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Emergency declared after massive earthquake in New Zealand Hindustan Times A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand's second largest city of Christchurch today after a powerful 7.0 earthquake caused widespread damage. Christchurch residents said the walls of their homes "wobbled like jelly" when a 7.0 magnitude ... See all stories on this topic »

Two pilots killed in cargo plane crash in Dubai Hindustan Times Two pilots were killed on Friday when a Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed on a road just two minutes after it took off from Dubai airport, police said. The plane which took off for Cologne in Germany came down in a ball of fire at about 8 pm near the Nad ... See all stories on this topic »

Moscow dominates table of Russia's best universities RIA Novosti Three Moscow universities top a list of Russia's best higher education institutions compiled by the Higher School of Economics and RIA Novosti that ranked the prestigious Moscow State University down in sixth place. The ratings, drawn up based on the ... See all stories on this topic » RIA Novosti

Volcano erupts again in Indonesia Aljazeera.net Mount Sinabung blast heard eight kilometres away as thousands of residents forced to flee for the second time in a week. A volcano on Indonesia's western-most island of Sumatra has unleashed its most violent eruption so far after laying dormant for 400 ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.net

Louisiana: Blowout Preventer Is Removed New York Times By HENRY FOUNTAIN BP on Friday removed the damaged blowout preventer from atop the company's stricken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico in preparation for the final plugging of the well, the government said. Thad W. Allen, the retired Coast Guard admiral ... See all stories on this topic »

Blast in Hindu temple in UK, no major casualty Oneindia London, Sep 4: Just a day after devotees celebrated the birth of Lord Krishna, the Hare Krishna temple in Leicester, about 160km north of London, caught a major fire as suspectedly gas bottles used for cooking in the temple exploded. ... See all stories on this topic » Oneindia

Mosque near ground zero controversy simmers ... with media help Christian Science Monitor The mosque near ground zero debate is still percolating partly because the topic is so well suited to blogs and talk shows. People participate in a rally against a proposed Islamic center and mosque near ground zero in New York in this Aug. ... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Police van bombed in Peshawar; one killed The Nation, Pakistan PESHAWAR – A policeman was killed and three others got injured when their vehicle was targeted with a remote-controlled device here at Ahceni Bala area on Ring Road on Friday. Police sources said that the vehicle of Peshtakhara Police Station was on ... See all stories on this topic »

Australian voters want independents to support Labor Sify Australian voters want the three independent MPs to support a Labor government led by incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard rather than join the opposition coalition, a survey said Saturday. The survey also found out that if Australia again went to ... See all stories on this topic »

United States Fighting Operations in Iraq Officially End Voice of America Photo: AP American Defense Secretary Robert Gates says history will judge whether the war in Iraq was justified. He spoke during a visit to a military base in western Iraq. Secretary Gates visited the base after President Obama officially declared an ... See all stories on this topic »

Bloodbath as bomber rips through Quetta rally The Nation, Pakistan QUETTA – As many as 59 people were killed and over 120 including seven journalists suffered serious injuries in a deadly suicide blast, targeting Youm-al-Quds rally at Meezan Chowk of the provincial capital on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic » The Nation, Pakistan

Mexico plane crash kills 6, including 2 lawmakers, mayor Times of India OAXACA: At least six people, including two Mexican federal lawmakers and a governor, were killed when their small plane crashed in southern Mexico on Friday, the attorney general's office said. The plane left Mexico City and went down as it was ... See all stories on this topic »

Prince Harry accused of animal cruelty Hindustan Times Prince Harry has been accused of animal cruelty after pictures of him riding an injured horse during a polo match surfaced. In the pic, he is riding a pony that appeared to have been stabbed in the flank by his spurs. Windsor Great Park in July, ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

The real deal? BBC News By David Chazan BBC News, Paris Quick is expanding the number of all-halal outlets. There is no suggestion Quick halal is not genuine The French market for halal food is expanding rapidly, giving rise to a number of issues - not least, how do we know ... See all stories on this topic »

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