Wednesday, May 6, 2009

New Democrat Specter loses committee seniority

Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party has cost him his seniority on Senate committees. The Senate passed a resolution Tuesday night that made him the most junior Democrat on the committees on which he serves.

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What the Russian papers say

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not attend a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council at foreign-minister level, initially scheduled to be held May 19 in Brussels.

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Mexico relaxes flu restrictions

Many businesses in Mexico have re-opened after a five-day shutdown caused by the swine flu outbreak that killed 44 people, including two in the US.

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Jacob Zuma Elected President of South Africa

By Scott Bobb South Africa's parliament has elected African National Congress leader, Jacob Zuma, to be the country's next president.

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Pakistani President Tries to Assure US on Taliban

Pakistan's leaders began an arduous campaign here on Tuesday to convince the United States that they will repel recent incursions by Taliban militant groups, secure their own nuclear arsenal and make good ...

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Kenyan Arsenal fan hangs himself

A Kenyan fan of English football club Arsenal has hanged himself after his team's defeat by Manchester United. The north London club was beaten 3-1 in the European Champions League semi-final second leg on Tuesday evening.

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Unfair to blame McCullum alone: Buchanan

Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan threw his weight behind Brendon McCullum and said the beleaguered captain should not be singled out for the team's abysmal performance in the Indian Premier League.

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Fardeen to play dad in 'Qurbani' remake

Despite the bad blood between Sanjay Dutt and Sanjay Gupta and their very public break-up over money and other matters it seems the two may actually come together courtesy the late Feroz Khan.

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Ajmal `Kasab' says he is 21

After having initially pleaded to face trial as a juvenile, arrested terror suspect Mohammed Ajmal `Kasab' today surprised the special court conducting his trial by saying he was 21 years of age.

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Tata group launches low-cost housing programme

After Rs 1-lakh people's car Nano, the Tatas on Wednesday unveiled a low-cost realty project which offers a house for less than Rs 4 lakh.

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