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Jul 15, 2010

Japan: 900 Second World War bombs found under restaurant - Telegraph

Japan: 900 Second World War bombs found under restaurant  
The U.S. invasion of Okinawa on 20 Apr 1945
Construction workers on a road expansion project discovered the explosives with a metal detector and notified police, Kiyotaka Maedomari, a senior police official in Itoman city, said.

Indian rupee gets own currency symbol - Telegraph

Dean Nelson, in New Delhi
New graphic symbol of Indian Rupee
Gurpreet Singh shows his artwork depicting the new graphic symbol of Indian Rupee
Until now the rupee has been denoted by the abbreviation 'Rs' or INRs to distinguish it from neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka which also have rupees.

Vladimir Putin goes to Russian bare-knuckle fight with Jean-Claude Van Damme - Telegraph

Vladimir Putin goes Ultimate Fighting with Jean-Claude Van Damme

Vladimir Putin goes Ultimate Fighting with Jean-Claude Van Damme

Ground Zero excavators find 18th century ship's hull - Telegraph

18th century ship found at Ground Zero
An explosion rips through the South Tower of the World Trade Towers after the hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into it
The vessel probably was used along with other debris to fill in land to extend lower Manhattan into the Hudson River, archeologists said.
Molly McDonald and A. Michael Pappalardo, archeologists, were at the site of the 9/11 terror attacks when workers uncovered the artifacts.

Senate clears banking-overhaul bill for final passage

Palin Calls For New 'Revolution' At Tea Party

Former Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin arrives to sign copies of her recently released book 'Going Rogue: An American Life'
Sarah Palin has thrown down the gauntlet, calling for a populist "revolution" in America and criticising President Barack Obama's policies.
Mrs Palin has recently released a memoir Going Rogue: An American Life
Speaking to a crowd of 1,100 in Nashville, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate, said: "America is ready for another revolution.""

US Tea Party Link Obama To Hitler In Poster

Tea Party poster was put up in Iowa

Locals were outraged by the poster which went up last week in Mason, North Iowa

The sign was put up last week in the town of Mason, Iowa, by a local group of the right-wing Tea Party movement.

Gorillas 'Cheat' Like Children When Playing Tag, Portsmouth Uni Researchers Discover | Strange News | Sky News

Gorillas playing in a German zoo

Gorillas apparently playing tag in a German zoo (Pic: Portsmouth Uni)
When playing a game of tag, the apes would hit their playmates and then rush away in order to gain the advantage, researchers at the University of Portsmouth found.

Pakistan skittle Aussies Cricket - The Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania

Tasmanian Tim Paine trudges off Lords after making 7 runs in his Test debut against Pakistan. He batted for 52 minutes. Picture: AFP
BEN DORRIES | July 14, 2010 09.42am
PACEMAN Mohammad Asif rocked Australia as Pakistan took the honours on the first day of the first Test at Lord's today.
And Pakistan's other young quick, teenager Mohammad Aamer, was involved in a physical clash with Australian captain Ricky Ponting after dismissing him.
Australia struggled to 9-229 on a tense first day, with Mike Hussey unbeaten on 39 when bad light stopped play early.
Asif took 3-0 in seven balls with a triple strike that removed Simon Katich (80), Michael Clarke (47) and Marcus North (0).
Danish Kaneria (2-48) knocked over the lower-order, including bowling Mitchell Johnson with a big-turning legbreak that Shane Warne would have been proud of.
North's third-ball duck, bowled through a gaping hole between bat and pad, continued the pressure on the left-hander in the lead-up to next summer's Ashes series

Alarm over kangaroo killers

Death toll from south China floods rises to 135


Heavy rainfall block the traffic in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 15, 2010. Jingdezhen receives an average rainfall of 120 millimeters on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Wu)

BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 135 people had been confirmed dead and 41 are missing, as some of the worst flooding in years continues in south China.

By 4 p.m. Thursday, close to 35.5 million people in 10 southern provinces and Chongqing Municipality had been affected by continuous rainstorms and floods since July 1, the Civil Affairs Ministry said in a notice on its website.

Alleged mafia boss arrested in Italy

U.S. federal deficit tops one trillion dollars

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Israeli army convicts commander, soldier in shooting bound Palestinian

Hamas leader calls on Palestinian reconciliation parties not respond to U.S. pressures

Morocco sentences Spanish couple murderer to death

Russia, Germany hail outcome of summit

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (3rd R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (3rd L) arrive for session of the Russian-German forum "St. Petersburg Dialogue" in Urals city, Yekaterinburg, July 15, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
MOSCOW, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Germany concluded their 12th interstate consultations Thursday at the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, hailing closer ties and business-to-business cooperation.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed a broad range of issues during the consultations, including foreign policy, economy, culture, technology and innovation.
Both sides vowed to practically advance bilateral cooperation in all sectors, with governments, banks and high-tech enterprises from both countries inking cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding.
At the joint press conference, both Medvedev and Merkel stressed the importance for the two countries of developing their strategic partnership.
Medvedev was positive about the meeting, saying cooperation would "develop in all directions."
He also welcomed German enterprises' participation in the hi-tech hub Skolkovo outside Moscow.
"We hope German businesses' role will be quite active in the large projects to be implemented in Skolkovo," said Medvedev, adding that Moscow had reached an agreement with Brussels on the implementation of a Partnership for Modernization initiative.
Editor: Fang Yang

Libyan aid ship docks in Egypt's El-Arish port

 
 Libyan ship Al-Amal (Hope) arrives at El-Arish port, about 360 kilometers northeast of Cairo, capital of Egypt, on July 15, 2010. The Gaza-bound Libyan aid ship Al-Amal arrived at Egypt's el-Arish port on Thursday. On Tuesday, organizers of the Libyan-commissioned aid ship said Israeli naval forces have intercepted the ship, ordering it to head to Egypt. (Xinhua/Nasser Nouri)

EL-ARISH, Egypt, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The Gaza-bound Libyan aid ship docked in Egypt's El-Arish port around midday Thursday after it was prevented from sailing directly to the Gaza Strip.

Workers are prepared to unload some 2,000 tons of food and medical aid materials on the vessel which reached the port Wednesday night.

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Ordination of women a "crime against the faith"

US-based Women's Ordination Conference holds a vigil outside St.Peter's Square.

The ordination of women as Roman Catholic priests is a "crime against the faith," the Vatican said Thursday as it issued a raft of new disciplinary rules.

Greek workers' walkout shuts down public services, disrupts flights