ROBIN BUZZ

Death Story with Fake Image

2011-05-03T17:56:00.000+06:00

May be according to the Obama administration, a Laden death drama was very essential and that was why Bin Laden was “shot at the head” by US SEALs, the official Rambos! These latest heroism myths of US SEALs might serve the following purposes:

i) To escalate worldwide tension, terrorism and war, so that US could be the guardians over there to advise all the parties, sale arms to all and to tackle US internal contradiction.

ii) To make Pakistan’s current military autonomous bodies again a hero (before couple of days, US was thinking ISI as a terrorist organization) against terrorism, which could lead US success to tackle Taliban and even “out law” Karzai now a day.

iii) To portray a thematic US image of “the invincible” to the rest of the world for grabbing highest stake in everything of world including its wealth.

iv) To assure the fallen kingship of Arabian countries that “you are safe”, upraise in Bahrain and other countries will be breached!

v) To make Gaddafi enough afraid to run away from Libya!

vi) Above all to give the US citizens a satisfaction “look , what we did”!

There might be hundreds of purposes can be suitably added with favor to US!It is almost sure that Bin Laden’s corpse was almost undoubtedly and safely stored in a highly secure U.S. government morgue since possibly 2002, the political grist to be enjoyed by an administration that has stepped to the depths of unpopularity knows no bounds, which is why Obama victoriously proclaimed Osama’s “death ” during a speech last night almost as if the president himself had pulled the trigger.

The birther controversy and NATO’s indiscriminate murder of children in their pursuit of Colonel Gaddafi will now be swept under the rug and Obama can build his campaign for 2012 on the lie that he was the president who finally brought the evil boogeyman to justice.Never mind the fact that numerous public officials went on the record to plainly state that Bin Laden has been dead for years and that the announcement of his demise was being kept back until the most politically expedient time.

As Kurt Nimmo and Alex Jones document, from FBI counterterrorism official Dale Watson, to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, to Pakistani icon Benazir Bhutto, to CFR members, to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, all voiced publicly what the evidence clearly indicated, which is that Bin Laden died in late 2001.The fact that a deluge of provably fake video and audio tapes were released by an organization with direct ties to the Pentagon in the years that followed illustrated how the military-industrial complex was keen to prolong the Bin Laden boogeyman myth as a backdrop against which to launch their takeover of the middle east under the umbrella of the “war on terror”.

But don’t think for a minute that final “confirmation” of Osama’s death will mean an end to the “war on terror” and U.S. troops pulling out of Afghanistan, just as the capture of Saddam Hussein did absolutely nothing to speed a U.S. exit out of Iraq.If anything, the announcement of Osama’s death will only lead to more warfare and bloodshed in the region. Whether genuine or contrived, terrorist retaliation plots are already in the works and when they are unleashed, the establishment will point to them as a justification for more air strikes, more invasions and more regime change plots disguised as humanitarian aid.In life, Bin Laden’s propaganda value as an Emmanuel Goldstein hate figure was immense, but in death his usefulness to the US military-industrial complex will, for a time at least, only increase.

How U.S.Forces Killed Osama Bin Laden

2011-05-02T16:46:00.000+06:00

The mission that killed one of the world`s most notorious terrorist leaders was carried out by U.S. forces with the cooperation of Pakistan, U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday night.

Osama bin Laden -- the longtime leader of al Qaeda -- was killed by U.S. forces in a mansion about 100 kilometers, or 62 miles, north of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad along with other family members, a senior U.S. official told CNN.Members of Pakistan`s intelligence service, the ISI, were on site in Abbottabad during the operation, a senior Pakistani intelligence official said.Bin Laden resisted the assault and was killed in a firefight, senior administration officials said.

The Pakistani intelligence official said he did not know who fired the shot that actually killed the terror mastermind.U.S. sources including a senior official and a congressional source familiar with the operation said bin Laden was shot in the head.Three other men were also killed in raid, as was a woman who was being used as a human shield, senior administration officials said.The U.S. team was at the compound for about 40 minutes, the officials said. There were no casualties on the American side, although a U.S. helicopter crashed during the raid due to mechanical problems. The helicopter was then destroyed for security reasons, senior administration officials said.

A senior administration official told reporters that Obama`s administration did not share intelligence gathered beforehand with any other country -- including Pakistan -- for security reasons.The official said only a small group of people inside the U.S. government knew about this operation ahead of time. Another official said a "small U.S. team" was involved in the operation; but the official would not confirm any U.S. military involvement.

Osama Bin Laden Dead

2011-05-02T16:34:00.000+06:00

Founder of the dreaded Islamist organization Al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden was killed in a US military assault on his hideout outside Islamabad in Pakistan, President Obama announced, based on official confirmation from his forces in action.

CNN quoted sources as saying that bin Laden was killed in an operation based on actionable US intelligence targeting a mansion outside the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

President Barack Obama later addressed Americans in a highly unusual Sunday night appearance on television in what would be a massive breakthrough in the US anti-terror campaign.

He said that justice had been done after the September 11, 2001 attacks with the death of Osama bin Laden, but warned that Al-Qaeda would still try to attack the United States."For over two decades, bin Laden has been Al-Qaeda`s leader and symbol and has continued to plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies," the US leader said in his dramatic late Sunday White House address.

"The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation`s effort to defeat Al-Qaeda. His death does not mark the end of our effort."There`s no doubt that Al-Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain vigilant at home and abroad," he warned."We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are. And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to Al- Qaeda`s terror, justice has been done."

