White House: Iran confirms 3 US hikers in custody WASHINGTON ?The White House says Iran has confirmed it has three American hikers in custody. The Americans strayed into Iran while hiking in the mountains of Kurdish territory in neighboring Iraq. President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, James Jones, said that as of Sunday morning, the Iranian government has
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White House: Iran confirms 3 missing American hikers are in custody; crossed border with Iraq
Saudi Arabia closes TV station after sex talk RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ?Authorities have closed the offices of the Lebanese-based LBC satellite TV station in Jiddah after it broadcast an interview with a Saudi man speaking frankly about sex and showed off erotic toys, a Saudi official said Sunday. Abdul-Rahman al-Hazza, the spokesman of the Ministry of Culture
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Saudi authorities close office of Lebanese TV station after alleged sex confession
Senior Guard commander calls for Mousavi’s arrest TEHRAN, Iran ?A senior commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard is calling for the arrest and trial of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and former President Mohammad Khatami over the postelection unrest. The official IRNA news agency quotes Yadollah Javani as saying that the two reformist figures have led what
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Senior Revolutionary Guard commander calls for arrest and trial of opposition leader
Chechen leader: Slain activist ‘had no conscience’ MOSCOW ?The Kremlin-backed leader of Chechnya is quoted by a Russian radio station as saying that a human rights activist whose bullet-ridden body was found last month had no honor or dignity. Natalya Estemirova had been a staunch critic of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and led the Chechen branch of
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Report: Chechnya?s Moscow-backed president says slain rights activist ?had no conscience?
DOT report warned about lax safety oversight WASHINGTON ?Less than a month before the deadly midair collision involving a private plane and a sightseeing helicopter over New York’s Hudson River, a federal watchdog warned about the lax safety oversight of the for-hire flight business. A report issued by the Department of Transportation’s inspector general criticized the Federal
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DOT inspector general report warned about lax FAA safety oversight of for-hire flights
Army: Authorities increasingly believe Mehsud dead ISLAMABAD ?Pakistani authorities are increasingly convinced that the notorious head of the country’s Taliban movement was killed in a CIA missile strike, the military said Sunday, as reports emerged of an apparently bloody battle for his succession. Claims and counterclaims about whether Baitullah Mehsud is alive or dead have swirled since
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Army: Pakistan authorities increasingly believe Mehsud dead; reports of bloody succession feud
HAMPSHIRE – Hampshire’s director for cricket operations Tim Tremlett is of the view that Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark is set to wreak more havoc in the Ashes series with his Glenn McGrath-like qualities. Tremlett believes that Clark possesses the nagging accuracy and probing line and length to leave the required devastating impact. Clark was surprisingly left
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Clark set to wreak more havoc in Ashes series with his McGrath-like qualities
LAHORE – Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif will have to prove his physical fitness on Sunday before being considered for the ICC Champions Trophy. The 26-year-old pacer, whose career had plummeted after he failed a dope test during the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) inaugural season, is hoping to find a place in Pakistani team after serving
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WASHINGTON – Women who hold supervisory positions are more susceptible to workplace sexual harassment, according to a new study. During the study, nearly 50 percent of women supervisors, but only one-third of women who do not supervise others, reported sexual harassment in the workplace. In more conservative models with stringent statistical controls, women supervisors were 137 percent
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Female supervisors more likely to be sexually harassed at workplace
LONDON – Late king of Pop Michael Jackson had a “chemical castration” drug to suppress his sexual urges towards under-age boys, if reports are to be believed. A highly-respected doctor named Alimorad Farshchian claims that he prescribed the powerful drug Depo Provera, which is often given to sex offenders, to the ‘Thriller’ hitmaker to cool his
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MJ took Depo Provera jabs to curb sex urges for young boys, says doctor
