Friday, December 3, 2010

Police: Man wrongly texts drug offer to prosecutor

Police: Man wrongly texts drug offer to prosecutor

Police: Man wrongly texts drug offer to prosecutor

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Police say an Indiana man was arrested after mistakenly sending text messages to a prosecutor about drugs he was trying to sell. The Herald-Times of Bloomington reports that the 26-year-old Martinsville man sent messages last month to deputy prosecutor Courtney Swank on her department-issued cell phone.


No safe haven for terror: Obama tells US troops in Afghanistan

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President Barack Obama told US troops during a surprise holiday-season visit that they are making important progress in the war, and he pledged that Afghanistan would never again be a "safe haven for terrorists" who want to attack the United States.


Israel struggles to quell forest fire

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Israel was still struggling on Friday to control a fire raging in a rain-starved forest in northern Israel that has left at least 41 people dead, caused the evacuation of thousands of residents, destroyed some kibbutz houses and prompted the government to call for urgent international aid in fighting the blaze.


US President Barack Obama lands in Afghanistan for unannounced visit

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US President Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Friday as he sought to smooth over a troubled relationship with President Hamid Karzai and take stock of a nine-year-old American-led war that he hopes to begin winding down next summer.


Pak cleric offers 5 lakh rupees for killing Christian woman

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A Muslim cleric of an historic mosque in the capital of Pakistan's Khyber Paktunkhwa province has offered Rs 5 lakhs for killing Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was recently sentenced to death by a court for allegedly committing blasphemy.


Respected media outlets collaborate with WikiLeaks

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The diplomatic records exposed on the WikiLeaks website this week reveal not only secret government communications, but also an extraordinary collaboration between some of the world's most respected media outlets and the WikiLeaks organization.


China's newest high-speed train breaks world record

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China's newest high-speed train - the "CRH380A" - broke the world record for the fastest passenger-capable train on Friday during an operational test, the Chinese Ministry of Railroads claimed.


Qantas A380 crew lauded for saving doomed aircraft

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A report by Australian aviation investigators on Friday provided fresh insight on the challenges faced by a Qantas A380 jet that experienced a mid-air engine explosion last month, describing in vivid detail the damage sustained to the plane's wing and fuel systems and lauding the crew's calm and professionalism in bringing the crippled jet with 469 people aboard to a safe landing in Singapore a mere 150 yards from the end of the runway. The official interim report issued by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau echoed fresh safety recommendations and airworthiness directives issued Thursday for the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines after investigators found a potential manufacturing defect that may have contributed to the leak.


WikiLeaks' site back with Swiss name after cyber attacks

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Whistleblower website WikiLeaks came back online with a Swiss name on Friday around six hours after its wikileaks.org domain name was shut down because it was suffering massive cyber attacks.


UN calls for probe into Sri Lankan troops' war crime video

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The UN has sought a fresh probe into alleged war crimes against Sri Lankan troops after Britain's Channel 4 News released a video featuring soldiers executing naked men and women.


German mole identified after WikiLeaks disclosure

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A top aide to German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has been identified as the person responsible for passing on information about government coalition talks to the US embassy in the latest WikiLeaks disclosures.


Pak allows AQ Khan to attend public functions

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Disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan has been allowed by Pakistani authorities to attend public functions after being kept in "protective custody" for the past six years following his acknowledgment that he ran a clandestine proliferation network. Khan attended the convocation of a private university yesterday and was seen sitting on the dais alongside Education Minister Aseff Ahmed Ali.


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