May 9th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by admin
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Johannesburg, May 9 (DPA) South African President Thabo Mbeki returned to Zimbabwe Friday for talks with President Robert Mugabe on the country's post-election impasse as foreign ambassadors visited the victims of attacks carried out by Mugabe-loyal youth militia. Mbeki is under pressure to take a tougher stance with the 84-year-old ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:42 pm ICT by admin
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Moscow, May 9 (RIA Novosti) Russia Friday celebrated the 63rd Victory Day to mark the surrender of the Nazis at end of the World War II, with President Dmitry Medvedev inspecting the parade, that was held on a spectacular scale involving some 8,000 military personnel. As many as 111 ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, May 9 (ANI - Business Wire India): CHILD, the second issue of the new English monthly parenting magazine, hit the stands today with Darsheel Safary. The star of Taare Zameen Par.
Darsheel Safary refuses to be called 'child star' smiles off the cover of the May issue of ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:13 pm ICT by admin
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By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 9 (IANS) Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, a senior career diplomat, Friday took charge as India's new High Commissioner to Britain, a country that enjoys particularly close economic and political relations with India. Mukherjee arrived Thursday after a successful, if gruelling, stint as New Delhi's man in ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by admin
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Frankfurt, May 9 (DPA) Oil prices are ending the week on a record high after surging towards $125 per barrel in trading Friday. A weak US dollar combined with American supply worries ahead of the summer holiday season along with strong demand from the world's leading emerging economies have led ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by admin
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Basra (Iraq), May 9 (Xinhua) At least eight people have been killed and 21 injured in separate clashes between the government troops and insurgents near Iraq's southern city of Basra, the police and US military sources said Friday. In one incident, an Iraqi soldier was killed and three others were ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by admin
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Hefei (China), May 9 (Xinhua) The toll in hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) in China rose to 34 Friday with two more deaths reported from the eastern province of Anhui as nearly 25,000 people, mostly children, were infected, health ministry officials said Friday. The ministry, which earlier said there were no new ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by admin
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Srinagar May 9 (ANI): Handwara Police today arrested two militants belonging to militant organisation Hizb ul Mujahideen.
According to the Superintendent of Police, Handwara, Mohammad Saleem Sheikh and Abduk Hamid War, both residents of Baderkal were arrested this morning.
One AK 47 rifle, two magazines, one grenade, wireless set and ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 9 (ANI): Game designers have spent countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions but now researchers at the University of Washington are trying to use those skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV.
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May 9th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by admin
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Hamburg, May 9 (DPA) Another dream final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, big crowds and more sunshine are what local organisers hope for at the Hamburg Masters Series tennis tournament. The possibly last edition of the event in its current form starts Sunday as the locals have added one ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by admin
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Beirut, May 9 (Xinhua) At least eight people were killed and 40 wounded in three days of sectarian fighting in the Lebanese capital, security sources said Friday. Among the injured, two were reported to be in critical condition.
The fighting between Hezbollah and pro-government supporters in Beirut entered the third ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:32 pm ICT by admin
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Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida), May 9 (IANS) Indo-Swede Daniel Chopra shot an even par 72 in the first round to be tied 35th at the US PGA Tour's Players golf Championship. He was six shots behind first round leader Sergio Garcia who fired six under 66.
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin
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Milan (Italy), May 9 (IANS) India’s Shiv Kapur made a steady start at the European Tour's Methorios Capital Italian Open with a first round score of two under 70 here. Kapur is currently in tied 53rd position and trails first round leader, Paraguay’s Marco Ruiz by seven strokes.
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 9 (ANI): Scientists are developing grass that may help tackle global warming by cutting the level of methane given off by cows while burping.
According to a report in Science Daily, the grass is being developed by Scientists at Gramina, a joint biotech venture by Australias Molecular Plant ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by admin
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Agartala, May 9 (IANS) Forty-one tribal separatists along with families have surrendered to the authorities in Tripura, officials said Friday. A police spokesman said the militants, all from the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), surrendered to officials of the Assam Rifles and the police in north Tripura Thursday.
