Cameron vows to crush riots; over 500 arrested

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London, Aug 9: With violence spreading across London and other major cities, British Prime Minister David Cameron today vowed to unleash the full force of law on "thugs" and ordered the deployment of 16,000 police personnel in riot-hit areas to maintain law and order. In a rare decision, More

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BlackBerry helped spread riots

London, Aug 9: There were calls Tuesday to shut down the BlackBerry Messenger service which is thought to have helped mobilise looters in the riots here, a media report said. Mike Butcher, a technology journalist and adviser to London Mayor Boris Johnson, said it was "unbelievable" that the More

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Media barred from covering return of remains of slain US troops

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Washington, Aug 9: The media coverage of an event to mark the return of the bodies of 30 elite US troops killed in Afghanistan  after their chopper was shot down by Taliban has been denied by the Pentagon, saying that there were "no identifiable remains" of these soldiers. Given More

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Meteorites created first life on earth?

Washington, Aug 9:  Meteorites were possibly the source of first life on earth, says a new research. Scientists have been trying for long to figure out whether nucleobases, our genetic building blocks, rode to earth on meteorites, especially the organic rich ones called carbonaceous More

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THRIVING BUSINESS FOR BEGGARS IN MAKKAH

ADEA ABU AL-NAJA

Makkah, Aug 9: Beggary has become a profession for those who cannot find work. It has also become a thriving business for many unscrupulous people who want to exploit the sympathetic and compassionate feelings of benevolent people. Some of them resort to trickery and pretend to be disabled More

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Somali Govt offers amnesty to Shebab rebels

Mogadishu, Aug 9: Somalia’s embattled government offered an open amnesty on Tuesday to Shebab fighters after the rebels made a surprise withdrawal from the famine-struck capital over the weekend. The al Qaeda affiliated insurgents have waged a bloody war since 2007 to topple the Western-backed More

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