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	<title>Breaking News &#187; World</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-ranks-at-bottom-in-us-happiness-rating-247393/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - New Yorkers, it seems, are the most unhappy bunch you can imagine in the US, a study published in Science magazine said Tuesday.

New York ranks 51st behind Connecticut (50) and New Jersey (49) in a list that includes Washington DC (37), according to the study by two academics, Andrew Oswald of the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-york-ranks-at-bottom-in-us-happiness-rating-247393/">Read : New York ranks at bottom in US happiness rating</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Smuggling bid foiled in Dubai</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/smuggling-bid-foiled-in-dubai-247355/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBAI - The Dubai Customs Tuesday foiled a bid to smuggle narcotics by arresting a passenger carrying small capsules of drugs hidden in his stomach, WAM news agency reported Tuesday. 

Ali Al Magahwi, director of Airport Operations Department at Dubai Customs, said the customs inspectors noticed the nervous behaviour of a passenger heading from an .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/smuggling-bid-foiled-in-dubai-247355/">Smuggling bid foiled in Dubai</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession lowers lustre of UK&#8217;s larger-than-life Asian weddings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-lowers-lustre-of-uks-larger-than-life-asian-weddings-247295/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The global financial downturn has affected Asian weddings in London, which have been known for their flamboyance, as most couples here are now reluctant to indulge in glamorous and extravagant ceremonies.

It looks nagging concerns about the global economic downturn and rising unemployment have taken away much of the glitz and glamour from high-profile ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-lowers-lustre-of-uks-larger-than-life-asian-weddings-247295/" title="Recession lowers lustre of UK&#8217;s larger-than-life Asian weddings">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Last Indochinese tiger in China killed and eaten by a villager</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/last-indochinese-tiger-in-china-killed-and-eaten-by-a-villager-247292/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - The last Indochinese tiger in China was killed and eaten by a man, who has been sentenced to 12 years&#8217; jail.

Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla, Yunnan Province, came across the tiger in February while gathering freshwater clams in a nature reserve near China&#8217;s border with Laos.
Wannian has claimed that he killed the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/last-indochinese-tiger-in-china-killed-and-eaten-by-a-villager-247292/" title="Last Indochinese tiger in China killed and eaten by a villager">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Britain protests after India tightens visa rules</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-protests-after-india-tightens-visa-rules-247291/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Britain has lodged a diplomatic protest against the tightening of India&#8217;s visa rules, which prohibits travellers from returning to the country within two months of any visit.

Indian Government has changed its visa regulations for British and US visitors following the arrest of Pakistani-American terror suspect David Headley, who has been charged by the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/britain-protests-after-india-tightens-visa-rules-247291/" title="Britain protests after India tightens visa rules">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia to send monkey to Mars</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-to-send-monkey-to-mars-247290/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW - Russian scientists have revealed that a monkey may be sent to Mars.
According to reports, Russia&#8217;s Cosmonautics Academy is in preliminary talks with the Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy in Georgia, which supplied apes for a similar programme in the 1980s.

It would also arrange for a simulated space flight to Mars that would ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-to-send-monkey-to-mars-247290/">Read more : Russia to send monkey to Mars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Roman Abramovich set to spend £55 million in January window</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/roman-abramovich-set-to-spend-55-million-in-january-window-247263/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/roman-abramovich-set-to-spend-55-million-in-january-window-247263/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[London, Dec. 22 (ANI): Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is set to splash up to 55 million pounds in the January window to rekindle the club&#8217;s chances at the Premier League.

And Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero and defensive midfielder Jerko Leko of Monaco are at the top of the Russian billionaire&#8217;s New Year wish list.
However, Abramovich ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/roman-abramovich-set-to-spend-55-million-in-january-window-247263/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Roman Abramovich set to spend £55 million in January window</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile phone mugger caught after answering owner&#8217;s call!</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/mobile-phone-mugger-caught-after-answering-owners-call-247261/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A former international billiards player has been found guilty of stealing a mobile phone after he answered a call and gave the owner his name and address.