Almost 3,000 people were killed when "Al-Qaeda terrorists" riding hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001, demolishing the twin towers. At teast a dozen Bangladeshis in America were among the casualties.Another plane plowed into the Pentagon in Washington, and a fourth crashed into a Pennsylvania field when the passengers overcame the hijackers. All those on board were killed.US armed forces have been hunting the Saudi terror kingpin for years, an effort that was redoubled following the attacks by hijacked airliners on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon which killed 3,000 people in 2001.

But bin Laden always managed to evade US armed forces and a massive manhunt, and was most often thought to be hiding out in Pakistan and Afghanistan border areas.The death of bin Laden will raise huge questions about the future shape of Al-Qaeda and also have steep implications for US security and foreign policy 10 years into a global anti-terror campaign.It will also provoke fears that the United States and its allies will face retaliation from supporters of bin Laden and other Islamic extremist groups.

Chants of "USA, USA" rang out from tourists outside the White House as the news of bin Laden`s death sent a electric charge through Washington.A group of around 20 people gathered outside the fence of the presidential mansion and sung the US national anthem and started shouting and cheering.Despite the decade that has elapsed since the September 11 attacks, the event, one of the most traumatic in US history, still stirs raw emotions, and his demise will be celebrated across the United States.In the Upstream restaurant in the old market area of Omaha, Nebraska, owners switched TV channels from the evening`s sports games as news of Laden`s death trickled in.

Patrons cheered and called friends to tell them of the news."We are going to be able to remember sitting here, you are going to remember where you where," said Vaughn Wickham from Spirit Lake, Iowa.The mission that killed Laden was carried out by U.S. forces with the cooperation of Pakistan, the U.S. President said.Osama bin Laden -- the longtime leader of al Qaeda -- was killed by U.S. forces in a mansion about 100 kilometers, or 62 miles, north of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad along with other family members, a senior U.S. official told CNN.

Members of Pakistan`s intelligence service, the ISI, were on site in Abbottabad during the operation, a senior Pakistani intelligence official said.Bin Laden resisted the assault and was killed in a firefight, senior administration officials said.The Pakistani intelligence official said he did not know who fired the shot that actually killed Laden.U.S. sources, including a senior official and a congressional source familiar with the operation, said bin Laden was shot in the head.Three other men were also killed in a raid, as was a woman who was being used as a human shield, senior administration officials said.

The U.S. team was at the compound for about 40 minutes, the officials said. There were no casualties on the American side, although a U.S. helicopter crashed during the raid due to mechanical problems. The helicopter was then destroyed for security reasons, senior administration officials said.A senior administration official told reporters that Obama`s administration did not share intelligence gathered beforehand with any other country -- including Pakistan -- for security reasons.The official said only a small group of people inside the U.S. government knew about this operation ahead of time. Another official said a "small U.S. team" was involved in the operation; but the official would not confirm any U.S. military involvement.

Schwarzenegger back on ‘Terminator’ series

2011-05-02T02:07:00.004+06:00

Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is reportedly returning back to the ‘Terminator’ franchise.Deadline.com reports that the film doesn’t even have a script or a director yet, but Schwarzenegger, who starred in three ‘Terminator’ movies, will be back as a robot from the future.

The 63-year-old had stepped down as governor early this year after serving two terms as the head of the state.Schwarzenegger is also developing an animated TV show and accompanying comic book series with Spider-Man creator Stan Lee, titled ‘The Governator’.

Arnold Schwarzenegger will return to acting soon

2010-11-23T01:37:00.000+06:00

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, is planning to return to acting.Schwarzenegger, a former Hollywood actor whose tenure as governor will come to an end in January next year, admits that he is weighing up his options.

"It could be that fighting climate change would be the main thing. It could also be that it would be one of five things that I would do. It could be show business. It could be business in general," contactmusic.com quoted him as saying.The "Terminator" actor has had successful careers in movies, politics and bodybuilding and thinks he has thrived in each of these areas because he knows where his strengths lie.

"My whole life I was always very ambitious but I was smart enough to always look, what is my talent, what do I have to offer the world? Then you go with that," he added.Along with considering a return to acting, Arnold is currently launching a global war on climate change and admitted while it is difficult to interest people in environmental issues, he has a plan.

He said, "People get stuck and fall in love with their slogans and with their little agendas. You`ve got to make it hip. You`ve got to make it sexy to be part of this movement."I think that I have the talent of speaking the language in such a way so that the world understands it rather than making it complicated."

Tomato Juice helps to strength the bone

2010-11-22T02:36:00.000+06:00

Scientists say two glasses of tomato juice a day strengthens bones and can ward off osteoporosis.The key ingredient is thought to be lycopene, the antioxidant already credited with cutting the risk of prostate cancer in men and protecting against heart disease, reports dailymail.co.uk.

Osteoporosis affects around three million people in Britain and researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada asked 60 post-menopausal women, aged 50 to 60, to cut out all tomato products from their diet for a month.This led to a significant increase in blood levels of N-telopeptide, a chemical released into the bloodstream when bone is being broken down.Then, for four months, the women were given a daily dose of standard tomato juice containing 15 mg of lycopene, an enriched version with 35 mg of lycopene, lycopene capsules or dummy capsules.

This led to a significant drop in levels of N-telopeptide in women drinking either type of juice or taking the capsules. But there was no benefit in women taking the dummy capsules.Standard supermarket juice was just as good as the lycopene-enriched one, said researchers.

