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Ras al-Khaimah official says Persian Gulf port is safe for America’s Cup showdownRAK official files brief in America's Cup spat An adviser to the sheik of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, filed a brief in a New York court Tuesday countering claims by U.S. challenger BMW Oracle Racing that the Persian Gulf port is not a safe venue for the America's Cup because of its proximity to Iran. Intel Director Blair: US safer, attacking al-Qaida aggressively with better intelligenceIntel official: US safer from al-Qaida WASHINGTON — The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks would not have happened had U.S. intelligence agencies been organized then the way they are now, the top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday. Ellison questions safety of America’s Cup venue Ras al-Khaimah, UAEEllison questions safety of America's Cup venue SAN DIEGO — Software tycoon and sailor Larry Ellison on Tuesday questioned the safety of a Persian Gulf port picked as the site for the America's Cup showdown between his American-based crew and defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland. UN panel orders Iranian to hand facebook.ir Web address to social networking siteUN orders Iranian to give up Facebook Web address GENEVA — Social networking site Facebook has won control of a Web address using its name and the country suffix .ir for Iran. Meet new Nobel Peace Prize candidate: TwitterWASHINGTON - The next time you surf the internet, you may bump into a Nobel Peace Prize candidate. A US security expert has proposed the honour for micro-blogging site Twitter, which helped protesters in Iran beat censorship and tell their tale to the world. A Twitter uprising in Iran, now a Twitter celebrity death: Jackson death was new media momentJackson death was twittered, texted and Facebooked NEW YORK — "Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at hand. British retailer Habitat apologizes for almost spamming Twitter with popular hashtags
LONDON — British homewares retailer Habitat apologized on Wednesday after ads for the store appeared on Twitter tagged with words linked to the Iranian election crisis. Some Twitter users became angry after the upmarket store's messages turned up in searches for topics such as "Iran" and "Mousavi," the name of Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Google, Facebook launch Farsi services to help Iranian protestors communicate directlyLONDON - To help Iranians "communicate directly" to the world in the wake of the growing protests in the country, Google has unveiled a Farsi translation service, while Facebook has launched a version of its site in Persian. |
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