Lincoln Crown Court said that Peter Gamblin let the mobile phone user know his personal details in an &#8220;act of bravado.&#8221;
Later, the former England under-16 billiard champion ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mobile-phone-mugger-caught-after-answering-owners-call-247261/">Mobile phone mugger caught after answering owner&#8217;s call!</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak court&#8217;s &#8216;tit for tat&#8217; judgement, asks authorities to chop-off the nose, ears of two convicts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-courts-tit-for-tat-judgement-asks-authorities-to-chop-off-the-nose-ears-of-two-convicts-247259/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAHORE - &#8216;Tit for tat&#8217; seems to be the case for two Pakistani youths as a local court here ordered concerned authorities to chop off nose and ears of two convicts as they had done the same to a woman who had refused to marry one of them.

Sher Mohammad and Amanat Ali had cut ears .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-courts-tit-for-tat-judgement-asks-authorities-to-chop-off-the-nose-ears-of-two-convicts-247259/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pak court&#8217;s &#8216;tit for tat&#8217; judgement, asks authorities to chop-off the nose, ears of two convicts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ford Focus voted UK&#8217;s &#8220;most popular car of the decade&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ford-focus-voted-uks-most-popular-car-of-the-decade-247251/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - The Ford Focus has been voted the UK&#8217;s most popular car of the decade, according to a new poll by Auto Trader magazine.

It beat off the challenge of the Ford Fiesta, with the BMW 3 Series third, the Ford Mondeo fourth and the Vauxhall Astra fifth, The Telegraph reported.
The Ford Focus is a .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ford-focus-voted-uks-most-popular-car-of-the-decade-247251/">Ford Focus voted UK&#8217;s &#8220;most popular car of the decade&#8221;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Pak: Smuggled pistols on hire for Rs.150 per hour</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-pak-smuggled-pistols-on-hire-for-rs150-per-hour-247249/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lahore, Dec. 22 (ANI):  Illegal arms trade and the easy availability of such smuggled weapons has added to the deteriorating law and order condition of Pakistan.

The extent of this illegal business can be gauzed from the fact that the pistols can now even be acquired on rent, which helps criminals to evade law-enforcement agencies.
&#8220;A ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-pak-smuggled-pistols-on-hire-for-rs150-per-hour-247249/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : In Pak: Smuggled pistols on hire for Rs.150 per hour</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Parcels for foreign embassies is not subjected to checks : US</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/parcels-for-foreign-embassies-is-not-subjected-to-checks-us-247248/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/parcels-for-foreign-embassies-is-not-subjected-to-checks-us-247248/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Dec. 22 (ANI): Reacting strongly over Saturday&#8217;s incident when Pakistani custom officials stressed on checking the diplomatic parcels at the Lahore airport, the United States has said parcels for any embassy including US can not be checked nor can any custom duty be clamped on them.

&#8220;All the diplomats and embassies have been granted diplomatic ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/parcels-for-foreign-embassies-is-not-subjected-to-checks-us-247248/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Parcels for foreign embassies is not subjected to checks : US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Remorseless American &#8216;jihadis&#8217; want death penalty for failing to achieve &#8217;shahadat&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/remorseless-american-jihadis-want-death-penalty-for-failing-to-achieve-shahadat-247243/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAHORE - :  The five American origin &#8216;jihadis&#8217;, who were arrested earlier this month from Sargodha, Punjab, have no remorse for planning terror attacks which would have killed scores of innocent civilians.

&#8220;We have no remorse for what we were planning. Rather we have regrets that we could not embrace shahadat (martyrdom) for our cause .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/remorseless-american-jihadis-want-death-penalty-for-failing-to-achieve-shahadat-247243/">Remorseless American &#8216;jihadis&#8217; want death penalty for failing to achieve &#8217;shahadat&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>6,431 Pakistanis languishing in foreign jails</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/6431-pakistanis-languishing-in-foreign-jails-247241/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Lahore, Dec. 22 (ANI): A total of 6,431 Pakistanis are jailed abroad in 72 countries, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has claimed.

