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Renuka Chowdhury Hits Peaks and Troughs on Twitter in Times Now Debate and Arnab TV

by Simon Gregson 8 April 2011

Renuka Chowdhury is perhaps the most talked about woman in Indian politics once the cricket news is over. Renuka Chowdhury gives arnab a good thrashing. “this is ur show,but u invited panelists to studio,u must allow them to speak” suggesting that Renuka is as good at the gift of the gab – to the [...]

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Gaddafi’s Son, Khamis, Claimed Killed in Suicide Mission

by Simon Gregson 21 March 2011

It was reported on Algerian television today that Khamis Gadaffi, son of Muammar Gadaffi and head of his much-feared 32nd Brigade, had been killed by a Libyan Air Force pilot, turned rebel, in a kamikaze attack on one of his compounds. The story was picked up by the TV station after appearing in an online [...]

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Gaddafi Regime to Face Fully Fledged International Forces

by Simon Gregson 18 March 2011

According to a report issued by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the alliance forces heading towards Libya to tackle Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, are far superior to the outdated military and air force that the Libyan dictator has to hand. The report claims that although Gaddafi has 200 jet planes, only 40 of them are [...]

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‘Blood Money’ to the Rescue As Pakistani Authorities Free CIA Employee

by Simon Gregson 16 March 2011

Raymond Davis, the American CIA employee, who was arrested in Pakistan for the murder of two Pakistani citizens, has been freed on the orders of a Pakistani court after it was confirmed that the families of the dead men have been paid ‘blood money,’ according to the Islamic Sharia law. Davis shot the two men [...]

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North Korea Shows Willingness to Discuss Its Uranium Enrichment Program

by Simon Gregson 15 March 2011

North Korea has announced that if a six-nation conference regarding its nuclear plans is allowed to continue, then it might agree to let its uranium enrichment program be discussed by international authorities but that could only happen without any predetermined expectations from them. The proposal was announced on Tuesday by the North’s official news agency [...]

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Alabbar: Middle East Revolution is About Better Living Standard, Not Politics

by Simon Gregson 14 March 2011

In an interview with Sky News, the Chairperson of Emaar Properties, Mohamed Ali Alabbar, said that the basic reason behind the political unrest of all these countries governed by dictators or dictator-like politicians is the desire to get common necessities of life. Ali Alabbar explained that the people are not interested in democracy or the [...]

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Japan on Brink of Nuclear Disaster after Earthquake

by Simon Gregson 11 March 2011

Engineers have been struggling to try to keep the nuclear reactor core cooled at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the effects of the mag 8.9 earthquake caused a general power loss. The nuclear power station started to automatically shut down as the first line of defense strategies kicked in, but the diesel powered backup [...]

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Egypt’s New Prime Minister and Cabinet Sworn In

by Simon Gregson 7 March 2011

Essam Sharaf, Egypt’s new Prime Minister has been sworn in at a ceremony in Cairo today, alongside other ministers that will make up the new Egyptian cabinet. Ahmed Shafiq, who briefly replaced Hosni Mubarak as Prime Minister at the height of the uprisings, was given a vote of no confidence by the protesters, who claimed [...]

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Chavez’s Pleas For Mediation in Libya Largely Rejected

by Simon Gregson 4 March 2011

International leaders are repeating calls for Muammar Gaddafi to stand aside and allow democratic elections in Libya and are not going to be swayed by calls from Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez to let mediation resolve the crisis. Chavez has long been considered an ally of Gaddafi, so the fact that he has intervened in a [...]

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Gunman Attacks Bus Carrying US Military at Frankfurt Airport

by Simon Gregson 2 March 2011

Reports are coming in that a gunman opened fire on a bus containing US servicemen at Frankfurt airport, killing at least one US serviceman and the bus driver. Two other US servicemen are believed to have been seriously injured by gunshot wounds. A German police spokesman said that the attack took place on the bus [...]

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