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Nato: Gaddafi remains a threat

Libya

The general commanding Nato’s mission in Libya has said the Gaddafi regime continues to be a threat. Canadian Lieutenant General Charles Bouchard said in a conference call with reporters that forces loyal to Gaddafi “are still dangerous, orders continue to be given and violence against the population continues”. Lt Gen Bouchard said that the Nato [...]

Niger: Gaddafi security chief enters capital

APTOPIX Mideast Libya

An official in Niger’s capital of Niamey says Muammar Gaddafi’s security chief has entered the capital in a convoy. Customs official Harouna Ide says Mansour Dao was at the head of the convoy when it entered the city early Tuesday. He says other Libyan convoys are south of Agadez, a town in central Niger, a [...]

Weight Watchers is effective, scientific study shows.

Weight Watechers

The study is considered the first randomized controlled trial to directly compare a commercial weight-loss program with standard care by family doctors. The reserachers focused on 772 overweight or moderately obese adults from Australia, Germany and the U.K. They were each randomly assigned to either try the Weight Watchers program for a year, or to [...]

Hostage in the prison of Fleury-Merogis

The inmate hostage-taker is a young man armed with a knife and already author of similar facts.

A psychologist was held hostage Thursday, September 7 by an inmate in the prison of Fleury-Merogis in Essonne, officials said a judicial source, confirming a report of Parisien.fr. According to a source familiar with the matter, the hostage taker is a young man armed with a knife and already author of similar facts. A team [...]

S.Africa makes small dent in high violent crime rate

Countries with highest murder rates

* High crime deterring investment, costing economy * Murder rate ranks as among the world’s worst By Jon Herskovitz           PRETORIA, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Violent crime in South Africa dipped slightly over the past year but still remained at levels that made the country one of the most dangerous states [...]

Australia’s richest person sued by daughter

Gina-Rinehart

Mrs Rinehart, whose personal wealth is estimated at more than $10bn (£6.6bn), is being sued by her daughter Hope Rinehart Welker. A judge will decide today whether to impose a formal suppression order on the file. Mrs Rinehart’s legal team told a judge in the New South Wales supreme court that the case could “impact [...]

Pakistan Army, CIA helping in fight afainst al Qaeda’

Pakistan army pic

Pakistan’s military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said in a recorded video message. On Monday, Pakistani Army had announced it had arrested a senior al Qaeda leader believed to have been responsible for plotting attacks on the United States, Europe and Australia. The United States also praised the operation, with a White House spokesman calling [...]

Russian ice hockey team jet crash 44 people are died

Russian ice hockey team jet crash 44 people are died

MOSCOW: Forty-four people were killed Wednesday when a Russian jet carrying an ice hockey team crashed on take-off, leaving only one survivor in the latest blow to the country’s tainted air safety record. The chartered Yak-42 passenger jet took off from Yaroslavl airport some 300 kilometers (185 miles) northeast of Moscow just as a two-day [...]

Search operation continue in different areas in Karachi

Search operation continue in different areas in Karachi

According to BBCLATESTNEWS: Rangers continued search operation in Karachi in different areas of violence including Baldia Town and FB Area. Rangers sealed the Yusuf plaza in FB Area and conducted search. During the search additional force was deputed near the plaza. Ranger said eight people arrested during the search operation On the other hand, search [...]

Victorian vets fight pit bull crackdown

dogs

Unregistered dogs can be immediately seized and destroyed. The association is campaigning against the laws, arguing that targeting specific breeds was unlikely to reduce the risk of attack. Melbourne vet and former AVA state president Bill Harkin said the government’s criteria for identifying pit bulls could also apply to other breeds, leaving vets vulnerable to [...]

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