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Evangelist preacher anti-Islamist sentiments from near 9/11 siteEvangelist preacher anti-Islamist sentiments from near 9/11 site
An internet evangelist has been preaching against Muslim radicalism at a location near the 9/11 site in New...


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Another tropical storm warning issued for USAnother tropical storm warning issued for US
Another tropical storm is forming close to the US...
israel demolishes Bedouin village israel demolishes Bedouin village
Israel is also preventing new constructions, and restricting access to water and...
Suicide attacker drives car into Pakistani crowdSuicide attacker drives car into Pakistani crowd
A bomber has caused multiple deaths in Pakistan, with another deadly suicide...
Australia in line for possible minority governmentAustralia in line for possible minority government
Australia coild have a minority government after talks on Monday...
Israel would be severely crippled in Iran attack says presidentIsrael would be severely crippled in Iran attack says president
Iran’s president has warned Israel that any attack on Iran would mean the destruction of the Jewish...
Congo boat capsize-200 killed or missingCongo boat capsize-200 killed or missing
200 people are feared dead in a Congo boat capsize which happened on the...
Whale meat an option on Japanese school menusWhale meat an option on Japanese school menus
The institute which has been licensed by the Japanese government to carry out research on whales, the Institute of Cetacean Research, has been providing whale meat for school...
Vow by Taliban to disrupt electionsVow by Taliban to disrupt elections
Election posters of parliamentary candidates, which have been hanging on poles in Kabul, are being ripped down in a campaign by the Taliban who have announced plans to disrupt Afghanistan’s parliamentary...
Hindus ask Europe's politicians to have courage to end Roma apartheid
Nevada (US), Sep 6 (ANI):Hindus have challenged European politicians to be brave and solve the Roma (Gypsies) apartheid problem.indu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that politicians of Europe lacked the will and determination to solve the age old problem of Roma...
Dick Cheney wanted to remake Middle East after 9/11, invade Iraq: Tony Blair
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that former Vice President Dick Cheney wanted to remake the Middle East after 9/11, and invade not only Iraq, but Iran and Syria as...
Indian duo on round the world bicycle trip to raise global warming awareness
Indian environmentalists T. Srinivasa Rao and R. Gnanasekaran from, who are on their seventh globe-trotting expedition to raise awareness on global warming, have said that they believe in the importance of giving back and urged world to opt for green...
Thousands celebrate Red Hair Day in Dutch city
Thousands of people from across the world have attended the fifth annual 'red-hair day' celebration in Holland where revellers were asked to dress in the colour to participate in various activities including workshops and a fashion show, a media report said...
1,141 people remove shoes to set world record
A total of 1,141 people have set a new Guinness World Record for the largest group of barefoot walkers in Chengdu in southwest China, a media report...
Commonwealth Journalists Association's Australia chief dead
Pieter Wessels, president of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) in Australia and a long-time member of the CJA international executive committee, is dead. He was 71, authorities...
Rooney's wretched World Cup due to fear of being exposed as a love cheat
British footballer Wayne Rooney had a miserable 2010 South Africa World Cup because he was worried that his relationship with prostitute Jenny Thompson would become...
Indian women beat Japan 2-0 in hockey World Cup
India defeated Japan 2-0 to register their first victory at the Women's Hockey World Cup at the Jockey Club here...
1,141 people set new Guinness World Record walking barefoot
A new Guinness World Record for the largest group of barefoot walkers has been set in...
Argentina keen to beat world champions Spain
Argentina have a good opportunity to restore their football pride and prestige in a high-profile friendly against world champions Spain...
Spot fixing: ICC's ACU to question Pak batsman Yasir Hameed
The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti-Corruption Unit is likely to interview Pakistani batsman Yasir Hameed as part of its match-fixing investigation, even as his team mates have questioned his reliability as a witness on...
Stephanie Rice apologizes over homophobic tweet
World record swimmer Stephanie Rice has apologized following her homophobic tweet over the Wallabies' victory over South...
Farmlands hacked out of tropical forests, finds study
More than half a million square miles of new farmland - an area as big as Alaska - was created in the developing world between 1980 and...
More 'rotten eggs' in Pak cricket, says Mohammad Zahid
Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Zahid feels that there are more corrupt Pakistani players who need to be investigated by the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit...
Tony Blair warns world leaders of heavy price over failure to deal with global warming
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned that the world leaders might pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global...
Blair cagey about Bill Clinton's 'potentially sexual element'
Former British prime minister Tony Blair is reluctant to explain a passage from his new book that referenced a 'potentially sexual element' to former US president Bill Clinton's 'curiosity about...
