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Jackson doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter 2010-02-09
IBN Live

Los Angeles: Michael Jackson's doctor on Monday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the sudden death of the pop star last year from a lethal cocktail of drugs. Dr Conrad Murray, who has offices in Houston and Las Vegas, entered a Los Angeles courthouse to chants of "murderer" from...

photo: AP / Isaac Brekken

Yanukovych wins Ukraine run-off 2010-02-09
The Hindu

Vladimir Radyuhin Beats Tymoshenko who may challenge verdict...

photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko

Sri Lankan opposition leader Fonseka arrested 2010-02-08
The Boston Globe

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled away by military police from his office Monday and will be court-martialed for allegedly planning to overthrow the government while serving as the head of the army. Sarath Fonseka, who as the top general helped defeat the...

photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool

Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity 2010-02-08
Asia Times

By Willy Lam While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expected to intensify in the near future. This is particularly in light of the deterioration of bilateral ties...

photo: AP / Greg Baker

Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts 2010-02-08
Asia Times

By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI, Pakistan - Business in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital, ground to a halt at the weekend after at least 33 people were killed and over 100 injured in two explosions on Friday. The city of 18 million people houses the main stock exchange, central bank and offices...

photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary

Iran plans major nuclear expansion over next year 2010-02-08
The Star

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran says it will start producing higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday and add 10 uranium enrichment plants over the next year in a nuclear expansion sure to stoke tensions with the West. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, looks on while attending a news...

photo: AP / Vahid Salemi

Avalanche in Kashmir: 13 army personnel killed, 30 still trapped 2010-02-08
DNA India

Srinagar: In one of the most tragic incidents, 13 army personnel, including an officer, were today killed and 15 seriously injured when a group of about 350 men were swept away by a snow avalanche while setting up a winter warfare camp at Khilanmarg, 70 kms from here. An army spokesman, Colonel JS...

photo: AP / Dar Yasin

Australia tightens skilled migration rules 2010-02-08
The Miami Herald

CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too few doctors and engineers. Immigration Minister Chris Evans blamed the overrepresentation of lower...

photo: AP / Rick Rycroft

More troop casualties likely in Afghan operation 2010-02-08
The Independent

Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth warned of likely British casualties as troops prepared to take part in a major international offensive against insurgents in Afghanistan. Taliban fighters have been given a choice to lay down their weapons or face "overwhelming force" as thousands of coalition...

photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez

Blix: Straw 'gave incorrect answers' to Iraq inquiry 2010-02-08
BBC News

Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gave some incorrect answers to the UK's Iraq war inquiry, former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has said. Mr Blix told the BBC he was "puzzled" by some of the evidence that Mr Straw gave to the panel. He said that Mr Straw had been incorrect to...

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