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November 2008

Texas Muslims come forward against Mumbai attacks

November 30, 2008 World

Local Muslims have come forward against the Mumbai terrorist attacks. an estimated 195 people including eight American last week, when unidentified Pakistan backed terrorists stormed several places in the city. Local leaders of the East Texas Islamic Society expressed sorrow for those killed and dismay that the brutal killings were connected in any form to [...]

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Thousands stranded at Bangkok airports

November 30, 2008 Travel

Thousands of travellers have been stranded at the Bangkok airports, at the same time about 40 empty planes have flown out of international airport. The crisis has economically damaged the country since it intensified last week. As the backlog of stranded foreigners grows with each day, foreign embassies are beside themselves with frustration. According to [...]

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Kateryna Yushchenko tours Pittsburgh hospital

November 30, 2008 World

PITTSBURGH: Kateryna Yushchenko, the first lady of Ukraine toured the medical center’s Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh on Saturday, saying to develop cooperation between hospitals in her country and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre. Cancer is a major concern in Ukraine since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant 22 years ago. Kateryna Yushchenko [...]

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The final official day of hurricane season

November 30, 2008 Tech

MIAMI: It was the final official day of Atlantic hurricane season, in 2008 Sunday. Now that hurricane season is over, state emergency managers are warning residents that cooler and drier temperatures increase drought and fire conditions in Florida. This year’s season saw 16 named storms, eight of which were hurricanes. Five of those hurricanes reached [...]

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India sees Pakistan link in Mumbai attacks

November 30, 2008 World

MUMBAI: Indian government has gave clear indication in Mumbai attacks, saying the link tied to Pakistan, though the Pak has denied the charges. The announcement blaming militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, threatened to escalate tensions between India and Pakistan. However, Indian officials have been cautious. According to the reports, published in the newspapers here, the only gunman [...]

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Why we fail to tackle AIDS?

November 30, 2008 Health

All the measures taken to prevent HIV/AIDS are in vein and said to be unaffected, as the number of people infected by the disease continues to grow each year. “Government’s current campaigns, which tend to encourage behavioral change, had proved ineffective in curbing the spread of the disease,” saidn Chairman of the Association of Indonesian [...]

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Madonna, Alex Rodriguez in Mexico City

November 30, 2008 Entertainment

Pop star Madonna and Alex Rodriguez were in Mexico City this weekend. According to the reports, though the stars were present in the city at the same time, but they didn’t know each other till they told about their presence. Rodriguez and his wife divorced in September, months after he made tabloid headlines for a [...]

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Endeavour lands safely

November 30, 2008 Tech

The space shuttle Endeavour landed safely at California base. After high winds and thunderstorms blocked a descent to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle astronauts decided to move to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The landing closed out a 16-day mission for six of the seven astronauts. Endeavour’s was the first California [...]

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India raises security to “war level”

November 30, 2008 World

The Indian government has decided to raise country’s security to a “war level.” At the same time the govt. said that it had certain proof of a Pakistani link to the Mumbai attacks. Sri Prakash Jaiswal, India’s minister of state for home affairs, said the country’s “intelligence will be increased to a war level, we [...]

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India fails to stop terror attacks!

November 30, 2008 World

Even after systematic attack at several places in the country, India fails to stop all the menace. At least 200 people were died in the fatal terror attack in Mumbai. The government promised Sunday to create an FBI-style agency and station specially trained forces in four cities in addition to New Delhi. Early in the [...]

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