Thursday, March 1, 2012

Israel unveils sophisticated bomb shelters

Israel unveils sophisticated bomb shelters

Israel unveils sophisticated bomb shelters

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Officials have been beefing up bomb shelters in recent months at a time of rising tensions with Iran.

Aussie charged in plot to export US military items to Iran

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David Levick, 50, and his company ICM Components, were each charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Man thought to be al Qaeda leader freed in Egypt

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Muhamed Makkawi, confused as Qaeda militant Seif al-Adel, was arrested at Cairo airport.

Greece: 3 wounded, 2 taken hostage after shooting

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An unemployed man shot and wounded three people and took two others hostage at a plastics factory in northern Greece.

N Korea-US deal revives hopes of nuke disarmament talks

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North Korea said it would suspend nuclear tests, long-range missile launches and enrichment of uranium.

Discovery of coffin may prove Jesus` resting place

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Excavators found that one of the limestone boxes bears an inscription in Greek that refers to "Divine Jehovah".

700 observers to monitor Russian presidential poll

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A group of 29 officials from PACE are also scheduled to arrive in Moscow to monitor the poll.

UK jury convicts 2 of killing boy for `witchcraft`

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A British jury has found a couple guilty of torturing and murdering a 15-year-old boy whom they accused of witchcraft.

Britain wants arrest of new Russian murder suspect

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UK already demanded extradition from Russia of ex agent Andrei Lugovoi on suspicion of murdering Litvinenko in 2006.

Phone-hacking: Another Sun journalist arrested

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Virginia Wheeler is the 23rd arrest under Operation Elveden probing payments to police officers and public officials.

Chinese check on Internet, mobile phones in Tibet

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China has stepped up controls on mobile phones and Internet in Tibet in midst of recurring suicides by Buddhist monks.

UK: 3 jailed for TV exec Gagandip Singh`s murder

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Gagandip Singh, 21, was allegedly lured to a house by medical student Mundill Kaur Mahil, 20, with whom he was in love.

Russian authorities probe vote-rigging videos

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Videos showing fraud during presidential election in Russia have surfaced, even though it hasn`t taken place yet.

Bomb attack on police bus wounds 16 in Istanbul

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The remote-controlled explosive was fitted to a stationary motorcycle.

Britain closes its embassy in Syria

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Britain`s foreign secretary says the UK is closing its embassy in Syria and withdrawing all diplomatic staff.

In Seychelles, scary moments described aboard ship

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Life boats were lowered, passengers said. Austrian Thomas Foaller said some passengers began to panic.

Western sanctions tighten noose on Iran oil export

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Iran is the world`s fifth largest oil exporter and the second-biggest producer in OPEC after Saudi Arabia.

Student kills American teacher in northern Iraq

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An Iraqi student shot dead his American teacher and then shot himself in northern Iraq`s autonomous Kurdish region.

Syrian rebels leave embattled Homs stronghold

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Most Syrian rebels pulled out of Homs on Thursday after a 26-day siege by President Bashar al-Assad`s forces.

Syrian Opposition forms military council

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Syria`s main opposition group formed a military council to organize and unify all armed resistance to Assad`s regime.

Passengers leave disabled cruise ship after fire

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Passengers disembarking from a disabled cruise ship said they had prepared to abandon ship when fire broke out.

CNN founder `spends each week with different girlfriend`

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Ted Turner, the 73-year-old billionaire revealed he has four girlfriends, with each of whom he spends one week a month.

China denies assaulting Vietnamese fishermen

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, told a media briefing here that Chinese maritime forces did not use force in the law-enforcement process nor they boarded the Vietnamese ship.

No basis for holding Dr Shakil Afridi: Hillary

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that there is no basis for Pakistan to hold up a doctor who helped the US in nabbing Osama bin laden.

US judge says `sorry` for racist digs at Obama

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A top US judge has turned in an apology after e-mailing a racially charged joke about President that likened African-Americans to `dogs`.

Man indicted on terror charges in NYC bomb case

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A Muslim convert charged with building a pipe bomb to try to attack police, soldiers and other government targets has been indicted on terror charges.

S Korea urges Japan to resolve comfort women issue

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S Korea urged Japan to resolve the issue of compensation for aging S Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery for Japanese military in WWII.

Disabled cruise ship arrives in Seychelles port

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A disabled cruise ship on Thursday docked in the island nation of the Seychelles after three days at sea without power.

Thai police identifies 2 more suspects in Bangkok blasts

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Thai police said they have identified two more suspects in last month`s triple explosions in central Bangkok.

NRIs flay pay limit for UK settlement

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The new measure is scheduled to take effect from 2016 and is likely to reduce the number of Indian and other non-EU migrants granted permanent from 60,000 to 20,000 every year.

St Petersburg passes anti-gay law despite outrage

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The local parliament in Russia`s second city of Saint Petersburg on Thursday passed a controversial law banning "homosexual propaganda".

Wave of nostalgia as BBC leaves Bush House

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The iconic home of the BBC World Service was designed by Harvey Corbett and built in 1923 with further wings added between 1928 and 1935.

US warns Pak of damaging consequences on Iran gas deal

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Hillary made it clear that as the US was ratcheting up pressure on Iran, it seems somewhat inexplicable that Pak would be trying to negotiate a pipeline.

‘US has unshakable commitment to Israeli security’

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The US has unshakable commitment to Israeli security, the White House has said, adding that the level of defence cooperation between the two would continue.

IAEA inspector briefs member states on Iran site

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The IAEA inspector briefed member states on his recent trips to Iran with satellite images showing unspecified activities at the military site.

US readies food aid for N Korea, with conditions

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Pyongyang has repeatedly requested that food aid resume, but until recently it had imposed conditions that were unacceptable to the US, US said.

Euro police nab 17 after FBI child sex-abuse probe

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Seventeen people were arrested in Britain, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands after an online child pornography sting.

Egypt lifts travel ban on US pro-democracy workers

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Egypt lifted a travel ban on 7 Americans employed by pro-democracy US groups, signalling that the worst crisis in relations between Egypt and US.

‘India taking steps in right direction on Iran’

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Both India and China, two major buyers of Iranian oil accounting for 12 and 22 per cent of its total export respectively.

UN-Arab League envoy says he will visit Syria soon

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UN-Arab league envoy on Syria said he expected to visit Syria fairly soon and made a plea for Syrian Prez to engage with a bid to end the country`s bloodiest turmoil.
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