A prize-winning Iranian nuclear scientist has died in mysterious circumstances, according to Radio Farda, which is funded by the U.S. State Department and broadcasts to Iran.An intelligence source suggested that Ardeshire Hassanpour, 44, a nuclear physicist, had been assassinated by Mossad, the Israeli security service. Hassanpour worked at a plant in Isfahan where uranium hexafluoride gas is produced. The gas is needed to enrich uranium in another plant at Natanz which has become the focus of concerns that Iran may be developing nuclear weapons. According to Radio Farda, Iranian reports of Hassanpour’s death emerged on Jan. 21 after a delay of six days, giving the cause as “gas poisoning”. The Iranian reports did not say how or where Hassanpour was poisoned but his death was said to have been announced at a conference on nuclear safety....
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 Elderly Suspect Pleads Nots Guilty |
An 83-year old man accused of strangling his 88-year old wife plead not guilty to a murder charge. According to La Mesa police, Albert Pollock dialed 911 early on Tuesday morning and confessed to the crime."On that day the defendant woke up, went into the bedroom, his wife kissed him, told him she loved him, and then he put the towel around her neck and strangled her to death." Deputy District Attorney Jill Lindberg said in court as she described the events of Tuesday morning’s alleged murder....
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| U.S. Leadership in Afghanistan Could Signal Harder Line; Airstrike Kills Taliban Leader |
Gen. Dan McNeill, the highest ranking U.S. general to lead troops in Afghanistan, took command of 35,500 NATO-led soldiers on Sunday, putting an American face on the international mission after nine months of British command. The transition comes after a year of sharply increased violence following the alliance's push into the Taliban's southern heartland, and military officials said privately they expect McNeill to take a harder line with militants than his predecessor, Gen. David Richards. Richards backed a peace deal in the southern town of Musa Qala that crumbled in his last days in command when an estimated 200 Taliban fighters overran the town on Thursday. NATO said a targeted airstrike Sunday killed a key Taliban leader causing the upheaval. ...
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| Older Japanese Men Tend Their Marriages Do Some Housework! Aging Japanese Husbands Struggle to Rekindle Long-Ignored Marriages |
Mitsutoshi Fukatsu has been with his wife for three decades, but their lives have grown apart. As a busy stationmaster in central Japan, he has usually come home only to eat, bathe and sleep. Now with retirement looming, the 56-year-old wants to get to know his wife better. He calls her by her name, Setsuko, instead of just grunting. And he says he recently learned a new phrase: "I love you." Fukatsu is among a small but growing group of men who took part in Japan's second annual "Beloved Wives Day" last week in hopes of salvaging their marriages by doing something different paying attention to their wives. "For about a year now, I've been starting to help out with the housework," Fukatsu said. "I can't stay at my company for ever. I have to return home. But right now, I don't feel like I have a place there." ...
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| Dhaka pilgrimage draws millions |
Up to three million Muslims have held mass prayers in Bangladesh to end one of the world's biggest pilgrimages. The Bishwa Ijtema brings devotees from more than 60 countries to a sandy riverbank near the capital, Dhaka. The gathering is said to be the second biggest Islamic congregation after the Mecca pilgrimage. Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed and two former prime ministers - Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina Wajed - joined the final day of prayers. Participants spend the three-day ceremony in prayer, discussing the Koran or listening to sermons. The BBC's John Sudworth in Dhaka says the tented city on the banks of the River Turag has been packed with people from all corners of the world. ...
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| Chinese workers freed in Nigeria |
Nine Chinese oil workers abducted in Nigeria's Delta region have been freed after 11 days in captivity. The men, seized from the offices of China's National Petroleum Company, were freed after "complex efforts", China's foreign ministry said. All nine were safe and well and were handed back to their company in Bayelsa state, a ministry statement said. About 100 foreign hostages, mostly oil workers, have recently been kidnapped in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Many Niger Delta residents live in poverty, and taking hostages for ransom has become increasingly common. Hostages are usually released after a ransom is paid, though some have been killed in gun battles between security forces and kidnappers. There was no word about whether a ransom was paid to secure the release of the nine men....
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