Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Manmohan Singh gets World Statesman award

Manmohan Singh gets World Statesman award

Manmohan Singh gets World Statesman award

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been honoured with the 2010 World Statesman Award by the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an interfaith coalition which promotes mutual understanding, tolerance and peace.


Buyers send iPhones on a long relay to China

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They show up in the early-morning hours: Chinese men and women, waiting silently and somewhat nervously outside of Apple stores in New York. On some days the lines they form can be a block long.


Forbes 400: Facebook's Zuckerberg now richer than Apple's Steve Jobs

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The annual Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans was announced and the biggest gainer on the the list was Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, whose wealth more than tripled to $6.9 billion, putting him in 35th place. Bill Gates was ranked the richest person in the United States, with $9 billion more than Warren E. Buffett.


Zuckerberg gives $100 million gift to Newark schools

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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, has agreed to donate $100 million to improve Newark's long-troubled public schools, and Gov. Chris Christie will cede some control of the state-run system to Mayor Cory A. Booker in conjunction with the huge gift, officials said on Wednesday night.


Find my girlfriend or I will bomb airport, says Beijing man

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A man in China called the police hotline for four consecutive days asking them about the whereabouts of his girlfriend and later threatened to blow up an airport if they did not help him find her, a court was told Wednesday.


Steering error sank the Titanic, claims author

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The granddaughter of a senior member of the Titanic's crew has revealed in a new book what she describes as a family secret kept for decades: that a simple steering error caused the ship to strike an iceberg and sink during its maiden voyage in 1912.


Gunmen storm Indonesian police station

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Heavily armed men shot and killed three Indonesian police officers early Wednesday, just days after the police had raided what they said were Islamic militants linked to a series of violent bank robberies.


Obama, Palin on Archie comics cover

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Is it possible for US President Barack Obama and his Republican 'tormentor' Sarah Palin to team up and even share a milkshake? Yes, but in a comic book.


Pakistan: Man who killed 25 women arrested

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Police in Sialkot city of Pakistan have arrested a serial killer on charges of robbing and murdering 25 elderly women over the last year, Express TV reported.


Obama's aunt says US has "obligation" to grant her citizenship

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US President Barack Obama's aunt, who has lived illegally in America for nearly 10 years, says the US is obligated to grant her citizenship.


Pakistan: 1 lakh more displaced by lake burst, says UN

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Some 100,000 more people have been displaced after a lake burst in southern Pakistan where massive floods have already affected millions of people, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.


In New York, Ahmadinejad answers Iran's critics

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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran ran through his standard talking points at his annual gathering with American journalists on Tuesday, denying that dissidents languished in jail or that economic sanctions were biting, and rejecting the idea that Tehran deserved anything less than a gold star for its nuclear inspection record. But this time, he embroidered his remarks with a little fresh bluster.


UN chief appeals for restraint in Kashmir Valley

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate end to violence in Kashmir and appealed for restraint by all parties, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.


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