Free beer to every adult if Australia win the Ashes trophy

2010-11-18T03:16:00.001+06:00

An Australian brewer Tuesday offered a free beer to every adult in the country if Australia beat England in the upcoming Ashes cricket Tests.VB pledged to"shout the nation" if Australia win back the coveted trophy in the five-Test series, starting November 25.

"This summer, when the final wicket falls and the Aussies lift the urn triumphantly, Australia`s best cold beer pledges to `shout the nation`," the company said."That`s one ice-cold VB for every eligible person of drinking age, and one huge celebration of the rightful return of the Ashes."

Anyone over 18 can use a coupon printed in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide local newspapers on December 8 and 9 to claim their free 375 millilitre (13 fluid ounce) can or bottle of beer. Australia have slipped below England in the Test rankings and are battling a raft of injuries and poor form ahead of the series. However, England have not won a series in Australia in 24 years.

The series is known for its light-hearted stunts. Last month, Australia beamed a picture of captain Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke onto London`s Big Ben with the message, "Don`t forget to pack the urn".

11 years old Russian boy suicided to make his parents quit drinking alcohol

2010-11-18T03:08:00.000+06:00

In most cases, children commit suicides because of family problems. An eleven-year-old boy hung himself several days ago in Russia`s Altay region in an attempt to make his parents quit drinking alcohol. His mother found the boy hanging on a rope in a barn.

The boy was living with his mother, a 31-year-old unemployed woman, his step-father and five siblings. His mother and step-father were alcoholics; the child repeatedly asked them to stop drinking threatening to commit suicide otherwise, officials said.On November 11, 2010, the parents went to visit their friend living in a house nearby. The boy begged them to stop drinking and come home, but the parents just told him to go away and hang himself, if he wanted to. The next morning, his mother found the boy in the barn dead.

Prosecutors of the investigation committee of the Altay region instituted criminal proceedings against the boy`s parents on Article 11 of the Penal Code of the Russian Federation - "Incitement to Suicide."According to investigators, the boy, the oldest child in the family, killed himself because of the anti-social lifestyle of his parents.

"This is a long-standing problem. The more people drink in the country, the harder it gets to struggle against child and teen suicide. Children are incapable of realizing the line between life and death. The inner world of children is all about kindness. A child always loves his or her mother, and it does not matter whether she drinks or mistreats them. I`ve had many incidents like this one in my practice. In the Arkhangelsk region, for example, a nine-year-old girl drowned herself and left a note in which she asked her father not to drink. A 12-year-old boy was found hanged in the Yaroslavl region. The boy committed suicide because his grandmother, with whom he lived, was an alcohol addict. It is the society, but not the medics or anyone else, that plays the main role in preventing child and teen suicide," psychiatrist Igor Yanushev told Pravda.Ru.

Atif aslam in "Big V" concert

2010-11-18T02:47:00.000+06:00

Atif aslam the musical sensational performed "Big V" concert in Mumbai,India.Check out the some live performance of that concert........and get rock again........

Aung San Suu kyi's 15 years in house arrest

2010-11-14T01:40:00.000+06:00

Myanmar`s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who has spent 15 of the past 21 years locked up, will soon be freed from house arrest, according to officials in the military-ruled nation.

Following is a summary of her time in detention:
- 1989-1995:

The junta places Suu Kyi under house arrest in July 1989, 10 months after she helped form the National League for Democracy (NLD) in the wake of national pro-democracy protests crushed by the military government.Despite her confinement, the NLD scores a landslide victory in 1990 elections, but the junta does not recognise the result.

One year later, she is awarded the Nobel peace prize, accepted by her sons on her behalf. She is released in July 1995, after six years of being confined to her home in Yangon.
- 2000-2002:

Suu Kyi is again placed under house arrest in September 2000, after several face-offs with the regime, including attempts to leave Yangon on party business in defiance of the junta`s orders.Landmark secret talks on "national reconciliation" begin in October 2000, brokered by UN envoy Razali Ismail.

Suu Kyi receives regular visits at home from a junta liaison officer and her NLD deputies, and is freed in May 2002. Thousands of her supporters are allowed to greet her, and foreign press are allowed to cover her release.
- Since May 30, 2003:

Suu Kyi, travelling in a convoy with NLD members in northern Myanmar, is attacked in an ambush apparently organised by a regime frightened by her continued popularity.The junta says four people are killed in the attack but the NLD puts the toll at nearly 100. Suu Kyi is arrested along with many party activists.In September, she is moved back to her Yangon home and placed under house arrest for a third time.

In May 2009, shortly before her expected release, Suu Kyi is put on trial over a bizarre incident in which an American man swims uninvited to her lakeside home. She is sentenced to another 18 months of house arrest.Suu Kyi writes to junta chief Than Shwe offering suggestions on getting sanctions lifted, marking an easing of her stance after years of advocating punitive measures against the ruling generals.Her party boycotts the country`s first poll in 20 years, held on November 7, saying the rules are unfair. The NLD is disbanded by the authorities.Supporters gather in Yangon as officials say her release is imminent.

Flight as a old white man ,comes out as a young chinese man

2010-11-06T14:22:00.000+06:00

In a story that reads like a spy thriller, a young Chinese fooled customs and security at Hong Kong airport last week to board an Air Canada flight faking as an elderly white man and land in Vancouver to seek asylum.

