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  • Chavez wins Venezuelan election...1:02
  • Interview Eduardo Paes Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City for Guruduth S Banavar VP IBM 2010-Dec-27...5:31
  • Pakistanis hold rally to slam US drone attacks...2:46
  • NATO in Afghanistan - Afghanistan's Police SWAT Unit...3:23
  • S Korea and US reach agreement on missile treaty...2:15
  • Philippines, Muslim separatists reach peace deal...2:17
  • Abu Hamza extradited to US under cover of night...1:25
  • Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary...1:45
  • Mau Mau Torture Case to Proceed...3:22
  • Tens of thousands of Greeks protest in violent clash over debt plan...1:31
  • Fresh Fire Exchange: 'Syria-Turkey flashpoint could create WW3'...5:05
  • Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Spinal Steroid Injections...1:27

Hugo Chávez defeats opposition rival Henrique Capriles in the Venezuelan presidential election, with thousands of his supporters celebrating on the streets of Caracas. Chávez, a socialist whose so-called Bolivarian Revolution places him in firm opposition to the USA, won with 54 per cent of the vote. Related article
Chavez wins Venezue­lan elec­tion
1:02
In­ter­view Ed­uar­do Paes Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City for Gu­ruduth S Ba­navar VP IBM 2010-Dec-27
5:31
Pak­ista­nis hold rally to slam US drone at­tacks
2:46
NATO in Afghanistan - Afghanistan's Po­lice SWAT Unit
3:23
S Korea and US reach agree­ment on mis­sile treaty
2:15
Philip­pines, Mus­lim sep­a­ratists reach peace deal
2:17
Abu Hamza ex­tra­dit­ed to US under cover of night
1:25
Abu Hamza ex­tra­dit­ed to US under cover of night
1:25
Bahrain protests grow ahead of an­niver­sary
1:45
US Bor­der Pa­trol Agent Shot Dead on Ari­zona Bor­der; Agent Nicholas Ivie Killed by Drug Traf­fuck­ers
2:03
Mau Mau Tor­ture Case to Pro­ceed
3:22
Tens of thou­sands of Greeks protest in vi­o­lent clash over debt plan
1:31
Fresh Fire Ex­change: 'Syr­ia-Turkey flash­point could cre­ate WW3'
5:05
Menin­gi­tis Out­break Linked to Spinal Steroid In­jec­tions
1:27
Turkey con­tin­ues Syria shelling, seeks ap­proval for mil­i­tary ac­tion
5:39




	The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
photo: DOD / Public Domain
The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
Full Article Business Insider
America's longest war entered its 12th year Sunday, with the anniversary marked by a Taliban statement claiming that NATO forces are "fleeing Afghanistan" in "humiliation and disgrace". The US led the invasion on October 7, 2001 to topple the Taliban government for harbouring Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks on New...

FC Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez, botton center, celebrates his goal with teammates during the Spanish La Liga soccer match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki
FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: The Be-All, End-All El Clásico
Full Article Soccer Lens
It’s getting tiresome; every other month a Clásico is contested in some competition (La Liga? The Copa del Rey? The Champions League? The Supercopa de España?). At least that’s how it appears. Though it’s not quite the El Clásico overkill experienced a little over 18 months ago, one could be excused for not caring about this particular fixture....

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels man a rebel-controlled checkpoint at Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines in this 2005 file photo.
photo: AP / Al Jacinto
Philippines agrees on landmark peace deal with Muslim rebels
Full Article Gulf News
Manila: The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal for the country's troubled south, President Benigno Aquino announced on Sunday, signalling an end to a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people and crippled the region's economy. The long-awaited agreement sets in train a roadmap to create a new Bangsamoro...

Pakistanis and American citizens hold banners and chant slogans against drone attacks in Pakistani tribal belt, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen
Pakistani military blocks anti-drone convoy from entering tribal region
Full Article The Guardian
Imran Khan says two-day convoy has been a success despite failing to reach intended destination Imran Khan addresses a peace rally in Tank. Photograph: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images...

An Israeli soldier is seen through heat and smoke from a moving tank at a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. Israeli leaders decided to reject an immediate 48-hour pause in fighting and push ahead with the devastating air offensive against Hamas, sending jets and assault helicopters to pound targets Wednesday through pouring rain as the Gaza Strip entered its fifth day of battl
photo: AP / Ariel Schalit
Israeli jets down drone that entered airspace
Full Article Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
JERUSALEM -- Israel scrambled fighter jets to intercept a drone Saturday that crossed deep into Israeli airspace from the Mediterranean Sea, shooting the aircraft down over the country's southern desert, the military said. The incident marked the first time in at least six years that a hostile aircraft has penetrated Israel's airspace,...

South Korean mock missiles are silhouetted at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
South Korea says U.S. agrees to extend Seoul's ballistic missile range
Full Article CNN
October 7, 2012 -- Updated 0717 GMT (1517 HKT) US troops launch rockets during a training exercise in the South Korean border county of Cheorwon on September 13. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea announced Sunday that it reached a deal with the United States that allows Seoul to extend the range of its ballistic missiles, a move a senior...

Demonstrators gather outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects are being extradited to the United States.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
Radical cleric Abu Hamza to arrive in US after extradition
Full Article France24
AFP - Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States on Saturday after a court rejected their last-ditch court bid to block their extradition. A legal saga that has dragged on for more than a decade in the courts of Britain and Europe finally ended when the Egyptian-born former...

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, left, and FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, right, gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki
Honours even in Messi-Ronaldo Ballon d'Or showdown
Full Article The Times of India
MADRID: Billed in Spain as the decisive showdown between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or award, Sunday's La Liga 'Clasico' gave plenty of ammunition to both camps as each player netted twice in a thrilling 2-2 draw. Barcelona's Messi, who succeeded Real Madrid's Ronaldo as the world's best player in 2009 and has won...

Real Madrid's Pepe from Portugal, centre left, in action with FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, centre right, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Andres Kudacki
El Clasico: Real Madrid 2, Barcelona 2
Full Article The Examiner
Related topics SportsReal MadridBarcelona FCLionel MessiCristiano RonaldoEl Clasico Advertisement Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho just had to tinker with the team that had scored nine goals in winning its two previous games in La Liga and the Champions League. Opting to play without Kaka, the engine of Real's 4-1 dismantling of Ajax, and playing a...

