Violence on London streets; 160 arrested

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London, Aug 8: The British capital continued to smoulder under a series of "copycat" riots that engulfed the city for a second day, with looting and arson reported in new areas, just miles from the site of next year's Olympic Games, prompting authorities to arrest as many as 160 people. Groups More

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US copter crashed in Taliban trap: Afghan official

Puli Alam (Afghanistan), Aug 8: The Taliban lured US forces into an elaborate trap to shoot down their helicopter, killing 30 American troops in the deadliest such incident of the war, an Afghan official said today. A total of 38 people -- 30 US troops, many of them special forces, plus seven More

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UK soldier ‘cut fingers off dead Taliban’

London, Aug 8: UK Ministry of Defence is investigating claims that a soldier sliced fingers off dead Taliban fighters to keep as souvenirs.It is understood the allegations relate to a soldier from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders who was serving in Afghanistan.The claims centre on the More

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‘Cancer patients must exercise’

London, Aug 8: All patients getting cancer treatment should be told to do two and a half hours of physical exercise every week, says a report by Macmillan Cancer Support. Being advised to rest and take it easy after treatment is an outdated view, the charity says. Research shows More

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Dow's sponsorship for London Olympics sparks outrage

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, Aug 8: The London Olympics organisers' move to name controversial Dow Chemical Company "with the blood of Bhopal on its hands" as a sponsor of the 2012 Games has sparked outrage amongst campaigners fighting for justice. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games has announced More

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The moon’s dark secret — it once had a sibling!

SETH BORENSTEIN

Washington, Aug 8: In a spectacle that might have beguiled poets, lovers and songwriters if only they had been around to see it, Earth once had two moons, astronomers now think. But the smaller one smashed into the other in what is being called the “big splat.” The result: Our planet was left with More

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Gulf states recall envoys as Syria further isolated

Damascus, Aug 8: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain recalled their Damascus envoys as Sunni Islam's top body today urged an end to the crisis in Syria, increasing the regional isolation of President Bashar al-Assad. Hours after the Saudi envoy's recall, rights activists said security forces shot More

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8 killed, 2 hurt in US shooting

Copley, Ohio, Aug 8: A gunman has shot nine people and killed seven -- including three children -- before police shot him dead in a small town in Ohio, officials said. The rampage -- which was apparently rooted in a domestic dispute -- left bodies strewn across an otherwise quiet neighborhood More

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