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23 Nov 2009International
auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species found in a family’s guest lavatory in southern England.Christie’s auction house said Sunday the book — one of around 1,250 copies first printed in 1859 — had been on a toilet bookshelf at a family’s home in Oxford. The book will be auctioned on Tuesday, the 150th anniversary of the publication of the...
Hindustan Times | 2 Hour(s) Ago
emergence of non-traditional recruits from jihadi groups has left many Pakistan-watchers worried, with one saying that this may be something that “would eventually blow up in our face.”Analysts across the board have expressed worry over the recruitment of Westerners by jihadi outfits. Political analyst Zahid Husain, however, said these recruitments were “not a recent thing” and that pockets of sym...
Hindustan Times | 2 Hour(s) Ago
hotel in the glitzy Asian gambling haven of Macau will display Michael Jackson’s rhinestone-encrusted glove after paying 350,000 dollars for the piece of pop history at auction, the hotel said.Jackson wore the sparkling glove when he performed his first “moonwalk” dance in 1983. The auction in New York on Saturday featured more than 70 items from the pop icon’s career.Hoffman Ma, deputy chief exec...
Hindustan Times | 2 Hour(s) Ago
href=http://music.ndtv.com/Music_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090117925>MJ's moonwalk glove fetches USD 350,000Michael Jackson's famous sequined white glove, worn at his first Moon Walk concert, went for $350,000 at an auction at Hard Rock caf...
Ndtv | 7 Hour(s) Ago
historic peace pact that ended 10 years of Maoist-led civil war in Nepal turned three on Saturday. But the changes it promised are yet to be witnessed.Now, with the Maoists announcing month-long agitation from Sunday seeking restoration of ‘civilian supremacy’, the country is on the brink of another crisis in the coming days.The silver lining in the political impasse is that the Maoists are willin...
Hindustan Times | 2 Hour(s) Ago
Baghdad, Nov 22 : A man detonated explosives packed into his car as he approached a police checkpoint north of the western Iraqi city of Falluja Sunday, killing a policeman, authorities said.Health officials said five policemen and three civilian bystanders were injured.Falluja, some 60 km to the west of Baghdad in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland, was formerly the site of some of the worst fighting ...
Newkerala | 4 Hour(s) Ago
Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Nov 22 : After setting the capital abuzz for months, fast food giants Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Pizza Hut Sunday finally descended on Kathmandu with a soft launch in one of the most upmarket shopping and touristy areas of the city.The two American food chains have been brought to the Himalayan capital by Devyani International, an associate company of India's RJ C...
Newkerala | 4 Hour(s) Ago
head of the Church of England has personally confronted the Pope over attempts by the Catholic Church to convert disillusioned Anglicans.Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, voiced his protest at a meeting at the Vatican Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI following the Pope's offer last month to arrange a mass conversion of Church of England followers.The meeting, which lasted barely 20 minu...
Newkerala | 4 Hour(s) Ago
AGENDA OF HOPE: Observers say the meet will pack in a lot of items that will cover a host of issues.Copyright...
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Pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, a Kenyan maritime official said on Sunday, but Greek officials said the attack may have been unsuccessful.The vessel was taken 36 nautical miles off the Yemeni port of Balhaf and news of the seizure only emerged on Saturday, said Andrew Mwangura, coordinator of the Kenya-based East African Seafarers' Assistance...
DNA | 8 Hour(s) Ago
Sixty-five world leaders have confirmed they will attend a UN conference in Copenhagen in December that will try to clinch a new global climate deal, and many more are considering, Danish officials said on Sunday.Facing splits in the climate talks, Denmark 10 days ago formally invited the heads of state and government of 191 UN member states to come for the final two days of the December 7-18 conf...
DNA | 8 Hour(s) Ago
New York, Nov 22 (IANS) ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ raked in an estimated $72.7 million on approximately 8,500 screens at 4,024 centres and has broken the record for the biggest one-day gross.Director Chris Weitz’s film beats out ‘The Dark Knight’, which earned $67.2 million on around 9,300 screens at 4,366 centres.The first day collection of ‘New Moon’ is more than double that of its predecesso...
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