But his mask was blown off halfway through the journey when he went into a toilet as an elderly, wrinkled man and came out as a young Asian man Oct 29. He was taken into custody on landing in Vancouver and is now under custody even as he has filed for refugee status in Canada. Reports say the man managed to hoodwink airport security and immigration authorities in Hong Kong by wearing a prosthetic mask to make him look like a 55-year-old US citizen, who actually acted as his accomplice.The older American passed on a boarding pass to the young masked man after he had cleared the initial security check-up. Clearing the final gate security check was no difficult as the masked man had the boarding pass from his accomplice white man. For his ID, he used an Air Canada Aeroplan card which doesn`t need photo or date of birth.

According to a report in the Globe and Mail, the man`s disguise consisted of a silicone mask that covered his head, neck and part of his chest. He topped it off with a brown cardigan and apple cap and a pair of spectacles.Before he was exposed, the flight crew was also baffled that this elderly white man had rather young hands."The passenger in question was observed at the beginning of the flight to be an elderly Caucasian male who appeared to have young looking hands,`` the paper quoted the Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA) as saying in its secret memo on the case.

But after his mid-air bathroom change-over when he came out as a young Asian, the Air Canada crew staff quickly alerted Canadian security agencies at Vancouver airport who took him in custody when he landed there.The man admitted that he disguised as an elderly white man and mimicked his slow movement to fool multi-layered security in Hong Kong.Air Canada spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said the investigation is "ongoing and the facts are not established.''

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Sergio Batista is appointed as Argentinas new coach

2010-11-03T01:53:00.000+06:00

Interim Argentina coach Sergio Batista, who succeeded Diego Maradona in July, is set to be confirmed in his post by the Argentine Football Federation (AFA) on Tuesday.

The AFA executive committee are expected to make the announcement the day after a meeting at which Batista assisted, according to AFA sources on Monday.

Batista was asked for "a summary of his interim role and to explain what he expected to do if appointed," AFA spokesman Andres Ventura said after the meeting. Batista, who lad Argentina to the 2008 Olympic title, has the backing of the AFA`s powerful president Julio Grondona.The 1986 world champion has also the support of 2009 Ballon d`Or winner Lionel Messi.

"I want him to stay because we feel comfortable with him, the group is working well and I love our style of play," said Barcelona striker Messi.Appointed after Argentine legend Maradona`s side exited the World Cup after a heavy 4-0 quarter-final defeat to Germany, Batista has had mixed fortunes. After a 1-0 win in Ireland, and a 4-1 success against a depleted Spain, Argentina fell 1-0 to Japan.Maradona, however, remains bitter towards his former teammate.

"If Batista says that Messi is now happy it`s because he disguised himself as `Pinon Fijo` (a clown in a television show), because `el Checho` (Batista`s nickname) cannot make anyone happy." Argentina have failed to win a title since the 1993 Copa America. They are set to play an important match against Brazil on November 17 in Doha.

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All time hitz music vedio

2010-10-31T20:40:00.001+06:00

Where ever you go, what ever you do, I will be right here waiting for you...................

(The all time hitz most wanted music vedio by Bryan adams)

See the music vedio and enjoy........

The first sequel of blockbuster hit film "Avatar" will come in 2014

2010-10-31T20:01:00.000+06:00

The first sequel to blockbuster hit ‘Avatar’ will be released in December 2014 with a second to follow 12 months later, 20th Century Fox has announced.

‘We will not back off the throttle of Avatar`s visual and emotional horsepower,’ said James Cameron, who will start writing the scripts early next year and said the films will be ‘self-contained stories that also fulfil a greater story arc’. Cameron, 56, has yet to decide whether he will make the films separately or back to back. Like the first film, the Avatar sequels will be set on the distant moon of Pandora and will be shot in 3D.Avatar has earned $2.77 billion at the global box office. It holds for the record for the highest-grossing film ever, having exceeded Titanic’s international takings of $1.84bn in January.

In a news release, the Oscar-winning director said the Avatar sequels would ‘continue to explore its themes and characters, which touched the hearts of audiences in all cultures around the world’.He said he was ‘looking forward to returning to Pandora, a world where our imaginations can run wild.’ Cameron has already revealed his intention to set some of the sequels` action in the moon`s oceans.But when asked last week to elaborate on what else might be in store for audiences, he said plot details were ‘classified’.

Avatar used innovative special effects to follow the fortunes of a paraplegic ex-marine who takes the form of a 10-foot tall, blue-skinned alien.It is not known whether any of its cast members-- among them Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana-- will reprise their roles in the sequels.20th Century Fox executives Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman have expressed their pleasure with the plans to continue the studio`s lucrative franchise.‘We had no higher priority, and can feel no greater joy, than enabling Jim to continue and expand his vision of the world of Avatar,’ they said in a joint statement.

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Miss America Alexandria Mills crowned as new Miss World

2010-10-31T19:53:00.001+06:00

Miss United States of America Alexandria Mills has been crowned for this year’s Miss World pageant. She has defeated more than 100 other hopefuls at a glittering ceremony in Chinese resort town of Sanya on Hainan island on October 30.

Miss Botswana Emma Wareus, is the first runner up followed by Miss Venezuela, Adriana Vasini.The blonde Mills, 18, wept as outgoing Miss World Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar placed the tiara on her head and led her to a diamond-shaped throne, in honour of the pageant`s 60th anniversary.Mills, a vegetarian, loves Italian pasta. Growing up on country music and classic rock, she has recently graduated from High School. Her ambition is to become a teacher.

