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Friday, 02 September 2011
 




Two More Monks jailed in Tibet, Rights Groups Condemn Unjust Trial Read Full Article
WorldNews.com
2011-09-01
Article by Yeshe Choesang, WN Correspondent Dharamshala. Dharamshala: - A local Chinese court in Ngaba county of eastern Tibet Tuesday, 30 August, jailed two Tibetan monks of Kirti Monastery after...
Syrian forces said to be conducting searches for activists Read Full Article
The Boston Globe
2011-09-01
BEIRUT - Syrian security forces conducted house-to-house raids in the central city of Hama yesterday, hunting for activists involved in the country's uprising, residents and activists said. Several...
Obama avoids political showdown, reschedules Congress speech Read Full Article
Deccan Herald
2011-09-01
Washington, Sept 1 (PTI) Thursday, September 01, 2011 --> US President Barack Obama has avoided a major political showdown with the opposition Republican as he agreed to address the joint session of...
Drug kingpin Coke pleads guilty to racketeering, assault Read Full Article
CNN
2011-09-01
New York (CNN) -- Christopher Coke, an international drug kingpin whose arrest and extradition to the United States was preceded by a horrific gun battle in Jamaica that left dozens of civilians dead,...
Swollen rivers begin falling across Northeast Read Full Article
The Associated Press
2011-08-31
KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- Swollen rivers began falling Wednesday in much of the Northeast, easing the flooding that paralyzed parts of the region after Hurricane Irene and allowing emergency crews to...
Libya conflict: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi vows resistance Read Full Article
BBC News
2011-08-31
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, one of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's sons, has vowed to carry on fighting. In an audio message broadcast on Al-Ray...
East struggles to recover from Irene Read Full Article
Breitbart
2011-08-31
Meghan Morrow sweeps mud and debris from what is left of the Windham Spa,... Corrinne Levin, left, kisses her daughter Jillianne Davis, who's home was... People try to get a car out of a flooded...
Anna Hazare discharged from hospital, leaves for Ralegan Siddhi Read Full Article
The Times of India
2011-08-31
GURGAON: Social activist Anna Hazare left for his village Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra on Wednesday night after he was discharged from a hospital here following improvement in his condition, an aide...
Police say three bombers behind Chechnya attack Read Full Article
Khaleej Times
2011-08-31
GROZNY, Russia - Three suicide bombers were responsible for killing at least nine people in the capital of Russia's Chechnya region, a police official in the North Caucasus province said on Wednesday....
Panel: Widespread waste and fraud in war spending Read Full Article
Denver Post
2011-08-31
WASHINGTON—As much as $60 billion in U.S. tax dollars has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade due to lax oversight of contractors, poor planning and...
Hurricane Irene may be America's costliest catastrophe Read Full Article
Deccan Herald
2011-08-31
Washingto/New York, Aug 31 (IANS) Wednesday, August 31, 2011 --> As the US East Coast struggled to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, rising floodwaters forced thousands of evacuations in...
Dozens 'tortured and killed in Syria detention centres' Read Full Article
BBC News
2011-08-31
Amnesty International has said it believes that at least 88 people have died in detention in Syria during the past five months. It says those who died, including 10 children, were subjected to...
Australia Hits Out at 'Irresponsible' Wikileaks Read Full Article
Jakarta Globe
2011-08-31
Sydney. Australia lashed out Wednesday at WikiLeaks, calling it "incredibly irresponsible" for publishing a secret US cable detailing Australians with suspected links to Yemeni terrorism. The...
Katia speeds up in Atlantic, not clear if threat to U.S. Read Full Article
The Star
2011-08-31
MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. East Coast is mopping up after Hurricane Irene's weekend battering that killed around 40 people and authorities and residents are looking out anxiously over the Atlantic and...
Irene wasn't overhyped for rural areas on East Coast Read Full Article
Kansas City Star
2011-08-31
More News While many in major East Coast cities wondered whether officials over-prepared the public for Hurricane Irene, the answer from the mostly rural areas hardest hit by the storm was...
US rescues thousands stranded by Irene Read Full Article
Breitbart
2011-08-31
Damaged roads from flooding in Bethel, Vermont. US rescuers battled to reac... A sign advertises help in cleaning-up following Tropical Storm Irene in Wes... A man looks out at a closed and damaged...
Newborn Deaths and Global Child Deaths - WHO Estimates Read Full Article
Scoop
2011-08-31
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 2:28 pm Press Release: UN World Health Organization 31 August, 2011 — Fewer newborns are dying worldwide, but progress is too slow and Africa particularly is being...
US forces suffer their deadliest month yet in Afghan campaign Read Full Article
The Independent
2011-08-31
The cost of war is coming into painful focus for Americans as the month of August closes as the deadliest so far in the decade-long war in Afghanistan, and as a Congressional watchdog releases...
UN Re-Assesses Security Threats in Wake of Nigeria Attack Read Full Article
Scoop
2011-08-31
Wednesday, 31 August 2011, 11:16 am Press Release: UN News New York, Aug 30 2011 4:10PM The United Nations will soon conduct a global threat review in the wake of the deadly attack against the UN...
Helping soldiers in the frontline fight Read Full Article
The Examiner
2011-08-30
A 14-day patrol across rugged Afghanistan turns into a 56-day firefight against the Taliban.  Troops Direct President and Founder Aaron Negherbon relays the story, as told to him by a U.S. Marine...
Somalia's refugees celebrate holiday with food aid Read Full Article
Seattle Times
2011-08-30
DOLO, Somalia - As she celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday, Somali mother Quresho Mohmoud Dahir counted her blessings: all her children were alive. They had food. They were safe....
UN: Serbia and Kosovo exacerbate animosity Read Full Article
m&c;
2011-08-30
New York - The United Nations on Tuesday blamed both Serbia and Kosovo for a worsening in relations between the sides. With Serbia charging that the UN and the European Union had failed to maintain...
Serbia denounces Kosovo's incursion before UN Security Council Read Full Article
m&c;
2011-08-30
New York - Serbia asked the UN Security Council on Tuesday to hold Kosovo's leaders accountable for the military incursion in the Serb-dominated northern part of Kosovo in July. Serbian Foreign...
Tales from a leaking boat Read Full Article
Al Jazeera
2011-08-30
Aziz crammed into the cargo hold of a tiny fishing boat as it left the Indonesian port. He and the 17 other men aboard had their sights on Australia. Only four days in, it happened - the engine...
As the storm moved on Read Full Article
The News & Observer
2011-08-30
For the families of the people who died of causes related to the wrath of Hurricane Irene, the violent storm stands as a life-changing catastrophe, no matter that for most people, it was not as severe...
 