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves a Venezuelan flag as he greets supporters at the Miraflores presidential palace balcony in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Fernando Llano
Chavez declared election winner
Full Article Herald Tribune
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez won re-election Sunday, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles and gaining six more years to cement his legacy and press ahead with his crusade for socialism in Venezuela. With about 90 percent of votes counted, Chavez had more than 54 percent of the vote, and Capriles had 45 percent, National Electoral...

Taliban murder children in blatant violation of Quran
photo: DOD / Public Domain
Taliban murder children in blatant violation of Quran
Full Article The Examiner
Related topics AfghanistanTalibanQuranChildrenMurderIslam Advertisement Local authorities in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan report that Taliban militants on Saturday attacked an Afghan police officer, who refused to defect to their cause and brutally murdered his two children. Provincial intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS)...

Christy Ivie, center, wife of slain Border Patrol Agent, Nicholas Ivie, walks with her family into a press conference, on Thursday, Oct. 4 , 2012, at the Cochise College in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
photo: AP / Gary M. Williams
FBI: 'Friendly fire' concern over Nicholas Ivie death
Full Article BBC News
A shooting near the US-Mexico border that saw a US border patrol agent shot dead may well have been a "friendly fire" incident, the FBI says. The shooting near Naco, Arizona, on Tuesday left Agent Nicholas Ivie dead and another wounded. He was killed after he and two other agents reportedly responded to a tripped ground sensor near the...

File - Students return for their first day of classes at Barwell Road Elementary School in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, July 9, 2012. Monday was the first day of school for 26,000 kids on a year-round calendar in the Wake County, N.C., public school system.
photo: AP / Gerry Broome
Not So Ideal Education: Imprinting Sex, Militarism, and Violence
Full Article WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling The day after learning about Classical Greek Civilization, it was no surprise that most students only recalled nude males competing in the Olympics, the male bonding rituals of Spartan warriors (homosexuality), and Alexander the Great's soldiers viciously beating King Darius' Persians in the Battle of...

The 26m Radio Telescope at Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory, Tasmania, Australia.
photo: Creative Commons / Noodle snacks
World's Most Powerful Telescope In Oz Outback
Full Article Orange News
Tweet If there is life outside our planet, a new "super telescope" unveiled in the Australian outback could be the best hope yet of finding it. Some 400 miles from the nearest city in Western Australia, the colossal new radio telescope consists of more than 30 dishes linked together. Dr Megan Clark, chief executive of Australia's Commonwealth...

Riot police watch for Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, near tire fires set by protesters in Sanabis, Bahrain, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali
Protesters clash with police in Bahrain
Full Article Al Jazeera
Protesters have clashed with police in the Bahraini capital, Manama, after their march was stopped from proceeding towards Pearl roundabout, the focus of the mass protests that began in February last year. Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters on Friday after a memorial for a Shia man jailed over last year's...

Kids killed by Taliban after Afghan cop refuses to quit
photo: DOD / Public Domain
Kids killed by Taliban after Afghan cop refuses to quit
Full Article The Daily Telegraph Australia
TWO schoolchildren including a nine-year-old girl were shot dead by militants in Afghanistan after their father refused to quit his job as a policeman. Henna and her 16-year-old brother Zelgai were killed by two gunmen on motorcycles...

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, right, and FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi from Argentina, left, are seen during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.
photo: AP / Manu Fernandez
Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta or Casillas - The Clasico that decides the 2012 Fifa Ballon d'Or winner
Full Article Goal
With no more team honours up for grabs before the voting takes place for the prestigious - and recently controversial - award, the biggest game in football will prove vital More On : FC...

Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland Park. Walt Disney's early concepts for an amusement park called for a park called "Mickey Mouse Park" located adjacent to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank (presently the site of the West Coast headquarters of ABC).
photo: Creative Commons / Cd637
Universal, SeaWorld join Disney in campaign contributions
Full Article Business Journal
Although Walt Disney World is leading the way with more campaign contribution than nearly all other business in the state, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando have contributed to the election too, Orlando Sentinel reports. Disney have spent nearly $2.5 million, giving close to 90 percent of its contributions to the Republican party and similar...

Seated left to right, Kenyans Jane Muthoni Mara, Wambuga Wa Nyingi, and Paulo Muoka Nzili, celebrate the announcement of a legal decision in their case at Britain's High Court concerning Mau Mau veterans, at the offices of the Kenya Human Rights Commission in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Ben Curtis
UK court allows Kenyan claim over 1950s torture to proceed
Full Article Independent online (SA)
London - A British court ruled on Friday that three elderly Kenyans who were tortured under British rule in the 1950s could pursue their claim for damages from London, a judgement likely to encourage other claims from victims of colonial-era brutality. Britain, which had tried for three years to block their legal action, said it was disappointed...

Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao of Colombia, center, reacts after scoring against Udinese with Diego of Brazil, left, Arda Turan of Turkey, background, and Antonio Lopez, right, during their Europa League soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011.
photo: AP / Arturo Rodriguez
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Malaga: Weligton own goal moves capital club level with Barcelona in La Liga
Full Article Goal
A late mistake by the defender helped Los Colchoneros to win their sixth league game of the season whilst the visitors suffered their first loss of the campaign By Max Bentley...