The Dawn quoted a ministry document, as saying that there are 1,228 Pakistanis in United Arab Emirates, 1,152 in Saudi Arabia and 712 in India jails. ccording to the document, the Ministry of Overseas .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/6431-pakistanis-languishing-in-foreign-jails-247241/">Original source &nbsp;: 6,431 Pakistanis languishing in foreign jails</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Relatives seek release of Pak prisoners languishing in Indian jails</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/relatives-seek-release-of-pak-prisoners-languishing-in-indian-jails-247239/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Islamabad, Dec. 22 (ANI): Relatives of Pakistani prisoners, who have completed their terms in Indian jails, have urged Islamabad to ask New Delhi to release them.

Addressing a press conference here, activist Ilyas Qasmi and prisoners&#8217; relatives said there were at least 32 prisoners awaiting repatriation to Pakistan even after the Indian Supreme Court had ordered ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/relatives-seek-release-of-pak-prisoners-languishing-in-indian-jails-247239/" title="Relatives seek release of Pak prisoners languishing in Indian jails">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama set to break Nixon&#8217;s record of 48 &#8216;Time&#8217; cover appearances</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-set-to-break-nixons-record-of-48-time-cover-appearances-247237/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama looks set to break former President Richard M. Nixon&#8217;s record of 48 cover appearances on the prestigious Time magazine.

With 24 covers after just his first year in office, Obama is on pace to triple Nixon&#8217;s total if he wins a second term, The New York Post reported.
Among other US .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-set-to-break-nixons-record-of-48-time-cover-appearances-247237/">Obama set to break Nixon&#8217;s record of 48 &#8216;Time&#8217; cover appearances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US troops to use &#8216;eavesdropping spy planes&#8217; in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kabul, Dec. 22 (ANI): US troops stationed in Afghanistan will soon use spy planes, that will provide them crucial information about Al Qaeda and the Taliban, with the help of its technology that can capture still images, video and even eavesdrop.

Bloomberg quoted Lt. General David Deptula as saying that the first of the 24 new ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-troops-to-use-eavesdropping-spy-planes-in-afghanistan-247235/">US troops to use &#8216;eavesdropping spy planes&#8217; in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Capsicum spray can be lethal, law group warns</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, Dec. 22 (ANI): The Federation of Community Legal Centres has said that capsicum spray, which is used to subdue trouble makers can be lethal and can make a volatile situation worse.

Hugh de Kretser, a representative of the law group, said the spray could be useless against a person who was in a highly aggressive ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/capsicum-spray-can-be-lethal-law-group-warns-247234/">Capsicum spray can be lethal, law group warns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sarah Palin lands title of telling &#8216;biggest lie of the year&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Ex- vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has won the title of telling the biggest political lie of the year.

According to a panel of experts, the Republican candidate&#8217;s claim that the Obama administration was planning to introduce &#8220;death panels&#8221; was the most misleading statement of 2009.
The 45-year-old former Alaska Governor made the above comment .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sarah-palin-lands-title-of-telling-biggest-lie-of-the-year-247227/">Sarah Palin lands title of telling &#8216;biggest lie of the year&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Letters depicting Princess Di&#8217;s true heartache to go under the hammer</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/letters-depicting-princess-dis-true-heartache-to-go-under-the-hammer-247221/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Princess Diana poured out her heart and the inner turmoil at the breakdown of her marriage in a series of letters to her beautician Janet Filderman, which are set to go under the hammer.

The 30 letters, written on headed Kensington Palace notepaper in the mid to late-1980s, have been published for the first .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/letters-depicting-princess-dis-true-heartache-to-go-under-the-hammer-247221/">Letters depicting Princess Di&#8217;s true heartache to go under the hammer</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Harry, Chelsy Davy&#8217;s &#8216;9-hr Christmas lovefest in London&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Prince Harry and his on-off girlfriend Chelsy Davy have reportedly shared a nine-hour long steamy night at her London pad.

