militant-security border clash

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A daylong clash between militants from Afghanistan who crossed the border and attacked a Pakistani checkpoint left 23 troops and 35 insurgents dead, police said Thursday, underscoring the challenges facing Pakistan as it tries to stamp out insurgents in its northwest.


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