Silva beats Griffin in UFC co-main event PHILADELPHIA ?At any weight class, Anderson Silva is proving too tough to beat. Silva used an electrifying performance to prove his bump up in weight class was the right one, dropping Forrest Griffin with a devastating right punch and a first-round knockout in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 101
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Silva beats Griffin in 1st round in UFC 101 light heavyweight bout co-main event
Image copyright: nerovivo Here follows a guest post by Aditya Mahesh of AMBeat.com , a blog offering resources for entrepreneurs — advice, start-up profiles, interviews, news analysis, and more . Now I’ve never been a graphic designer (my background’s in copywriting), but by hiring designers on numerous occasions I’ve gained insights from the customer-side that will help you satisfy your own clients. The following tips will help you keep your customers coming back
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Typhoon forces evacuation of 1 million Chinese TAIPEI, Taiwan ?Typhoon Morakot churned toward China forcing the evacuation of nearly 1 million people Sunday, a day after lashing Taiwan with torrential rains that caused the worst flooding on the island in 50 years. Twenty-nine people were missing in southern Taiwan, the Disaster Relief Center said, and a woman
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Typhoon churns toward China after unleashing worst flooding in Taiwan in 50 years; 29 missing
Vick urges youths to avoid perils of dogfighting DECATUR, Ga. ?Michael Vick returned to the area that once celebrated his brilliant play on the football field, this time for the first of what he hopes will be dozens of appearances around the country to urge low-income youths to avoid the tragic trail left by dogfighting
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Vick urges low-income youths in suburban Atlanta to avoid tragic trail left by dogfighting
Douglas leads Fever past Mercury PHOENIX ?Katie Douglas hit a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the Indiana Fever’s 90-83 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night in a showdown between conference leaders. The Fever, a WNBA-best 17-4, won their fifth straight to move 5� games ahead of
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Katie Douglas hits career-high 6 3-pointers, scores 26 points in Fever?s win over Mercury
Chicago QB Cutler clarifies comments about Denver CHICAGO ?Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler said Saturday that comments about the Denver Broncos that he made during a recent radio interview were aimed at Denver’s training camp, not its fans. Cutler, traded by the Broncos to the Bears in the spring, sought Saturday to clarify comments he made in
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Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler says comments about Denver weren?t meant as slight against fans
Frosh Barkley challenging for Trojans’ top QB job LOS ANGELES ?Coach Pete Carroll usually keeps Southern California’s freshmen out of the spotlight for the first week of fall camp, barring them from interviews to allow them to concentrate on practice and drills. As Matt Barkley demonstrated in the Trojans’ opening workout of camp Saturday, he’s an unusual
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Freshman Matt Barkley goes to work chasing Aaron Corp for Trojans? starting QB job
UFC makes Philly debut PHILADELPHIA ?Matthew Riddle bloodied Dan Cramer to win by unanimous decision, and George Sotiropoulous made training partner George Roop submit on the undercard of UFC 101 on Saturday night. Riddle and Sotiropoulous helped usher in a new breed of Broad Street Bullies in Pennsylvania’s first major mixed martial arts card in front of
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UFC 101 takes over Philly; Riddle, Sotiropoulous among early winners on Philly?s 1st MMA card
Collision over Hudson interrupts idyllic day NEW YORK ?Saturday’s mid-air collision over the Hudson River suddenly stopped thousands of people enjoying an idyllic summer day. On bicycles, roller blades and walking, they became witnesses to a catastrophe that ended nine lives on a crystal clear, sunny August weekend. Liza Meneades was heading to a Greenwich Village pier about
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Thousands enjoying idyllic summer day witness mid-air collision over Hudson River
93 people missing in Tongan ferry disaster NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga ?Ninety-three people were missing and feared dead Sunday after their ferry flipped and sank off Tonga, as divers continued to try and locate the sunken vessel in the deep waters off the South Pacific nation. Police Chief Inspector Sokopeti To’ia told The Associated Press on Sunday the latest
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Number of people missing and feared dead in Tongan ferry disaster rises to 93