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Onlookers flock to site of Cleveland killings Oil holds above $72 in Asia after US crude inventories fallVIENNA — Oil prices held above $72 Thursday after jumping the previous day on an unexpected fall in U.S. crude inventories. Soviet holiday haven looks for new place in the sunRIGA - The Amber Coast sanatorium, located in the Latvian seaside resort of Jurmala, features a dacha where Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev would greet his guests. A clock with a hammer-and-sickle pendulum ticks in the corner, just as it did during the Breznhev era; a portrait of Lenin stares down from the wall. Australian roadside memorial itself claims a lifeSYDNEY - A mass of floral tributes piled up where four teenagers were killed in a car crash in Melbourne two weeks ago probably claimed the life of another motorist, Australian police said Friday. Dry lakes spell doom for Udaipur’s tourism industryUDAIPUR - Tourist arrival in India’s ‘City of Lakes’-Udaipur-have declined following reports of lakes drying up. UNESCO adds Dolomites to world heritage list, drops DresdenMADRID — Italy’s Dolomite mountains were among 13 new sites added to UNESCO’s world heritage list. Civil rights group Sotomayor advised sued in case similar to firefighters’ job test disputeWASHINGTON — A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show. Paleontologists visit enemy turf in evolution debate with field trip to Creation Museum in Ky.PETERSBURG, Ky. — In a dimly lit corner of the Creation Museum stands a life-size replica of a wrecking ball labeled “Millions of Years” demolishing the facade of a brick church. Harper-Collins India has a feast for toddlersNEW DELHI - Teddy bears, move over. The booming book bazaar in India is enticing children who are barely out of their nappies. Adorable and multiplying, black bears starting to invade roads and citiesALBANY, N.Y. — Black bears are multiplying and on the move across North America, snooping around cities where they’ve been a rarity, becoming roadkill and leading states to start or expand hunting seasons. AP IMPACT: More foreclosures in hurricane-prone communities mean more danger if storm strikesLEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors — a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards — and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane slams into southwest Florida this year? Bidding fails to meet minimum for ledger book from Texas drugstore where Dr Pepper inventedDALLAS — A tattered old ledger book from the Texas drugstore where Dr Pepper was invented has failed to sell at auction. Christopher Reeve’s ‘Superman’ suit to go on autionLONDON - Comic book fans will be able to get their hands on a piece of superhero history when the suit late actor Christopher Reeve wore as ‘Superman’ will go under the hammer in Australia. 2-pound ‘mountain chicken’ frogs hop on planes, flee fungus in MontserratSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Scientists are airlifting dozens of one of the world’s largest frogs off of Montserrat island to save them from a deadly fungus devastating their dwindling habitat. Patriots sign former Chicago safety Brandon McGowan, cut punter Tom MaloneFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have signed safety Brandon McGowan, who became an unrestricted free agent after four seasons with the Chicago Bears. Chicago Bears leave first day of draft with no choice after trade with SeattleLAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears traded away their second-round pick in the NFL draft, leaving them without a selection on Saturday. Police: 3 killed, 2 injured in shooting; University of Georgia professor sought as suspectATHENS, Ga. — A University of Georgia professor who police suspect in the fatal shootings of his ex-wife and two men outside a theater near campus Saturday disappeared in his Jeep after dropping his children off with a neighbor, authorities said. Obama’s South Asia policy: Pakistan will be the acid testWASHINGTON - As President Barack Obama completes 100 days in office next week, experts have sat down to grade his foreign policy initiatives so far - and the report card is not too impressive, at least from the South Asian perspective. Disney’s Earth Day movie: Is nature Disneyfied?LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co have released a new nature documentary in a move designed to mark Earth Day and recall the company’s pioneering efforts to bring wildlife movies to the masses from the 1940s onwards with its True-Life Adventure films. As Nano rolls out, blanket of grief engulfs SingurSINGUR - A blanket of grief enveloped this rural hamlet as global auto major Tata Motors rolled out world’s cheapest car Nano from its stable Monday in Mumbai. A section of locals chose not to see the live telecast of the Nano launch. Uttarakhand farmers benefit from hi-tech farmingNAINITAL - Farmers in Uttarakhand are reaping it rich by cultivating vegetables, fruits and flowers by using hi-tech methods like greenhouse farming. Katrina focussing on two ‘difficult films’NEW DELHI - After a slew of out and out comedies like ‘Namastey London’, ‘Partner’ and ‘Singh Is Kinng’, Katrina Kaif is now working on two ‘difficult’ films - Prakash Jha’s political drama ‘Rajneeti’ and Rajkumar Santoshi’s romantic comedy ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’- and the actress wants to devote extra time and thought to the projects. Scientists to recreate 3,500-year-old Egyptian perfumeBONN - Pharaoh Hatshepsut assumed power in Egypt around 1479 BC, on behalf of her three-year-old stepson Thutmose III, and ruled for the next 20 years. One of the perfumes she used during her reign will now be recreated here. Madhya Pradesh zoo urges president to adopt elephantBHOPAL - A Madhya Pradesh zoo has urged President Pratibha Patil to sponsor an elephant under the ‘Prani Punyodaya’ (adopt an animal) scheme so that the animal is fed properly. Valentine’s Day in China: lovers woo, merchants tooSHANGHAI - Wu Yiran, 23, has booked a table for Friday night at a Korean restaurant for dinner with her boyfriend as part of an early St. Valentine’s Day celebration that falls Saturday. Hamas responsible for suffering of Palestinians: SarkozyRAMALLAH - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for an urgent truce between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip, and blamed Hamas for the violence which has seen 550 Palestinians killed and over 2600 wounded in 10 days of Israeli attacks. |
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