She enjoys travelling, photography, playing the French Horn and percussion. Her personal motto is ‘The best things in life are worth waiting for, fighting for, believing in, and just never letting go off’.Describing herself, Mills says, she is a positive, spontaneous, open minded and outgoing person. ‘I’ve never met a stranger and enjoy meeting new people,’ she adds.The Miss World, whose special talents is singing, intends to travel the world and pursue a career in landscape and architectural photography. She also intends to study at college for a degree in photography.

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World's most expensive car sale in India

2010-10-30T04:20:00.000+06:00

The world`s most expensive and fastest production car has gone on sale in India, with luxury manufacturer Bugatti making its debut in the land of rickshaws.The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, which has a top speed of 407 kilometres an hour, went on display in a car dealership in the capital New Delhi on Thursday priced at 160 million rupees ($A3.69 million).Only 150 of the cars will be sold worldwide, although there will be few opportunities for the vehicle to show its performance on India`s potholed and notoriously congested roads.

"India is the hub of luxury, the country of the erstwhile maharajas, who were the true patrons of bespoke luxury," Bugatti executive Julius Kruta said in a statement, referring to India`s former hereditary rulers."We have in the past received a heartening response from our valued customers and I think the launch of the Bugatti in India will truly delight our discerning audience."

A host of Western luxury car and motorbike manufacturers are targeting the opportunities in India, where the fast-developing economy is minting new multi-millionaires every year.Shortcomings in public infrastructure are a major constraint on growth, and the nation`s road network often features poorly maintained single-lane routes outside highly congested urban areas.

One of the country`s best-known fast-car enthusiasts, superstar cricket batsman Sachin Tendulkar, beats the traffic by taking his Ferrari out in the early hours of the morning in his home town of Mumbai.Iconic motorbike maker Harley-Davidson is the most recent major brand to bet on India`s elite and has invested in a glitzy showroom in New Delhi, which opened in July.India has a record 69 US dollar billionaires, with 17 new members added to the exclusive club this year, according to American business magazine Forbes.

But some 836 million Indians live on less than 20 rupees (45 cents) a day, according to a government report, while Indian statistics on health, infant mortality, malnutrition and income are worse than those for sub-Saharan Africa

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3G mobile internet now in Mount Everest

2010-10-30T04:06:00.000+06:00

Nepali mobile network operator Ncell has installed the first 3G base station at the summit of Mount Everest, giving visitors, climbers and people living in the Khumbu Valley the ability to make calls and wirelessly connect to the Internet.

To test out the new facility, Ncell also made the world`s highest video call at 17,388 feet.So far, visitors of Mount Everest had to depend on satellite phones to make calls, but now they can do so through a standard GSM, 3G-enabled network. "The coverage of the network will reach up to the peak of the Everest," Ncell Nepal chief Pasi Koistinen said to reporters in Kathmandu on Thursday.Ncell is a joint venture between private investors and Sweden-based telecom TeliaSonera. Ncell`s network currently covers less than one-third of Nepal`s population, but TeliaSonera said it planned to invest $100 million in the next year to extend coverage to more than 90 percent of the country`s population.

"This achievement is as mighty as the altitude as 3G high speed internet will bring faster, more affordable telecommunication services to the people living in the Khumbu Valley, trekkers, and climbers alike," said TeliaSonera CEO Lars Nyberg.

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Middle aged smokers are at more risk

2010-10-28T03:12:00.000+06:00

People who smoke heavily in middle age could more than double their risk for Alzheimer`s disease and other forms of dementia 20 years later, according to research by Finnish experts published in a US journal.

It has been documented that smoking increases the risk of most diseases and mortality, but some studies have shown that smoking can reduce the chances of developing Parkinson`s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases."The link between smoking and risk of Alzheimer`s disease, the most common subtype of dementia, has been somewhat controversial, with some studies suggesting that smoking reduces the risk of cognitive impairment," the authors wrote in the report, posted online on Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).Minna Rusanen from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital in Kuopio, Finland, analyzed data with colleagues from 21,123 members of a health care system who participated in a survey between 1978 and 1985, when they were between the ages of 50 and 60.

The diagnosis of Alzheimer`s and other forms of dementia were made between January 1994 and end in July 2008. The patients were on average 71.6 years old at the time.Of those patients studied, 5,367 participants, or 25.4 percent, were diagnosed with dementia during an average follow-up period of 23 years, including 1,136 and 416 in Alzheimer`s and vascular dementia.Those of the patients who smoked more than two packs of cigarettes per day in their fifties had a very high risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer`s in particular compared to non-smokers.Race and sex was not a factor in the study, the authors said.Smoking is a known risk factor for stroke, and may help increase the risk of vascular dementia in a similar manner, the authors wrote.

Smoking also contributes to oxidative stress and inflammation, believed to be important in the development of Alzheimer`s disease.Smoking may affect dementia development via vascular and neurodegenerative pathways, the authors write."Our study suggests that heavy smoking in middle age increases the risk of both Alzheimer`s disease and vascular dementia for men and women across different race groups. The large detrimental impact that smoking already has on public health has the potential to become even greater as the population worldwide ages and dementia prevalence increases."The authors said it is the first study that studies "the amount of midlife smoking on long-term risk of dementia and dementia subtypes in a large multiethnic cohort."Smoking is blamed for several million deaths per year from causes such as heart disease and cancer, according to background information in the article.

