| Afghanistan faces existential threat from terror: India |
Tokyo, July 8: In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India on Sunday said Afghanistan faces an “existential threat” from terror emanating from across its borders and urged the world to provide “substantial assistance” to Kabul.
Underlining India’s long-term commitment to the reconstruction of Afghanistan in the light of the 2014 withdrawal of foreign troops, K... |
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| India ups pressure on Pakistan over Jundal, Hafiz Saeed |
Tokyo, July 8: India on Sunday pressed Pakistan to act against continuing anti-India terror activities on its soil and reminded it of disclosures made by 26/11 handler Abu Jundal when External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Sunday met his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar here.
The meeting between Krishna and Khar took place on the sidelines of the international conference on Afgh... |
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| 300,000 computers with deadly virus to lose internet: FBI |
London, July 8: Around 300,000 internet users across the world may lose their internet connections on July 9 if their computers have been infected with the deadly “Alureon/DNS Changer bot” virus, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned. The warning has been splashed across Facebook and Google, and the FBI has set up a special website to help internet users to stay safe,... |
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| Obama seeks more action to rebuild US economy |
Washington, July 8: Stating that the country needs to do more than just reclaim the jobs lost during the recession, President Barack Obama has called for more action to rebuild the US economy. “Our mission isn’t just to put people back to work - it’s to rebuild an economy where that work pays; an economy in which everyone who works hard has the chance to get ahead,” Xinhua ... |
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| Al Qaeda suspect breaches Olympic area ban five times |
London, July 8: A 24-year-old Somali-origin man, a “potential suicide bomber” and suspected member of the Al Qaeda, defied a court order to travel near the Olympic Park area five times in a day, a media report said on Sunday. With just a few days left for the Olympics to start, the man, who is under a control order not to enter the area in Stratford, east London, has been arrested over... |
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| A single click protects kids from pedophiles |
Tel Aviv, July 8: A new Facebook application can help parents protect children from snooping with a single click and also keep them safe from pedophiles. The Social Privacy Protector (SPP) app has multiple levels of protection, but the most important one reviews a user’s friends list in seconds to identify which have few or no mutual links and might be fake profiles. It also notifies the use... |
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| Meditate the way you like best |
Washington, July 8: The best way to meditate is to find a technique you are comfortable with, rather than one that may be popular. So says Adam Burke, a professor of health education at the San Francisco State University. “Because of the increase in both general and clinical use of meditation, you want to make sure you’re finding the right method for each person,” Burke was quote... |
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| Cannabis can help treat obesity |
London, July 8: Two cannabis compounds can raise the quantum of energy the body burns and keep obesity at bay. Called THCV and cannabidiol, they were found to have an appetite suppressing effect too for a short while. Animal tests have shown these compounds can help treat type two diabetes while also lowering levels of cholesterol in the blood stream and fat in key organs like the liver. Scientist... |
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| Woman grounded for singing too loudly on plane |
New York, July 8: A Florida woman was booted from a Caribbean-bound plane after she refused to stop singing at the top of her lungs. According to MSNBC, police officers forcibly removed Marsha Ballantyne from a Caribbean Airlines aircraft waiting to take off in New York after fellow passengers complained about her in-flight entertainment, the NY Daily News reported. The 32-year-old “became b... |
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| New video shows Al Qaeda training ninjas |
London, July 8: A new video posted on extremist websites linked to Al Qaeda shows six masked assassins clad head to toe in black ninja-like outfits, and getting trained in firing pistols. The footage - recorded at a camp on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan - shows the terrorists going through a series of shooting drills, The Sun reported. The extremists are shown adopting the classic firing ... |
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| China terms its criticism by Clinton over Syria unacceptable |
Beijing, July 8: Beijing has described US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s criticism of China at the latest Friends of Syria meeting as “unacceptable”, Xinhua reported. On Saturday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Liu Weimin during a regular press conference said: “China is not impeding the process of resolving the Syrian issues.” “On the contrary, Chi... |
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| Annan admits failure of Syrian peace mission |
Moscow, July 8: Kofi Annan, the joint UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, has admitted his failure in solving Syrian crisis, according to a French daily. “We have made significant efforts to resolve this situation by peaceful political methods. Obviously, we have not succeeded. And there is no guarantee that we will succeed,” Annan said in an interview with Le Monde. Annan’s comme... |
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