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  • President-elect Barack Obama has named Louis Caldera as his Director of the White House Military Office, @BreakingNewsOn confirms.
  • AP: Thai airports chief says international airport will remain closed to passenger planes until at least Dec. 15.
  • AP: British court orders the jailing of radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada for violating bail
  • AP: "Chemical Ali" al-Majid, one other sentenced to death for crackdown on 1991 Shiite uprising
  • AP: News reports quote top official saying India is not planning military action against Pakistan.
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Karmapa Lama calls for peace in wake of Mumbai attacks

December 2nd, 2008 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Bodhgaya, Dec 2 (ANI): His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje led the prayers for world peace and liberation for all sentient beings here at the Mahabodhi Temple in ...

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Live-Earth-India cancels its concert after Mumbai terror attacks

December 1st, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI -
Los Angeles, Dec 01 (ANI/Business Wire India): Everyone involved with Live Earth India, from our U.S.- and India-based staff, artists and crew to our India-based broadcast, production, non-profit and marketing communications ...

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Maharashtra Deputy CM says one militant caught alive

November 28th, 2008 - 10:40 am ICT by ANI -
Mumbai, Nov.28 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil has confirmed that NSG commandos have caught one militant alive. Patil informed reporters in Mumbai on Thursday that the joint operation is taking ...

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65-yr-old man forcibly marries minor, arrested

November 25th, 2008 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, Nov 25 (IANS) Wishing for a progeny, a childless 65-year-old man forcibly married a minor girl in Orissa. He was later arrested by the police, the Oriya daily 'Samaja' reported Tuesday.The ...

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Oz cleric vows to end segregation in mosques

November 22nd, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Nov.22 (ANI): Australia''s most senior Muslim, Sheik Fehmi Najl el-Imam, has said he will end segregation of men and women in mosques, in a bold response to Islamic women''s anger ...

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Buddhists hold Krodhi-Kali prayers in Bodh Gaya

Buddhists hold Krodhi-Kali prayers in Bodh Gaya

November 21st, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI -
Bodhgaya, Nov 21 (ANI): Thousands of Buddhists from across the world congregated at Bodh Gaya for Krodhi-Kali ceremony for world peace on Thursday. Nuns and monks attired in the traditional Buddhist costumes ...

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Vijay Jolly offers prayers for victory

Vijay Jolly offers prayers for victory

November 19th, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Vijay Jolly, contesting against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, from New Delhi Assembly constituency offered prayers for his victory here ...

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Prescription drug overdose may have caused Paula Abduls ‘’stalker’’s death

November 18th, 2008 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 18 (ANI): Paula Abduls alleged stalker, who was found dead in her car near the singers home, may have died due to an overdose of prescription drugs, say reports. The ...

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Obama resigns as Illinois Senator

Obama resigns as Illinois Senator

November 17th, 2008 - 10:09 am ICT by ANI -
Chicago, Nov.17 (ANI): U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday resigned as the junior Seantor from Illinois and told his constituency in a thank-you and farewell letter that he was ending one ...

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Former American Idol contestant found dead outside Paula Abduls house

November 13th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): An American idol contestant, who was apparently infatuated with Paula Abdul, was found dead in a car near the home of the pop star and judge she ...

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Tamil Nadu police chief gets NHRC notice on Dalits rights violation

November 5th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov.5 (ANI):The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo-motu cognizance of a violation of human rights of Dalits in Tamil Nadus Tirunelveli District. The Commission has issued notice ...

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Buddhists pray in Bodh Gaya for world peace

Buddhists pray in Bodh Gaya for world peace

November 3rd, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by ANI -
By Surya Pratap Singh Bodh Gaya, Nov.3 (ANI): A group of Buddhist monks in Bodh Gaya conducted prayers for the world peace in a special annual ceremony, which was attended by about ...

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Kenya prays for favourite son Obamas win in tomorrows poll

Kenya prays for favourite son Obamas win in tomorrows poll

November 3rd, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI -
Nairobi, Nov 3 (ANI): Even as it is less than 24 hours to go for the US presidential poll, people in Kenya, the heartland of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obamas family, ...

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All religion prayer for Assam blasts victims in Kolkata

October 31st, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by ANI -
Kolkata, Oct 31 (ANI): An all religion prayer session was held in Kolkata today for the victims of serial blasts that ripped through Guwahati and three other towns on Thursday in ...