Pension plan in France leads to more street protestsPension plan in France leads to more street protests
Protests are gaining pace in France with President Nicolas Sarkozy in trouble with his pension reform...
Yasir Hameed now accuses tabloid of blackmail
In a new twist to the spot-fixing saga, Pakistan's Test opener Yasir Hameed has accused The News Of The World - the British tabloid that has made corruption allegations against three Pakistan players - of...
Eight killed, 33 hurt in Iraq attacks
Eight people were killed and 33 injured in separate attacks in Iraq Sunday, security sources and the local media...
Spot fixing scandal: ICC to give Pak players a chance to present their case
International Cricket Council (ICC) President Sharad Pawar clarified here on Sunday that the three tainted Pakistani cricketers had not been punished by the world cricket body for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing and they would get a chance to present their...
Match fixer Majeed checked deal room before predicting Pak n-balls
Spot fixer Majeed is said to have insisted on walking around the room to check there was nobody else there when was close to accepting the deal offered by the News of The World (NOTW) team masquerading as representatives of a Middle East business consortium seeking to sign Pakistan...
Middle East peace: Clinton facing crucial test
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faces a crucial test with the proposed resumption of Middle East peace...
Seven killed, 33 injured in three blasts in Iraq
Seven people were killed and 33 injured in three separate bomb blasts in the Iraqi capital Sunday, security sources and local media...
Paris Hilton knife wielder in court Paris Hilton knife wielder in court
A man who has been accused of entering Paris Hilton’s property and wielding two knives outside her window has pleaded not guilty to attempted felony...
Gulf oil spill being investigated further Gulf oil spill being investigated further
Engineers in the US have been asked to assess a piece of equipment that could show the cause of the worst oil spill disaster in the country's...
Many killed in Guatemala flood emergencyMany killed in Guatemala flood emergency
President Alvaro Colom of Guatemala has had to declare a state of emergency after fourteen people died on the weekend due to heavy rains which caused...
Council to be convened for talks with TalibanCouncil to be convened for talks with Taliban
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has announced peace talks through the formation of a council involving the...
Woman sentenced to stoning receives new punishment
The Iranian woman who had been sentenced to death by stoning, will now be flogged for immodesty after the Times newspaper in London published a picture of a woman without a...
IAF bombs Gaza tunnelsIAF bombs Gaza tunnels
Israeli aircraft have been striking at smuggling tunnels in southern...
Turkey's Kurdish BDP, DTK delegation meets Iraq's Talabani
Discussed during the meeting was a long-planned Kurdish conference set to take place in northern Iraq under the auspices of the KRG with the participation of delegates from Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran...
Blair may cancel book-signing over Iraq invasion protests
Tony Blair said he was considering cancelling a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by anti-war...
International banks to lend Turkey-based Nabucco project
Three leading international finance institutions are getting prepared to grant loan for construction of Nabucco natural gas pipeline project. Turkey's Petroleum Pipeline Corp. (BOTAS) is a...
Delta 1st US carrier to resume international flights to Liberia after end of civil war
MONROVIA, Liberia - Delta Air Lines Inc. has launched a direct flight from the U.S. to Liberia, becoming the first U.S. carrier to serve the West African nation since the end of more than a decade of...
Official: More NATO troops may be Afghan-bound
BRUSSELS — A NATO official says 2,000 more alliance soldiers may be deployed to Afghanistan to join the 140,000-strong international force already there. The official says NATO commander...
Iran woman who faced stoning death to be lashed
Iranian human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, right,who defended a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, and French philosopher Bernard Henry...
Train crashes into truck in Spain; 2 dead, 3 hurt
MADRID — Spain's Interior Ministry says a passenger train has crashed into a dump truck working on the future bullet train link with Portugal, killing two people and injuring three others. ...
Israeli FM pushes for new settlement construction
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, left, and Israel's President Shimon Peres take part in a social gathering for the diplomatic core in Israel at the President's residence in...
Japanese stem cell researcher wins Balzan prize
MILAN — The Balzan Foundation says its prize for the biology of stem cells has gone to a Japanese researcher for discovering a way to transform adult cells into cells with the characteristics...
UK reverend jailed for 4 years over sham marriages
LONDON — A British judge has sentenced a Church of England minister to four years in jail for his part in a sham-marriage scam. Rev. Alex Brown was convicted last month of conspiring to...
China, US meet amid tensions over trade, military
U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, left, and U.S. National Economic Council Director Larry Summers pause as they wait for journalists to leave before their meeting with Chinese...
UN needs far more money for Pakistan floods
A Pakistani child displaced by floods sleeps at a temporary shelter at Makli, Sindh province, Southern Pakistan, Sunday, Sept 5, 2010. The floods, spawned by heavy rains weeks ago in Khyber...