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Pakistan says US men had maps of nuclear power site
ISLAMABAD: Police are trying to determine whether five Americans detained in Pakistan had planned to attack a complex that houses nuclear power facilities. The young Muslim men,who are from the Washington,DC area,were picked up in Pakistan earlier this month. The men had a map of Chashma Barrage,a complex that along with nuclear power facilities houses a water reservoir and other structures,said Javed Islam,a senior police official in the Sargodha area of Punjab province.
US missionary held in North Korea
SEOUL: An American missionary is believed to be in North Korean custody after he illegally entered the communist nation on Christmas Day in an attempt to call attention to the reclusive countrys human rights conditions,an activist said on Sunday. Robert Park,28,slipped across the frozen Tumen River into the North from China on Friday. There has been no word from him since,but an activist who knows Park said he was likely arrested quickly by border guards or police in the authoritarian state.
Pirates claim 4 mn ransom paid for ship
MOGADISHU: A helicopter dropped a 4 million ransom payment on Sunday on to the deck of a Chinese coal ship hijacked by Somali pirates in mid-October,a pirate source on board the vessel said. The De Xin Hai and its 25 crew were carrying about 76,000 tonnes of coal from South Africa to the Indian port of Mundra when it was seized by gunmen in the Indian Ocean some 700 miles east of the Horn of Africa.
Six dead as ferry sinks in Philippines
MANILA: A passenger ferry sank in northern Philippines in a second sea disaster in three days. Six bodies,including three children,were recovered and at least 22 people were missing on Sunday. Search-and-rescue teams rescued at least 60 passengers and crew of the MV Baleno-9 and were scouring the seas for others still unaccounted for,a coast guard report said.
Cate Blanchett worst dressed in 2009
LONDON: Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has been crowned as the worst dressed celebrity of 2009 by a leading British newspaper. Blanchett has been panned for a particular one-shouldered crochet attire which has been regarded as a student blanket turned into a dress,Daily Mail online reported. Second on the worst dressed list was Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone,for a sheer lace and leather outfit. Queen of pop Madonna managed to come third.
Trawick meets Britneys ex for permission to marry
LONDON: Pop princess Britney Spears8217; current beau Jason Trawick has reportedly met her ex-husband Kevin Federline to ask for his permission to marry her. The Toxic singer has been dating Trawick,who is also her manager,for several months now and has been keen on settling down with him for quite sometime now. Trawick seems to be finally contemplating marriage and set up a meeting with Federline,with whom Spears has two sons,Sean Preston and Jayden James,reported Contactmusic.
Rahman awarded Fellowship of Trinity College
LONDON: Oscar award winning music composer A R Rahman has been awarded Honorary Fellowship of Londons Trinity College of Music. According to the official website of Rahman,the award was presented by Barry Wordsworth,Music Director of the Royal Ballet Covent Garden on December 16 in Greenwich,UK,in recognition of his distinctive contribution to and creativity in the arts.
Mystery behind Van Goghs slashed ear solved
LONDON: A scholar claims that Vincent van Gogh slashed his ear after he came to know of his brothers engagement. Martin Bailey basis his theory on a letter in a painting that the Dutch artist finished after he injured himself,The Sunday Times reported. The news,tipped van Gogh,into self-harm. He was fearful he might lose his brothers emotional and financial support, Bailey claims.