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Jennifer Hudson offers $100,000 for safe return of her nephew

October 27th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Oct 27 (ANI): American actress/singer Jennifer Hudson has offered a 100,000-dollar reward for the safe return of her seven-year-old nephew, who went missing after the brutal murder of her ...

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Professor becomes first female to lead mixed Islamic congregation in Britain

October 18th, 2008 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct.18 (ANI): A female professor has become the first woman to lead a mixed congregation in Islamic prayer in Britain. Professor Amina Wadud gave a sermon at a centre in ...

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Four dead in Arabian Sea boat capsize near Jamnagar

October 14th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Jamnagar (Gujarat), Oct 14 (ANI): A boat ferrying 22 persons from Navabandar near Jamnagar in Gujarat has capsized in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, at least four bodies ...

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40 people killed in suicide attack on Orakzai jirga

40 people killed in suicide attack on Orakzai jirga

October 11th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , Oct 11 (ANI): Around 40 people were killed and 90 injured when an explosives-laden vehicle was driven into an anti-Taliban jirga by a suicide bomber, in the Orakzai Agency. The ...

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Where women take charge of Durga Puja celebrations

October 7th, 2008 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Ranchi, Oct 7 (IANS) An all-women Durga Puja celebration has entered the 15th year in Jharkhand's Dhanbad city.The Sarvajanik Durga Puja Committee, formed by 37 women in 1993, has been celebrating the ...

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”Nano” makes its way to a makeshift tent in Kolkata

October 2nd, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Kolkata, Oct 2 (ANI): ''Nano Car'' that has been raising a lot of dust on the land allotted to the TATA''s at Singur, has found its way to a makeshift tent ...

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Muslims offer Eid prayers at Taj Mahal

October 2nd, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Oct 2 (ANI): Thousands of Muslims offered Eid prayers at the Taj Mahal complex, in Agra on Thursday. In the wake of the recent blasts across the nation, security ...

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Pak Taliban claims Baitullah Mehsud is alive

Pak Taliban claims Baitullah Mehsud is alive

October 1st, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Peshawar, Oct 1 (ANI): The Pakistans unit of the Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has denied media reports suggesting that its top commander Baitullah Mehsud had died of illness last night. According ...

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Temple doors open after tragedy amid strong police presence

October 1st, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Jodhpur, Oct 1 (ANI): One day after nearly 150 people were killed in the stampede at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur, the shrine was today opened for devotees but few ...

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Aged people worst sufferers in flood-hit Orissa

September 25th, 2008 - 9:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Bhubhaneswar/ Kendrapara/Puri, Sept 25 (ANI): Aged people are the worst sufferers as unprecedented floods continue to ravage Orissa. Marooned in floodwaters and having lost their shelters, the old and infirm have nobody ...

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Nicole Ritchie broke down after DJ AM-Travis Barker plane crash news

September 24th, 2008 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Sep 24 (ANI): Nicole Ritchie could not hold back her tears after learning that her former fiance celebrity spinner DJ AM, and ex Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker, were injured ...

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Lindsay Lohan, Samantha Ronson offer tribute to plane crash victims

September 22nd, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sept 22 (ANI): American actress Lindsay Lohan and her girlfriend Samantha Ronson offered their tributes to victims of the plane crash, which has also left BLINK-182 rocker Travis Barker and ...

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Muslims to take oath against terrorism in Kerala

September 15th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Thousands of Muslims in Kerala will take an oath against terrorism during special night long Ramadan prayers later this month.At least 800,000 Muslims will gather in Malappuram ...

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Flood victims seek divine intervention in Bihar

September 14th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by ANI -
Saharsa ( Bihar ), Sept 14 (ANI): Flood victims in Saharsa District on Sunday prayed to lord Vishnu to tame river Kosi that has submerged large areas. Led by a priest, flood ...

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One killed, 12 injured in Kashmir protests

September 12th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) One person was killed and twelve others injured Friday afternoon when security forces fired at a mob in south Kashmir's Shopian town, the police said.Indefinite curfew was ...

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Devotees break coconut over their heads to appease God in Tamil Nadu

September 11th, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu), Sept 11 (ANI): In a unique ritual, a priest broke coconuts over the devotees'' heads during a temple festival in a village in Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu, ...

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