Libyan rebels tighten noose on Gaddafi bastion

Tripoli, Aug 28: Libyan rebels closed in on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte from both east and west today, a senior military commander said, as the insurgents scrambled to restore essential services to Tripoli.Rebel forces moved to within 30 kilometres of Sirte from the west and captured Bin Jawad More

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Gaddafi forces killed detainees, says survivor

Tripoli, Aug 28: A man has told The Associated Press he survived a massacre by Muammar Qaddafi loyalists who opened fire on about 130 civilian detainees. On Sunday, an AP reporter saw at least 50 charred bodies at the site near a military camp held by Gaddafi supporters until rebels took Tripoli.
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Irene slams into New Jersey shore, shuts down NYC; 9 killed

New York, Aug 28: Hurricane Irene sped toward a shuttered New York City on Sunday with 75 mph (120 kph) winds, killing nine people and knocking out power to 3 million homes as the massive storm drenched the East Coast. Irene had an enormous wingspan — 500 miles (805 kilometers) wide — and threatened More

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Al Qaeda's No 2 killed in Pak: US

Washington, Aug 28: Al Qaeda's second-in-command, Atiyah Abd Al Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, US officials said on Saturday. The Libyan national had been the network's operational leader before rising to Al Qaeda's No. 2 spot after the US killed Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden during More

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1 killed as Syrian govt warns against protests

Beirut, Aug 28: At least one man has been killed by sniper fire in a suburb of the Syrian capital and intermittent gunfire has erupted in several areas across the country, activists said today. Syria's Interior Ministry urged residents of the capital not to respond to calls posted on social More

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Vaccines are safe with some side effects

London, Aug 28: Vaccines can cause certain side effects but serious ones appear very rare — and there’s no link with autism and Type 1 diabetes, the Institute of Medicine says in the first comprehensive safety review in 17 years. The report released isn’t aimed at nervous parents. And the side More

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12 mn across world have no citizenship: UN

London, Aug 28:  Some 12 million people across the world do not have citizenship of any country, and are being denied basic human rights as a result, the UN has said. The UN said the issue is becoming worse as stateless children are born to stateless parents. The problem is most widespread More

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World record for making largest doner Kebab

Dubai, Aug 28: A restaurant in Dubai has set a new Guinness record by preparing the world's largest doner kebab at 468 kg.Doner kebab (which means "rotating roast") is a Turkish dish made mainly of lamb meat, cooked on a vertical rod and sliced off to order.The Doner Restaurant set the new record More

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Nigeria bombing toll 23

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Abuja, Aug 28: The UN today said it had no advance warning on the terror strike on its headquarters here in the Nigerian capital as the toll in the deadly attack rose to at least 23.UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro visited the site along with the world body's security chief, Gregory More

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World's oldest person turns 115

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London, Aug 28: The world's oldest person - Besse Cooper - has turned 115. On the secret to her long life, she said: "I mind my own business. And I don't eat junk food."Cooper's birthday was recently celebrated at her residence in Monroe, Georgia, The Telegraph said.A Guinness World Records representative More

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A website about money in life

PRASEEDA NAIR

Dubai, Aug 28: Financially focused youth networking site, Campuscashy.com, has barely clocked two months on its time card. Yet the interactive forum has already mobilised a dedicated legion of savers and splurgers eager to share and learn from each other’s financial faux pas. “If you look More

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