Bin Laden’s second-in-command to lead global terror group, says al-Qaida-affiliated website • Bin Laden’s inner circle An al-Qaida-affiliated website says Egypt-born Ayman al-Zawahri has succeeded Osama bin Laden as head of the terror network. Bin Laden was killed in a US commando raid in Pakistan last month. Al-Zawahri, who will turn 60 next week, had been Bin Laden’s second-in-command . He is the son of an upper middle-class Egyptian family of doctors and scholars. His father was a pharmacology professor at Cairo University’s medical school, and his grandfather was the grand imam of Al-Azhar University, a premier center of religious study. The announcement was posted on Thursday on a website known to be affiliated with the terror network. al-Qaida Global terrorism Egypt Middle East Osama bin Laden guardian.co.uk
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Parked cars were set on fire, others were tipped over and people threw beer bottles at giant television screens in Vancouver following the Canucks’ 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. (June 15)
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JISR AL-SHUGHUR, Syria (AFP) – Syria has launched a media offensive to counter the outcry over its deadly crackdown on dissent, escorting journalists to a hub of the protests and staging a loyalist rally. Near the flashpoint northern town of Jisr al-Shughur, officials Wednesday showed a group of 20 journalists, including an AFP correspondent, a grave containing at least five corpses they said were security forces. The remains, which lay under a pile of rubbish, had been placed in yellow and orange body bags. Bulldozers surrounded what state television identified as “a new mass grave,” unearthed after the army took control of the town on Sunday. The official SANA news agency…
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IamJimmyV says: DeShawn Stevenson arrested for public intoxication http://t.co/MGpWG6s
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With PSN issues abound , April and May were certainly not banner months for Sony . Things are looking up for the electronics maker in June, however, with well-received PlayStation Vita and NEX-C3 camera announcements last week, and now a top rating for its highly-capable Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V point-and-shoot over at Photography Blog. The 16.2 megapixel camera includes a 16x wide-angle zoom lens and a 921K-dot 3-inch LCD, and the reviews site highlighted the cam’s excellent image quality and 1080p video capture, going so far as to say that the “Sony CyberShot DSC-HX9V is the best travel-zoom camera that we’ve reviewed to date.” Hot damn! We expect a lot of camera for $350, and it looks like this superzoom delivers for advanced shooters as well, with a 10 fps full-res burst mode, full manual control, and an f/3.3 wide-angle aperture. We’re sold. If you don’t want to step up to the slightly larger and pricier NEX series, this
Continue reading …Tupac Shakur would have turned 40 tomorrow, and his 1996 murder remains unsolved. But a felon serving a life sentence is claiming to clear up the 1994 assault of the rapper: Dexter Isaac tells AllHipHop that he robbed and shot Shakur in Manhattan after being hired to do so by…
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New research from Mexico and Brazil links a widely used rotavirus vaccine with a rare bowel obstruction in babies.
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Highlights of this day in history: Abraham Lincoln says America cannot remain divided over slavery; Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space; Deadly Soweto riots erupt in South Africa; Ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects. (June 16)
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It’s a common problem, really. You crack open your app haven of choice, stumble around for a few moments, and back out in frustration — it’s yet another round of Angry Birds instead of toying with something new. If Yahoo has its way, said scenario will no longer be a part of your routine, with the company’s App Search wizardry aiming to nix the guesswork so often associated with finding the proverbial needle in the haystack. It’ll be available on the PC (and momentarily, for iPhone and Android platforms), and will differ from those other app search alternatives by providing an all-in-one place that combines description, price, overall star rating from users, and screenshots. It’ll also pester you with daily, personalized recommendations of the iPhone and Android apps you should consider based on the apps you’ve downloaded, but only if you’re into that kind of thing. Head on past the break for the full spill, and feel free to Ctrl+F for the good stuff. Gallery: Yahoo AppSpot app search program Continue reading Yahoo App Search, AppSpot make sense of App Store and Android Market Yahoo App Search, AppSpot make sense of App Store and Android Market originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Teen Mom’ Amber Portwood Hospitalized, Reportedly After Suicide Attempt ‘Teen Mom’ Amber Portwood Hospitalized After Alleged Suicide Attempt “Teen Mom” Amber Portwood Hospitalized for Suicide Attempt!!! BrittanyAnnMMA says: @kurtpellegrino Your precious Teen Mom Amber. http://t.co/67ufABr
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