Sunday, July 31, 2011

'Strange smell' forces US plane to land in Cuba

'Strange smell' forces US plane to land in Cuba

'Strange smell' forces US plane to land in Cuba

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A United Airlines jetliner carrying 135 passengers from Washington to a Mexican beach resort made an unplanned landing in Cuba on Sunday after a strange odour was detected on board.


Somali women fleeing famine preyed on by rapists

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Refugee Barwago Mohamud huddles silently beneath a few blankets stretched over sticks at night, fearing for her life after a neighbor was raped, and a naked woman who had been kidnapped and gang-raped for three days in front of her terrified children was delivered to the medical tent next door.


Iranian blinded by acid pardons her attacker

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An Iranian woman blinded and disfigured by a man who threw acid into her face stood above her attacker Sunday in a hospital operating room as a doctor was about to put several drops of acid in one of his eyes in court-ordered retribution.


Syrian army kills over 100 in Hama crackdown: Activists

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Syrian forces killed nearly 140 people on Sunday including 100 when the army stormed the flashpoint protest city of Hama to crush dissent on the eve of Ramadan, activists said.


US reaches debt deal two days ahead of deadline

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President Obama and Congressional leaders of both parties said late Sunday that they had agreed to a framework for a budget deal that would cut trillions of dollars in federal spending over the next decade and clear the way for an increase in the government's borrowing limit.


Pakistan detains US Ambassador at Islamabad airport

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Pakistani authorities recently detained the US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter, at Islamabad airport. Pakistani officials said they were enforcing a rule that requires all foreign diplomats to have a "No-objection Certificate" (NoC) for travelling outside Islamabad.


Syrian army storms Hama, kill more than 70: Activists

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Syrian security forces backed by tanks and snipers killed more than 70 people in a ferocious assault Sunday as the regime raced to crush dissent ahead of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that could become a turning point in the nearly five-month-old uprising.


FBI offers $25,000 reward for missing girl in New Hampshire

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an 11-year-old northern New Hampshire girl who's been missing for five days.


Posted by Harshad at 11:49 PM

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