A Pakistani woman sentenced to death for allegedly blaspheming Mohammed has been released from prison following an international outcry that included a specific plea on her behalf from the Pope. Asia Bibi was pardoned by the president of Pakistan, the group International Christian Concern reported. Bibi, 45, was charged a year ago for blaspheming Mohammed in a conflict with fellow farm workers. She was sentenced to death earlier this month. At the conclusion of last Wednesday’s general audience, Benedict XVI appealed for her freedom.

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I am getting so stressed by people conspiring to tell me I am stressed. I got back from India the other morning and in the few days I was there, I got this distinct feeling stress-busting is an industry. You know where I get most stressed? By anything or anyone that tells me not to get stressed. I am up to here with people who are stress experts. Physical trainers, writers, cultural pundits,

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Thousands of people joined the ‘Walk UAE 2010’, held at the Yas Marina F1 circuit in Abu Dhabi to spread awareness about the growing number of diabetic cases in the country, on Friday evening. The fourth annual walkathon was organised by the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) as part of its health awareness campaign under the patronage of Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the UAE General Women’s Union and of the Family Development Foundation.

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Mumbai News in Pictures 26-11-2010

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BEIJING: China has thrown its hat in the ring after the two Koreas exchanged artillery fire last Tuesday, and the United States made it clear it was going to stick to its old allay, South Korea. The Chinese foreign ministry on Friday objected to a move by Washington to participate in a joint military exercise with South Korea from November 28, which is seen as a measure to deter North Korea.

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Lokayukta Santosh Hegde today objected to the State government’s decision to order a judicial probe into land scam allegation faced by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and said he will complete the pending inquiry into a complaint on the same issue. Mr. Hegde, who has written to the government said, “they cannot take away this pending inquiry by me,”

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GUANGZHOU: India created history by recording their best-ever performance in Asian Games with 64 medals, including 14 gold, with star boxer Vijender Singh providing the icing on the cake by bringing the last yellow metal on the penultimate day on Friday. The men’s and women’s kabaddi teams expectedly maintained their supremacy by clinching the gold before the women’s 4x400m quartet and Vijender (75kg) bagged a yellow metal each on the most productive day for India in the mega-event.

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ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ರಾಜಧಾನಿಯ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ರೈಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಘಟನೆಯಿದು. ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗೆಂದು ಮೀಸಲಾಗಿರುವ ಬೋಗಿಗಳನ್ನು ಆಕ್ರಮಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಮಿತಿ ಮೀರಿದ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಕ್ರೋಶಗೊಂಡ ನಾರೀಮಣಿಯರು ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ ಹಿಗ್ಗಾಮುಗ್ಗಾ ಥಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇವರಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಬಲ ನೀಡಿದ್ದು ಮಹಿಳಾ ಪೊಲೀಸರು! ದೆಹಲಿ-ಗುರ್ಗಾಂವ್ ನಡುವಿನ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ರೈಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಗುರುವಾರ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಈ ಘಟನೆ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಗೆಂದು ಮೀಸಲಾಗಿಟ್ಟಿದ್ದ ಬೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಪುರುಷರು ನುಗ್ಗಲು ಯತ್ನಿಸಿದ ನಂತರ ಆಕ್ರೋಶಗೊಂಡ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ತಮ್ಮ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡಿದರು

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Shaikh Khalifa expressed appreciation of the role played by Queen Elizabeth in strengthening bonds of friendship between the two countries. He added that the UAE was looking forward to further cooperation with the UK in all fields.

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The number of very poor countries has doubled in the last 30 to 40 years, while the number of people living in extreme poverty has also grown two-fold, a UN think-tank has warned. In its annual report on the 49 least developed countries (LDCs) in the world, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said that the model of development that has prevailed to date for these countries has failed and should be re-assessed.