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by admin
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Sydney, May 9 (IANS) Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has welcomed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) plan to allow the players to challenge umpiring decisions in Test cricket. With other sports like tennis and major football codes having successfully introduced video technology to check contentious decisions, Waugh believes it is ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by admin
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By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, May 9 (IANS) Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef's case has taken yet another turn with the Immigration Department refusing to release documents and his lawyers appealing against it. An application was filed in the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in Brisbane Thursday requesting a review of the Immigration ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 9 (ANI): Brit women surely spend a good amount of their lives ironing clothes, for according to a new survey, the nations ladies push an iron 215 miles in their lifetime.
Blokes, on the other hand, cover a total of only 73 miles.
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 9 (ANI): Before meeting the woman of his life, Ashton Kutcher admits that he was a serial bed-hopper.
The 30-year-old star lived the high life in New York, and planned to sleep with as many women as possible.
But all that changed when he bumped into 45-year-old Demi ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by admin
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Sikkim, May 9 (ANI): Thirty-three trekking enthusiasts from across the world take part in ten-day long Kanchenjunga international trekking expedition in Sikkim.
The sole objective of the programme is to provide an exclusive and rare opportunity to adventure lovers to explore the beauty of the Himalayas. Organised by the state ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 9 (ANI): Now that Britney Spears seems to have got her act together, the singer is heading for a head to head album battle with pops ultimate fallen diva Whitney Houston.
After the poor reception for her most recent album Blackout, label bosses thought their wayward artist ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by admin
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Sanaa (Yemen), May 9 (DPA) A Yemeni minister began negotiations with France's state-owned nuclear power producer Electricity de France on plans to build a nuclear power generation plant in the Arab state, the official Saba news agency reported. The agency said Electricity and Energy Minister Mustafa Bahran held talks Thursday ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by admin
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Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu), May 9 (IANS) Increased surveillance of Tamil Nadu's southeastern coast have resulted in the arrest of two suspected terrorists and the seizure early Friday of a boat laden with contraband ammunition bound for northern Sri Lanka, police said. The consignment recovered off the coast of Rameshwaram, about ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:32 pm ICT by admin
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Seoul, May 9 (DPA) North Korea has handed over to a visiting US envoy documents primarily describing the operation of three facilities at its nuclear centre in Yongbyon, South Korean officials told the national news agency Yonhap Friday. The facilities are Yongbyon's nuclear reactor, a fuel-production plant and a fuel-reprocessing ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
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By Peter Alex Todd
Guwahati, May9 (ANI): People in Assam recently had a novel experience to celebrate theatre art in a big way for a fortnight, as they attended the first ever Drama festival here.
It was a special experience for many, as the Drama festival offered an opportunity to ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 9 (ANI): A new study has shown that its not just diet or lifestyle that affect our health, by finding that genes also regulate levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease.
An international team of scientists from University of Exeter, the National Institute on Aging, and the ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by admin
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Baghdad, May 9 (DPA) Abu Ayyub al-Masri, leader of the Iraqi branch of the terrorist network Al Qaeda, has been arrested in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi defence ministry said according to broadcaster al-Jazeera. A native Egyptian also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, he was arrested in what ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by admin
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Tokyo, May 9 (DPA) The Japanese government announced Friday it would provide up to $10 million to UN agencies for aid to cyclone-devastated Myanmar as it criticised Myanmar's military junta for not accepting relief personnel. "It seems that their basic stance is not to accept any personnel, but that is ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by admin
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Kuala Lumpur, May 9 (IANS) Malaysian Indian lawmaker M. Manoharan, sworn in while in jail, has said he would continue to fight for the rights of the country's ethnic minorities. Manoharan, 46, legal adviser of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), was jailed for two years along with four other ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
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Lisbon, May 9 (Xinhua) A total of 487,500 coins of 2.5 euros alluding to Portugal's participation in the Beijing Olympics are circulating at Continente supermarket subsidiaries for the benefit of the national olympic mission. The coins, made of a copper and nickel alloy, were designed by sculptor Jose Teixeira and ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 9 (IANS) Want to gauge how hot a chilli is? Nanotechnology can help, says a new study. Scientists have turned to carbon nanotubes to accurately gauge the hotness of chillies - hitherto the job of professional food tasters.
