Tuesday, October 5, 2010

US in fight for future with India, China: Obama

US in fight for future with India, China: Obama

US in fight for future with India, China: Obama

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Weeks ahead of his trip to India, US President Barack Obama has said America is in fight for future with countries like India and China who are spending massively on education, while his country has been cutting its budget on the sector.


Pak rubbishes Musharraf's statement on militants

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Stunned by Pervez Musharraf's admission that Pakistan had trained militant groups to fight in Kashmir, Islamabad today rubbished the former military ruler's statement as "baseless".


Times Square attempted bomber gets life sentence

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The man who plotted to kill Americans by driving a homemade car bomb into Times Square and leaving it to explode has been sentenced to life in prison. A federal judge gave Faisal Shahzad a mandatory life prison term at his sentencing on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. The bomb he had packed into the back of an SUV sputtered, injuring no one in a Times Square packed with tourists.


Europe terror threat: 12 arrested for suspected extremist links

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A police official says authorities in southern France have arrested 12 people in sweeps against suspected Islamic militant networks, including three men linked to recruiting fighters for Afghanistan.


Two win Nobel Prize for Physics

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A pair of Russian-born physicists working at the University of Manchester in England have won the Nobel prize in physics for investigating the properties of ultra-thin carbon flakes known as graphene, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Tuesday.


Israeli soldier dances around handcuffed woman prisoner

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In yet another embarrassment for Israeli army, a new video that surfaced on YouTube shows one of its soldiers dancing around a blindfolded and handcuffed Palestinian woman, close on the heels of global outrage over a trooper posting on Facebook photos of her smiling next to bound Palestinian prisoners.


US military to cut dependence on fossil fuels: Report

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As NATO fuel supply convoys come under regular attack in Pakistan, the US military is trying to cut back its dependence on fossil fuels and tap into renewable energy, a news report has said.


Flight makes emergency landing because of woman in labour

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A flight made an emergency landing in Volgograd because one of the woman on board was in premature labour, the dispatcher service of Volgograd airport said. The flight flying from Moscow to Grozny took off from Domodedovo airport yesterday, when a 24 year old passenger suddenly felt she was in labour.


Baby dies in baking hot car in Florida

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A 14-month-old girl died after being left in a baking hot car for over three hours in Florida while her father attended church, a media report said on Tuesday. Kimberly James is believed to have been in the vehicle with sweltering temperatures in Florida reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees C), Daily Mail reported on its website.


Graphic tasering video in Australia ignites debate

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Graphic video of police repeatedly stunning an unarmed man with a Taser has helped restart a debate about whether stun guns are being overused by authorities in Australia. Western Australia state police said the incident was totally unacceptable, and not typical of Taser use by the force. State Premier Colin Barnett has dubbed it a major breach of procedure and demanded a review of Taser guidelines.


US strike kills 5 German militants in Pakistan

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An American missile strike killed five German militants on Monday in the rugged Pakistan border area where a cell of Germans and Britons at the heart of the US terror alert for Europe — a plot US officials link to Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden — were believed in hiding.


Posted by Harshad at 11:27 PM

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