Saturday, June 25, 2011

Teenage basketball star survives second plane crash

Teenage basketball star survives second plane crash

Teenage basketball star survives second plane crash

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Austin Hatch, 16, a standout Indiana high school basketball player with the promise of playing at the University of Michigan is fighting for his life after surviving the second plane crash of his young life.


Dayal seeks removal of domestic help from US

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Indian Consul General in New York Prabhu Dayal, accused of treating a former domestic help as a "slave" and making sexual advances, has sought her removal from the country on the grounds that she no longer has a legitimate visa to be here.


Boston gangster story is a tale of 2 brothers

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It has all the hallmarks of a Greek tragedy: two brothers whose lives diverge radically — one into an underworld of crime, the other into the upper echelons of state politics — yet whose fates remain inextricably linked.


Militants raid Pakistan police station; 10 killed

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Two militants attacked a police station in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, fighting gunbattles before blowing themselves up during a five-hour standoff that killed at least 10 officers, authorities said.


Libyan state media says NATO airstrike kills 15

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Libyan authorities accused NATO of killing 15 people Saturday in an airstrike that hit a restaurant and bakery in the east, though the alliance said there were no indications that civilians had died. It was the latest outcry from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's government blaming NATO for killing civilians amid a four-month uprising that has sparked a civil war.


‘Safety myth’ left Japan ripe for nuclear crisis

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Near a nuclear power plant facing the Sea of Japan, a series of exhibitions in a large public relations building here extols the virtues of the energy source with some help from "Alice in Wonderland."


Pippa Middleton to get 95,000 pound bomb-proof car

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Pippa Middleton, sister of Kate, will get an armoured car with bullet-proof windows as a gift from her parents who are worried about her safety. The Middletons fear that ever since the royal wedding of her sister Kate with Prince William, when 27-year-old Pippa's rear grabbed worldwide attention, she has become vulnerable to attack from obsessed fans, The Sun reported. Pippa's parents - Michael, 61, and Carole, 55 - are now looking at a 95,000-pound bomb-proof BMW or Audi. The car would still be drivable even if the tyres were shot.


Meet the world's ugliest dog, Yoda

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Yoda's short tufts of hair, protruding tongue, and long, seemingly hairless legs were enough to earn it the World's Ugliest Dog title at a Northern California fair. The 14-year-old Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix won the honor Friday night at the 23rd annual contest at the Sonoma Marin Fair.


Car bomb outside Afghan clinic kills at least 25

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A suicide attacker blew up his sport utility vehicle packed with explosives outside of a small medical clinic in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 25 people, Afghan authorities said. Some reports put the death toll as high as 60.


Egyptian executive pleads guilty in New York hotel sex assault

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An Egyptian businessman has admitted kissing and groping a New York City hotel housekeeper who didn't welcome his advances. And she has now sued him for $5 million over the incident.


Posted by Harshad at 11:30 PM

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