Chavez declared election winner
Full Article Herald Tribune
08 Oct 2012

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez won re-election Sunday, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles and gaining six more years to cement his legacy and press ahead with his crusade for socialism in Venezuela. With about 90 percent of votes counted, Chavez had more than 54 percent of the vote, and Capriles had 45 percent, National Electoral...
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves a Venezuelan flag as he greets supporters at the Miraflores presidential palace balcony in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Fernando Llano

Rio de Janeiro mayor wins re-election bid
Full Article Al Jazeera
08 Oct 2012

Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has been re-elected with an overwhelming majority, ensuring that he will remain at the city's helm during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Some 139 million Brazilians were called upon to elect 5,561 mayors and 48,000 municipal councilors for four-year terms among 450,000 candidates representing more than 20 political...
Rio de Janeiro mayor wins re-election bid
photo: AP / Andre Mourao

Pakistani military blocks anti-drone convoy from entering tribal region
Full Article The Guardian
07 Oct 2012

Imran Khan says two-day convoy has been a success despite failing to reach intended destination Imran Khan addresses a peace rally in Tank. Photograph: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images...
Pakistanis and American citizens hold banners and chant slogans against drone attacks in Pakistani tribal belt, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen

The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
Full Article Business Insider
07 Oct 2012

America's longest war entered its 12th year Sunday, with the anniversary marked by a Taliban statement claiming that NATO forces are "fleeing Afghanistan" in "humiliation and disgrace". The US led the invasion on October 7, 2001 to topple the Taliban government for harbouring Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks on New...
	The US War With Afghanistan Just Entered Its 12th Year
photo: DOD / Public Domain

South Korea says U.S. agrees to extend Seoul's ballistic missile range
Full Article CNN
07 Oct 2012

October 7, 2012 -- Updated 0717 GMT (1517 HKT) US troops launch rockets during a training exercise in the South Korean border county of Cheorwon on September 13. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea announced Sunday that it reached a deal with the United States that allows Seoul to extend the range of its ballistic missiles, a move a senior...
South Korean mock missiles are silhouetted at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man

Philippines agrees on landmark peace deal with Muslim rebels
Full Article Gulf News
07 Oct 2012

Manila: The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal for the country's troubled south, President Benigno Aquino announced on Sunday, signalling an end to a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people and crippled the region's economy. The long-awaited agreement sets in train a roadmap to create a new Bangsamoro...
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels man a rebel-controlled checkpoint at Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines in this 2005 file photo.
photo: AP / Al Jacinto

Abu Hamza to remain in detention till October 9: US Court
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
07 Oct 2012

Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who was flown in from the UK along with four other terror suspects, will remain in detention till his formal arraignment on October...
A demonstrator holds a banner for the extradition of Abu Hamza al-Masri outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

Radical cleric Abu Hamza to arrive in US after extradition
Full Article France24
06 Oct 2012

AFP - Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States on Saturday after a court rejected their last-ditch court bid to block their extradition. A legal saga that has dragged on for more than a decade in the courts of Britain and Europe finally ended when the Egyptian-born former...
Demonstrators gather outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects are being extradited to the United States.
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

Protesters clash with police in Bahrain
Full Article Al Jazeera
06 Oct 2012

Protesters have clashed with police in the Bahraini capital, Manama, after their march was stopped from proceeding towards Pearl roundabout, the focus of the mass protests that began in February last year. Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters on Friday after a memorial for a Shia man jailed over last year's...
Riot police watch for Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, near tire fires set by protesters in Sanabis, Bahrain, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Hasan Jamali

FBI: 'Friendly fire' concern over Nicholas Ivie death
Full Article BBC News
06 Oct 2012

A shooting near the US-Mexico border that saw a US border patrol agent shot dead may well have been a "friendly fire" incident, the FBI says. The shooting near Naco, Arizona, on Tuesday left Agent Nicholas Ivie dead and another wounded. He was killed after he and two other agents reportedly responded to a tripped ground sensor near the...
Christy Ivie, center, wife of slain Border Patrol Agent, Nicholas Ivie, walks with her family into a press conference, on Thursday, Oct. 4 , 2012, at the Cochise College in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
photo: AP / Gary M. Williams

UK court allows Kenyan claim over 1950s torture to proceed
Full Article Independent online (SA)
05 Oct 2012

London - A British court ruled on Friday that three elderly Kenyans who were tortured under British rule in the 1950s could pursue their claim for damages from London, a judgement likely to encourage other claims from victims of colonial-era brutality. Britain, which had tried for three years to block their legal action, said it was disappointed...
Seated left to right, Kenyans Jane Muthoni Mara, Wambuga Wa Nyingi, and Paulo Muoka Nzili, celebrate the announcement of a legal decision in their case at Britain's High Court concerning Mau Mau veterans, at the offices of the Kenya Human Rights Commission in Nairobi, Kenya Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.
photo: AP / Ben Curtis

Greece bailout: Tension in Athens over unpaid workers
Full Article BBC News
05 Oct 2012

Protesters are appearing in court in the Greek capital Athens a day after a rally by shipyard workers against job cuts descended into violence. A line of blue police lorries flanked the courthouse as riot police kept back supporters of those detained during the clashes on Thursday. Police had used truncheons when at least 100 protesters broke into...
Riot police clash with protesters inside Greece's Defense Ministry in Athens, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis

UN condemns Syrian shelling of Turkey
Full Article Al Jazeera
05 Oct 2012

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a statement condemning "in the strongest terms" Syria's shelling of a Turkish town that killed five people. Council members managed to bridge differences between the strong statement demanded by the United States and its Western supporters and backed by their NATO ally Turkey, and a weaker text...
A view of the Security Council stakeout area through a glass door, as journalists gather for a briefing by Syrian Permanent Representative to the UN, Bashar Ja'afari, on Syria-Turkey tensions, 4 October, 2012.
photo: UN / Jennifer S Altman

Meningitis fears prompt US medical warning
Full Article BBC News
05 Oct 2012

Doctors and hospitals in the US are being urged to stop using products from a firm linked to a widening outbreak of a rare form of fungal meningitis. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says investigators found contamination in a sealed steroid vial at the New England Compounding Center. Over 30 people in six states have been ill from the...
An unidentified man carries packages out of New England Compounding in Framingham, Mass., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
photo: AP / Stephan Savoia

John Lennon 72nd birthday tributes: Birds of Paradox with Elephants Memory in NY
Full Article The Examiner
07 Oct 2012

Related topics The Week Aheadjohn lennonJohn Lennon's BirthdayBeatles Advertisement To celebrate what would have been John Lennon’s 72nd birthday, many tributes and performances are being held next week around the world to honor the late Beatle’s life. (See full article here). Musician Jeff Slate and his band Birds of Paradox are also paying...
John lennon LB22
photo: Public Domain / Stuarthampton

