Sunday, December 26, 2010

Necessity pushes Pakistani women into jobs and peril

Necessity pushes Pakistani women into jobs and peril

Necessity pushes Pakistani women into jobs and peril

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Dinner at Rabia Sultana's house is now served over a cold silence. Her family has not spoken to her since May, when Ms. Sultana, 21, swapped her home life for a cashier's job at McDonald's.


Political unrest at Ivory Coast

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Ivory Coast's incumbent leader, Laurent Gbagbo defied calls to step aside and hand over power to his political rival, Alassane Ouattara on Sunday, saying he was only going to respect and abide "by the Ivorians' vote."


Gaza-bound flotilla returns to Istanbul

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Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists on Sunday welcomed back to Istanbul the ship that was the scene of bloodshed during an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. Activists meanwhile, promised to send more ships in an effort to break the Gaza blockade. Hundreds of balloons were released as the ship, Mavi Marmara, sailed into Istanbul's Sarayburnu port, following repairs at a port on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. The activists waved Palestinian and Turkish flags and chanted "down with Israel" and "Allah is great" as they greeted the vessel. Protesters also boarded boats to welcome the approaching ship, which was adorned with a poster of the nine activists from Turkey who were killed during the raid.


Snowpocalypse shuts down New York

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The US National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for parts of New York, New Jersey and other states along the east coast of the United States as a major winter storm bears down on the area on Sunday. A band of frigid weather was snaking up the East Coast on Sunday, promising blizzards and a foot of snow for New York City and New England, while several states made emergency declarations as the storm caused crashes on slick roads.


Obama returns to end-of-life plan that caused stir

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When a proposal to encourage end-of-life planning touched off a political storm over "death panels," Democrats dropped it from legislation to overhaul the health care system. But the Obama administration will achieve the same goal by regulation, starting January 1.


Iran halts hanging of Kurdish student: Report

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A defence lawyer in Iran has said that authorities have halted the hanging of a Kurdish student sentenced to death for backing a rebel group. The lawyer for Habibollah Latifi was quoted by Iran's ISNA news agency on Sunday as saying that officials temporarily blocked the execution shortly before it was scheduled.


Peace with Palestine 'impossible': Israeli Foreign Minister

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Israel's foreign minister has said a peace deal with the Palestinians is impossible under current conditions and that Israel shouldn't pursue one.


Airport operations limp back to normal in snow-hit Europe

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Flights across Europe were limping back to normalcy after some of the worst disruptions caused by an unusually harsh winter, but heavy snow and freezing conditions continued to cause misery on the roads and for the railways.


Dramatic rescue of man from swollen river

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The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Tasha continued to produce showers and thunderstorms across the Australian state of Queensland on Sunday. Northern and central areas of the state were inundated with rain, with many areas suffering from severe flooding.


UK airports may face fine for flight disruption: Report

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Britain plans to arm itself with powers to impose heavy fines on airports for disruption of passengers' travel in the wake of Heathrow closing its runways last week during the pre-Christmas snow chaos, a top aviation official said.


Record Christmas snow in southern USA, several flights cancelled

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A winter storm that brought a rare white Christmas to parts of the South was barrelling up the US East Coast early on Sunday, with forecasters predicting 6 to 10 inches of snow for Washington and blizzard conditions for New York City and New England.


WikiLeaks' Assange signs $1.5 million book deal

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said in an interview published on Sunday he had signed deals for his autobiography worth more than one million pounds (1.2 million euros, 1.5 million dollars).


North Korea troops boast of artillery attacks on South Korea

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North Korean soldiers boasted on state television they bombarded a front-line South Korean island with artillery last month as immediate retaliation after the South fired first.


Venezuelan ex-president Carlos Andres Perez dies

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Former Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez, whose popularity soared with his country's oil-based economy but who later faced riots, a severe economic downturn and impeachment in his homeland, has died in Miami, his family said Saturday.


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