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A Philippine politician ordered soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in a horrifying slaughter that saw women shot in the genitals, the government alleged on Friday.
Reuters – By 2034, nearly twice as many Americans will have diabetes and spending on the disease will triple, further straining the U.S. health system and testing the viability of Medicare and other government health insurance programs, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
AFP – A Philippine politician ordered soldiers, police and other gunmen to kill at least 57 defenceless people in a horrifying slaughter that saw women shot in the genitals, the government alleged Friday.
AFP – India on Thursday marked the first anniversary of last year’s deadly attacks on Mumbai with a show of security strength and prayers for the dead, as the government vowed a tough line to curb terror.
Islamabad, Nov.26 (ANI): ‘Dissident’ leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has accused the government of tapping the telephone lines of several senior party leaders, saying their activities were being monitored by secret agencies.
Reuters – China has unveiled its first firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions, laying out a carbon intensity goal on Thursday that Premier Wen Jiabao will take to looming climate talks as his government’s central commitment.
Reuters – Israel’s foreign minister shrugged off on Thursday the Palestinian dismissal of a 10-month moratorium on some building in West Bank settlements, saying winning international support was more important.
Reuters – World powers are demanding that Iran immediately mothball a uranium enrichment site it hid for years, heightening fears it is secretly planning to build atom bombs, in a resolution drafted by the U.N. nuclear watchdog.
AFP – The Iraqi government launched an official YouTube channel on Wednesday, joining the White House, Britain’s Royal Family, the Pope and others on the Google-owned video-sharing site.
Macworld.com – Strange things may be afoot with mobile game development house Gameloft.