And friends have said that the couple is &#8220;the first flush of love again&#8221; after deciding to give their troubled relationship another chance.
Chelsy, 24, gave the Royal an early Christmas present when she invited .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prince-harry-chelsy-davys-9-hr-christmas-lovefest-in-london-247218/" title="Prince Harry, Chelsy Davy&#8217;s &#8216;9-hr Christmas lovefest in London&#8217;">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UK priest says its OK for poor people to shoplift</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uk-priest-says-its-ok-for-poor-people-to-shoplift-247216/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[London, December 22 (ANI): A vicar has created controversy by encouraging the poor to steal.
Father Tim Jones insisted in his Christmas sermon at St Lawrence Church, York,  that the only way the destitute can survive at present time was by shoplifting.

&#8220;God&#8217;s love for the poor and despised outweighs the property rights of the rich,&#8221; .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uk-priest-says-its-ok-for-poor-people-to-shoplift-247216/">Original source &nbsp;: UK priest says its OK for poor people to shoplift</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pak bureaucracy stalls development work in POK</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD -  Internal strife between Pakistan&#8217;s Water and Power Ministry and the administration of occupied Kashmir is hampering development work of the region.

A shocking tale of shoddy work on the part of Pakistan&#8217;s bureaucracy came to light when it was revealed that a controversy between the Pakistan occupied Kashmir&#8217;s (POK) government and state-owned companies .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pak-bureaucracy-stalls-development-work-in-pok-247215/">Original source &nbsp;: Pak bureaucracy stalls development work in POK</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Security personnel among three killed in Peshawar suicide blast</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/security-personnel-among-three-killed-in-peshawar-suicide-blast-247212/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PESHAWAR -  Peshawar was rocked once again on Monday morning when a devastating bomb blast killed at least three persons, including a security personnel.

According to reports, the blast occurred in front of the main gate of the Press Club Building located on Sher Shah Suri Road in Saddar region of the provincial capital.
Eyewitnesses said .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/security-personnel-among-three-killed-in-peshawar-suicide-blast-247212/">Source article &nbsp;: Security personnel among three killed in Peshawar suicide blast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rare 3D Nazi stereo cards to go under hammer in January</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-3d-nazi-stereo-cards-to-go-under-hammer-in-january-247211/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A rare box of 100 three-dimensional stereo cards, which allowed affluent Nazi families to witness the progress of the German army as it conquered the West right in their homes, is set to be auctioned next month.

Created by Hitler&#8217;s propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels, the set called Der Kampf show the German army conquering .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rare-3d-nazi-stereo-cards-to-go-under-hammer-in-january-247211/">Rare 3D Nazi stereo cards to go under hammer in January</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama rejects criticism of him failing black Americans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, Dec 22(ANI): US President Barack Obama has rejected criticism that he is failing black Americans in the country, saying that he is doing the best he can do for helping them.

&#8220;The only thing I cannot do is, by law, I cannot pass laws that say &#8216;I&#8217;m just helping black folks.&#8217; I&#8217;m the President of ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-rejects-criticism-of-him-failing-black-americans-2-247198/">Obama rejects criticism of him failing black Americans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama rejects criticism of him failing black Americans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, Dec 22(ANI): US President Barack Obama has rejected criticism that he is failing black Americans in the country, saying that he is doing the best he can do for helping them.

&#8220;The only thing I cannot do is, by law, I cannot pass laws that say &#8216;I&#8217;m just helping black folks.&#8217; I&#8217;m the President of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-rejects-criticism-of-him-failing-black-americans-247196/">Original source &nbsp;: Obama rejects criticism of him failing black Americans</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jews support Hindus over protest against Fox News&#8217; Ganges remarks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEVADA - Jews have backed Hindus who are protesting against the Fox News channel for remarks that river Ganges &#8220;sounds like a disease&#8221;.

Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, prominent Jewish leader in Nevada and California in USA, in a statement, said that ridiculing religious convictions, symbols and concepts of others was not okay and it was hurtful ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jews-support-hindus-over-protest-against-fox-news-ganges-remarks-247195/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Jews support Hindus over protest against Fox News&#8217; Ganges remarks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eyelids on Xmas jumpers, glitter fragments in eyes among bizarre festive 
Injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - With Christmas just a few days away, Britons are increasingly catching their eyelids on new Christmas jumpers and glitter fragments in eyeballs-some of the most bizarre injuries ever seen over the festive period.

A casualty doctor has warned that carving the Christmas turkey while drunk or popping champagne corks could seriously damage the population&#8217;s ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eyelids-on-xmas-jumpers-glitter-fragments-in-eyes-among-bizarre-festive-injuries-247194/" title="Eyelids on Xmas jumpers, glitter fragments in eyes among bizarre festive 
Injuries">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oz couple says their dead son has miraculous powers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A Sydney couple has claimed that their dead son was &#8220;hand-picked by God&#8221; to have miraculous powers to help heal dozens of people.

While Mike Tannous died three years ago, a mysterious oil started weeping from the walls of his bedroom and his parents, George and Lina, are hailing it to have healing powers.
The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-couple-says-their-dead-son-has-miraculous-powers-247193/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Oz couple says their dead son has miraculous powers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Carla Bruni gives street side tramp 100 euros everyday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A tramp has claimed that he has befriended French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and that she regularly gives over 50 and 100 euro notes and even offered to put him up in a hotel.

The French first lady, who lives in the chic 16th arrondissement when not at the Elysée palace, struck up conversation .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/carla-bruni-gives-street-side-tramp-100-euros-everyday-247191/">Carla Bruni gives street side tramp 100 euros everyday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Face of Jesus&#8217; appears on banana peel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - Lisa Swinton, from Haberfield was shocked to discover the face of Jesus Christ on banana peel.

&#8221;I was like &#8216;Oh my God! It&#8217;s Jesus on a banana!&#8221; the Daily Telegraph quoted her as saying.
&#8221;I got it out of the fruit bowl and was about to peel it and eat it when I saw his ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/face-of-jesus-appears-on-banana-peel-247187/">&#8216;Face of Jesus&#8217; appears on banana peel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Special US forces carried out covert raid inside Pak against Al-Qaeda: Ex-NATO official</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/special-us-forces-carried-out-covert-raid-inside-pak-against-al-qaeda-ex-nato-official-247185/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Special US forces have reportedly carried out multiple secret raids on  the Al-Qaeda leadership in Pakistan&#8217;s lawless tribal regions along the Afghan border, a former NATO officials has disclosed.

According to the official, the covert raids, only one of which has been previously reported, occurred between 2003 and 2008.
He said the US administration  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/special-us-forces-carried-out-covert-raid-inside-pak-against-al-qaeda-ex-nato-official-247185/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian American hedge fund guru Rajaratnam pleads not guilty</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-american-hedge-fund-guru-rajaratnam-pleads-not-guilty-247182/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Billionaire Indian American hedge fund guru Raj Rajaratnam has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he used inside information to cash in on millions of dollars in stock trades.

The Galleon Group founder was indicted last week along with Danielle Chiesi, a hedge fund manager, who is accused of partnering with Rajaratnam .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-american-hedge-fund-guru-rajaratnam-pleads-not-guilty-247182/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Indian American hedge fund guru Rajaratnam pleads not guilty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US denies violating Pakistan air space</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-denies-violating-pakistan-air-space-247181/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - The United States has rejected media reports about its aircraft violating Pakistan airspace.

&#8220;These accusations are entirely false. No US fighter aircraft flew over Mohmand as alleged in the article,&#8221; a statement issued by the US embassy here said.
It may be noted that on Saturday, Pakistani had media flashed news about American fighter jets .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-denies-violating-pakistan-air-space-247181/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Singapore&#8217;s decision to hike fees for foreign students distresses Malaysians parents</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/singapores-decision-to-hike-fees-for-foreign-students-distresses-malaysians-parents-247174/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHOR BARU - The Singapore Government&#8217;s decision to increase the school fees for the foreign residents has caught Malaysians living in that country by surprise.

