Private funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs

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• Private funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs
• Man with world's largest feet finds fame
• Amanda Knox claims she was sexually harassed in jail: Report
• Denmark levies world's first fat tax
• 3 major road accidents in China kill 56 in one day
• Johnson Sirleaf, Gbowee, Karman win Nobel Peace
• Pakistan to repatriate Osama's family: Report
• Taliban can't move finger without Pakistan: Karzai
• Whole town evacuated after train accident leads to fire
• Libyan fighters assault main Gaddafi base in Sirte
• Michelle Obama aims to help break Guinness World Record for jumping jacks
• Denied visa, Dalai Lama will talk with Desmond Tutu via web
• India wants to 'create anti-Pakistan Afghanistan': Musharraf
• Complete list of Nobel Prizes given this year
• The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize citation
• Fighter jet's fuel tank falls to ground
• Steve Jobs' biography to release on October 24

Private funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs Posted: 08 Oct 2011 04:14 AM PDT A private funeral was held on Friday for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, says a media report. Jobs died on Wednesday after a seven-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Man with world's largest feet finds fame Posted: 08 Oct 2011 03:57 AM PDT As he strolls through downtown Paris people gasp, stare, take his picture and ask: "Are you the tallest man in the world?" He's not, not quite, but he does have the biggest pair of feet on the planet -- and that's official.

Amanda Knox claims she was sexually harassed in jail: Report Posted: 08 Oct 2011 03:45 AM PDT Amanda Knox claimed she was sexually harassed by a prison official in Italy during her four years behind bars, according to a TV program to be aired this weekend.

Denmark levies world's first fat tax Posted: 08 Oct 2011 02:49 AM PDT Denmark on Saturday became the first country in the world to impose a fat tax after a week in which consumers hoarded butter, pizza, meat and milk to avoid the immediate effects.

3 major road accidents in China kill 56 in one day Posted: 08 Oct 2011 01:06 AM PDT Three major road accidents in China killed 56 people on the last day of a weeklong holiday, including 35 people who died after a bus collided with a car on a northern expressway, state media reported on Saturday.

Johnson Sirleaf, Gbowee, Karman win Nobel Peace Posted: 07 Oct 2011 06:09 PM PDT The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to three people. The winners are: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman.

Pakistan to repatriate Osama's family: Report Posted: 07 Oct 2011 04:43 PM PDT Pakistan has contacted the governments of Saudi Arabia and Yemen to arrange the repatriation of Osama bin Laden's three widows and their children, Pakistani officials said today.

Taliban can't move finger without Pakistan: Karzai Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:05 PM PDT As the war in Afghanistan hit the 10-year mark on Friday, President Hamid Karzai claimed the Taliban are being propped up by neighboring Pakistan, saying the militants can't lift a finger without the Pakistanis.

Whole town evacuated after train accident leads to fire Posted: 07 Oct 2011 01:49 PM PDT A freight train loaded with ethanol crashed and exploded Friday, sending up bright orange flames and plumes of smoke that could be seen miles away and forcing the evacuation of a small town in northern Illinois.

Libyan fighters assault main Gaddafi base in Sirte Posted: 07 Oct 2011 01:07 PM PDT Revolutionary fighters on Friday assaulted a convention center in the center of Sirte that forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi turned into their main base, in what commanders said was a final offensive to crush resistance in the holdout city after weeks of siege.

Michelle Obama aims to help break Guinness World Record for jumping jacks Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:52 PM PDT Michelle Obama wants to jump into the Guinness World Records book next week by helping break the title for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period.

Denied visa, Dalai Lama will talk with Desmond Tutu via web Posted: 07 Oct 2011 10:45 AM PDT Barred from entering South Africa, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will link up via videoconferencing with fellow Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu to celebrate the latter's 80th birthday.

India wants to 'create anti-Pakistan Afghanistan': Musharraf Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:25 AM PDT As concerns mounted over Pakistan's military and intelligence links with terror groups, Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf has accused India of seeking to "create an anti-Pakistan Afghanistan".

Complete list of Nobel Prizes given this year Posted: 07 Oct 2011 09:16 AM PDT The prestigious Nobel Prizes are awarded annually on December 10 in twin ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo. Here is a look at this year's winners and their work:

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize citation Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:56 AM PDT The complete text of the citation awarding the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen "for their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."

Fighter jet's fuel tank falls to ground Posted: 07 Oct 2011 08:13 AM PDT A fuel tank of a Japanese fighter fell to the ground just before it finished a training flight and landed at its base, authorities said. The empty fuel tank of the F-15 fighter of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force fell near the Komatsu base in Ishikawa prefecture on Friday morning just before the plane finished its training flight and landed, reported Xinhua.

Steve Jobs' biography to release on October 24 Posted: 07 Oct 2011 07:45 AM PDT US publisher Simon & Schuster said Thursday it will advance the release date of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' official biography to October 24. It is the second time that the publisher has moved up the publication date of "Steve Jobs", reported Xinhua.

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