Friday, July 29, 2011

Gunmen kill 11 'Shias' in Pak in sectarian violence

Gunmen kill 11 'Shias' in Pak in sectarian violence


Gunmen kill 11 'Shias' in Pak in sectarian violence

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Gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying minority Shiite Muslims in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing 11 of them in a sectarian attack, police said.


US fugitive taunts police on Facebook to catch him

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A fugitive who taunted police on his Facebook page to 'catch me if you can. I'm in Brooklyn' has been arrested.


Islamists flood Square in Cairo in show of strength

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Tens of thousands of ultraconservative Muslims in long beards, robes and prayer caps thronged Cairo's central Tahrir Square in a massive show of force Friday, calling for the implementation of strict Islamic laws and sparring with liberal activists over their visions for a post-revolution Egypt.


UK man jailed for calling for attacks on lawmakers

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A man who posted messages on an Islamic extremist website calling on Muslims to attack British lawmakers has been jailed for 12 years.


Cockpit chaos on doomed 2009 Air France flight

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A confused cockpit crew without proper training to head off high-altitude disaster flew toward it, instead, with wrong-headed maneuvers, no task-sharing and perhaps unaware their flight was about to end in the Atlantic Ocean.


Richard Nixon's Watergate testimony to be made public

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Thirty-six years after Richard Nixon testified to a grand jury about the Watergate break-in that drove him from office, a federal judge on Friday ordered the secret transcript made public.


US: House approves debt bill, Senate rejects it

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US: House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it : In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the Republican-controlled House approved emergency legislation on Friday night to avoid an unprecedented government default and Senate Democrats scuttled it less than two hours later in hopes of a better deal.


Turkish military's chiefs of staff step down

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The chiefs of staff of Turkey's military stepped down Friday as tensions dramatically increased over the arrest of dozens of officers accused of plotting to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government.


House again seeks votes, after failing to pass debt plan

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President Obama called on Congress to produce a fiscal plan that could be passed with votes from both parties, as House Republican leaders sought support from their restive caucus and Senate Democrats suggested they might move ahead with their own plan.


Egyptian plane catches fire at Cairo airport

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Airport officials say some 300 passengers were rushed off an Egypt Air plane that caught fire before takeoff from Cairo.


Pak Taliban claim to have custody of two Swiss tourists

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The Pakistani Taliban have custody of two kidnapped Swiss tourists and will free them if the U.S. releases a female Pakistani scientist convicted of trying to kill Americans, the No. 2 commander of the militant group told The Associated Press.


I have stabbed my baby: British woman tells cops

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A 23-year-old British woman stabbed her 11-month-old daughter to death, and called the police to say: "I've got a baby and stabbed her." Jade Ruck, a resident of South Wales, carried out the knife attack on Harley before calling the police at 5 am, the Swansea Crown Court heard.


Watch 5-foot-croc blocks street in Australia

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Locals in Cairns, Australia, had a dangerous surprise visitor to their streets on Thursday as a crocodile emerged from a drain. A motorist first spotted the crocodile as it wandered onto a road. The 1.5 meter (5 foot) reptile was kept contained at the side of the road by road workers and police with large brooms.


Two weeks after daughter, Becks wants another baby

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Barely two week after Victoria gave birth to their first baby daughter Harper Seven, David Beckham, speaking after a soccer match in New Jersey on, said he and Victoria would love to add more to their family.


Russia battles high temperatures

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Russia on Thursday sweltered in abnormally hot summer weather as the emergency services sought to control expanding countryside blazes to prevent a repeat of last year's devastating wildfires.


Afghanistan: Roadside bomb kills 18

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A minibus ran over a roadside bomb on Friday in Southern Afghanistan, killing all 18 passengers, police said.


China bloggers evade censors to bare facts about train crash

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"After all the wind and storm, what's going on with the high-speed train?" read the prophetic message posted last Saturday evening on the Chinese microblog Sina Weibo. "It's crawling slower than a snail. I hope nothing happens to it."


Website promises adultery, or money back!

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Have a "successful" extra-marital affair or get your money back -- this is what an Australian website has promised.


Iraq: 12 killed in double bombing outside bank

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A double bombing on Thursday struck an Iraqi bank in Saddam Hussein's hometown where policemen were picking up their pay checks, killing 12 and wounding 34 people, officials said.


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