Chris Brown: 'I'm Not Trying To Be A Player'
Full Article Starpulse
06 Oct 2012

Chris Brown has filmed a drunken taxicab confession-style video and opened up about falling in love with Karrueche Tran when he still had feelings for Rihanna. The footage was released on Vimeo.com just hours after Brown confirmed on Thursday he had split from Tran so that he can continue rebuilding his...
Singer Chris Brown, left, and his attorney Mark Geragos, attend Brown's sentencing hearing for assaulting singer Rihanna, at the Los Angeles County Criminal Courts in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009
photo: AP / Kevork Djansezian

Far East Movement keep it real in Dubai
Full Article Gulf News
06 Oct 2012

Fame can bring a lot of things. But for the boys from Far East Movement, the first Asian-American group to hit No 1 on the Billboard charts in the US, it’s brought a determination to stay grounded and to keep it real. Following their performance at the dXb Music Festival on Friday night, the group took time out to chat to tabloid! about their...
Far East Movement performs during the
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Gaga wins Lennon Grant For Peace
Full Article Independent online (SA)
06 Oct 2012

London - Music superstar Lady Gaga will share a peace prize in memory of John Lennon to honour her work campaigning for equality for...
Scene Four (MB) of Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour (revamped version).
photo: Creative Commons / Dulcet Nightingale

Delta Goodrem gears up for new album with 'Wish You Were Here'
Full Article Music News
06 Oct 2012

Princess of The Voice, Delta Goodrem, prepares her third single from her forthcoming album. The album is titled Child Of The Universe and the first single that she slipped out earlier in the year 'Sitting On Top Of The World'...
Delta Goodrem
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Justin Bieber Surprises Disney Fans on a Segway
Full Article IMDb
06 Oct 2012

Justin Bieber knows that the best may to make an entrance is on a Segway. And that's just what the 18-year-old...
Floyd Mayweather Jr., center, poses for a photo with Justin Bieber and Yuriyorkis Gamboa after defeating Miguel Cotto for the WBA super welterweight title, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Las Vegas.
photo: AP / Eric Jamison

Cheryl Cole kicks off debut UK solo tour in Belfast
Full Article BBC News
04 Oct 2012

Cheryl has kicked off her first UK headline tour in Belfast with a show which featured a pyramid, Girls Aloud songs and a video duet with will.i.am. Wearing a gold jumpsuit, the 29-year-old performed tracks from her three solo albums. After the show Cheryl tweeted: "Belfast, thank you so much for being there and supporting me on my first...
Cheryl Cole whilst performing with Girls Aloud at Battle Abbey, Hastings.
photo: Creative Commons / H4NUM4N

Loud Visarjan music aids sandalwood theft at IPS officer’s residence
Full Article Indian Express
04 Oct 2012

No CCTV cameras installed around Western bungalow, No police guard on premises heard sound of trees being cut When the entire Pune police force was on its toes to ensure a safe Ganesh immersion, unidentified persons stole sandalwood trees from an IPS officer’s residence located in the...
Dhol - Musical traditional instrument, specially playing in Ganeshotsav in Pune - cultural festival of Maharashtra - India - Noise Pollution
photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar

Gasquet returns to winning ways, Cilic beats Kubot
Full Article Taipei Times
08 Oct 2012

France’s Richard Gasquet rediscovered the winning formula yesterday after last week’s shock defeat to a Chinese wild card, cruising into the second round of the Shanghai Masters alongside Croatia’s Marin Cilic. Gasquet crashed to a humiliating loss at the China Open when Zhang Ze closed a rankings gap of 151 places to beat him, just days...
France's Richard Gasquet returns the ball to Russia's Marat Safin during the second day of Dubai ATP Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.
photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili

Bolt will defend sprint titles in Rio
Full Article York Press
08 Oct 2012

Usain Bolt wants to defend his sprint titles in 2016 Usain Bolt has revealed he plans to defend his Olympic sprint titles in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and not switch disciplines. The Jamaican declared himself a "living legend" after retaining his 100 and 200 metres crowns in London this...
Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold medal after the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012.
photo: AP / Lee Jin-man

Dunhill Links winner Branden Grace has Rory McIlroy in his sights as Race To Dubai battle hots up
Full Article Sky Sports
08 Oct 2012

Rory McIlroy faces new competition as he bids to emulate Luke Donald's feat of 12 months ago by winning both US and European money list titles in the same season. The world number one has already wrapped up the US dollar race after banking $8.04million in a campaign which saw him win four times from just 16 starts. But he can still be caught in the...
Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland plays a ball on the seventh hole during the final round of the Desert Classic golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009.
photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili

'Cricketers not going to fly IAF jets at this point'
Full Article The Times of India
08 Oct 2012

NEW DELHI: More than a year after Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not avail the offer to fly in its frontline Su-30MKI combat aircraft, the IAF on Monday suggested that they would not be able to fly...
An IAF Su-30 MKI at Istres airbase, France during Ex Garuda  ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Heather Watson won her first round match at the HP Open in Osaka
Full Article Sky Sports
08 Oct 2012

Heather Watson booked her place in the second round of the HP Oopen in Osaka with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Polona Hercog. The British number two carved out 10 break points against the Slovenian,...
Heather Watson (GBR) competes against Lucie Safarova (CZE) during the Day 5 of the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 23, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida - USA.
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Stosur advances to 2nd round at Japan Open
Full Article The Hindu
08 Oct 2012

Top-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia beat Erika Sema of Japan 6-4, 6-2 on Monday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open. Stosur, who won this...
Day 7 - Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Laura Robson (GBR) - US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 2, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Djokovic cautious on quick return to top spot
Full Article The Times of India
08 Oct 2012

BEIJING: Novak Djokovic played down his chances of making a quick return to world number one despite an emphatic victory in Beijing which gave him a shot at supplanting Roger Federer at this week's Shanghai Masters. The Serb, second in the rankings and breathing down Federer's neck, whipped France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 for his third...
Day 14 - The Men's Singles Semifinal match of Novak Djokovic (SRB) vs David Ferrer (ESP) US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 9, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Victoria Azarenka is looking to end her year with a flourish after winning in China
Full Article Sky Sports
08 Oct 2012

