Thousands marched through London to demand a halt to the Lebanon war on Saturday as the British government tried to deflect criticism that it has failed to call for an immediate ceasefire. Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has come under fire at home for following U.S. President George W. Bush's lead on the conflict between Israel and Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas and refusing to call for an immediate halt to hostilities. Thousands of demonstrators marched through central London holding placards reading "End Israeli crimes in Lebanon" and "Freedom for Palestine." Police said around 15,000 people were marching but organizers put the number at more than 100,000. ...
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 Death sparks Thai bird flu alert |
A 27-year-old Thai man has died of bird flu, the country's second death this year, officials said on Saturday, as they put eight more provinces, including the Bangkok area, on a bird flu watchlist.The man died on Thursday after the H5N1 virus killed chickens on his backyard farm in the province of Uthai Thani, 220 km (135 miles) north of Bangkok, the third province to suffer an outbreak since the virus re-emerged in July after an eight-month lull."He buried them without any protection and that's why he caught bird flu," Thawat Suntrajarn, chief of the Department of Disease Control, said of Thailand's 16th victim since the disease swept through parts of Asia in late 2003.The World Health Organization, which says bird flu killed at least 134 people worldwide before the latest Thai death, urged previously hard-hit countries to be vigilant....
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/08/05/thai.birdflu.reut/index.html?section=cnn_world
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Editor - 12:47:00 08-05-06
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| Iraq: Bullet-riddled bodies found |
Nine bullet riddled bodies showing signs of torture were found in various Baghdad neighborhoods Saturday morning, Baghdad police said.Police were unable to immediately confirm the body's identifies.In northern Baghdad, a gunman killed an Iraq police officer while he was driving through a Sunni neighborhood around noon, Baghdad police said.In central Baquba, nine people were wounded after a roadside bomb exploded near a market and bus station at 8 a.m. local time, Baquba police said.Baquba is about 37 miles (60 km) north of Baghdad.The military said a U.S. soldier died "due to non-hostile action" Saturday while operating in Iraq's Anbar province....
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Editor - 12:05:00 08-05-06
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| U.S. threatens suit if Maine probes Verizon ties to NSA |
The Bush administration is threatening to sue if Maine regulators decide to investigate whether Verizon Communications illegally turned over customer information to the National Security Agency.Verizon customers in Maine have asked the state's Public Utilities Commission to investigate whether the telecom giant violated privacy laws by cooperating with a domestic surveillance program. The PUC is expected to decide Monday whether to open such a probe.In a July 28 letter to the PUC, the U.S. Department of Justice cites national security as a key reason for its opposition to a state investigation. The seven-page letter suggests a lawsuit is likely if Maine regulators decide to investigate....
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/060804verizon.shtml
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Editor - 11:52:00 08-05-06
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| Searching for a mobile interface |
Nearly a quarter of phones returned for being faulty are working properly, a recent survey suggested. The problem is people just cannot figure out how to use them. As manufacturers struggle to pack in more features, mobile phone users struggle to get them to work. "There's a common idea in psychology that users can only cope with a certain number of choices at once," explains Geoff Kendall of Next Device, "And that number is roughly seven, plus or minus two. "So anything more than between nine or five choices then users will get confused and actually only look at the top few items anyway." With increasing depths of lists and menus making the user experience more complex, designers are looking for ways to help users to understand what is happening on the screen. A popular solution is animation. ...
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Editor - 11:45:00 08-05-06
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| Tiger rebels pull back fighters |
Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka have pulled back from the north-east town of Muttur after more than a week of heavy fighting with government troops. The rebel group said it had achieved its objective. The military says the town, in Trincomalee district, is now back in government hands. At least 20 people have been killed and thousands have fled the worst violence between the two sides in four years. But the reason for the dispute is not yet resolved, a BBC correspondent says. The Maavilaru sluice gate, which the Tigers are accused of closing to highlight Tamil grievances, has not yet been opened. ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5248440.stm
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