Spain’s king pays surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan
December 31, 2007
Herat (Afghanistan):Spain’s King Juan Carlos made an unannounced visit to Spanish troops serving in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, EFE news agency reported Tuesday.
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German chancellor urges people to act on child abuse
December 31, 2007
Berlin:Amid New Year’s Eve celebrations Monday evening, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel struck a sombre note with a television appeal for Germans to keep their eyes out for parents abusing children.
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Hostage release off, Colombian terrorists blame army
December 31, 2007
Villavicencio (Colombia):The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has postponed the hostage release claiming that the country’s military activity had made it impossible to safely release the captives, EFE news agency reported Tuesday.
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Lockheed gets $498 mn contract to sell F-16s to Pakistan
December 31, 2007
Washington:The US Defence Department has awarded a $498.2 million contract to Lockheed Martin Corp to supply 18 F-16 aircraft to Pakistan just ten days after the US Congress slapped restrictions on military aid to Islamabad.
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50 Kenyans seeking shelter in church burned to death
December 31, 2007
Nairobi:At least 50 people, mostly women and children, were killed in western Kenya when an angry mob set alight the church they were hiding in to escape the post-election violence, the Red Cross said Tuesday, as rioting continued to overwhelm the east African nation.
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Indo-Canadians ring in New Year with mass petition against hospital
December 31, 2007
Brampton (Canada):Indo-Canadian residents of this `Punjabi town’ near Toronto rang in the New Year by collecting signatures against a newly opened hospital whose negligence is blamed for two deaths and a wrong operation on an elderly woman.
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Science congress to focus on creation of knowledge society
December 31, 2007
Visakhapatnam:The 95th Indian Science Congress (ISC), to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Thursday, will focus on creating a knowledge-based society to transform India into a developed country in the coming decades.
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Bengal minister injured in accident
December 31, 2007
Kolkata: West Bengal School Education Minister Partha Dey was injured when a trailer coming from the opposite direction rammed into his car on Kona expressway near Kolkata.
Police said the incident occurred around 10.30 p.m. Monday. The minister suffered injuries in the head and was rushed to the emergency unit of SSKM Hospital here.
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Sonia Gandhi stable after hospitalisation
December 31, 2007
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi, Congress party president and chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), was in stable condition after being admitted early Tuesday to a hospital here after complaining of chest congestion and breathing problems.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital chairman B.K. Rao said: “Mrs. Sonia Gandhi came to our hospital with cough and a light breathing problem. She has a chest infection.”
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US health secretary visiting India to discuss safe imports
December 31, 2007
Washington: US Health Secretary Mike Leavitt will travel to India in January to seek ways to enhance the quality and safety of Indian food, drugs and medical products exported to the US.
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