Saturday, November 6, 2010

Pope blasts Spain's aggressive anti-church ways

Pope blasts Spain's aggressive anti-church ways


Pope blasts Spain's aggressive anti-church ways

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Pope Benedict XVI criticized an "aggressive" anti-church sentiment in Spain that he said was reminiscent of the country's bloody civil war era as he began a two-day visit on Saturday to rekindle the faith.


21 killed in Mexico as bus and fuel tanker crash

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A tanker truck transporting fuel collided with a passenger bus in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, killing 21 people, local officials have said. Investigators are trying to determine what caused the crash, which took place just before midnight Friday on the Pacific coast near the border with Nayarit state.


Cuba probes plane crash that killed 68

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Cuban investigators have probed the country's worst plane crash in two decades, which killed all 68 people on board, including 28 foreigners. The domestic Aerocaribbean aircraft crashed in the mountainous Sancti Spiritus region in central Cuba late on Thursday after the pilot reported an emergency.


Dramatic tale of how the mail bombs travelled

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The woman stepped off Hadda Street into a pair of courier offices in Yemen's capital. In FedEx and UPS storefronts tucked along shopping centers and travel agencies in San'a, she mailed two Hewlett-Packard printers to the United States.


World’s largest Jesus statue completed in Polish town

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A gigantic statue of Jesus that Poles claim is the world's largest rose majestically above a small town, as the grandiose dream of a local priest finally came to pass.


Storm-battered Haiti cleans up the mess

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Haitians were mopping up the muddy wreckage left by Hurricane Tomas, amid fears that flooding left by the killer storm will worsen a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 500 people so far.


Interpol publicises details of Yemen mail bombs

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Interpol has released details and photographs of two US-bound mail bombs intercepted by authorities in Dubai and United Kingdom, to help police and the public look out for such devices in the future.


Fear of volcanic ash cancels flights to Jakarta

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International airlines fearful of volcanic ash canceled flights on Saturday into Indonesia's capital, while the closure of airports nearest Mount Merapi has delayed the arrival of burn cream and ventilators for those whose skin and lungs were signed by searing gases. The series of eruptions, including the deadliest in decades, has killed 138 people.


Military-ruled Myanmar holds rare elections

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About 40,000 polling stations across the Southeast Asian country opened shortly after 6 am and were to close 10 hours later. The regime left everyone guessing as to when results would be announced, saying only they could come "in time."


Appreciate Pakistan's anti-terror efforts: Gilani to India

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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani asked India to appreciate his country's efforts in curbing terrorism and said the two countries should de-link their peace process from incidents of terror to make dialogue a "sustainable proposition".


Bush to speak with Winfrey, Leno, others

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The world will soon be hearing a lot from former American President George W. Bush.


Immigration cap: UK to lose out on scientists?

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The controversial new immigration cap introduced by the new UK coalition government will cost Britain the services of some of the world's top scientists, Indian-American Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has warned. The scientist told The Times that he would have reconsidered joining the Cambridge-based Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in 1999 if the new visa controls had applied then.


BBC journalists strike for 2nd day over pensions

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BBC reporters are planning further strikes after a two-day walkout over pension changes successfully disrupted the broadcaster's TV and radio programs, a labor union said Saturday.


George W Bush 'thinks' Sarah Palin is 'unqualified'

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George W Bush has suggested that Republican leader Sarah Palin is "unqualified" and she spoiled the party's 2008 presidential election campaign, a top aide of the former US President has said.


Airlines stop Jakarta flights after volcano blast

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The tiny hospital at the foot of Mount Merapi struggled on Saturday to cope with its victims after the volcano unleashed its most powerful eruption in a century, as international airlines canceled flights into the Indonesian capital hundreds of miles away.


Yemen orders arrest of radical US-born cleric

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A Yemeni judge has ordered the country's security forces to arrest a radical U.S.-born cleric linked to Al-Qaida.


Sparks from Qantas flight engine was like 'anar' being lit

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Shreya Patel and her family missed the flares of Diwali, but she witnessed a surreal version on board a Qantas flight to Australia when an engine of the jumbo jet caught fire, emitting sparks with a bang.


Pelosi will seek to stay as House Dem leader

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Nancy Pelosi, the nation's first female House speaker, said Friday she will try to keep her spot as leader of the House Democrats despite huge election losses that cost her party the majority.


Thousands clash in central China over land compensation

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The Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy in a statement yesterday said that the clashes, that started in Meilong town of Chizhou city on Wednesday, have left 30 people injured so far, including the town's mayor, and damaging two police cars.


Exporting our way to stability

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During my first visit to India, I will be joined by hundreds of American business leaders and their Indian counterparts to announce concrete progress toward our export goal — billions of dollars in contracts that will support tens of thousands of American jobs. We will also explore ways to reduce barriers to United States exports and increase access to the Indian market.


Swiss stuntman shows off his wings in sky jump

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Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy has jumped from a hot-air balloon and completed two aerial loops using just his custom-made jet-propelled wingsuit — the first time such maneuvers have been performed.


Wealthy and worried, India is rich arms market for US

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A big item on President Obama's India to-do list this weekend is securing a $5 billion deal for Boeing to sell 10 of its C-17 cargo planes. The agreement, for which Boeing and American officials have long laid the groundwork, would be part of a flurry of military equipment deals that foreign suppliers are eager to nail down with India. Mr. Obama's French and Russian counterparts are expected to visit New Delhi this year, with their own military sales contracts in hand.


Saudis warned US of attack before parcel bomb plot

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Saudi intelligence officials warned the United States in early October that Al Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen was planning a terrorist attack using one or more aircraft, three weeks before a plot to send parcel bombs on cargo planes was foiled at the last minute, American and European officials said Friday.


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