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A state of emergency was declared in Poland after a sign was stolen from the entrance to Auschwitz, the former German Nazi death camp. The call means there will be tighter border controls and random police checks as authorities hunt for the missing bronze sign, which read: "Arbeit Macht Frei" (work sets you free), according to Guardian.co.uk . Authorities suspect a gang was behind the robbery, and that it was meticulously planned. According to sources, it's believed that the sign was stolen...Read Full Story

Indo-US nuclear deal With the Indo-US nuclear deal approved by the US Senate on Wednesday, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said that the technology will take the nation into new areas of development. Addressing a public rally in Panipat on Thursday she said that it will help India meet its increasing energy needs. The UPA chairperson said with the deal, the development would be more fast-paced as power crisis would end. Sonia Gandhi harped on its importance, saying generation of power...Read Full Story

We are forever being force fed righteous and moral indignation from so-called patriotic rags such as the Mail. If it's not unwelcome immigrants, criminals and Muslims, it's pranks by Radio One deejays, drug fuelled and adulturous celebrities, football teams not having poppies printed on their shirts for Rememberance Day or political correctness gone maaaad. Personally I get a bit sick of it being rammed down my throat. I've got an open and rational mind and I don't need being told what to...Read Full Story

Jack Thompson Disbarred Is it finally game over for Florida lawyer and violent video game opponent Jack Thompson? Judgment has been entered in the case that started last year and came to a head when Judge Dava Tunis recommended permanent disbarment for the bombastic, showboating law man. The court has approved the report and has ordered that JT is officially disbarred as of 30 days from today. The Court approves the corrected referee's report and John Bruce Thompson is permanently disbarred...Read Full Story

Manoj’s Nenu Meeku Telusa? film opened to houseful crowds due to variety publicity done by the producers. After taking the feedback from the movie lovers, director Ajay Sastri edited the film by 18 minutes be removing scenes that are unrelated to the main story line. And a 2:49 minutes of beach song is added. These [...]Read Full Story

In this recent but undated handout photo from the Virginia Department of Corrections, convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad poses for a mugshot. Muhammad, 48, is set to die by lethal injection in Greensville Correctional Center tonight, seven years after he and his teenage accomplice terrorized the area in and around the nation's capital for three weeks. (Getty Images) more pics » John Allen Muhammad , known as the D.C. Sniper, will be executed tonight, as Governor Tim Kaine said today that he...Read Full Story

Snow storms on the East Coast are really putting a cramp in holiday travel, and in pretty every other thing you'd want to do out of the house, too -- like Christas shopping. The huge storms have stranded hundreds of motorists, caused awful airport delays and power outtages, and, sadly, have even taken 3 lives in Virginia, according to CNN . Up to 2 feet of snow is expected in some places, including Baltimore, Maryland, where a blizzard warning has been called; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New...Read Full Story

A sign was stolen from the entrance to Auschwitz, the former German Nazi death camp in Poland, and now a state of emergency has been called. The call means there will be tighter border controls and random police checks as authorities hunt for the missing bronze sign, which read: "Arbeit Macht Frei" (work sets you free), according to Guardian.co.uk . Authorities suspect a gang was behind the robbery, and that it was meticulously planned. According to sources, it's believed that the sign was...Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Latest News About India News / Sonia Gandhi: Govt committed to fighting terror October 7, 2008 Concerned over the recent terror attacks, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said the government was committed to fighting terrorism and asked people to maintain communal harmony and peace. Gandhi also termed the Indo-US nuclear deal as historic, and said it would help boost India’s energy needs. Addressing a public meeting after visiting ‘gur-ta-gaddi...Read Full Story

China's decision to halt military contacts with the U.S. to protest proposed weapons sales to Taiwan puts the brakes on efforts to improve relations between the Pentagon and Beijing's defense establishment. The arms deal "has contaminated the sound atmosphere of our military relations" and "gravely jeopardizes China's national security," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Tuesday. He said the sale "threatens stability and world peace." A statement Tuesday by China's Defense...Read Full Story