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Both India and Sri Lanka have an unprecedented opportunity to take the relationship forward, he noted. Besides meeting Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne to exchange views on the current political situation in the country, Mr. Krishna, along with his Sri Lankan counterpart, will co-chair a meeting of the India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission, which is being revived after a gap of five years.

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ಮಣಿಪಾಲ:ನ,25. ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಹೊಟೇಲುಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಕಿಂಚಿತ್‌ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ಶೈಲಿಯ, ಮಣಿಪಾಲದ ಸಿಂಡಿಕೇಟ್‌ ವೃತ್ತದ ಸಮೀಪ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಲಾದ ’ಹೈಡ್‌ ಔಟ್‌’ಗುರುವಾರದ೦ದು ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆಗೊ೦ಡಿತು. ಮಣಿಪಾಲ ಮೀಡಿಯಾ ನೆಟ್‌ವರ್ಕ್‌ ಲಿ.ನ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪಕ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಟಿ. ಗೌತಮ್‌ ಪೈ ಅವರು ’ಹೈಡ್‌ ಔಟ್‌’ ಅನ್ನು ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ, ಕನಿಷ್ಟ ಅಪಾಯ ಎದುರಿಸಿ ಹೊಸ ಸಾಹಸಗಳಿಗೆ ಕೈಹಾಕಬೇಕು. ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ’ಹೈಡ್‌ ಔಟ್‌’ ಹಲವು ಯುವ ಉದ್ದಿಮೆದಾರರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರೇರಣೆ ನೀಡಲಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.

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ಉಡುಪಿ:ನ,25. ಉಡುಪಿ ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ ಕಲಾರ೦ಗದ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಸಮಾರ೦ಭವು ನ.28ರ೦ದು ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ಞ ಸಭಾ೦ಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯಲಿದೆಯೆ೦ದು ಕಲಾರ೦ಗದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ತಲ್ಲೂರು ಶಿವರಾಮ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ ಅವರು ಸುದ್ದಿಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

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MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani’s Godzilla-sized home in Mumbai, Antilia, has just notched up another headline. In the one month since he moved in with wife Nita and their three children, the house has generated a power bill of Rs 70,69,488, Mumbai’s highest residential electricity bill.

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Tushar scored the winner, the only goal of the match, in the 39th minute, after the first half ended in a stalemate. By virtue of this bronze, India ended their eight year-long medal drought in the quadrennial event after having finished on the podium (silver) in the 2002 Busan Games.

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Aiming at deflecting accusations of nepotism after saving his chair, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has asked his son and daughter to shift from his official residence here immediately. "The Chief Minister asked his son B Y Vijendra and daughter Umadevi to shift from his Race Course official residence yesterday and they obliged him immediately," an official attached to Chief Minister’s secretariat told PTI.

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ABU DHABI — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, 31 years after their first visit to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, the state news agency WAM reported.“During the visit Her Majesty will attend the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and pay her respects at the tomb of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan,” the UAE founding ruler who died in 2004, the British embassy said. She was hosted by Sheikh Zayed on her first visit in 1979, and was invited this time by his son and UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan.

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UAE will meet Japan in the Asian Games football final after the young side knocked out South Korea with the last kick of extra-time in their semifinal. South Korea, whose last football gold medal came in 1986, were made to pay when centre-forward Ahmed Al Abry slotted the ball past substitute goalkeeper Lee Bum-Young

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ISLAMABAD: The Taliban are "the true followers of Islamic ideology", says a Pakistan minister who also believes that "America is the biggest terrorist of the world". According to federal minister for tourism Maulana Attaur Rehman: "Ulema and Taliban are the true followers of Islamic ideology and America is the biggest terrorist of the world, which is creating hatred against them."

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Kuala Lumpur, Nov 24 : The Malaysia Hindu Sangam, an NGO, has asked the Government to ban the latest issue of Newsweek showing US President Barack Obama as Nataraja (Lord Shiva) with the caption ’God of All Things’Its Penang branch deputy chairman P. Murugiah said the November issue of the magazine is an insult to Hindus.

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