A 14 years old Pakistani boy , who wants to be a suicide bomber

2010-10-28T03:01:00.000+06:00

Abdus Salam, whose face has been blurred for his own safety. Abdus Salam was brainwashed into believing he would be rewarded for carrying out a suicide attackIslamist militants told Abdus Salam he would go to heaven if he blew himself up. Initially he believed them, and trained to become a suicide bomber. Now 14, he tells the BBC`s Syed Shoaib Hasan how he narrowly escaped a violent death.

"Zahir, Sher Rahman and Zainullah are all older than me. They are all Taliban. Zahir and Rauf are actually from Afghanistan and have fought there.I have five brothers. My eldest brother works with my father. They run a construction-machinery rental business.My family has been living in Sohrab Goth, in Karachi, for the last 30 years.I used to hang out at a local shop run by Zahir. We used to talk about jihad, fidayeen attacks [suicide bombings] and such things.I have known Zahir for the past three years. One day, he took me aside and told me that he was going away to be a fidayee [suicide bomber].When I asked him why was he doing this, he replied: `I really want to be a fidayee, at least I will get heaven.`

I asked: `How is that?`He said: `If, on the day of judgement, I am asked "What did you do for Allah?" If I say I have done nothing, I will be sent to hell.`But if I have done something for Allah, if I have carried out a fidayeen attack, then I will be able to say that I had a body and I blew it to pieces as a sacrifice.`The shrine to Sufi Saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi, the target of an attack by twin teenage suicide bombers Karachi`s shrine to Sufi Saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi was recently targeted by teenage suicide bombersI was then introduced to Sher Rahman. I told him I wanted to go to Afghanistan, I said I wanted to carry out fidayeen attacks on the Americans.He said he wasn`t in touch with Afghanistan, but he was in contact with Waziristan.

He started praising the Waziristan Taliban in front of me. I told him I didn`t want to go to Waziristan, I wanted to go to Afghanistan to kill Americans.Sher Rahman told me I wouldn`t be able to cross into Afghanistan, because I don`t have a beard.`You should carry out a fidayee attack in Pakistan, in Karachi. Whether you carry out an attack in Afghanistan or in Pakistan, you will receive the same heavenly reward,` he said.Sher Rahman told me not to mention the conversations we had had to anyone. I said I definitely wouldn`t.He said if I told anyone, he would cut my head off. After he threatened me I was so scared I felt faint.I told Sher Rahman that I would blow myself up wherever he told me to, that I would become a fidayee there.He told me that he would try his best for me, and said some people would come and he would introduce me to them.

A few days later, Sher Rahman introduced me to Zainullah. Zainullah asked me whether I was committed to carrying out the act, or if it was all just talk.I told him: `Even if you call me in the middle of the night to carry out an attack, I will do it. I am ready to be a fidayee. I want to go to heaven. Few people get heaven, I am lucky to be a fidayee.`Pakistani volunteers carry an injured victim of a suicide bombing in Lakki Marwat on 6 September 2010 Dozens have been killed or injured in recent suicide attacks in PakistanZainullah said to me: `You shouldn`t be a suicide bomber - you are too young. You should make jackets for the suicide bombers. You will get heavenly rewards for the people who blow themselves up using your jackets`.But I told him that I didn`t want to do this.He also said that I could not go to Afghanistan, that they would not let me cross over because I don`t have a beard.Then he left, after warning me not to repeat our conversation.Zahir returned after fighting in Afghanistan and I became friends with him.He would tell me such incredible stories about jihad. He would say: `When you put on a fidayee jacket and walk to your target, you will see the gates of heaven open up for you.

`You will enter into heaven and feel nothing, while the people will blow up in the background.`I told him this was very good - that I would enter heaven and would stay there for ever.Later, Sher Rahman and Zainullah were both arrested.They never told me where I was to carry out the attack, but they recently told me to be ready for it on any day.If you met them you wouldn`t be able to tell what they were really like - they appear to be normal, straightforward people.During this period, every waking moment, all I thought about was being a fidayee.I thought I would carry out a fidayeen attack and go to heaven.When my teacher used to come for lessons, and while I was working, all I could think about was being a fidayee.Twenty-four hours a day I would think: `Heaven, fidayee, fidayee, heaven.`My father is diabetic and his health has got worse since he learnt about this. Now he can`t sleep at night.But now Allah has given me a new life. I want to concentrate on my studies and I want to work hard and join the Pakistan army."

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The death numbers of NATO in Afghanistan increases day by day

2010-10-26T04:04:00.000+06:00

A NATO soldier was killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the military alliance said on Monday, bringing the death toll among foreign troops this year to 600.NATO`S International Security Assistance Force announced the death in a statement, but gave no further details. Another NATO troop was killed in a bomb blast in the Taliban heartland of southern Afghanistan on Sunday.The latest death brings to 600 the number of foreign soldiers who have died in the Afghan war this year, compared with 521 in all of 2009, according to an AFP tally based on a count kept by the icasualties.org website.

A total of 2,170 NATO soldiers have been killed since the 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan which overthrew the hardline Islamist Taliban regime, including almost 1,350 US troops.The United States and NATO have more than 150,000 soldiers in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban-led insurgency, which is at its most intense in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Helmand.International and Afghan forces are currently engaged in a major offensive around Kandahar city -- capital of the province of the same name -- aimed at pushing the insurgents out of the area to bring an end to the nine-year war.The US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday that an increasing number of Taliban leaders are showing interest in talks with the US-backed government in Kabul as pressure mounts from the intensifying NATO military campaign.

