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UN investigator can meet Manning

WASHINGTON: The United Nations torture investigator Juan E Méndez can visit Private Bradley E Manning,accused of passing US secret documents to whistleblower site WikiLeaks,the Pentagon said. However it added that it could not be guaranteed an unmonitored meeting.

Super jumbo jet clips plane at JFK airport

NEW YORK: Two jets involved in a fender bender at New York Citys John F Kennedy Airport will be inspected to determine the extent of their damage. Air France Flight 7,bound for Paris,was taxiing on a runway when its left wingtip clipped the tail of Comair Flight 6293 just after 8 pm on Monday.

Net clip shows Czech president steals pen

PRAGUE: Czech media chided President Vaclav Klaus Tuesday after a Internet video,that has got 1,00,000 hits,showed him pocketing a pen during a visit to Chile. The video The Czech Republics president steals a pen shows Klaus admiring the pen,then holding it under the table where he pockets it.