Thursday, February 24, 2011

‘It’s time for jihad’ wrote arrested student

‘It’s time for jihad’ wrote arrested student

‘It’s time for jihad’ wrote arrested student

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A 20-year-old Saudi college student who was arrested Wednesday night on bomb charges in Texas wrote in his journal that he sought a student visa three years ago so he could carry out terrorist attacks inside the United States, according to an F.B.I. document released Thursday.


Boeing wins $35 billion contract from US Air Force

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In a surprise twist to a long-running saga, the Air Force said on Thursday that it would award a $35 billion contract for aerial fuelling tankers to Boeing rather than to a European company that builds Airbus planes.


Discovery leaves earth one last time

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With seconds to spare after a last-minute glitch, the repaired shuttle Discovery, grounded since November because of vexing fuel tank cracks, rocketed into orbit Thursday on its 39th and final flight, setting off for the International Space Station to deliver supplies, equipment and a final American storage module.


Libya unrest: Gaddafi strikes back as rebels close in on Tripoli

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Libya unrest: Rebels seeking to overturn the 40-year rule of Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi repelled a concerted assault by his forces on Thursday on cities close to the capital, removing any doubt that Libya's patchwork of protests had evolved into an increasingly well-armed revolutionary movement.


Gaddafi strikes back as rebels close in on Libyan Capital

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Thousands of mercenary and irregular forces struck back at a tightening circle of rebellions around the capital, Tripoli, on Thursday, trying to fend off an uprising against the 40-year rule of Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi, who blamed the violence on "hallucinogenic" drugs and Osama bin Laden.


Stay away from anti-government protests: Iraqi PM

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Iraq's Prime Minister warned his people to boycott a planned anti-government protest scheduled for Friday, saying it was being organized by supporters of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida.


Amateur video captures chaos at Tripoli airport

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Amateur video filmed Wednesday by a European passenger showed chaotic scenes at the Tripoli airport as a large number of people tried to escape the turmoil in Libya as the unrest continues. Inside the terminal too, similar sights could be seen, with serpentine queues at check-in counters desks and clueless people yelling with frustration.


Gaddafi will die like Hitler, says ex-Libyan minister

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One of Moamer Gaddafi's former ministers has predicted that the Libyan leader will follow in Adolf Hitler's footsteps by committing suicide, rather than give up power.


4,500 Chinese escape Libya by sea; Americans stuck

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Two ferries carrying 4,500 Chinese workers from strife-torn Libya arrived at the Mediterranean island of Crete on Thursday, despite rough seas that left hundreds of Americans stranded on a docked ferry in Tripoli.


Ten held after Bangladesh gangrape victim kills herself

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A Roman Catholic priest and nine other tribal Christians have been detained for their role in an out-of-court settlement of a gangrape case that caused the girl to commit suicide when the promised marriage did not come through.


Gaddafi massing forces in Tripoli as rebellion spreads

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Forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi were reported to be striking back in several cites surrounding Tripoli on Thursday, as rebellion crept closer to the capital and defections of military officers multiplied.


Court approves Assange's extradition on sexual assault charges

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A British court on Thursday ordered Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, to be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sexual abuse. His lawyers have seven days to appeal the ruling and immediately indicated that they would so.


World's first robot marathon

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The world's first robot marathon started on Thursday in Osaka. Five competing robots will run 422 times around a 110-yard indoor race track located in Osaka's Asia Pacific Trade Centre.


Decision on Assange's extradition today

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Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, arrived at a London court on Thursday to find out if he is to be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sexual abuse.


Did Gaddafi order Lockerbie bombing?

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"I have proof that Gaddafi gave the order about Lockerbie," Mustafa Abdel-Jalil was quoted as saying in an interview with Expressen, a Stockholm-based tabloid. Abdel-Jalil, who stepped down as justice minister to protest the clampdown on anti-government demonstrations, didn't describe the proof.


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