Dalillah Yusof, 46, whose three children with permanent residency are studying in Singapore, was shocked to hear about the development.
&#8220;I am currently paying 440 ringgits per year for my son in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/singapores-decision-to-hike-fees-for-foreign-students-distresses-malaysians-parents-247174/">Original article on  : Singapore&#8217;s decision to hike fees for foreign students distresses Malaysians parents</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Stephanie Rice split from management company to run own affairs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/why-stephanie-rice-split-from-management-company-to-run-own-affairs-247173/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne, Dec 22 (ANI): Swimming sensation Stephanie Rice has revealed why she split from management company International Quarterback to take control of her own affairs.

The Australian swimmer said that she&#8217;d taken on too much work away from the pool and wasn&#8217;t always aware of deals being done for her.
&#8220;For me to be able to get .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/why-stephanie-rice-split-from-management-company-to-run-own-affairs-247173/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Why Stephanie Rice split from management company to run own affairs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Cryptic signatures may prove &#8216;Shakespeare was secret Catholic&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cryptic-signatures-may-prove-shakespeare-was-secret-catholic-247171/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Three cryptic signatures on a leather-bound parchment might prove the theory that William Shakespeare was a secret Catholic who spent his &#8220;lost years&#8221; in Italy.

An exhibition at the Venerable English College, the seminary in Rome for English Catholic priests, has revealed cryptic names in its guest books for visiting pilgrims, suggesting that the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cryptic-signatures-may-prove-shakespeare-was-secret-catholic-247171/">Cryptic signatures may prove &#8216;Shakespeare was secret Catholic&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Oz man fined 210,000 dlrs for sending billions of spams to Indian websites</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-man-fined-210000-dlrs-for-sending-billions-of-spams-to-indian-websites-247170/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MELBOURNE - A Queensland man has been fined 210,000 dollars by the Federal Court of Australian for being found guilty in a spamming scam that sent billions of emails to websites in India.

The spams sent by Lance Thomas Atkinson offered lifestyle drugs to computer users and claimed the medication was being legally dispensed from the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oz-man-fined-210000-dlrs-for-sending-billions-of-spams-to-indian-websites-247170/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>British priest&#8217;s sermon: thou shalt shoplift</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-priests-sermon-thou-shalt-shoplift-247151/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - A British priest has drawn criticism after advising the hungry they should shoplift.

Father Tim Jones, the parish priest of St Lawrence and St Hilda in the northern city of York, told his congregation that people who have fallen upon hard times should steal from big chains.	 	
&#8220;My advice, as a Christian priest, is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-priests-sermon-thou-shalt-shoplift-247151/">Source &nbsp;: British priest&#8217;s sermon: thou shalt shoplift</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bombing at Peshawar Press Club kills four (Third Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-at-peshawar-press-club-kills-four-third-lead-247123/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed and 17 injured in the Pakistani frontier city of Peshawar Tuesday when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Press Club packed with journalists.

Four journalists were wounded in the deafening blast.	 	
This is the first major attack on the media in Peshawar. The bombing follows ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-at-peshawar-press-club-kills-four-third-lead-247123/">Suicide bombing at Peshawar Press Club kills four (Third Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Three killed in blast outside Peshawar Press Club (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - A suicide bombing outside the Press Club in the Pakistan provincial capital of Peshawar Tuesday killed at least three people and injured many, including several reporters. 

Among those killed was a police constable Riaz, police sources told Geo TV. The suicide bomber blew himself up when he was being searched by security personnel ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/three-killed-in-blast-outside-peshawar-press-club-second-lead-247096/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Three killed in blast outside Peshawar Press Club (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suicide bombing outside Peshawar Press Club, one killed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-outside-peshawar-press-club-one-killed-247094/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - A suicide bombing outside the Press Club in Peshawar Tuesday has killed at least one person and injured many, including several reporters. 

