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  • American TV Channel Calls Hindu Deities 'Weird'

    Chicago: An American television station here has offended the Hindu community after a sports commentary on its website used the term "weird" to describe their deities.

    The commentary on an ice hockey match published on NBC Chicago website yesterday titled 'Why a 3-1 Blackhawks Loss Isn't So Bad', detailing Nashville Predators beating Chicago Blackhawks 3-1, said Predators were "swallowing up space like some weird Hindu god"....

    Chicago: An American television station here has offended the Hindu community after a sports commentary on its website used the term "weird" to describe their deities.

    The commentary on an ice hockey match published on NBC Chicago website yesterday titled 'Why a 3-1 Blackhawks Loss Isn't So Bad', detailing Nashville Predators beating Chicago Blackhawks 3-1, said Predators were "swallowing up space like some weird Hindu god"....

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  • Iran is ready to return to nuclear talks

    Tehran: Iran is ready to revive talks with the US and other world powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, but suggested that Tehran's foes will have to make compromises to prevent negotiations from again collapsing in stalemate....

    Tehran: Iran is ready to revive talks with the US and other world powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, but suggested that Tehran's foes will have to make compromises to prevent negotiations from again collapsing in stalemate....

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  • Norway Gives Its Version Of Bhattacharya Couple's Shortcomings

    Oslo, Jan 25: Though the Norwegian government and court have agreed to hand over the separated kids to their uncle (not the parents), it's interesting to read the reasons cited by their Child Welfare Services about what they call the "shortcomings" of the Bhattacharya couple in taking care of their kids.....

    Oslo, Jan 25: Though the Norwegian government and court have agreed to hand over the separated kids to their uncle (not the parents), it's interesting to read the reasons cited by their Child Welfare Services about what they call the "shortcomings" of the Bhattacharya couple in taking care of their kids.....

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  • China opens fire on Tibet protesters

    BEIJING: Police shot dead a protester as the unrest caused by repeated self-immolations by monks spread to more areas in China's Sichuan province.

    The death on Tuesday follows that of another person in police firing in a Tibetan dominated area of Sichuan last Monday....

    BEIJING: Police shot dead a protester as the unrest caused by repeated self-immolations by monks spread to more areas in China's Sichuan province.

    The death on Tuesday follows that of another person in police firing in a Tibetan dominated area of Sichuan last Monday....

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  • Egyptians mark first anniversary of protests

    Cairo: Tens of thousands massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other Egyptian cities on Wednesday, a year after an uprising erupted that toppled Hosni Mubarak, spurred on revolts across the region and exposed rifts in the Arab world's most populous state....

    Cairo: Tens of thousands massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other Egyptian cities on Wednesday, a year after an uprising erupted that toppled Hosni Mubarak, spurred on revolts across the region and exposed rifts in the Arab world's most populous state....

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  • Renewed American leadership felt worldwide: Obama

    WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama says "America is back'' as a world power.

    The president gave a flag-waving defense of American power and influence Monday night as part of his State of the Union address. He said world opinions about the United States are on the rise, and he calls America the "indispensable nation'' in world affairs....

    WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama says "America is back'' as a world power.

    The president gave a flag-waving defense of American power and influence Monday night as part of his State of the Union address. He said world opinions about the United States are on the rise, and he calls America the "indispensable nation'' in world affairs....

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  • Oil prices up on EU deal to ban Iran crude

    New York: Oil prices rose after the European Union agreed to ban imports of Iranian crude from July, Tehran threatened again to close the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel, and on additional support from the weak dollar.

    While deciding to ban new contracts to import, buy or transport Iranian crude and to freeze assets of Iran's central bank, EU foreign ministers agreed to phase in the oil embargo, allowing countries with existing contracts until July 1 to end those deals......

    New York: Oil prices rose after the European Union agreed to ban imports of Iranian crude from July, Tehran threatened again to close the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel, and on additional support from the weak dollar.

    While deciding to ban new contracts to import, buy or transport Iranian crude and to freeze assets of Iran's central bank, EU foreign ministers agreed to phase in the oil embargo, allowing countries with existing contracts until July 1 to end those deals......

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  • UK Man With 12 Sisters Finally Gets His Own Washroom

    London, Jan 25: Charles Lewis, 24,  has a staggering 12 sisters and presently he lives at home with none of his dozen female siblings in Dorset.

    His sisters range in age from eight to 28, but he has spent most of his waking hours waiting outside the locked bathroom door that he now has his own en suite, reports Daily Mail.....

    London, Jan 25: Charles Lewis, 24,  has a staggering 12 sisters and presently he lives at home with none of his dozen female siblings in Dorset.

    His sisters range in age from eight to 28, but he has spent most of his waking hours waiting outside the locked bathroom door that he now has his own en suite, reports Daily Mail.....

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  • Dutch Schoolgirl Becomes World's Youngest Sailor To Circumnavigate Globe

    Rotterdam: Dutch schoolgirl sailor Laura Dekker, who has fulfilled her dream to become the youngest round-the-world sailor, arrived late on Saturday on the Dutch Antillean Island of St Maarten in the Caribbean, a year and a day after starting her epic voyage and breaking all the records she set out to surpass....

    Rotterdam: Dutch schoolgirl sailor Laura Dekker, who has fulfilled her dream to become the youngest round-the-world sailor, arrived late on Saturday on the Dutch Antillean Island of St Maarten in the Caribbean, a year and a day after starting her epic voyage and breaking all the records she set out to surpass....

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  • Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit US

    Tehran: Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and US President Barack Obama said Washington would impose more sanctions to address the "serious threat presented by Iran's nuclear program."..

    Tehran: Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and US President Barack Obama said Washington would impose more sanctions to address the "serious threat presented by Iran's nuclear program."..

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