London police settle with slain Brazilian's family
LONDON - British police have reached a compensation deal with the family of a Brazilian man who was shot dead by police after he was mistaken for a terrorist.
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Israel has history of uneven prisoner swap deals
Palestinians said Monday that negotiators were close to exchanging an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants for 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Obama calls security meeting on Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is calling his war council together as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S.
Kentucky invests $1.2 million in farm projects
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Farmers in several counties will be able to tap into more than $1.2 million set aside for agricultural investments.
Health
Patient rescued from 23 years in ‘coma’ was conscious all through
LONDON - A leading European neurologist has said many cases of brain injuries around the world are wrongly diagnosed as coma after helping rescue a patient who was conscious all through the 23 years he was thought to be in coma.
Christmas kissing: On the cheek to avoid swine flu
LONDON - Britain's authority on etiquette says it's more hygienic to exchange kisses on the cheek than to shake hands - so the swine flu pandemic should not make people afraid of kissing under the mistletoe this holiday season.
Astounding case of Rom Houben: 23 years in ‘coma’, but conscious all along!
LONDON - A leading European neurologist has said many cases of brain injury around the world are wrongly diagnosed as 'coma' after discovering that a car-crash victim thought to have been in coma for the past 23 years was conscious all the time.
Entertainment
Q&A: 50 Cent gets back to gritty roots on new CD
NEW YORK - To create an album as hard-hitting as his multiplatinum-selling debut, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," 50 Cent says he had to tap into the troubles he dealt with before he became one of hip-hop's biggest stars.
On Jan 22, Salman’s dream will come true with ‘Veer’
MUMBAI - This dream has been a long time coming.
Leona Lewis to launch animal friendly fashion range
LONDON - British singer Leona Lewis has met fashion designer Stella McCartney to discuss the launch of an animal friendly fashion range.
Italian prime minister Berlusconi elected ‘Rockstar of the Year’
ROME - The Italian edition of music magazine Rolling Stone said Monday it has elected sex scandal-plagued Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as its 2009 "Rockstar of the Year".
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Pope John Paul II used to ‘whip himself in remorse for sins’
LONDON - Pope John Paul II used to regularly whip himself in a sign of "remorse for his sins," a nun has claimed.
We are not prepared for urban explosion: Jaipal Reddy
NEW DELHI - Urban Development Minister S.
Samantha Fox’s boobs shrink fear in jungle
LONDON - Former glamour model Samantha Fox has revealed that she is worried her boobs are shrinking.
Lady GaGa AMA Performance: Simply Smashing
Los Angeles- Lady Gaga was nominated for four categories in the American Music Awards: the breakthrough artist of the year, the favorite female singer of the year, the artist of the year and the best album of the year.
Shakira thinks ‘libido is the engine of the world’
WASHINGTON - Shakira has revealed her thoughts on the impact of sexual desire, saying 'libido is the engine of the world'.
Federer has a score to settle when he meets Murray in London
LONDON - A cautious Roger Federer is determined to improve a modest 3-6 career record against high-flying Scot Andy Murray when the pair play in Group A Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals.
Indian challenge in World snooker is over
HYDERABAD - Igor Figueiredo of Brazil snuffed out the last of Indian challenge in the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker Championship when he zipped past a distracted Kamal Chawla 6-1 to enter the men's semi-finals here Monday.
YouTube automatic captioning to Revolutionize education
A day after publicly revealing its Chrome OS, Google came up with a new YouTube feature.
Google Chrome OS: Secrets Disclosed
Google Chrome OS has been surrounded by speculations since its inception.
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CDC Software 3Q profit rises on lower costs
NEW YORK - CDC Software Corp., a Chinese business software developer whose shares began trading in the United States last summer, said Monday its third-quarter profit rose 47 percent on lower costs and expenses.
Beating of SoCal student may be tied to Facebook
CALABASAS, Calif. - Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads.
Bebo introduces onscreen panic button to report abuse instantly
LONDON - Social networking site Bebo has set up a special onscreen panic button for users to report abuse without delay.
Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo
BROMONT, Quebec - A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.
Science
Sender of Vijayan’s ‘mansion’ e-mail traced to Qatar
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala police's cyber cell has found out that an expatriate working in Qatar was the original sender of an e-mail displaying a mansion allegedly owned by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, officials said Monday.
Politics
Liberhan panel counsel surprised at Vajpayee’s name in report
CHANDIGARH - A former counsel to the Liberhan Commission Monday termed as "astonishing" the inclusion of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's name in the "leaked" report indicting him along with other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992.
Kavita Karkare gets sympathetic hearing from Sonia Gandhi
NEW DELHI - Kavita Karkare, the widow of slain Maharashtra top cop Hemant Karkare, got a sympathetic hearing from Congress president Sonia Gandhi on whom she called on here Monday.
Kan. Congressman Moore won't seek re-election
WASHINGTON - Kansas Congressman Dennis Moore won't seek re-election next year.
Blast at Russian arsenal kills 8 during cleanup
MOSCOW - Russia's Defense Ministry says eight military personnel were killed when a truckload of ammunition exploded as they cleaned up after a huge conflagration at a munitions depot earlier this month.
Law
Feds, Pa. county sue company over slag dumping
NATRONA, Pa. - The federal government and the Allegheny County Health Department have sued Allegheny Ludlum Corp.
Business
Dollar decline continues as stocks jump
NEW YORK - The safe-haven dollar began the week lower as a Federal Reserve official urged the continuation of stimulus programs and as home sales in October greatly exceeded market expectations, revving up traders' taste for higher-yielding assets.
Sports
Rise in construction costs of 2012 London Games
LONDON - There's been a slight rise in the projected final construction costs for the 2012 London Olympics.
Pension drops lawsuit against ACS over Xerox buy
NORWALK, Conn. - Xerox Corp. said Monday that a pension fund has dropped a lawsuit over provisions in the copier company's purchase of Affiliated Computer Services Inc.
Delaware offering assistance to Valero employees
DELAWARE CITY, Del. - State officials are helping people who are losing their jobs at the Delaware City Valero plant get information about training for new jobs and other benefits available to them.
Introduce courses on cyber security in schools: Ankit Fadia
KOLKATA - Indian authorities should introduce courses on cyber security in schools and colleges besides setting up police cyber cells manned by tech-savvy officers in all cities to prevent online attacks, cyber security expert Ankit Fadia said here Monday.
Ohio amusement park not thrilled with tax plan
MASON, Ohio - An Ohio amusement park is using its huge sign and the Internet to get its fans on board against proposed taxes on admissions and parking.
AP source: WKU hires Stanford's Taggart as coach
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A person with knowledge of the decision says winless Western Kentucky has hired Stanford assistant Willie Taggart as its football coach.
World snooker: On Yee to take on Parashis in woman’s finals
HYDERABAD - Ng On Yee, the 19-year old from Hong Kong-China scripted a brilliant 4-3 win against Ramona Belmont of New Zealand to enter the final of the women's World Snooker Championship here Monday.
McPherson leads heading into LPGA final round
RICHMOND, Texas - The sky cleared and Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin were left with one day to settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year.
Test match against India starts from scratch, says Sangkkara
KANPUR - On the eve of the second Test match against India, Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangkkara said that this match would start from scratch since the first Test match was drawn.
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