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Nov 4, 2010

Iran arrests "UK-linked terrorists"

TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry said it has arrested four UK-linked terrorists in the western city of Marivan, who carried out five assassinations in the last two years, the local satellite Press TV reported on Thursday.

Australia's Qantas suspends A380 flights

A Qantas Airways 380 passenger plane flight QF32 is sprayed by rescue services after making an emergency landing at Changi airport in Singapore November 4, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
SYDNEY, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Qantas Airways suspended all of its A380 aircraft service after one of its A380 jumbo jets made a dramatic

Greek police detonate suspicious parcel addressed to French embassy

ATHENS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) - Greek police detonated on Thursday a suspicious package addressed to the French embassy in Athens, and are examining four suspicious parcels newly found in a courier company in an Athens suburb, according to local media reports.

KOREA's Global Daily News, Nov 04, 2010

'A chance to show Korea’s potential'

Actress Han Hyo-joo, a goodwill ambassador of G20 Seoul Summit
With just a week remaining before the G20 Seoul Summit, the streets are refurbished, media outlets are all abuzz with news associated with the historic meeting and residents of the capital are being asked to smile to incoming guests.

'Hermione' Emma Watson finally shows her tears

Popularity gives ‘Hermione’ stress.
Earned her fame playing Hermione in the movie Harry Potter, top actress Emma Watson, 20, has shared her distress of being well-known.
In a recent interview with Vogue megazine, she revealed there was time her campus life was a little tough.
Currently a student at Brown University, she had wanted to enjoy her life as a normal student without getting too much attention from others.
However, she freaked out when a number of classmates asked for her autograph.

Police inspect mails, parcels for G20 summit

Workers undergo a security inspection at Coex, the main venue of the upcoming G20 Seoul Summit, before entering the multi-purpose facility in southern Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Kim Ju-sung

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2010/11/04 10:25:00
Women with blood type O were at double the risk of having diminished ovarian reserve than women of other blood types. (0)

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Canada drops to 8th in quality of life ranking

2010/11/04 13:24:00
Canada falls four spots in UN quality of life ranking, as developing nations make gains in health and education. (1)

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‘Spiral’ CT scans cut smoker deaths: study

2010/11/04 11:32:00
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Memo to tenants: Snake missing in your building

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Website says metre-long pet snake missing in the St. James Town area building is not poisonous. (0)

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Readers share their Maple Leafs pain in our haiku contest

2010/11/03 13:05:00
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Qantas passenger: “The scariest thing I’ve seen”

Qantas Airways suspended flights of its Airbus A380 fleet on Thursday after engine failure triggered an emergency landing in Singapore. Parts of the plane's engine broke off. Here residents of Batam, Indonesia inspect a piece of the engine casing. (Nov. 4, 2010)
2010/11/04 07:12:00
Passengers on a Qantas jet say they heard a loud bang and saw pieces of one of the engines fall off soon after take-off for Sydney. (3)
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Megamind: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a riff

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The superhero parody Megamind is a comic pile-on that riffs on Superman and many other pop-cult attractions.

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Lotto winners’ generosity touches hearts at home and abroad

2010/11/04 12:43:00
The phone hasn't stopped ringing at Allen and Violet Large's Nova Scotia home over news the “plain, old country folks” gave away almost $11.2 million. (0)

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Toronto restaurants still waiting for G20 compensation

2010/11/04 12:07:00
Restaurant owners say federal compensation process is so bureaucratic that many have abandoned their requests. (0)

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As Indonesian volcano spews, worst may be yet to come

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Towering clouds of hot ash gushed from the mouth of Indonesia’s deadly volcano Thursday, forcing motorists in cities 30 kilometres away to use their...

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YouTube video points police in Mexico to mass grave

2010/11/04 08:27:00
A new feature in Mexico’s drug violence are videos like the one that has led police to 18 bodies believed to be a tourist group kidnapped in Acapulco a month ago.

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Campbell says he lacked support of public, not party

2010/11/04 13:15:00
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell says he feels he has the support of his party and his caucus but will step down because his plummeting popularity with voters is overshadowing the real issues facing the province.

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New eye implants for the blind restore some sight

2010/11/04 13:22:00
By embedding a transmitter in the bone behind the ear and a microchip directly behind the retina, scientists have restored sight to some.

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Ottawa school survey to ask students about sexual orientation

2010/11/04 10:32:00
A survey by the Ottawa-Carleton Public School Board will ask Grade 7 to 12 students about their sexual orientation.

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Defeated Bussin biggest spender on city council

2010/11/04 11:20:00
Defeated Councillor Sandra Bussin is council’s biggest office spender while mayor-elect Rob Ford is, always, the stingiest. (43)

Microsoft’s Kinect debuts today, and it's a game changer

xBox store staff Cameron Windross, left, and Ashley Wakaruk have some fun demonstrating the interactivity of the new level of gaming through Microsoft, Kinect. Microsoft is about to launch Kinect, a full body sensor that allows you to interact with a game in a real physical sense.
Microsoft has a new and immersive gadget up its sleeve aimed at Xbox 360 players. The Star's Raju Mudhar reviews the new Kinect. Video by Randy Risling.
By Raju Mudhar Entertainment Reporter
With Thursday’s launch of Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360, the videogame motion controller wars are fully under way now that all three major console players are in the game. Like any arms