"What we`ve got here is an increasing number of Taliban at high levels saying, `Hey, we want to talk,`" Richard Holbrooke said in an interview with CNN."We think this is a result in large part of the growing pressure they`re under from General (David) Petraeus and the ISAF command."But he cautioned that the feelers so far add up to "contacts and discussions" rather than peace negotiations to end a war now in its 10th year.The New York Times reported last week that Taliban leaders were being offered safe passage by NATO troops from their sanctuaries in Pakistan, and in one case were flown to Kabul in a NATO aircraft.Afghan President Hamid Karzai has set up a High Council for Peace to pursue a dialogue with the Taliban and other insurgent groups.

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Al-Qaeda still in Iraq with strong position

2010-10-26T03:54:00.000+06:00

"If you`re asking, are there al-Qaeda in Iraq, the answer is yes, there are. It`s a fact, yes." Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence, August 2002

It was one of the key American justifications for the Iraq war. But the theory that al-Qaeda was present in Saddam-era Iraq, much cited by the Bush adminsitration in the run-up to the invasion, has been undermined by the content of secret US military documents.The files contain only half a dozen references to the group for the whole of 2004, the year records begin. But under the leadership of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian who had met Osama bin Laden while fighting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the classified reports show that al-Qaeda established itself as major player in the carnage as the conflict wore on.The infrequency of al-Qaeda-related files early in the war suggest that US officials were wrong when they accused Iraq of harbouring the group`s fighters in the years prior to the invasion. Instead, the narrative that emerges from the classified reports indicates that the US presence itself was what attracted them to the country.Experts have always doubted the existence of a link between the secular Baathist government of Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda.

Speaking at the British inquiry into the Iraq War in 2005, Eliza Manningham-Buller, the UK`s spy chief at the time of the invasion, said that even US intelligence officials doubted a connection between Iraq and the group. "There was no credible intelligence to suggest that connection and that was the judgement, I might say, of the CIA," she told the inquiry. "It was not a judgement that found favour with some parts of the American machine."

"It is why Donald Rumsfeld started an alternative intelligence unit in the Pentagon to seek an alternative judgment," Manningham-Buller, who was a frequent visitor Washington in the run-up to the war, said."Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11 and I have never seen anything to make me change my mind."

Brutal methods

When al-Qaeda did arrive in Iraq, it wreaked havoc in the country. Its fighters announced their presence with a ruthless campaign of kidnappings and televised beheadings of foreigners starting in late 2004.With a supply of sympathetic fighters willing to enter Iraq and fight the US occupation – the documents hold thousands of references to "foreign fighters" - it then launched a series of suicide bombings, utilising a flow of foreign volunteers that peaked in 2005.As the situation in Iraq evolved, so did the group`s tactics. Perhaps realising that sectarian fighting would delegitimise the US presence in the country, al-Qaeda did its utmost to sow sedition between Iraq`s religious communities.

In February 2006, the group plunged Iraq into the bloodiest phase of the conflict by bombing the al-Askari mosque, one of Shia Islam`s holiest sites.The attack triggered a wave of revenge attacks from Iranian-backed Shia militias, forcing thousands of Iraqis to flee their homes to escape the sectarian violence.But the attack, and the violence it sparked, also tarnished al-Qaeda`s reputation. For many potential supporters, opposing the US occupation of Iraq was one thing, but efforts to plunge the country into civil war were quite another. Four months after the Samarra bombing, US forces discovered Zaqarwi`s location and launched an air raid, killing him. But his deadly ideology would live on.

New pressures

In 2007, as the Washington ordered a troop "surge" to Iraq, Sunni militias that had previously tolerated al-Qaeda were persuaded to turn against the foreign fighters in their midst.Al-Qaeda in Iraq did not give up without a fight. The leaked documents reveal that the number of attacks by the group and their allies went up during 2007.The more recent attacks seem to employ increasingly desperate tactics, recruiting children, women and the disabled to serve as suicide bombers. One shocking report, from April of 2008, describes how a bombing was carried out by a "16-17 year old male, who looked mentally-retarded and had facial features of a person with Down syndrome".

But as Al-Qaeda`s support dried up, so did its money, and fundraising appears to have become a serious issue for the fighters. When a Christian archbishop was kidnapped in northern Iraq in 2008, Al-Qaeda reportedly demanded $3 million for his release.The secret documents note that the kidnapping shows the group`s fighters were "running low on funds, and are resorting to drastic measures to get money".From his captivity, the archbishop managed to send a message to his church, urging them not to pay the ransom because it would be used for "evil" acts. His body was found in a shallow grave a month later.

The legacy

Today, Al Qaeda does not exist in Iraq as a single entity. Its mantle has been taken on by a disparate range of groups inspired by its ideology, but lacking the resources and popular support that marked out their predecessor.In truth, the Wikileaks Iraq war files tell us little that we did not already know about al-Qaeda in Iraq. But they do serve to underline the great irony of the US war in Iraq; that the invasion, billed as part of the so-called "war on terror", did more to inspire al-Qaeda activity in Iraq than it did to undermine it.It is an irony that has not been lost on former spymaster Manningham-Buller. "Arguably, we gave Osama bin Laden his Iraqi jihad," she said earlier this year.The thousands of incidents detailed in the leaked documents show just how grateful al-Qaeda was.

