No information of further plane bombs–UK minister

LONDON: Interior minister Theresa May said on Monday British officials were not aware of any further attempts to put bombs on planes after two devices were discovered on Friday on cargo flights in Britain and Dubai.

“At this stage we have no information to suggest that another attack of a similar nature by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is imminent,” May told parliament.

“But this organisation is very active. It continues to plan other attacks in the region, notably against Saudi Arabia.

“We therefore work on the assumption that this organization will wish to continue to find ways of also attacking targets further afield.”

May also said Britain would extend a ban on unaccompanied air freight from Yemen to Somalia. She also announced that air passengers would be banned from carrying toner cartridges over 500 grams in their hand luggage on flights

Slovakia”s Cibulkova advances at Florida tennis

PONTE VEDRA: Slovakia”s Dominika Cibulkova defeated Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-1, 6-4 in the opening round of the WTA MPS Group Championships on Monday.

Cibulkova, who is seeded third, broke Czink four times in four attempts and won 69 percent of her first-serve points. She won just 32 percent of her first-return points.

In other first-round matches, fifth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated her Russian compatriate Ekaterina Makarova 7-5, 5-7, 6-4; Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia beat American Jill Craybas 6-1, 6-4; and Swede Sofia Arvidsson easily beat American Carly Gullickson 6-0, 6-2.

Saudi Grand Mufti Condemns Terror Attacks

Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti denounced suicide attacks as un-Islamic and condemned the killing of civilians, saying such attacks have nothing to do with the Muslim religion.
Terrorism is criminal and spills the blood of innocents, said Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh, the kingdom’s senior most cleric. It attacks security, spreads terror among the people and creates problems for society. Such acts are forbidden by Islamic law, he said in a statement. It is necessary to fight against the attempts by some to attach terrorism to Islam and Muslims with the goal of distorting the religion and to assail its leadership role in the world, he added.

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Saudi Grand Mufti Condemns Terror Attacks was first posted on February 20, 2010 at 11:38 am.

Karachi Blast Martyrs Funeral Today

KARACHI, Pakistan News: The funeral prayers of the martyrs of Karachi suicide attack will be offered at Nishtar Park on Tuesday as the metropolis wears a deserted look a day after the attack on a mourning procession on Youm-e-Ashur.

According to reports the death toll in the suicide blast has risen to 40, as Federal Minister of Interior Rehman Malik has constituted a joint investigation team for the Karachi bombing probe.

Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has also announced the day of mourning today as public holiday has been declared in the province.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik in a statement said that arson incidents after the bombing indicate a planned conspiracy hatched by the enemies of the country and democracy. He appealed to the citizens to observe restraint.

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Karachi Blast Martyrs Funeral Today was first posted on December 29, 2009 at 11:50 am.

US to Hunt Failed Plane Attack’s Backers: Obama

Barack Obama Vows to Track down Plane Attack Plotters, US President Barack Obama has vowed to hunt down all those persons behind the attempt to blow up US airline, saying that the perpetrators are present in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Replying to a question regarding current Iran situation, Obama said:“We stand by all those people who are fighting for their rights”.
Regarding the airport security, he said that the US government was doing everything to keep everyone safe.He said that the attempts to blow the US airline showed that terrorist still lurking around to harm the country.
He added that the terrorists present in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen were plotting terror attacks in the US.

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US to Hunt Failed Plane Attack’s Backers: Obama was first posted on December 29, 2009 at 1:14 pm.

Cricket Nokia 3606 Phone Launched

Cricket Communications has rolled out Nokia 3606 flip phone that comes packed with a wide array of fun applications and features.

The phone, which comes with a user-friendly interface, sports a clamshell design.

Moreover, it has a 128 x 128 x 262k TFT external display and 176 x 220 x 262k color TFT internal display to view pictures and text.

The HAC compliant Nokia 3606 features is an ideal choice for music buffs as it features MP3 music, stereo Bluetooth and FM radio too.

The music keys are placed on the exterior, which light up when the music option is selected, and lets users to access their desired songs at once.

Ian Laing, vice president of Nokia North America Sales said, “The 3606 is a natural fit for Cricket’s services. The form factor is compelling and the phone’s core features make it a music powerhouse and a stylish communications device.”

The ultra-thin and stylish Nokia 3606 phone supports microSD card slot up to 8GB to store loads of music files, videos as well as pics. The phone includes BREW 3.1.5 with 15MB user memory too.

For pictures and video, the phone also has a 1.3 megapixel camera with LED flash located at the back of the phone.

Vice president of marketing for Cricket Jeff Toig stated, “The Nokia 3606 is an extremely attractive device that will be popular with customers who are looking for a handset with a sophisticated design and a high end feature set. The features are ideal for music lovers, with an MP3 player and stereo Bluetooth, which compliments Cricket’s Mobile Music offering.”

The Cricket branded Nokia 3606 flip additionally comprises of SMS/MMS with predictive text and stereo Bluetooth.

The phone, which offers up to 3.5 hours of talk time together with up to 10 days of standby time from a full battery ad can be purchased at a price of $179.99 from Cricket retail stores and dealers.

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Cricket Nokia 3606 Phone Launched was first posted on March 22, 2009 at 12:36 pm.

WGA Notifications updated For Windows XP Professional

Microsoft this week is preparing to update Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notifications for Windows XP. The new version includes the usual updates to validation that improve WGA’s ability to detect invalid product keys and other attempts to circumvent product activation.

Since Windows XP Professional is the most often counterfeited version of XP, Microsoft has focused on including the latest validation information, such as recently stolen or misused product keys, for the Professional edition. Customers who installed the last update will simply have their validation information updated without needing to go through the install process again.

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WGA Notifications updated For Windows XP Professional was first posted on March 26, 2009 at 4:06 pm.

Barthration in Jammu and Kashmir:Gen Deepak Kapoor

New Delhi: Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Friday said that cross border infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir has been registering an upward trend with attempts being made to “push in” from Pakistan as many terrorists as possible before the winter.

As another fierce battle raged on between security forces and a group of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in the state’s Reasi district, he said that the attempts are being made to disrupt peace in the Kashmir Valley.

“Let me put it this way that this period is critical as we have a peaceful valley… Attempts will be made from across the border to try and disrupt that and push in as many infiltrators as possible before the winter sets in,” Kapoor told reporters here.

The first casualty during a ceasefire violation at the Line of Control (LoC) this year was recorded on Sep 1, when a soldier was killed in Poonch district as Pakistani troops fired from across the border. Kapoor termed the unprovoked firing a “diversionary tactic” to sneak in infiltrators. The LoC divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.

“They try that. During firing, they can send as many (infiltrators) they want. But we understand this tactic and have been taking action against it,” he said.

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on the LoC November 2003. However, Defence Minister AK Antony had recently disclosed in parliament that 110 incidents of ceasefire violation had taken place along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir since 2006.

“That (the support) only the Pakistani leadership can tell. But as far as we are concerned, whenever a ceasefire violation will take place, we will take retaliatory action. We try to exercise maximum restraint but if ceasefire violations continue to happen, we will have to retaliate at some stage,” he said.

The Army chief said they had put up a “multi-tier” defence system to check infiltration at the LoC itself.

“The Army is deployed in a multi-tier fashion so that infiltration can be checked at the border itself,” said Kapoor.

There has been a surge in the incidents of cross-border infiltration. Army soldiers foiled an infiltration bid in Gurez sector Wednesday, killing five guerrillas attempting to cross over from Pakistan.

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Barthration in Jammu and Kashmir:Gen Deepak Kapoor was first posted on September 4, 2009 at 4:29 pm.
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