Victoria Azarenka is planning to end her year with a flourish after ending a seven-month drought in China. The Belarusian crushed Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-1 in Sunday's final to seal...
Day 14 - The Women's Singles Final match of Serena Williams (USA) against Victoria Azarenka (BLR) US Open 2012 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York City, USA - September 9, 2012
photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert

Milan brought southern flavour in Bollywood
Full Article Gulf News
07 Oct 2012

Vidya Balan, who played southern actress Silk in “The Dirty Picture”, says the movie’s director Milan Luthria should be given credit for starting the trend of using southern flavour in the characters and songs of Bollywood. “I did not start [the trend], Milan Luthria did. I am an actor and I work according to the demands of...
INDIA-BOLLYWOOD-ACTRESS-VIDYA-BALANIndia Bollywood Actress Vidya Balan pose for the photographers during the Promotion of his forthcoming Film ‘No One killed Jessica’ in Kolkata on Monday, 27 December 2010 in Eastern India City  ------WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick

Obama heads to California to raise more funds
Full Article WPXI
07 Oct 2012

President Barack Obama planned to build on an impressive fundraising haul Sunday, launching a lucrative and celebrity studded trip to California a day after Mitt Romney ticked off examples suggesting that news of a drop in unemployment has not reversed what ails the nation. Romney rallied in battleground Florida on Saturday, the day after the...
Barack Obama in Onawa
photo: Creative Commons / IowaPolitics.com

Rihanna's dad gives Chris Brown his blessing to re-date his daughter
Full Article Kypost
06 Oct 2012

RIHANNA's dad has given her ex CHRIS BROWN his blessing to romance his daughter again, insisting he has always respected the R&B; star. Brown has confirmed he and model Karrueche Tran have split over his growing friendship with...
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Hrithik Roshan best choice for remake of Magadheera: SS Rajamouli
Full Article DNA India
06 Oct 2012

Renowned Telugu film director SS Rajamouli, whose one of the superhit films Magadheera is set to be remade in Hindi, says actor Hrithik Roshan would be the "best choice" to play the lead role in the Hindi version. Magadheera is a 2009 Telugu historical drama directed by Rajamouli. The...
 Hrithik Roshan - Actor - Artist - Bollywood  - cinema (mv3)
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Nicole Kidman at Her New York Film Festival Gala | Pictures
Full Article Popsugar
04 Oct 2012

Nicole Kidman had the company of her husband Keith Urban last night on the red carpet in NYC. She was honored with a gala tribute during the New York Film Festival, and earlier in the day, attended a...
Actress Nicole Kidman
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Easy to make a film today, but difficult to release it: Mithun Chakraborty
Full Article IBN Live
04 Oct 2012

New Delhi: At 62, Mithun Chakraborty, who is enjoying the work he is getting as an actor, feels nowadays it is easier to make films than to release them in theatres. "Aajkal picture banana aasaan ho gaya hai aur release karna mushkil (Today it's easy to make a film, but difficult to release it). That's unfortunate. If you have money,...
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Katrina Kaif 'given new voice for Jab Tak Hai Jaan'
Full Article Digital Spy
03 Oct 2012

Katrina Kaif has reportedly been given a new voice for Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Composer AR Rahman, who is known for giving opportunities to new singers, is said to have selected reality TV show winner Harshdeep Kaur to provide vocals for Katrina Kaif's songs in the film. A source told Mid Day: "Just the way he made Mohit Chauhan give voice to Ranbir...
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif speaks at a press conference on an upcoming film awards ceremony in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010.
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Mobile users in Kashmir can't access Facebook, Twitter
Full Article Newstrack India
03 Oct 2012

Tweet Srinagar, Oct 3 (IANS) Though authorities have refused to "ban" some popular websites, thousands of mobile users here Wednesday were unable to access social media websites like Facebook and Twitter as well as video-sharing website YouTube. After Google India blocked an anti-Islam video on YouTube, mobile phone users here have been complaining...
School Girls talking picture mobile phone  Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama  during a function at the Tibetan school in downtown Srinagar on July 14, 2012. The Dalai Lama visited the Tibetan community living in the predominately Muslim area in Srinagar during his one week visit to the region.
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Yuan Touches 19-Year High, Nears Limit of Trading Band
Full Article Bloomberg
08 Oct 2012

The yuan touched its highest level since 1993, nearing the strong end of the central bank’s trading range, on speculation Chinese policy makers will take more steps to counter a slowdown. Financial markets opened today after a weeklong holiday, during which the Chinese Communist Party said its 18th congress will start Nov. 8. The event, to feature...
A teller counts Hong Kong bank notes, front, while Chinese yuan are seen at a money exchange in Hong Kong Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. China's currency on Thursday, surpassed the Hong Kong dollar's official peg rate to the U.S. dollar, marking the strongest level the yuan has been officially set at since the Chinese currency system was overhauled 13 year
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Lockheed Martin To Form Two New Business Areas Through Reorganization Of Electronic Systems
Full Article Seeking Alpha
08 Oct 2012

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With a continuing focus on lean and efficient operations, Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) today announced it will reorganize its Electronic Systems business area into two new business areas that position the company for growth by increasing customer alignment and reducing costs. Effective December...
The inauguration of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) was held at Lockheed Martin Corporation, in Ft. Worth, Texas.
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Jamaican pig farmers to develop bio-energy sector
Full Article The Gleaner
08 Oct 2012

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is to assist Jamaican pig farmers in generating bio-energy from their operations so as to boost their income and benefit from the renewable energy sector. FAO Sub-Regional Livestock Development Officer for the Caribbean, Dr. Cedric Lazarus, said German bio-energy...
Fattened Pig
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Universal, SeaWorld join Disney in campaign contributions
Full Article Business Journal
08 Oct 2012

