Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Obama calls on Muslim world to help defeat Al-Qaida

Obama calls on Muslim world to help defeat Al-Qaida

Obama calls on Muslim world to help defeat Al-Qaida

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US President Barack Obama Wednesday called on the Muslim world to work together with the US to defeat Al-Qaida as he concluded his visit to Indonesia, his childhood home.


Luxury cruise ends in disaster after engine fire

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It was supposed to be a luxurious seven-day cruise to the Mexican Riviera. But two days in, this majestic vacation for thousands of passengers turned into a struggle to survive on the high seas.


42 million dollar scam with Holocaust fund, says US

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While fleeing the Nazis in 1941, an 11-year-old girl dodged airplane bombs as she crossed the Dnieper River in Ukraine, ultimately finding refuge in Donetsk, where she and her mother lived in hiding until the liberation of 1944.


Australia: New system to check low quality overseas students

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Australia is set to announce the amended point system that would focus on high skill levels and employee sponsorship in a bid to toughen the rules of gaining permanent residency for overseas students with low quality qualifications.


Opposition parties concede defeat in Myanmar

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The main military-backed party won an overwhelming victory in the first election in 20 years in Myanmar, according to international news agency reports from inside the country, in a vote that was carefully engineered by the military to assure its continued grip on power.


China ups ante for Indonesia on eve of Obama's arrival

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Less than a day before President Obama touched down in Jakarta on Tuesday, a high-level Chinese delegation wrapped up a three-day official visit here by announcing that Beijing would invest $6.6 billion in desperately needed infrastructure improvements. The announcement's emphasis on roads, bridges and canals — not to mention its timing — laid down a not-so-subtle challenge to Mr. Obama: show your Indonesian hosts the money.


For Indonesia and Obama, fourth time's the charm

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The last time President Obama was in this nation of islands, in 1992, he holed up in a rented beachside hut in Bali, where he swam each morning and spent afternoons writing "Dreams From My Father," the memoir that later became a best-seller. In it, he shared memories of his life here as a boy, "running barefoot along a paddy field, with my feet sinking into the cool, wet mud, part of a chain of other brown boys chasing after a tattered kite."


Win for Sarkozy: French Constitutional Council okays retirement bill

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In a political victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy, France's constitutional watchdog ruled on Tuesday that the bill raising the minimum retirement age to 62 is perfectly legal.


Dating services for the modern Muslim

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Muhammad and Catherine who got married recently, met on the Internet on Singlemuslim.com. Launched 10 years ago, the site claims to be the world's leading Muslim introduction agency. It has half a million members and claims to have brought about 10-thousand marriages.


US couple has 18 kids, pray for 'many more'

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Kelly Bates has been married 23 years and been pregnant for almost every year. The Bates couple has 18 children, with the latest entrant just a month old, and would love to have "many more children if god allows it".


World War 2 bomb found at Warsaw Airport

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An airport official says a bomb dating back to World War II has been discovered at Warsaw's international airport during construction work. Airport spokesman Przemyslaw Przybylski said the bomb was found on Tuesday 500 yards (metres) from the main terminal. It was discovered during work for a planned train station that will link the airport to the city.


Carla Bruni's security stepped up amid assassination fear

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French First Lady Carla Bruni's security has been stepped up in the wake of intelligence inputs that she may be a "priority target" of terror group Al-Qaida's assassination plot, a media report said.


Sex, drugs more common among teens who text a lot

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Teens who text 120 times a day or more — and there seems to be a lot of them — are more likely to have had sex or used alcohol and drugs than kids who don't send as many messages, according to provocative new research.


Army-backed party claims victory in Myanmar vote

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The Myanmar military's political proxy claimed victory on Tuesday in the country's widely criticised first election in 20 years, saying it had won about 80 per cent of the seats. The poll has been denounced by Western governments as anything but free and fair and pro-democracy parties who participated have complained of intimidation and "cheating" at polling booths.


Britain's royal family on Facebook

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Britain's queen Elizabeth II Saturday became a member of Facebook as she opened the royal family's official account on the social networking website to reach out to the netizens.


'Waterboarding' saved British lives: George Bush

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Former US President George W Bush has vigorously defended "waterboarding" of terror suspects by the CIA, claiming the interrogation technique, which simulates drowning, saved several British lives by preventing attacks on Heathrow airport and Canary Wharf, the business hub of London.


One in 100 falls for SMS scams

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As the number of mobile internet users rises rapidly, criminals are exploiting new technologies with increasing efficiency. One in 100 recipients fall for SMS scams as criminals start targeting smart phones, says a survey.


Obama visits a nation that knew him as Barry

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The two houses where he spent part of his boyhood stand pretty much the way they did when he went back to Hawaii four decades ago. The two schools he attended have grown larger but, in spirit, remain unchanged. Some of his old friends can still be found around the neighborhood.


Company accused of firing over Facebook post

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In what labor officials and lawyers view as a ground-breaking case involving workers and social media, the National Labor Relations Board has accused a company of illegally firing an employee after she criticized her supervisor on her Facebook page.


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