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Sport
Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, gives a thumbs-up to the crowd after his match with Carlos Berlocq, of Argentina, in the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Djokovic won 6-0, 6-0, 6-2.
Djokovic Rolls in Lopsided Evening at US Open
Jakarta Globe
 
INDIA-ARGENTINA-FOOTBALL-PLAYER-LIONEL-ANDRES-MESSI
Massive security presence at Messi match venue in Kolkata
DNA India
 
Real Madrid's Kaka from Brazil celebrates his goal with his fellow teammate Marcelo from Brazil, after he scored against Real Zaragoza during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at La Romadera stadium in Zaragoza, Spain Sunday Aug. 28, 2011.
Kaka eyeing starting spot on Real Madrid
CBC
 
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Entertainment
Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos, Calif., Friday, July 22, 2005. (sl1)
Loss of Starz deal may not hurt Netflix: analysts
Canada Dot Com
 
Ben Affleck aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Academy Award winning actor Ben Affleck addresses the crew on the flight deck.
Ben Affleck's 'Argo' Begins Filming: Third Film For Director
Huffington Post
 
SAN MIGUEL BEEER - OKTOBERFEST - PHILIPPINES - FILIPINOS
Oktoberfest Comes To London listings
Skiddle
 
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Health
Air pollution more harmful to poor; makes them vulnerable
Air pollution more harmful to poor; makes them vulnerable
DNA India
 
Women of urban area-India.
Half of urban women have hypertension
The Times of India
 
Indian working woman gathered for some event
Women more vulnerable to cervical cancer: Study
The Times of India
 
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Science
sheep and goats are grazing in the field near river - cattle - livestock - animals
Better times for sheep and beef farmers
Scoop
 
Soft drink - Soda - Beverage
Push on to limit sugary sodas
The News & Observer
 
Medicine - Antibiotics
Researchers Find Antibiotic Resistance in Ancient DNA
The New York Times
 
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Technology
Facebook
Facebook to launch online music service?
Newstrack India
 
LG Electronics - Television - 3D TV - Appliance - Technology
LG Electronics ties up with Philips, Sharp for smart TV apps
The Times of India
 
Google search engine displayed on a netbook laptop. Google runs over one million servers in data centres around the world where it is used for many purposes.
Race is on to find best ways to use fast Google service
Kansas City Star
 
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Business
A Chinese police man on a segway patrols the area near Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Friday, March 4, 2011. Chinese police are further intensifying pressure on foreign reporters, warning them to stay away from these designated spots and threatening them with expulsion or a revoking of their credentials.
Chinese investor defends plan for Iceland resort
The Wichita Eagle
 
President Barack Obama walks with Thompson Creek Window Company President Rick Wuest, left, as he tours the facility in Landover, Md., Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Obama later announced Gene Sperling as the new head of the National Economic Council, and other new members of his his economic team, during comments on nation's latest unemployment reports
White House forecasts high unemployment through 2012
The Los Angeles Times
 
Futures trade points to stable food prices
Futures trade points to stable food prices
The Times of India