A police constable was killed when the suicide attacker blew himself up outside the Peshawar Press Club when he was stopped by police at the entrance, Xinhua reported quoting local TV. ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suicide-bombing-outside-peshawar-press-club-one-killed-247094/">Suicide bombing outside Peshawar Press Club, one killed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jihadists mourn death of top Al Qaeda leader&#8217;s mother</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jihadists-mourn-death-of-top-al-qaeda-leaders-mother-2-247081/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Cairo, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) Jihadist websites were flooded with messages of condolences to Al Qaeda&#8217;s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri over his mother&#8217;s death. Umayma Azzam, died Sunday from a heart complaint in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, at the age of 75. 

She died at Cairo&#8217;s al-Salam hospital, where she was admitted earlier last week.	 	
In a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jihadists-mourn-death-of-top-al-qaeda-leaders-mother-2-247081/">Jihadists mourn death of top Al Qaeda leader&#8217;s mother</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jihadists mourn death of top Al Qaeda leader&#8217;s mother</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Cairo, Dec 22 (IANS/AKI) Jihadist websites were flooded with messages of condolences to Al Qaeda&#8217;s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri over his mother&#8217;s death. Umayma Azzam, died Sunday from a heart complaint in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, at the age of 75. 

She died at Cairo&#8217;s al-Salam hospital, where she was admitted earlier last week.	 	
In a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jihadists-mourn-death-of-top-al-qaeda-leaders-mother-247080/">Original article &nbsp;: Jihadists mourn death of top Al Qaeda leader&#8217;s mother</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian cargo ship APJ Suryavir back on course after repairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Kumar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The once-adrift APJ Suryavir, a 740-foot India-flagged bulk carrier suffered engine failure over the weekend, has resumed its voyage to Portland, Oregon after repairing its engines.

The Coast Guard and the bulk carrier Maersk Altair, which had mounted an emergency rescue operation are no longer responding to the ship that ran adrift 544 miles .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-cargo-ship-apj-suryavir-back-on-course-after-repairs-247075/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Indian cargo ship APJ Suryavir back on course after repairs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Consumers to start year on sober note</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - German consumers are entering the new year in a sober mood, with a key survey released Tuesday expected to show a fall in confidence among households in Europe&#8217;s biggest economy.

Despite a buoyant end to the Christmas shopping season, analysts predict the Nuremberg-based GfK marketing group will say its forward-looking consumer confidence index slipped ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/consumers-to-start-year-on-sober-note-247071/">Consumers to start year on sober note</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Somali pirates seize Indian vessel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAIROBI - Somali pirates have seized an Indian vessel with 13 people aboard, an official said Monday. 

Andrew Mwangura, East Africa&#8217;s coordinator of Seafarers Assistance Programme (SAP), said the pirates seized the MV Neseya off the coast of Kismayo in southern Somalia last Friday.	 	
The crew comprises 13 Indian nationals. 	 	
The incident took place ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/somali-pirates-seize-indian-vessel-247010/">Read : Somali pirates seize Indian vessel</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Adrift Indian cargo ship repaired; all 28 crew safe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - The crew of a crippled India-flagged 740-foot bulk cargo ship, APJ Suryavir, has repaired its engines and the vessel is on its way to Portland, Oregon, according to Coast Guard.

All 28 members of the Suryavir crew are safe, the Coast Guard told local media in Anchorage Alaska. A Coast Guard cutter and a ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/adrift-indian-cargo-ship-repaired-all-28-crew-safe-247007/">Adrift Indian cargo ship repaired; all 28 crew safe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Resignation reports rumours, says Pakistan defence minister</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/resignation-reports-rumours-says-pakistan-defence-minister-246960/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar Monday denied he had offered to resign and termed such reports as &#8220;baseless rumours&#8221;. 

Reports said the minister offered his resignation in protest after immigration staff prevented him Thursday night from leaving for China on an official visit because his name was on a list of people facing .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/resignation-reports-rumours-says-pakistan-defence-minister-246960/">Resignation reports rumours, says Pakistan defence minister</a>.]]></description>
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