Although Walt Disney World is leading the way with more campaign contribution than nearly all other business in the state, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando have contributed to the election too, Orlando Sentinel reports. Disney have spent nearly $2.5 million, giving close to 90 percent of its contributions to the Republican party and similar...
Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland Park. Walt Disney's early concepts for an amusement park called for a park called "Mickey Mouse Park" located adjacent to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank (presently the site of the West Coast headquarters of ABC).
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South Florida gas prices remain on downward spiral
Full Article Business Journal
08 Oct 2012

South Florida gas prices remain on a downward trend, as domestic and international fuel demand continues to fall. Fuel prices in the tri-county area dropped 1 to 3 cents last week, as the price for a barrel of crude oil settled below $90 a barrel on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. Total U.S. fuel...
Gas pump - Fuel - Diesel - Prices
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Cakes kids prefer for their birthdays
Full Article The Times of India
08 Oct 2012

Children are also getting meticulous in the kind of cakes they order for their birthdays... We all grew up celebrating birthdays and waiting for that creamy cake to arrive and cut it in style. It was a feeling of great pride and a matter of being the most important person as the cake had our name imprinted on it and as we blew the candles, and...
Cartoon character's face used for made birthday cake-bakery product.
photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam

Women compete in home-made Diwali sweets
Full Article The Times of India
08 Oct 2012

MUMBAI: In an effort to keep the tradition alive, women in Vasai region are being made to compete in making home-made sweets this Diwali. Not just that, they are being helped in selling it too. The women and child welfare department of the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has been organising a...
Besan laddu-Indian sweets-food.
photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam

China retail sales growth slows, but consumers still confident
Full Article The Guardian
08 Oct 2012

By Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's retail sales growth slowed during the Golden Week break, but demand was better than expected, and authorities provided a snapshot of increasingly important sources of demand in the world's second-largest economy....
Shopping Centre of China Hong Kong City
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Chavez wins Venezuelan election
Chavez wins Venezuelan election
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  • Published: 08 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 08 Oct 2012
Author: telegraphtv
Hugo Chávez defeats opposition rival Henrique Capriles in the Venezuelan presidential election, with thousands of his supporters celebrating on the streets of Caracas. Chávez, a socialist whose so-called Bolivarian Revolution places him in firm opposition to the USA, won with 54 per cent of the vote.
http://wn.com/Chavez_wins_Venezuelan_election
Interview Eduardo Paes Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City for Guruduth S Banavar VP IBM 2010-Dec-27
Interview Eduardo Paes Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City for Guruduth S Banavar VP IBM 2010-Dec-27
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  • Published: 30 Dec 2010
  • Updated: 13 Jan 2012
Author: Mauro Segura
The city government and IBM signed an agreement to build a public information management center for Rio de Janeiro. The Rio Operations Center will integrate and interconnect information from multiple government departments and public agencies in the municipality to improve city safety and responsiveness to various types of incidents, such as flash floods and landslides. The agreement between IBM and the city government also includes plans to develop a pioneering system, called the Meteorology Forecast High Resolution (PMAR) System, which can predict heavy rains up to 48 hours in advance. The mission of the Rio Operations Center -- which will be opened on December 31- is to consolidate data from various urban systems for real-time visualization, monitoring and analysis.
http://wn.com/Interview_Eduardo_Paes_Mayor_of_Rio_de_Janeiro_City_for_Guruduth_S_Banavar_VP_IBM_2010-Dec-27
Pakistanis hold rally to slam US drone attacks
Pakistanis hold rally to slam US drone attacks
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  • Published: 24 Oct 2011
  • Updated: 16 May 2012
Author: PressTVGlobalNews
Several anti-US protests broke out in metropolis Peshawar wherein tens of thousands of people participated with high anti-American sentiments. Press TV's Zahid Hussain reports from Peshawar.
http://wn.com/Pakistanis_hold_rally_to_slam_US_drone_attacks
NATO in Afghanistan - Afghanistan's Police SWAT Unit
NATO in Afghanistan - Afghanistan's Police SWAT Unit
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  • Published: 08 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 08 Oct 2012
Author: NATOCOMMUNITY
NATOChannel goes on operation with the Afghanistan's Provincial Response Company.
http://wn.com/NATO_in_Afghanistan__Afghanistan's_Police_SWAT_Unit
S Korea and US reach agreement on missile treaty
S Korea and US reach agreement on missile treaty
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  • Duration: 2:15
  • Published: 07 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
South Korea and the US have agreed to boost Seoul's ballistic missiles capability in order to counter North Korea's military provocations. After the deal, South Korea would be allowed to increase its missile range beyond 300km, but critics say this might be the start of a new arms race. Al Jazeera's Tom Ackerman reports.
http://wn.com/S_Korea_and_US_reach_agreement_on_missile_treaty
Philippines, Muslim separatists reach peace deal
Philippines, Muslim separatists reach peace deal
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  • Published: 07 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 08 Oct 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
After a 40-year long war with Muslim separatist fighters in the southern Phillipines, that claimed more than 120000 lives, the Philippine government has announced a preliminary peace deal. That's after successful talks between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which has been fighting for independence in the southern island of Mindanao. President Aquino made the announcement on Sunday saying the "framework agreement" could lead to a final peace deal by 2016, when his six-year term ends. Al Jazeera's Jamela Alindogan reports from Cotabato City in southern Philippines.
http://wn.com/Philippines,_Muslim_separatists_reach_peace_deal
Abu Hamza extradited to US under cover of night
Abu Hamza extradited to US under cover of night
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  • Published: 06 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 08 Oct 2012
Author: telegraphtv
Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other men, who lost their final appeals against extradition from the UK, leave RAF Mildenhall on planes heading for the United States.
http://wn.com/Abu_Hamza_extradited_to_US_under_cover_of_night
Abu Hamza extradited to US under cover of night
Abu Hamza extradited to US under cover of night
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  • Duration: 1:25
  • Published: 06 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 08 Oct 2012
Author: telegraphtv
Radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other men, who lost their final appeals against extradition from the UK, leave RAF Mildenhall on planes heading for the United States.
http://wn.com/Abu_Hamza_extradited_to_US_under_cover_of_night
Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary
Bahrain protests grow ahead of anniversary
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  • Published: 04 Feb 2012
  • Updated: 05 Oct 2012
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Almost a year since a crackdown began on demonstrations among Bahrain's Shia Muslim majority, thousands of protesters have taken part in marches to demand political reform. The government says it is listening to the demands of protesters, but the opposition says that despite promises, little has changed. Clashes between both sides have worsened in the build up to the February 14 anniversary of the start of the protests. Small-scale demonstrations happen virtually every night in neighbourhoods close to the capital Manama. Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.
http://wn.com/Bahrain_protests_grow_ahead_of_anniversary
US Border Patrol Agent Shot Dead on Arizona Border; Agent Nicholas Ivie Killed by Drug Traffuckers
US Border Patrol Agent Shot Dead on Arizona Border; Agent Nicholas Ivie Killed by Drug Traffuckers
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  • Published: 03 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 05 Oct 2012
Author: ABCNews
Officials believe Agent Nicholas Ivie was killed by drug traffickers.
http://wn.com/US_Border_Patrol_Agent_Shot_Dead_on_Arizona_Border;_Agent_Nicholas_Ivie_Killed_by_Drug_Traffuckers
Mau Mau Torture Case to Proceed
Mau Mau Torture Case to Proceed
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  • Published: 05 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 06 Oct 2012
Author: kenyacitizentv
Kenya's Mau Mau victims of colonial torture have won round one of their compensation case against the British government. The London High Court has ruled that the case can now proceed to full trial. But the British government expressed its disappointment with the ruling and embarked on plans to appeal against it on the grounds that it was time barred. Alex Chamwada has more.
http://wn.com/Mau_Mau_Torture_Case_to_Proceed
Tens of thousands of Greeks protest in violent clash over debt plan
Tens of thousands of Greeks protest in violent clash over debt plan
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  • Published: 12 Feb 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: timesofearth
www.timesofearth.com Black-hooded protesters hurling stones and petrol bombs on Sunday battled Greece's parliament as lawmakers inside debated deeply unpopular austerity measures to secure a bail-out program aimed to stave off bankruptcy. The clashes erupted at around 6 pm local time as at least 25000 people streamed into Syntagma Square facing Parliament. Several banks and shops in the center of the city are on fire, a spokesman for the national fire protection service said. Riot police fired tear gas at protesters, RIA Novosti correspondent said. Lawmakers are debating a bill setting out 3.3 billion euros (US$4.35-billion) in wage, pension and job cuts as the price of a 130-billion-euro rescue package from the European Union and International Monetary Fund, Greece's second since 2010. Greece needs the funds before March 20 to meet debt repayments of 14.5 billion euros.
http://wn.com/Tens_of_thousands_of_Greeks_protest_in_violent_clash_over_debt_plan
Fresh Fire Exchange: 'Syria-Turkey flashpoint could create WW3'
Fresh Fire Exchange: 'Syria-Turkey flashpoint could create WW3'
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  • Published: 06 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 07 Oct 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Turkey has warned Syria against making what it calls a fatal mistake by repeating strikes across the border. Turkey fired back Saturday morning after another mortar struck its territory from Syria. No casualties have been reported in the latest exchange, which comes just days after 5 Turkish civilians were killed by Syrian shelling. Officials say the two countries are close to all-out war, with Ankara now authorized by its lawmakers to send troops into Syria, if necessary. Foreign mediators including Russia are calling for calm and restraint. This comes as fighting between government forces and rebels intensifies across Syria, with insurgents claiming to have shot down a military helicopter and a jet. Author and journalist Afshin Rattansi says Damascus will retaliate, if pulled into a broader conflict. READ MORE: on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
http://wn.com/Fresh_Fire_Exchange_'Syria-Turkey_flashpoint_could_create_WW3'
Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Spinal Steroid Injections
Meningitis Outbreak Linked to Spinal Steroid Injections
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 06 Oct 2012
Author: ABCNews
Over 30 cases of fungal meningitis have been linked to a steroid treatment for back pain. For more on this story, click here: abcnews.go.com
http://wn.com/Meningitis_Outbreak_Linked_to_Spinal_Steroid_Injections
Turkey continues Syria shelling, seeks approval for military action
Turkey continues Syria shelling, seeks approval for military action
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  • Published: 04 Oct 2012
  • Updated: 08 Oct 2012
Author: RussiaToday
Turkey's military has launched fresh artillery strikes against Syria. It had earlier fired on the war-torn state in retaliation to the shelling coming from the Syrian side which killed five Turkish civilians. Several Syrians were also reported dead as a result of the unprecedented military exchange. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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Barack Obama Smile New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin applauds as a video of Tyson Chandler, right, is shown during a pregame ceremony where Chandler was presented his championship ring before an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Dallas. Chandler was part of the 2011 Mavericks team that won the championship. The Mavericks won 95-85. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Southwest Airlines A worker cleans lint off the background of the stage for a debate at the University of Denver ,Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, in Denver.

Bombay high court will hear a Public Interesst Litigation seeking CBI probe in to irrigation scam in Maharashtra.- Politics- India Kei Nishikori (JPN) competes against Lukas Lacko (SVK) during the Day 5 of the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 23, 2012 in Key Biscayne, Florida - USA. farm and agricultural equipments displays in a exhibition - India Weak black clouds in the sky - environment - air quality

Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, left, greets supporters during a campaign rally in La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Capriles is running against President Hugo Chavez in the country's Oct. 7 election. Fish spreads on the land for drying near fisheries - India A Corsair 747-300 in white, blue and green livery during landing with its landing gear down, flying over a beach with people directly underneath. Paracentrotus lividus is a species of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae commonly known as the purple sea urchin.

