Top US judge to officiate at gay wedding

WASHINGTON: US supreme court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg will officiate at a same-sex wedding this weekend in what is believed to be a first for a member of America's highest court.Ginsburg will officiate Saturday at the marriage of Kennedy Center president...

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Putin names new envoy for far east region after floods

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: President Vladimir Putin on Saturday named a new envoy to oversee Russia's far eastern region, yet denied the switch was linked to his call for an inquiry into local officials' handling of serious floods there.Putin appointed Yuri...

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Lanka becoming more authoritarian: UN rights chief

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Saturday accused Sri Lanka of becoming "increasingly authoritarian", with activists facing growing military harassment four years after the end of a civil war.Pillay charged that military officials were harassing...

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Mandela at times 'unstable' but resilient

JOHANNESBURG: Nelson Mandela is "unstable" at times but has shown "great resilience" as he remains in a critical condition in hospital, South Africa's presidency said on Saturday. "While at times, his condition becomes unstable, the doctors indicate...

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Four die as helicopter crashes in North Sea

LONDON: Four people have died after a helicopter carrying 18 from an offshore oil platform crashed into the North Sea off Scotland, police said on Saturday. The Eurocopter Super Puma helicopter - operated by CHC, a company that serves offshore oil and...

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Manning's gender transition sets up legal showdown

WASHINGTON: Bradley Manning is the first transgender military inmate to ask for hormone treatments, officials say, a request that could lead to a legal showdown over how — and if — the soldier convicted in the WikiLeaks case will be allowed to live as...

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Maldives court quashes flogging of teen rape victim

MALE, Maldives: A Maldivian court has overturned a public flogging sentence for a 15-year-old rape victim whose conviction sparked international outrage and focused attention on the holiday isle's treatment of women.The high court issued a statement...

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New radiation spots found at Fukushima

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said on Thursday new spots of high radiation had been found near storage tanks holding highly contaminated water, raising fear of fresh leaks as the disaster goes from bad to worse. The...

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Supporters of Egypt's Mubarak await his release

CAIRO: Dozens of supporters of Hosni Mubarak have gathered outside a Cairo prison waiting for the deposed autocrat to be released after more than two years in detention.A helicopter has landed inside the complex early afternoon on Thursday, apparently...

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Five killed, oil pipeline bombed in Iraq violence

BAGHDAD: Attacks in Iraq killed five people, damaged an oil pipeline and hit a Shiite shrine on Wednesday, as the country grapples with a months-long spike in violence. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has vowed to press ahead with operations to try to...

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Floods in Pakistan kill 139

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's government says flooding caused by torrential rains has killed 139 people and affected nearly a million others. A statement on Wednesday on the monsoon season released by the National Disaster Management Authority said 47 of the...

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South Africa arrests 6 in global child porn ring

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng: South African police conducting a nationwide sweep arrested six men suspected of producing and distributing child pornography as part of a global crime ring, a spokesman said on Wednesday."We've arrested six people from five different...

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Girl charged with Sikh man's assault denied bail in UK

LONDON: A British court has rejected the bail plea of a teenage girl caught on video punching a 80-year-old Sikh man in the face and shoving him to the ground.Coral Millerchip, 19, was arrested on Friday and charged with assault of the man at Coventry,...

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Spain tells Britain to remove Gibraltar 'reef'

MADRID: Spain told Britain on Tuesday it must remove 70 concrete blocks dropped into the waters off Gibraltar before Madrid will agree to dialogue in a heated dispute over the British outpost.In an article in the Wall Street Journal, foreign minister...

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Over 100 rescued after boat sinks in Indian Ocean

SYDNEY: Rescuers pulled more than 100 suspected asylum seekers to safety on Tuesday after their boat sank in the Indian Ocean.The boat sank about 220 kilometers (140 miles) north of Christmas Island, where Australia operates a detention camp for asylum...

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Militants kill 24 Egyptian policemen in Sinai

EL-ARISH: Egyptian security officials say suspected militants have ambushed two police minibuses in northern Sinai, firing rocket-propelled grenades and killing 24 policemen.The officials say the Monday morning attack took place as the two vehicles were...

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British navy in Gibraltar amid tension with Spain

GIBRALTAR: British warships arrived in Gibraltar on Monday for scheduled exercises amid tensions with Spain over fishing around the British Mediterranean enclave.Although British, Spanish and Gibraltarian authorities have said the navy's arrival at the...

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Karachi's violence brings armoured car boom

KARACHI: As an unprecedented wave of killings and kidnappings hits Karachi, the Pakistani city's elite are splashing out to have their luxury cars made bomb and bulletproof.The sprawling metropolis of 18 million people on the Arabian Sea is Pakistan's...

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Iraq: Car bombs kill 26 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: A wave of car bombs in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday killed 26 people and wounded dozens, the latest attacks in a months-long surge in violence.Attacks have been on the rise in Iraq since a deadly security crackdown in April on a Sunni protest...

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Car bomb attacks in Baghdad kill 33

BAGHDAD: A series of car bombs in Baghdad killed at least 33 people and wounded more than 100 on Thursday, with one near the "Green Zone" diplomatic complex, fuelling a death toll that has soared since the beginning of the year to levels not seen since...

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Pakistan flood death toll rises to 96

ISLAMABAD: Floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed 96 people across Pakistan in the past two weeks and affected nearly 90,000 others, officials said on Thursday."Up to 96 people have been killed so far and 99 others have been injured during the...

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UPS cargo jet crashes in Birmingham, 2 dead

BIRMINGHA (Alabama): A large UPS cargo plane crashed early Wednesday morning near the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, killing the pilot and co-pilot, the city's mayor said."I can confirm they were killed in the crash," said Birmingham Mayor William Bell.A...

