PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Two car-bomb blasts killed at least 16 people in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, evidence militants still have power to strike despite the death of a top Talibancommander last month.A suicide bomber sitting in an explosives-laden car threw a hand-grenade toward a crowd of people in the main northwestern city of Peshawar before detonating about 100 kg of explosives in the vehicle.”Ten people have been killed and 71 wounded, five of them critically,” Sahibzada Anis, the top government administrator of the city told Reuters.The attack took place in the carpark of a commercial building close to a…
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Twin car bomb attacks kill 16 in NW Pakistan
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Iran defiant in nuclear row ahead of Geneva talks
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran voiced defiance on Saturday in the face of Western condemnation over a new nuclear fuel plant, with a senior official saying the facility would soon be operational and make the “enemies blind.”U.S. President Barack Obama demanded on Friday that Iran come clean about its nuclear program or risk “sanctions that bite” after the disclosure of the new uranium enrichment plant under construction southwest of Tehran.On Saturday, Obama said the discovery of the facility showed a “disturbing pattern” of evasion by Tehran which added urgency to its planned talks with world powers in Geneva on Thursday.The West…
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Merkel, Steinmeier in final push for German votes
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her challenger Frank-Walter Steinmeier battled on Saturday to win over a large pool of undecided voters on the last day of campaigning before a federal election.Merkel told a rally in Berlin, hours after arriving on an overnight flight from a G20 summit in Pittsburgh, that her conservatives must use the final campaign hours to convince the one-third of voters who pollsters say have yet to make up their minds.”Every vote counts,” said Merkel, 55, Germany’s first woman chancellor and the only one to have grown up in communist East Germany.Security has been…
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Attracting Extra Web Hosting Customers By Targeting Cities, i.e.
Web hosting companies are constantly on the lookout to find newways to attract visitors to their websites. One avenue that manyweb hosts miss is targeting visitors who are searching for webhosting by city, such as New York Web Hosting, by state, such asCalifornia Web Hosting, or by country, such as Canada WebHosting. These pages show examples of pages that review andprovide information on web hosting companies in those cities.These searchers are looking for a hosting company in aparticular city, state, or country, but given the proper messagethey can often be convinced to try your hosting company.Afterall, given the nature of…
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Kareena to celebrate b’day in Udaipur!
Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor is likely to celebrate her 28th birthday in this Rajasthan city with Saif Ali Khan. The two actors arrived here Kareena Kapoor More Pics this afternoon as fans thronged outside the Udaivilas hotel to have a glimpse of their idols. Sources said they will celebrate Idd-ul-Fitr at the hotel and Kareena’’s birthday. Kareena wore a black sleeveless top and large-glassed goggles. Saif sported a white kurta with a blue-coloured scarf tied on his head. The sources said the duo will also have a photo session for Kingfisher’’s magazine.
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India to turn world’s third largest steel producer this year
Going by the production of steel in the country so far this year, India is on its way to becoming the third largest steel producer in the world. With an output of 55 million tonne (mt) last year, the country was ranked fifth in the world after China (501 mt), Japan (119 mt), United States (91 mt) and Russia (69 mt). Germany, Ukraine and Brazil followed India at the sixth, seventh and eighth positions, respectively. India, which had earlier set itself the target of becoming the world’s third largest steel producer by 2013, is also aiming to produce 124 mt…
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Gabon call for strike falls flat
Witnesses reported steady activity in major cities including Port Gentil, an opposition stronghold which saw deadly violence after the election. Activists called for the strike saying the poll win of Ali Ben Bongo, the son of late leader Omar Bongo, was a fix. The government urged workers to ignore the opposition calls. The BBC’s Linel Kwatsi in the capital Libreville said there were plenty of taxis on the streets in the morning – a popular way for middle-class people to get to work. He said the city had been quiet since the election on 30 August, and Monday was much…
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Pakistan food stampede kills many
Reports say dozens more have been injured. The free flour was being handed out in a poor, congested neighbourhood of the city by a private group as part of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Pakistani TV showed distraught relatives arriving at a hospital where the injured had been taken. “The deaths were caused by suffocation and the stampede in one of the most congested localities of Khori Garden,” said Karachi police chief Waseem Ahmad, reports AFP news agency. President’s shock He said the man distributing the free flour had been detained because he had not given police prior notice.…
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This Week In Facebook: September 13, 2009
This week was another busy one for Facebook who made a number of large announcements on Thursday. Facebook has been pretty consistent with rolling out relatively significant updates and announcements on a weekly basis over the past month. With Facebook beyond 275 million users, based on our internal numbers, Facebook continues the march toward 300 million. Hopefully Facebook continues pushing out weekly news stories so our job of chronicling the company’s activities can stay exciting!
Facebook for Android Launches
As we expected, Facebook for Android officially launched on Tuesday afternoon around the time of Facebook’s mobile press event. Initial reviews…
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Exoskeleton rental now available
The HAL two-leg exoskeleton is now available for rent in Tokyo for $2300 per month. We saw the HAL in our power suit roundup from last year. There is footage of this lower-extremity suit demonstrated by three people. The video is a bit creepy because the they are apparently just out for a stroll in the city.
We really do want to see this succeed. Every time another advancement in exoskeletons comes around we glimpse the future of mobility and freedom for victims of paralysis. The machine is controlled via an interface that picks up electrical impulses on the…
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Facebook Adds City Filter Back To Friends Page
We were seriously frustrated when Facebook removed the ability to find your friends based on their location. There are numerous examples of why you would want to filter by city and not having this feature was nothing short of annoying. Thankfully, Facebook has added the feature back according to an updated posted to the Facebook Page just an hour ago. The feature was first noticed by Eric Eldon.
We were actually in the process of posting an article about 10 reasons why they should add this feature back but within a matter of days, filtering by city is now available…
Automotive
Test Driving A New Car
One of the most important steps in buying a new or used car isthe test drive. You can do all the research you like, but it allcomes down to the test drive. Driving the car must becomfortable, easy, and enjoyable. Follow these few steps and getthe most out of your next test drive. Check over the car beforeyou leave the dealer’s lot. Tires, fluids, and lights should allbe checked before you drive. Also make sure there is gas in thecar. If at all possible go on the test drive by yourself. Youneed to concentrate on the driving experience and the…
