Sunday, March 31, 2013

[World] Eiffel Tower re-opens after bomb threat evacuation

Eiffel Tower re-opens after bomb threat evacuation
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/eiffel-tower-evacuated-after-bomb-threat-348378
Nearly 1,400 people were evacuated for two hours after an anonymous phone call warning.. Eiffel Tower. Tourists take pictures near a cordoned off Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday after it was evacuated for two hours.

Karzai Seeks Qatar's Help on Peace Talks With Taliban
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/afghanistan-president-hamid-karzai-in-qatar-taliban-talks-in-focus/382355-2.html
KABULâ€"Afghan President Hamid Karzai traveled to Qatar in a bid to revive Afghanistan's faltering peace process and patch up relations with the wealthy Gulf emirate where the Taliban are establishing their main negotiating headquarters.

Mauritius capital bit by deadly floods
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/flash-floods-kill-at-least-10-peoplemauritius_844627.html
At LEAST 11 people have died in flooding in the Mauritian capital Port Louis, officials have said. Eight of the victims were caught in underground areas as the flood waters, caused by sudden rainfall, rose rapidly.

School Principal Killed in Pakistan Attack
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Terror-strikes-poll-bound-Pakistan-2-killed/articleshow/19315962.cms
KARACHI, Pakistanâ€"Suspected Pakistani Taliban killed a school principal and injured several students in the country's biggest city, Karachi, in an attack that highlighted the militants' spreading reach.

Iraq war veteran preparing for death
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/iraq-war-veteran-preparing-for-death-1.1343719
In a few weeks Tomas Young will become another of America's Iraqi war dead. By his own count, 4,488 US soldiers and marines have died in Iraq since 2003 but, unlike the bulk of those, he is choosing to die.

Filipino devotees reenact crucifixion of Jesus Christ in bloody Good Friday rites
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/35ffbb77ad5f4ef186dcb59fc9b684ca/AS-Philippines-Crucifixions
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines - Devotees in villages in the northern Philippines took part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday, a celebration that mixes Roman Catholic devotion and Filipino folk beliefs and sees some reenact the crucifixion of ...

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