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| Pope names new saints including Native American |
Vatican, Oct 21: A Native American and six others have been named as saints by Pope Benedict XVI at the start of a new drive to deepen the faith of believers.
The pontiff named the seven at a ceremony in St Peter's Square at the start of a "Year of Faith".
Kateri Tekakwitha, who lived in the 17th Century, impressed missionaries with her deep spirituality.
The other new s... |
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| White House denies agreement for talks with Iran |
Washington, Oct 21: The White House has denied a New York Times report that the United States and Iran have agreed for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme.
"It's not true that the United States and Iran have agreed to one-on-one talks or any meeting after the American elections," White House National Security Council Spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a s... |
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| Does Newsweek's end portend a trend? |
Washington, Oct 21: If Newsweek is going, can Time be far behind? Or for that matter Bugles, Posts, Heralds, and a sundry other print publications, for how long can they survive in this digital age?
That is the question being asked since the iconic newsweekly, that for 80 years with its rival Time magazine had become a must read for news and analyses for people around the world, announc... |
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| HRW criticizes imprisonment of 723 border guards for B'desh mutiny |
Dhaka, Oct 21:New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized a Bangladesh court's decision to sentence 723 border guards for their role in a bloody mutiny in 2009.
The HRW said that a number of suspects had died in custody and others were beaten and tortured.
A court in Bangladesh jailed 723 border guards and said that the verdict was the final one in a series of mass tr... |
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| Durga Puja celebrated in Indonesia |
Jakarta, Oct 21: Bengalis in Indonesia, which has the world's largest Muslim population, are celebrating Durga Puja with great fervour and enthusiasm this year.People from all walks of life have joined in the celebrations.
Inaugurating the celebrations, Indian Ambassador Gurjit Singh appreciated the Jakarta Bengali Association for keeping their traditions and cultural heritage alive in ... |
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| 'China key to Pakistan's look east policy' |
Beijing, Oct 21: China is the cornerstone of Pakistan's "look east policy", a visiting senior Pakistani official has said here. Federal information secretary Chaudhary Rashid Ahmed also said that Pakistan is eager to further develop this relationship for mutual benefit. During his visit to Pakistan, senior leader of the Communist Party of China Li Changchen met with President Asif Ali Zardar... |
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| Will voters follow their 'gut feelings' during US presidential polls? |
Washington, Oct 21: The 2012 US presidential campaign has provided endless fodder for social media, but, in the end, Americans going to the polls, generally vote on the basis of their gut feelings, presidential politics expert Larry Butler of Rowan University said.
"More so than any other elected office, people vote for a president based on personal characteristics. This is the person w... |
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| US boys reaching puberty younger, shows study |
London, Oct 21: American boys re reaching puberty at least two years earlier than previously reported, researchers have found. It's age nine on average for blacks, 10 for whites and Hispanics. Other studies have suggested that girls, too, are entering puberty younger, the Daily Mail reported Sunday. Theories range from higher levels of obesity and inactivity to chemicals in food and water, all of ... |
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| Parents sue hospital for 'declaring son dead' |
London, Oct 21: The parents of an eight-year-old boy have sued a US hospital, alleging doctors pronounced their son dead though he was still alive, the Daily Mail reported Sunday. Doctors at a Chicago hospital allegedly refused to listen to desperate relatives who insisted he continued to move his eyes and body. The lawsuit, filed this week, accuses Mercy Hospital and Medical Center of negligence ... |
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| China establishing drone bases for marine surveillance |
Beijing, Oct 21: At least two drone bases will be established in China's Liaoning province for real time surveillance on coastal waters, said a report. According to the provincial government's oceanic and fishing department, one of the bases will be built on a land reclamation lot in the coastal city of Yingkou to cover the 30,116 squrae miles Bohai Sea area, the innermost gulf of the Yellow... |
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| Grossman holds talks with Khar, Kayani |
Islamabad, Oct 21:Visiting US special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman has met Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to discuss the progress made in their joint counter-terrorism efforts. A wide range of issues of mutual concern, including counter-terrorism, were discussed, the Pakistani official APP news agency reported. ... |
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