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Tabloid hack: UK police make another arrest

LONDON: British police say theyve arrested a 16th suspect in their investigation of phone hacking at the now-defunct tabloid News of the World. The 35-year-old man was arrested at his home Wednesday morning. Authorities did not release his name.

Libyan fighters say Gaddafi surrounded

TRIPOLI: Rebels have surrounded ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi,and it is only a matter of time until he is captured or killed,a spokesman for Tripolis new military council said Wednesday. The councils deputy defence minister Anis Sharif said,rebels are using advanced technology and human intelligence to track Gaddafi.

Carl Lewiss NJ Senate bid rejected

TRENTON: Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis cant be listed on the November ballot for a state Senate seat in New Jersey,a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The judge affirmed the Democrat failed to meet the states four-year residency requirement.

NRI doc accused of fondling patient in Britain

LONDON: An Indian-origin doctor has been accused of fondling a woman patients private body parts and later begging her husband not to report him,a British medical tribunal heard. Subramanium Balu,53,a married father of two,allegedly fondled the woman who went to him for a cold and headaches.