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Shilpa and Akshay
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Looks like Akshay Kumar and newly wed Shilpa Shetty’s past love affair may have been as good as a “kabab mein haadi” for Shilpa’s husband Mr. Raj Kundra. After all, such a publicized affair in the past, was bound to make buzz in the media years later when the couple has broken up and gone [...]
Iran to begin air defense drills
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s military said it will begin large-scale air defense drills on Sunday, and a cleric in the Revolutionary Guards warned that the Islamic Republic would fire missiles at “the heart of Tel Aviv” if attacked.
The war games, due to last five days, are intended to help protect Iran’s nuclear facilities, Iranian media [...]
US army major killed 12 people
Friday, November 6th, 2009A US army major killed 12 people and wounded at least 30 others in a bloody rampage at Fort Hood military base in Texas. The only shooter is still alive according to the base commander and is in hospital after undergoing surgery for his wounds.
AFP – Stretching over two counties in a swathe of central [...]
Kouchner hardens stance against Iran’s nuclear dallying
Thursday, November 5th, 2009French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned Iran on Wednesday that Western powers would not wait “until the end of the world” for the Islamic Republic to give an official response to a UN-brokered nuclear deal.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Wednesday that talks with Iran on its nuclear programme were on the point of breakdown [...]
US ready to ‘engage directly’ with junta
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (pictured) says the US hopes to engage directly with Burma’s ruling military junta in an effort to encourage the country to adopt democratic reforms, but insists that current sanctions will continue.
The United States will pursue both engagement with and sanctions against Myanmar in an effort to push its military leaders [...]
Republican Wins Key Governor Race
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Barack Obama’s Democrats have lost two key state governorships, Virginia and New Jersey, in a stinging blow to the party one year after Obama’s historic election as US president.
The Republican Party has won two governors’ seats in off-year elections, dealing Barack Obama’s Democratic Party a significant blow one year after its clean sweep of the [...]

