Saturday, October 23, 2010

A shark attacks, and the wave turns red

A shark attacks, and the wave turns red

A shark attacks, and the wave turns red

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Matthew Garcia was surfing two feet away from his friend who was bodyboarding when he heard a desperate cry for help. Within seconds, a shark flashed out of the water, bit into his friend's leg and pulled him under in a cloud of blood.


Cholera outbreak leaves 142 dead in rural Haiti

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At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies on Friday to combat Haiti's deadliest health problem since its devastating earthquake.


Probe rights abuses after WikiLeaks' exposure: UN to US

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The UN has asked the US administration to probe the involvement of American forces' in human rights abuses, summary executions and war crimes in following the "largest classified military leak" detailing accounts of torture and killing of over 66,000 civilians.


WikiLeaks founder on the run, chased by turmoil

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Julian Assange moves like a hunted man. In a noisy Ethiopian restaurant in London's rundown Paddington district, he pitches his voice barely above a whisper to foil the Western intelligence agencies he fears.


Jane Austen, a poor speller and erratic grammarian?

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She's renowned for her precise, exquisite prose, but new research shows Jane Austen was a poor speller and erratic grammarian who got a big helping hand from her editor.


Leak aimed to bring out truth of Iraq war: Assange

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Thousands of classified Iraq war documents made public by WikiLeaks are aimed at bringing out the truth, that had been the first casualty of war, the website's founder Julian Assange said today, adding that he wanted the leak to have the maximum possible impact.


Suicide attackers assault UN office in Afghanistan

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A suicide car bomber and three armed militants wearing explosives vests and burqas attacked a United Nations compound Saturday in western Afghanistan, but Afghan security forces killed the attackers and no U.N. employees were harmed, officials said.


Detainees fared worse in Iraqi hands, logs say

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The public image of detainees in Iraq was defined by the photographs, now infamous, of American abuse at Abu Ghraib, like the hooded prisoner and the snarling attack dog. While the documents disclosed by WikiLeaks offer few glimpses of what was happening inside American detention facilities, they do contain indelible details of abuse carried out by Iraq's army and police.


A grim portrait of civilian deaths in Iraq

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The reports in the archive disclosed by WikiLeaks offer an incomplete, yet startlingly graphic portrait of one of the most contentious issues in the Iraq war — how many Iraqi civilians have been killed and by whom.


Leaked reports detail Iran’s aid for Iraqi Militias

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On December 22, 2006, American military officials in Baghdad issued a secret warning: The Shiite militia commander who had orchestrated the kidnapping of officials from Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education was now hatching plans to take American soldiers hostage.


A city where cycling is a routine

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Cycling to work may not have caught as a fad in India, but people in Copenhagen are used to this as a routine. Sixty five percent of people in Copenhagen cycle to work. Now, the Government is trying to woo those who drive long distances for work by a dedicated high speed cycling lane that will connect the city to the suburbs.


Journalist wounded in Afghanistan

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A New York Times photographer was severely wounded on Saturday when he stepped on a mine while on patrol with American soldiers in southern Afghanistan. Joao Silva, 44, was wounded in his legs while moving through an area near the town of Arghandab. Mr Silva was evacuated from the scene and taken to Kandahar Air Field, the American and NATO base, where he is receiving treatment.


What men really fear about their mothers-in-law?

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Bizarre it may appear, but men find the idea that their better half may turn out to look like his mother-in-law just plain scary. In fact, a new survey has revealed that it is men's greatest relationship fear.


Indian man smashed with beer bottles in Australia

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There has been yet another attack on an Indian national in Australia, this time in Melbourne. A group of over 10 teenagers attacked an Indian national at a fast food joint on Chapel Street. The Indian man was smashed with empty beer bottles on his head at least thrice when he protested against derogatory remarks made by the teenagers, who also used aggressive body language and called Indians 'curry munchers.' The Indian man was taken to hospital by two of his friends who were accompanying him. He is still recovering from injuries on his head and face at a hospital.


YouTube videos become museum pieces

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After 23,358 submissions and countless double-clicks, the results are in for YouTube's "biennial of creative video." On Thursday night, the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum and the Google Inc.-owned video website presented "YouTube Play," an exhibit of 25 videos selected by a jury including the filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and the music group Animal Collective.


French Senate passes pension overhaul

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ParisUnder pressure from the government, the French Senate voted Friday to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, a victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy after days of street rage, acrimonious debate and strikes that dried up the supply of gasoline across the country.


American pleads guilty to attempt to spy for China

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An American who studied in China has pleaded guilty to attempted espionage after he admitted to being recruited by Beijing to infiltrate US intelligence agencies, the Justice Department said.


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