Debris cleared from Delhi building collapse, 67 dead

Debris cleared from Delhi building collapse, 67 dead

Debris cleared from Delhi building collapse, 67 dead

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:01 AM PST

NEW DELHI, Wednesday 17 November 2010 (AFP) - Bulldozers in New Delhi cleared rubble on Wednesday from the site of a five-storey residential building that collapsed killing at least 67 people, as hopes of finding survivors faded.

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Clashes in Indian Kashmir as Eid prayers erupt into protests

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:00 AM PST

SRINAGAR, Wednesday 17 November 2010 (AFP) - Indian police fired shots in the air and used teargas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Kashmir on Wednesday as prayers marking the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha erupted into protests.

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Unnecessary to commemorate May 13: Najib

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:25 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today it was unnecessary to commemorate the racial riots of May 13.

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Anwar's views on Malaysia a discordant voice: Najib

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:25 PM PST

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's views of Malaysia represented a discordant voice which did not reflect the opinions of world leaders.

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Israeli retreat could split village

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:52 PM PST

Israeli plans to withdraw troops from the northern half of a villlage


Med-style food given UN protection

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 11:33 PM PST

Mediterranean food is among the latest traditions to be given official UN protection as "intangible heritage"


Philippine policeman dropped as witness in massacre trial

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:54 PM PST

MANILA, Wednesday 17 November 2010 (AFP) - Philippine prosecutors on Wednesday rejected an offer by a police officer accused of taking part in the massacre of 57 people -- including more than 30 journalists -- to testify against his superiors.

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Quest for perfection in Venezuela

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:52 PM PST

(VENEZUELA, Maracaibo-AFP) - Venezuela has a reputation to uphold as the capital of beauty queens. And thousands of young women undertake that mission, with a gruelling lifelong quest for perfection that includes draconian diets and training, and often painful and costly plastic surgery. But the contestants in this year's Miss Venezuela pageant say they were happy to suffer for beauty. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2010.

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Sleepy pilot caused Indian passenger plane crash: reports

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:16 PM PST

NEW DELHI, Wednesday 17 November 2010 (AFP) - A sleepy pilot who approached the runway at the wrong angle and ignored warning signs was to blame for a passenger plane crash in southern India in May that claimed 158 lives, reports said Wednesday.

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A dozen dead in new Vietnam floods: government

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:14 PM PST

HANOI, Wednesday 17 November 2010 (AFP) - Fresh flooding in Vietnam has left 12 people dead and two missing, taking the number killed by flood waters since October to 179, officials said Wednesday.

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China premier announces inflation clamp-down

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:14 PM PST

BEIJING, Wednesday 17 November 2010 (AFP) - Premier Wen Jiabao said China was drafting measures to contain prices as the authorities grow increasingly concerned about an inflation rate at its highest in two years and a surge in food prices.

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Anti-terrorist dog attacks Philippine shopper

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:12 PM PST

MANILA, Wednesday 17 November 2010 (AFP) - A dog deployed at a Philippine shopping mall to sniff out terrorists has attacked and mauled a woman customer, authorities said Wednesday.

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Old anti-tank mine kills 14 in Cambodia: police

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:11 PM PST

PHNOM PENH, Wednesday 17 November 2010 (AFP) - Fourteen people, including a one-year-old girl, were killed after their vehicle hit an old anti-tank mine in northwestern Cambodia, police said Wednesday.

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Medal of Honor for US soldier

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:35 PM PST

A soldier from the 6,500-person town of Hiawatha, Iowa, is the first living recipient of America's highest military decoration since the Vietnam War.


Pink diamond sets world record

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:47 PM PST

One of the world's rarest diamonds has sold for a record-breaking $46 million (£29m), the highest price ever paid for a jewel.


Ireland faces pressure in Brussels

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 10:43 PM PST

The Irish government has agreed to intensify negotiations over the economy as EU finance ministers meet in Brussels.


The fun forest

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 09:08 PM PST

Kota Damansara Community Forest located at PJU 10 is recognised as the only green lung of Kota Damansara. Under the eight-year effort of the Friends of Kota Damansara, it was finally gazetted as a forest reserve in March this year, and the news has pleased the local residents as well as hikers.

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Thailand extradites Russian arms suspect to US

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 09:36 PM PST

NEW YORK, Nov 17 — Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrived in New York from Thailand yesterday to face US terrorism charges, the US Justice Department said. The 43-year-old former Soviet air force officer, dubbed the "Merchant of Death," faces US accusations of trafficking arms since the 1990s to dictators and conflict zones in Africa, ...


A portrait of a princess to be

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 04:07 PM PST

Kate Middleton has been the subject of intense media attention ever since she began dating the heir to the throne.


Philippines yanks much-maligned new tourism campaign off net

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 08:23 PM PST

MANILA, Wednesday 17 November 2010 (AFP) - The Philippines said Wednesday it had pulled a tourism promotion campaign off the Internet after just one day, after the rebrand was severely panned by industry critics.

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