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Rough air hurts 11 on Air Canada flight
Eleven people on an Air Canada flight from Sydney, Australia, to Vancouver, Canada, suffered minor injuries when the Boeing 777 flew through turbulence Friday morning, the airline said. Supporters have fought for years for more rights for the Gurkhas, Nepalese soldiers who have been part of the British Army for nearly 200 years. Gurkhas have fought alongside the British Armed Forces in every conflict in that period, including both world wars, and are known for their ferocity and pride.
Zuma, South Africa’s Next President, Now Must Prove Himself
Jacob Zuma’s election as President of South Africa, all but assured as his party took a formidable lead in early results from this week’s balloting, completes an extraordinary, triumphant comeback in which he overcame prosecutions for rape and corruption and finally toppled his predecessor, Thabo Mbeki.
Susan Boyle and Paul Potts: Not Quite Out of Nowhere
The story of Susan Boyle — like that of Paul Potts before her — is, except to the most jaded and curmudgeonly among us, completely irresistible. Fished, seemingly, from the bottom of the troll pond by Britain’s Got Talent, these two humble, working-class, physically ill-favored souls were suddenly found to be capable of creating things of astonishing beauty. People reacted as if vast quantities of treasure were discovered in the trunk of a broken-down Hyundai abandoned on their street
Rich face tax rises as UK crisis mounts
Britain’s finance minister on Wednesday said the country’s economy is facing its worst year since World War II as he unveiled measures including higher taxes for top earners in an annual spring budget aimed at countering recession. Laying out his government’s strategy for investment and financial cuts for the coming year, Treasury chief Alistair Darling warned of further tough times ahead, insisting there were “no quick fixes” to the current crisis.
Terror arrest Pakistanis to fight deportation
The lawyer for three of the Pakistani men arrested in anti-terrorism raids in England this month said Wednesday that he will fight their deportation. The three are among 11 Pakistani nationals who were released without charge Tuesday and Wednesday after up to 14 days in detention.
Nine of 11 England terror suspects released
Nine of the 11 Pakistani nationals being held in an alleged terror plot in northern England were released Tuesday, according to police. The arrests were made the week before Easter and came quickly after Britain’s chief terrorism officer, who has since resigned, exposed a list of people who were suspected of planning an al Qaeda-linked attack. Britain’s Greater Manchester Police said the men were released into the custody of the U.K.’s border agency, which will determine whether they can legally remain in England.
What Facebook Users Share: Lower Grades
Forget the widely unloved redesign. Facebook has committed a greater offense
Simon Cowell considers ditching ‘American Idol’
"American Idol" judge Simon Cowell is considering quitting the popular TV show after another season, he told CNN. Cowell, who judges three shows — “American Idol,” “Britain’s Got Talent” and “X Factor” — told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper that he’s not sure he can keep up the pace and “one may have to go.” “Right now, the only certainty is that I’m still on ‘Idol,’ still love doing it, and still have a year under contract,” Cowell told CNN in a statement. “While I am looking at all options for the future, I haven’t made any decisions,” the statement read.
Fighting Piracy: Coordinated Action Still Missing
If Europe occasionally winces at accusations that it is not pulling its weight in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, it has been prouder of its take-charge role in combating Somalia’s relentless pirates. However, much like the Afghan war, that effort appears to be floundering in the face of a relentless, quickly adapting and resurgent enemy — despite successes like Sunday’s dramatic rescue of Richard Phillips, the American ship captain held hostage since Wednesday by defiant Somali pirates