Russia’s Obama: Is he the change Moscow wants to see?

Joaquim Crima, 37, waves greetings to people in a local bus in Srednyaya Akhtuba, 900 km south-east of Moscow, Russia, July 30

An African-born farmer is making an improbable run for office in Russia, inspired by President Barack Obama and undaunted by…

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Thai plane skids off runaway into control tower, pilot dies

A Bangkok Airways plane is seen after it skidded off the runway while attempting to land on Samui island, Thailand, Tuesday

A plane skidded off the runway and crashed into an air traffic control tower after landing on the Thai resort island of Samui on Tuesday, killing the chief pilot and injuring 34 people on board, an official said.

The co-pilot and six others were severely injured after the Bangkok Airways flight landed in…

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Now, Obama emerges as ‘The Joker’

US President Barack Obama and actor Heath Ledger as 'The Joker' from 'The Dark Knight'

A slew of posters has been spotted throughout Los Angeles portraying Obama as ‘The Joker’ from the movie ‘The Dark Knight’, with the word…

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Pakistan Supreme Court lets 26/11 ‘mastermind’ off the hook?

Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed

Pakistan’s Supreme Court Monday indefinitely adjourned the hearing of petitions challenging the release of Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, who India claims…

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Sex selling for less in recession times

In this picture taken May 8, 2009, Eva (left) and Dana (full names not given) pose inside the Artemis brothel in Berlin

It’s past midnight in downtown Berlin, and the prostitutes pace in front of the Hackescher Markt’s stores. Signs of a slow economy are everywhere _ a sportswear store offers 40 percent markdowns, and bars advertise discounted drinks.

Like so many other businesses, Europe’s largest legalized prostitution industry is having to…

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Taj, Oberoi hotels were warned of 26/11 terror attack: Maharashtra government

In this November 27, 2008 file photo, pigeons fly as the Taj Hotel burns during the terror attacks in Mumbai

The Taj and Oberoi hotels in south Mumbai had been warned of a terrorist attack three months before the Nov 26 strike but they failed to act on the repeated warnings, the Maharashtra government has said in a report.

The observations are made in the action taken report (ATR) on the report of the Ram Pradhan Committee that enquired into the lapses leading to the Nov 26-29, 2008 terrorist attacks that claimed more than 170 lives.

The state government said the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, the Hotel Trident-Oberoi and the World Trade Centre were first warned of…

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Pictures: 24 ways to make real quick money

So you’re down and out, with no way to make ends meet. Maybe you just need our quick guide to get you back up on your feet.

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Air France jet may have ‘disintegrated in mid-air’

A Brazilian Air Force plane lands during search operations for the missing Air France jet off the north-east coast of Brazil June 8

Two pieces of new evidence have suggested that the Air France jet broke up mid-air in minutes, rather than in one catastrophic incident.

Searchers in the Atlantic fear…            

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Australia police charge yet another Indian

Indians protest against the 'racial' attacks against Indians in Australia, near the Australian Embassy in New Delhi Thursday

The Sydney Police have charged another man for carrying a weapon and participating in a third successive night of protests by Indian students in the Harris Park area of Sydney, even as Indian community leaders called for an end to the protests.

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Pictures: Cuban transvestites

Cuban transvestite Malu waits for friends at the Malecon waterfront in Havana, on May 29

After years of hardship, these beautiful people have now received the green signal to change their sex through surgery.

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