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Finally Angelina Jolie get permission to film in Bosnia

2010-10-24T04:20:00.001+06:00

At last actress Angelina Jolie has won back a permit to film her directorial debut in Bosnia. Now, Jolie and her crew would begin filming in Sarajevo next month. Permission was withdrawn last week after the Bosnian government said no screenplay had been attached to the application, as required by law. Jolie’s Bosnian producer Edin Sarkic told Reuters Bosnia`s culture minister had been given the script to quash rumours over its alleged controversial content.

‘I can now start preparations for the shooting, which I had to stop last week,’ Sarkic said adding more, ‘it`s a big thing for Bosnia that such a mega, mega star is coming to Sarajevo.’ The Association of Women Victims of War had objected to the film after rumours it featured a Muslim rape victim who falls in love with her Serbian assailant. Bakira Hasecic, leader of the association, told The Associated Press that she had tried to meet Jolie since August, when she first heard about the film`s possible plot.

‘We expect to meet with her now finally and we hope she will convince us that what we were suspecting and what we were afraid of is not true,’ she said. Jolie said in a written statement last week it would be a shame if ‘unfair pressure based on wrong information’ prevented her crew from shooting her film. She also hopes that people will hold judgment until they have seen the film.

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Animated Comedy "Despicable Me" tops in UK Box Office

2010-10-24T04:12:00.000+06:00

Animated comedy ‘Despicable Me’, about a plot to steal the moon, has debuted at the top of the UK box office earning £3.6m in tickets sales. The film stars the voices of Steve Carell, Julie Andrews and Russell Brand.

‘The Social Newtork’, which tells the story of how Facebook began, has entered in second place with takings of £2.4m ahead of ‘Vampires Suck’ at three and last week`s number one movie ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’ fell to fourth place. The Oliver Stone film, starring Shia LeBouef and Michael Douglas, is the sequel to the director`s 1987 movie Wall Street. Katherine Heigl`s latest movie, ‘Life As We Know It’, rounded off the top five, followed by ‘The Town’, Ben Affleck`s second as a director, in sixth place. British movie ‘Made In Dagenham’, which tells the tale of the real-life events in 1968 when almost 200 women at Ford`s Dagenham factory went on strike, held steady in seventh spot.

‘The Other Guys’, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg fell four places to number eight. At number nine was ‘The Death And Life Of Charlie St Cloud’ starring Zac Efron, and Julia Roberts` latest movie ‘Eat Pray Love’ rounded off the week`s top 10, slipping from last week`s eight.

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Two Actress Will Impersonate Princess Diana

2010-10-24T04:05:00.000+06:00

Actresses Keira Knightley and Charlize Theron will go against each other on the big screen as they both are reportedly lined up to impersonate the Princess of Wales commonly called Princess Diana.

Reports say that Theron will be in line to play the late royal in a film about her friendship with her former bodyguard, Ken Wharfe, to be portrayed by actor Ewan McGregor. ‘We are intending to make the authentic movie of Diana by using the voices of the people who were there- and Ken Wharfe was right there at her side at the most significant part of her life,’ reporters quoted producer Stephen Evans, who is helming the Theron project. Evans` project is based on bodyguard Ken Wharfe`s controversial book ‘Diana: Closely Guarded Secret’, detailing the eight years he spent with the princess as her personal protection officer.

However, the movie, which is due to start filming next year, will have some competition from Knightley as she is also said to be playing the princess in another film. The bosses behind the Knightley movie are determined to outdo their rival film. They are said to be lining up Dame Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in 2006`s ‘The Queen’, to play Diana`s mother, Frances Shand Kydd. UK actress Keira Knightley or possibly Scarlett Johansson have been mentioned to star in a movie based on the tragic life of Princess Diana, who was killed in a mysterious car crash in 1997. Diana’s wedding to Prince Charles was ended in divorce in July 1996. Keira, who starred in 2008 period drama ‘The Duchess’ as aristocrat Georgiana Spencer, a distant relative of the late Princess of Wales, is to star in a Diana biopic by film company Pathe.

UK film company Pathe has reportedly started work on the movie, but they have yet to land Keira, 25, as Diana, or Dame Helen Mirren, 65, as Diana’s mother, Frances Shand Kydd. The film will focus on Diana’s life, her marriage to Prince Charles, their separation and her death in a Paris car crash. Diana’s sons, Princes William and Harry are expected to disapprove of the film, which is sure to be controversial. Emotions still run deep about the Royal family’s treatment of the princess and the circumstances surrounding her death. Diana, her lover Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul were killed in the crash. Fayed’s bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones survived with serious injuries. The crash remains controversial because Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, the wealthy owner of Herrod’s department store in London and other properties, believes Britain’s intelligence service was behind the crash. Buckingham Palace declined to comment on either project.

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Russia Withdraw Bid to 2022 FiIFA World Cup Host

2010-10-24T03:47:00.000+06:00

Russia on Friday pulled out of the race for the right to host the 2022 World Cup in order to concentrate on their bid for 2018.

Russia`s pull out was purely a formality as FIFA had already designated Europe for the 2018 edition after the United States dropped out of contention to concentrate on 2022.Russia are now in the running for 2018 along with England, and the joint bids from Spain-Portugal and Netherlands-Belgium.Australia, Japan, South Korea, Quatar and the United States are facing off for the right to host the 2022 World Cup.

FIFA will name the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Zurich, Switzerland, on December 2. Russia`s decision to pull out was announced by the country`s football union on Friday.

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