Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Greece anti-austerity protests: Over 40 people injured

Greece anti-austerity protests: Over 40 people injured

Greece anti-austerity protests: Over 40 people injured

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Hours of rioting outside Greece's parliament left 46 people injured on Tuesday, on the eve of a vote by lawmakers to adopt more painful austerity measures, a condition for bailout funds needed to prevent a potentially disastrous default.


Aboard the 'torture train' to Pakistan

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It's Sunday morning. The Bhagat ki Kothi railway station here is ready to receive its weekly train from Pakistan. Stall owners outside are stocked with food and drinks of all hues and tints; they know the 250-odd passengers must be hungry and thirsty.


Kabul: NATO helicopters end hotel siege, 7 dead

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Kabul attack: NATO helicopters fired rockets at gunmen on the rooftop of a besieged Kabul hotel early on Wednesday, ending a more than four-hour standoff between militants and police that left at least seven dead and eight others wounded, Afghan officials said.


Newsweek cover imagines Princess Diana at age 50

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The latest Newsweek cover contains a ghostly sight: a computer-generated image of a stylish Princess Diana walking with Kate Middleton.


Suicide bombers strike Kabul hotel, fourteen feared dead

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Kabul Intercontinental Hotel attack: At least one suicide bomber blew himself up late Tuesday night inside a Western-style hotel in Kabul, police said. Afghan police were battling the assailants with machine-gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades as tracer rounds went up over the blacked out building. Initial reports suggest as many as 14 people could have been killed.


Google introduces Facebook competitor, emphasizing privacy

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Google plus: Google took its biggest leap yet onto Facebook's turf on Tuesday, introducing a social networking service called the Google+ project — which happens to look very much like Facebook.


UK taxpayers shell out more for Prince Charles

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Prince Charles hired more staff and spent more money last year, thanks in part to his son Prince William's lavish wedding to Kate Middleton, according to official figures released Tuesday.


Bearded Mickey Mouse cartoon causes stir in Egypt

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An Egyptian Christian telecom mogul has angered Islamic hard-liners by posting an online cartoon of Mickey Mouse with a beard and Minnie in a face veil.


Israeli PM reaches out to Arab world via YouTube

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached out to the Arab world via the Internet, asking Web surfers to pose him video questions via YouTube.


Prosecutor presses inner circle on Gaddafi arrest

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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Moammar Gaddafi's own aides today to arrest the Libyan leader and turn him over for trial on murder and persecution charges - or risk prosecution themselves.


We'll meet aliens in next 20 years: Russian scientist

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Human beings will meet creatures from outer space within the next 20 years, a top Russian scientist has said.


Arab diplomat mugged of 2 million pounds in London

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An Arab diplomat was robbed at gunpoint in London after he withdrew two million pounds in cash from a Dubai-based bank, a media report said.


Gave Pak N-bomb, but was 'stabbed in back' by army: AQ Khan

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Disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan has said he did Pakistan a favour by making the atomic bomb but was "stabbed in the back by the very people who benefited most" from his work - the army.


Can't ban violent video sales to kids: US court

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States cannot ban the sale or rental of ultraviolent video games to children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting such limits as a violation of young people's First Amendment rights and leaving it up to parents and the multibillion-dollar gaming industry to decide what kids can buy.


Pakistan to build more N-plants, says Gilani

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Pakistan's nuclear capability was purely for peaceful purposes, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said while declaring that the country would build more power plants to meet its growing energy needs.


North Korea soldiers malnourished: Report

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North Korea is struggling to feed its army, according to new footage obtained from within the secretive state which shows a soldier complaining that his unit is weak from a lack of nutrition.


Fukushima children to receive radiation meters

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Radiation meters will be distributed to about 34,000 children living in the largest city near the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant to monitor their exposure levels, a city official said Tuesday.


Myanmar deports 'blacklisted' Michelle Yeoh

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The military-backed government of Myanmar has deported Hollywood actress Michelle Yeoh, who stars as pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an upcoming movie, officials said Tuesday.


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