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October 08: An unmanned cargo capsule blasted off Sunday night to launch the first commercial delivery to the International Space Station, marking a major shift in how the US sends supplies and gear to the orbiting lab. Perched atop a Falcon 9...
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Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez cheer after polling stations closed and before any results were made available in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012.
(Note: Venezuelan election law prohibits any publication of results inside the country before an official announcement from the election board) By Daniel Wallis and Todd Benson CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's presidential election looked headed for a...
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Taliban murder children in blatant violation of Quran
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Kids killed by Taliban after Afghan cop refuses to quit
TWO schoolchildren including a nine-year-old girl were shot dead by militants in Afghanistan after their father refused to quit his job as a policeman. Henna and her 16-year-old brother Zelgai were killed by two gunmen on motorcycles...
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US waives legal requirements for $2 bn aid to Pak
Washington: Notwithstanding Pakistan's reluctance to act on its demand to rein in the dreaded Haqqani network, the US has waived the necessary legal requirements for this year's USD 2 billion security and civilian aid to Islamabad, arguing that it...
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An Israeli soldier is seen through heat and smoke from a moving tank at a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. Israeli leaders decided to reject an immediate 48-hour pause in fighting and push ahead with the devastating air offensive against Hamas, sending jets and assault helicopters to pound targets Wednesday through pouring rain as the Gaza Strip entered its fifth day of battl
JERUSALEM -- Israel scrambled fighter jets to intercept a drone Saturday that crossed deep into Israeli airspace from the Mediterranean Sea, shooting the aircraft down over the country's southern desert, the military said. The incident marked...
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The 26m Radio Telescope at Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory, Tasmania, Australia.
Tweet If there is life outside our planet, a new "super telescope" unveiled in the Australian outback could be the best hope yet of finding it. Some 400 miles from the nearest city in Western Australia, the colossal new radio telescope consists of...
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Chavez wins Venezue­lan elec­tion
Herald Tribune 08 Oct 2012, CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez won re-election Sunday, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles and gaining six more years to cement his legacy and press ahead with his crusade for socialism in Venezuela. With about 90 percent of votes counted, Chavez had more than 54 percent of the vote, and Capriles had 45 percent, National Electoral...

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In­ter­view Ed­uar­do Paes Mayor of Rio de Janeiro City for Gu­ruduth S Ba­navar VP IBM 2010-Dec-27
Al Jazeera 08 Oct 2012, Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has been re-elected with an overwhelming majority, ensuring that he will remain at the city's helm during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Some 139 million Brazilians were called upon to elect 5,561 mayors and 48,000 municipal councilors for four-year terms among 450,000 candidates representing more than 20 political...

updated 16 May 2012; published 24 Oct 2011
2:46
Pak­ista­nis hold rally to slam US drone at­tacks
The Guardian 07 Oct 2012, Imran Khan says two-day convoy has been a success despite failing to reach intended destination Imran Khan addresses a peace rally in Tank. Photograph: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images...

updated 08 Oct 2012; published 08 Oct 2012
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NATO in Afghanistan - Afghanistan's Po­lice SWAT Unit
Business Insider 07 Oct 2012, America's longest war entered its 12th year Sunday, with the anniversary marked by a Taliban statement claiming that NATO forces are "fleeing Afghanistan" in "humiliation and disgrace". The US led the invasion on October 7, 2001 to topple the Taliban government for harbouring Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11 attacks on New...

updated 07 Oct 2012; published 07 Oct 2012
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S Korea and US reach agree­ment on mis­sile treaty
CNN 07 Oct 2012, October 7, 2012 -- Updated 0717 GMT (1517 HKT) US troops launch rockets during a training exercise in the South Korean border county of Cheorwon on September 13. Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea announced Sunday that it reached a deal with the United States that allows Seoul to extend the range of its ballistic missiles, a move a senior...

updated 08 Oct 2012; published 07 Oct 2012
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Philip­pines, Mus­lim sep­a­ratists reach peace deal
Gulf News 07 Oct 2012, Manila: The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal for the country's troubled south, President Benigno Aquino announced on Sunday, signalling an end to a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people and crippled the region's economy. The long-awaited agreement sets in train a roadmap to create a new Bangsamoro...

updated 08 Oct 2012; published 06 Oct 2012
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Abu Hamza ex­tra­dit­ed to US under cover of night
Deccan Chronicle 07 Oct 2012, Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who was flown in from the UK along with four other terror suspects, will remain in detention till his formal arraignment on October...

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Abu Hamza ex­tra­dit­ed to US under cover of night
France24 06 Oct 2012, AFP - Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States on Saturday after a court rejected their last-ditch court bid to block their extradition. A legal saga that has dragged on for more than a decade in the courts of Britain and Europe finally ended when the Egyptian-born former...

updated 05 Oct 2012; published 04 Feb 2012
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Al Jazeera 06 Oct 2012, Protesters have clashed with police in the Bahraini capital, Manama, after their march was stopped from proceeding towards Pearl roundabout, the focus of the mass protests that began in February last year. Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters on Friday after a memorial for a Shia man jailed over last year's...

updated 05 Oct 2012; published 03 Oct 2012
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BBC News 06 Oct 2012, A shooting near the US-Mexico border that saw a US border patrol agent shot dead may well have been a "friendly fire" incident, the FBI says. The shooting near Naco, Arizona, on Tuesday left Agent Nicholas Ivie dead and another wounded. He was killed after he and two other agents reportedly responded to a tripped ground sensor near the...

updated 06 Oct 2012; published 05 Oct 2012
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Mau Mau Tor­ture Case to Pro­ceed
Independent online (SA) 05 Oct 2012, London - A British court ruled on Friday that three elderly Kenyans who were tortured under British rule in the 1950s could pursue their claim for damages from London, a judgement likely to encourage other claims from victims of colonial-era brutality. Britain, which had tried for three years to block their legal action, said it was disappointed...

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BBC News 05 Oct 2012, Protesters are appearing in court in the Greek capital Athens a day after a rally by shipyard workers against job cuts descended into violence. A line of blue police lorries flanked the courthouse as riot police kept back supporters of those detained during the clashes on Thursday. Police had used truncheons when at least 100 protesters broke into...

updated 07 Oct 2012; published 06 Oct 2012
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Fresh Fire Ex­change: 'Syr­ia-Turkey flash­point could cre­ate WW3'
Al Jazeera 05 Oct 2012, The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a statement condemning "in the strongest terms" Syria's shelling of a Turkish town that killed five people. Council members managed to bridge differences between the strong statement demanded by the United States and its Western supporters and backed by their NATO ally Turkey, and a weaker text...

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