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Bin Laden’s death revives US debate on Afghan war The death of Osama bin Laden has revived a debate over the pace of a planned US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan and the rationale for a war that has dragged on for nearly a decade. The raid that killed Al-Qaeda’s chief in Pakistan has supplied ammunition [...]
Bin Laden journal seized in Pakistan raid The treasure trove of intel obtained in the raid that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden included a handwritten journal containing his “operational ideas,” a US official said. Agents are studying the notebook for information on future Al-Qaeda plots, but the official described it as “just one of [...]
Asia loses out on rugby Bledisloe Cup The Bledisloe Cup will not be played in Asia in the short term after the revamp of the Australia-New Zealand series into a three Test match series over the next 10 years, the Australian Rugby Union said. Herve Leger Dresses A trans-Tasman Bledisloe Cup has been staged in [...]
Facebook ‘planking’ craze under fire in Australia Herve LegerAn Internet craze known as “planking” has come under fire from authorities in Australia after the arrest of a man for sprawling on a police car. Planking involves someone lying flat on their stomach in unusual and sometimes dangerous situations, with photographs of their exploits shared through [...]
CIA to show bin Laden photos to some US lawmakersHerve Leger Dresses The Central Intelligence Agency this week plans to show some lawmakers photos of a deceased Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, who was killed May 2 in a daring US raid, officials said. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, [...]
Needle in S. Korea ex-president’s lung sparks row A mystery needle found in the lung of a former South Korean president has sparked a controversy involving a famed acupuncturist and the country’s 20,000 oriental medicine doctors. The seven-centimetre (2.75 inch) needle was discovered last month by doctors who examined Roh Tae-Woo for violent coughing. It [...]
Bin Laden’s journal found at compound: US official Intelligence agencies are poring over a journal found at Osama bin Laden’s compound that contains his handwritten notes about future operations, a US official said. herve leger strapless Among a trove of material seized in a raid that killed the Al-Qaeda chief was “a booklet where Bin [...]
China’s web spin doctors spread Beijing’s message China, which employs an army of censors to police the Internet, has also deployed legions of “web commentators” to get the government’s message out — in a crafty but effective way. With nearly half a billion people surfing the net in China, more than half of them using [...]
CIA shows bin Laden photos to some US lawmakers The Central Intelligence Agency has begun showing lawmakers death photos of slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden that President Barack Obama said were too gruesome to be released to the public. Senator James Inhoffe, a Republican from Oklahoma, said he was shown 15 photographs taken of [...]
New water leaks at Japan nuclear plant The operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant reported new problems Thursday, including a water leak from a reactor vessel and another spill of contaminated water into the ocean. The update by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) came as emergency crews have been battling to bring the tsunami-hit [...]