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10 people attempt to commit mass suicide in China

BEIJING: A group of 10 people in China on Wednesday attempted to commit suicide together by drinking pesticide, protesting against the government's decision to abolish the railway ministry.China has recently abolished once flourishing railway ministry,...

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UPS cargo jet crashes in US, 2 dead

BIRMINGHA (Alabama): A large UPS cargo plane crashed early Wednesday morning near the airport in Birmingham, Alabama, killing the pilot and co-pilot, the city's mayor said."I can confirm they were killed in the crash," said Birmingham Mayor William Bell.A...

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Palestinian prisoner release on track after court ruling

JERUSALEM: Israel's plans to free 26 Palestinian prisoners to help underpin renewed peace talks remained on track on Tuesday after its high court rejected an appeal against their release.Relatives of Israelis killed by some of the men asked the court...

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Nine killed in Iraq violence

BAGHDAD: Attacks in Iraq killed nine people including three police on Tuesday, while militants bombed a major pipeline carrying oil to Turkey, halting exports, officials said.The attacks are the latest in a surge in violence that security forces have...

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44 gunned down in Nigeria mosque

MAIDUGURI: Suspected Islamic militants wearing army fatigues gunned down 44 people praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, while another 12 civilians died in an apparently simultaneous attack, security agents said Monday.Sunday's attacks were the latest...

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Buddhist mob attacks Sri Lankan mosque, 12 injured

COLOMBO: A Buddhist mob attacked a mosque in Sri Lanka's capital and at least 12 people were injured, the latest in a series of attacks on the minority Muslim community by members of the Buddhist majority.A mob of Buddhists, who are mainly ethnic Sinhalese...

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US man jailed in N Korea hospitalized, sister says

SEATTLE: An American Christian missionary imprisoned in North Korea is in deteriorating health and has been moved from a prison work camp to a hospital within the past two weeks, his sister said at a vigil for her brother on Saturday.Kenneth Bae was...

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Israel approves new settlement homes

JERUSALEM: Israel's housing minister on Sunday gave final approval for building nearly 1,200 new settlement apartments on lands the Palestinians want for their state, just three days before US-sponsored talks on the borders of such a state are to begin...

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Pakistani envoy does U-turn on Dawood Ibrahim

LONDON: In a flip-flop, Islamabad's point man for Track-II dialogue with India, Shahryar Khan, has made a U-turn on his remarks acknowledging the presence in Pakistan of one of India's most wanted terrorists Dawood Ibrahim.Hours after saying that Ibrahim...

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Indonesia volcano erupts, 5 dead

JAKARTA (Indonesia): Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency says a volcano has erupted in eastern Indonesia, killing five people and shooting smoke and ash up to 2,000 meters into the air.The agency confirmed the eruption in a tweet, saying...

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Berlusconi threatens to bring down Italian govt

ROME: Former Italian Prime Minister SilvioBerlusconi, whose conservative People of Freedom party (PdL) supports the coalition government, has warned he would pull out unless a controversial property tax worth billions of euros annually is scrapped.Eliminating...

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California wildfire forces 1800 people to flee

LOS ANGELES, California: A thousand Californian firefighters are battling a blaze east of Los Angeles that has injured five people and forced 1,800 to flee their homes, authorities said Thursday.Those hurt in the fire — estimated to cover 10,000 acres...

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Israel says won't sign EU deal under new terms

JERUSALEM, AP: Israel would rather forego hundreds of millions of dollars in EU research grants than accept an anti-settlement clause Europe wants written into any new partnership deal, Israel's deputy foreign minister said on Friday, a day after Prime...

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Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb alert

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower was completely evacuated on Friday afternoon following a bomb alert, a police official told Reuters.The 324-metre-high (1,062-foot) iron tower was evacuated around 2pm (12:30 GMT) and had not reopened to tourists by 1600. The...

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Suicide attack at Pak funeral kills 38

QUETTA: A suicide bomber killed 38 people on Thursday and wounded more than 50 others, most of them Pakistani policemen attending a funeral on the eve of the Eid al-Fitr festival, an officer said.The attack at police headquarters in the southwestern...

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Myanmar marks pro-democracy uprising anniversary

YANGON: Thousands massed here on Thursday to mark the 25th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democratic movement in Myanmar, a Thailand-based daily said.Some 5,000 people gathered at a convention centre to witness a landmark ceremony recalling...

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Wanted Italian mafia boss arrested in London

LONDON: An Italian mafia boss has been arrested in London after nearly two decades on the run, British police said on Thursday.London's Metropolitan Police said Domenico Rancadore, 64, had been arrested on Wednesday on a European arrest warrant.Considered...

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Fukushima leak worse than thought, Japan says

TOKYO: Highly radioactive water from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is pouring out at a rate of 300 tonnes a day, officials said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the government to step in and help in the clean-up.The revelation...

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Ohio kidnapper's house demolished

CLEVELAND: The US house where three women were held captive and raped for over a decade has been demolished, and authorities want to make sure that the rubble isn't sold online as "murderabilia"; though no one died there.The house was torn down as part...

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UK's Cameron warns Spanish PM over Gibraltar spat

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday warned his Spanish counterpart that the escalating tit-for-tat over border tensions in Gibraltar risked damaging relations between their countries.Cameron and Mariano Rajoy discussed ways to calm...

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In Egypt, bodies are surfacing near protests

CAIRO: People living on Badr el-Din street say they found the two young men dumped in a pile of rubbish by a park on July 27. Amr Mohammed Salim, 22, a street vendor, was dead, hands bound and body covered with gashes, residents said. HanyMoussa, a 24-year-old...

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