| Obama orders US flag at half mast after gurdwara killing |
Washington, Aug 7: As federal investigators searched for a motive for Sunday’s attack on a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin, President Barack Obama ordered the US flag to be flown at half mast until August 10 in honour of the victims.
He also called for a “soul searching” to find ways to reduce violence in America as these kinds of terrible, tragic events were happening with... |
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| Sikh Americans show solidarity after gurdwara tragedy |
Washington, Aug 7: Deeply shocked by the killing of six Sikh worshipers in a gurdwara in Milwaukee, the anguished community has sought concrete action to ensure that such tragedies don’t repeatedly come back to haunt them.
United Sikhs, a UN affiliated non-profit organization, has sent a task force to Milwaukee to support the impacted families and work with law enforcement agencie... |
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| US cannot prevent citizens from gun crime: China |
Beijing, Aug 7: A state-run Chinese daily on Tuesday criticised America for the deadly shooting at a gurdwara, saying that despite having the most advanced defence ability, “the US government cannot prevent its citizens from falling victim to domestic gun crime”.
An article in the Op-Ed section of the Global times stressed that repeated incidents also offer lessons to develo... |
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| When haircut threatened to overshadow Mars landing |
London, Aug 7: A NASA technician’s haircut has become an instant hit on internet and overshadowed the Mars landing of the Curiosity rover, Daily Mail reported. Bobak Ferdowsi became an internet sensation as viewers became captivated by his red-tinged mohawk haircut, the yellow stars dyed above his ears, and his big beaming smile following the landing of Curiosity. Within minutes, satirical p... |
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| OMG, it's almost 100 years old |
London, Aug 7: It’s one of the most common phrases among British and US teenagers today, but it seems OMG (Oh! My! God!) was first used almost 100 years ago, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. British Admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher first penned the acronym in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917. He used it in a letter to the famous wartime prime minister about some “utterly (upsettin... |
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| Infants of obese mothers slow developers |
Washington, Aug 7: Pregnant women who are overweight or obese affect how their children grow up and develop, at least initially. A team led by a University of Iowa researcher compared the weight and height of babies born to overweight and obese mothers with those born to normal-weight mothers. Contrary to expectations, babies of overweight/obese mothers gained less weight and grew less in length t... |
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| Weight training cuts diabetes risk by 34 per cent |
London, Aug 7: Regular weight training can cut the chances of developing diabetes in men by up to 34 percent, a study showed. Adding aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking or running, can lead to even greater benefits. Scientists has analysed data on 32,000 Americans taking part in the study that looked at lifestyle effects on health. During the study period from 1990 to 2008, a total of 2,278 pa... |
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| Fainting may be 'hereditary |
Washington, Aug 7: Fainting has a strong genetic predisposition, a new study has revealed. Fainting, also called vasovagal syncope, is a brief loss of consciousness when your body reacts to certain triggers, such as emotional distress or the sight of blood. “The question of whether fainting is caused by genetic factors, environmental factors or a mixture of both has been the subject of debat... |
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| Elderly director sues woman over 'faked romance' |
London, Aug 7: An elderly theatre director has sued his young ex-girlfriend, claiming she had tricked him into buying her a $775,000 apartment. Natasha Diamond-Walker (27) was accused in court documents of pretending to be in love with Italian director Antonio Calenda and then dumping him once he had paid for her Manhattan home, the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. Diamond-Walker, who performs with... |
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| Russian faces jail for internet sex talk with minor |
Moscow, Aug 7: A Russian faces life in jail after he had a “cynical sex-related correspondence” on internet with an 11-year-old girl. The offence by the man from Tomsk region, in west Siberia, has been taken as “sexual assault”, the regional investigation department said on Tuesday. The man, a resident of Seversk, corresponded with the minor girl on internet, and offered he... |
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| Man beheads wife, two daughters for ?honour? in Pakistan |
Islamabad, Aug 7: In another case of ‘honour killing’, a father, with the help of his two sons, slaughtered his wife and two daughters in Basti Sardar. Muhammad Hanif and his sons, Ahmed Ali and Hakim Ali, slit the throats and beheaded the woman and her two daughters, as one of the daughters, Pathani, had allegedly had an affair with a neighbour, Muhammad Afzal, reports The Nation. Aft... |
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| Woman faces jail for sex with teenage boys |
London, Aug 7: A mother of four in Britain is facing jail after admitting to a sex session with her daughter’s schoolboy friends. Kelly Baker (35) was warned by a judge that she could be jailed for up to seven years after the drunken fling which led to a threesome with two boys aged 14 and 16. The schoolchildren were amongst 10 youngsters invited to Baker’s house in April 22 in Tadwort... |
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| Britons jailed for brutal 'punishment rape' |
London, Aug 7: A woman and her boyfriend in Britain were jailed for “punishing” a teenage girl by raping her after they mistakenly thought she had stolen 100 pounds from them, Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. Elizabeth Seagrove (40) was jailed for 12 years and six months and Matthew Costello (31) was jailed for nine years and four months. They denied carrying out the attack on October 3... |
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