ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has ordered the arrest of two senior police officers on allegations they failed to provide adequate security for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007 assassination, a prosecutor said on Sunday. Bhutto’s assassination was one of the most shocking events in Pakistan’s turbulent…
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The German city of Dresden celebrated the start of the Christmas season on Saturday by parading a giant Stollen through the streets of the baroque old town. Crowds of people gathered to get a taste of the cake. (Dec. 5)
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Two people were killed and more than 80 others were injured when a Russian passenger jet suffered engine failure and then broke apart after making an emergency landing at an airport southeast of Moscow. (Dec. 4)
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Usfiya brothers arrive in court for hearing on extension of their remand; father says they were ‘snatched from home as if they were terrorists’
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Defense minister tours kibbutz that was severely damaged in Carmel fire, promises State will cover rehabilitation costs
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Israel Aerospace Industries could have converted passenger planes to refueling planes that can hold water. Israeli government never ordered them. A fire extinguishing plane like one from Greece costs 10-20 million dollars
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Some recent attempts at a modern boombox may have been less than faithful to the original incarnation, but TDK looks to at least have its heart in the right place with its simply-named “Three-Speaker Boombox.” Set for an official debut at CES in January, the $499 device boasts a streamlined design compared to the 1980s-era originals, but it’s still unmistakably a boombox and, according to Crave ‘s early hands-on, it pumps out a surprising amount of sound from its 35 watt RMS speakers. You’ll also get a full range of audio inputs (including iPhone / iPod support via USB, rather than a dedicated dock), a built-in AM / FM radio, an OLED display on the front and, perhaps best of all, some oversized aluminum knobs. Needless to say, we’ll be keeping our eyes out for this one at CES. TDK debuts $499 ‘Three-Speaker Boombox’ originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Shas spiritual rabbi implies fire raging in northern Israel result of ‘desecration of Shabbat’. Haredi newspapers say disaster ‘a warning sign’, call for personal and public self-scrutiny
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Blaze in north continues to rage for fourth day, mainly in Nir Etzion, Mount Shokef area; 30 firefighting aircraft, including American Supertanker, utilized in extinguishing efforts. Official: We’ll contain fire soon
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Look, we don’t know what the Air Force sent the unmanned X-37B into space for, or why they didn’t offer us a ride, but we’re pretty sure whatever it was it was awesome. The spaceplane is now back on solid ground, and apparently it completed all of its orbital objectives during its seven month trip, which were supposedly mostly diagnostic self-tests. According to The Man , anyway. Still, we could swear we spotted some laser blast holes and a self-satisfied, Tom Cruisian smirk on the X-37B when it thought nobody was looking, which confirms all of our worst suspicions: there is extraterrestrial life, and it’s totally badass, and only highly trained space fighter jockeys can save us. X-37B spaceplane back on earth after 7 months of spying on us, shooting aliens originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Dec 2010 01:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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