The technology might soon be available commercially as a cheap, ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by admin
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Lyon (France), May 9 (DPA) Within 48 hours of Interpol sending a worldwide alert for a suspected paedophile, a man was arrested by US customs and immigration agents, Interpol said. The suspect, 58-year-old Wayne Nelson Corliss, of Union City, New Jersey, had been photographed abusing young children in Southeast Asia ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 9 (ANI): A team of researchers has discovered a photosynthetic dimmer switch in light harvesting proteins in green plants, which could hold important implications for the future design of artificial photosynthesis systems, providing the world with a sustainable and secure source of energy.
The researchers were from the ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 9 (ANI): MySpace, the world's most popular social networking site, has announced that it plans to give users the option of sharing their profiles and other personal information with other Web sites.
MySpace executives said that Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket, and Twitter have joined the site's "data-availability initiative," which ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by admin
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Milan, May 9 (DPA) Trophy holders Roma drew 1-1 at Catania and moved into the Italian Cup final through a 2-1 aggregate score. The Rome side are now to play a fourth straight final against Inter Milan, who defeated them in the 2005 and 2006 editions. The showdown will be ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
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Tokyo, May 9 (DPA) Japan's foreign reserves fell in April for the first time in 11 months due to declining market prices of gold and US Treasury bonds, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The nation's April foreign reserves amounted to $1 trillion at the end of April, down $11.75 billion ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 9 (ANI): A radical Muslim preacher regarded as Osama bin Ladens spiritual ambassador in Europe and having close ties with al-Qaeda was granted bail by a British immigration appeals commission on Thursday.
Abu Qatada, who was jailed in 2002 was accused of playing a key role in raising ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by admin
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Huizhou (China), May 9 (Xinhua) The Olympics flame is touring Huizhou, nicknamed "the city of goose", in China's Guangdong province Friday and will start its relay in Shantou, the home city of millions of overseas Chinese and a special economic zone in east Guangdong Province, Saturday. The relay, the third ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 9 (DPA) The US should learn the lessons of the European Union's (EU) emissions trading system and create a longer-term plan to reduce global warming, a new environmental report said. The EU this year expanded its carbon trading scheme, which effectively places a price on the carbon dioxide ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by admin
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I stayed on the road until I paid divorce expenses: Cher
London, May 9 (IANS) Singer-actress Cher says she had to tour a lot to pay off her divorce expenses, which was 2 million pounds, after she split from husband Sonny Bono. Although Cher's separation from Bono cost the two a ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 9 (IANS) George Clooney says fans shouldn't mistake socialite Paris Hilton's success for talent. Clooney believes too many celebrities think they are good actors just because they are getting roles and making a lot of money.
Contactmusic.com quoted him as saying: "There is a funny thing that happens ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by admin
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Sydney, May 9 (IANS) Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke is in doubt for this month's West Indies tour for personal reasons. Clarke, who was at the Australians training camp in Brisbane, has requested he delay his departure to the West Indies due to the failing health of his fiancee Lara Bingle's ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by admin
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Washington, May 9 (IANS) Cannibalism, spurred by sheer hunger, drives billions of tiny locusts to take to flight, whose movement blacks out the sun and the skies for tens of kilometres. Long puzzled by the phenomenon, a team from universities of Oxford and Sydney, led by Iain Couzin of Princeton, ...
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May 9th, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin
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London, May 9 (IANS) Singer Tina Turner reveals that it was singer-actress Cher who inspired her to leave her abusive husband Ike because she looked very happy as a single woman. Turner left Ike in 1976, which was after a year Cher's marriage to Sonny Bone ended. The two were ...
