Thursday, April 7, 2011

Indian running online dating scam gets 42 months' jail in US

Indian running online dating scam gets 42 months' jail in US


Indian running online dating scam gets 42 months' jail in US

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An Indian accused of meeting women on dating websites, pretending to be a high-powered financier and then seducing them, has been sentenced to a maximum of 42 months in federal prison by a US court.


Chinese aircraft carrier may be near completion

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The Chinese state news agency has posted photographs of an aircraft carrier under reconstruction that appears to show the warship near completion. Captions with the photos said that the work would end soon and that the carrier was expected to sail later this year.


Libya: NATO strike on rebel convoy kills five, say reports

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An apparent NATO airstrike slammed into a rebel combat convoy in Libya on Thursday, killing at least five fighters and sharply boosting anger among anti-government forces after the second bungled mission in a week blamed on the military alliance.


Watch: Japan jolted by a new powerful quake

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A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake late on Thursday hit the same area of Japan that was ravaged by disaster a month ago, seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert.


Earthquake shakes wide area of southern Mexico

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A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook a wide area of southern and central Mexico on Thursday, sending people fleeing into the streets, but causing only minor reported damage.


Japan: Fukushima nuclear plant evacuated after fresh quake

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Police mounted a search on Thursday for people missing in an evacuation zone around a crippled nuclear power plant as workers continued injecting nitrogen into a reactor containment vessel at the facility.


Japan jolted by 7.1-strong earthquake

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A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake late on Thursday hit the same area of Japan that was ravaged by disaster a month ago, seismologists said, prompting a local tsunami alert.


Gunman opens fire in Brazilian school, 13 dead

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Brazilian authorities say that a gunman opened fire in an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro and at least 13 people are dead. The gunman is among them, though it is not clear if he shot himself or was killed by police.


Air Traffic Controller found sleeping

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The Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.) said Wednesday that it was trying to fire an air traffic controller in Knoxville, Tennesse, found sleeping during his midnight shift at McGhee Tyson Airport on February 19. The airport has a control tower and a radar room each staffed with one controller during the midnight shift. The agency said the tower controller landed seven planes and worked the radar position as well while the other slept.


59 bodies found in pits in Mexican border state

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Mexican security forces searching for abducted bus passengers in a violent northern state bordering Texas have stumbled on a collection of pits holding a total of 59 bodies.


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