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Pakistan says the trial of five men suspected of involvement in the attack on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai last November is likely to start next week.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said investigations were complete for these suspects and named another 12 men still wanted in connection with the case.
The charges show Pakistan is serious in pursuing suspects in the case despite Indian claims to the contrary, he said.
More than 170 people died in the attacks, including nine gunmen.
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President Obama has wound up his whirlwind visit to Ghana, with a high-profile trip to a former slave trading post. Thousands of people flocked to Cape Coast to see him, but few were able to get close.
The President has roots in Kenya, while his wife Michelle’s ancestors were shipped to America as slaves. The tour of Cape Coast will have been deeply emotional for them, and he said his family had experienced the triumphs and tragedies of Africa’s history.
Earlier, he addressed parliament, warning Africa to take more responsibility for its future. The President congratulated Ghana as a model of democracy in Africa, but said every nation on the continent must accept its obligations.
“History is on the move,” the President said. “But these things can only be done if all of you take responsibility for your future. And it will not be easy, it will take time and effort. There will be suffering and setbacks, but I can promise you this, America will be with you every step of the way, as a partner, as a friend.”
It was Obama’s first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as President, and he said Ghana is an example of what can be achieved. Last week’s G8 summit promised to support development, but Obama said real change must begin with Africans themselves.
On his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa since entering the White House, President Obama has been formally welcomed to Ghana. Amid pomp and ceremony, the United States’ first African American leader was received by his Ghanaian counterpart John Atta Mills. After inspecting a military guard, Obama was to address parliament in a message promoting democracy on the continent.
Obama’s father came from Kenya. But, with a strong democratic track record, Ghana was chosen for the visit because it symbolises an Africa different to the old images of war, misery and corruption.
Another highlight of Obama’s trip to the West African nation will be his visit to a fort used in the transatlantic slave trade.
His wife Michelle, who flew in with the president and their daughters yesterday, is herself descended from Africans shipped to the US as slaves.
The enthusiasiam of their airport welcome, with traditional drumming and dancing, is reflected throughout Ghana. The president’s stay may be brief – barely 24 hours – but Obama-mania is all around.
Police are questioning a person of interest in the case of a Manhattan mother of three who went missing Tuesday, and they're now treating the case as a homicide, sources tell WCBSTV.com. Eridania Rodriguez, 46, of 107 Ellwood Street, was last seen around 7 p.m. Tuesday at an office building on Rector Street where she works as a custodian. Sources say that police are now focusing their investigation on the office building. It's not clear who is currently being questioned.
The Hague tribunal has rejected the argument by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic that he should not be prosecuted because of an immunity deal.
Mr Karadzic said the former US peace envoy Richard Holbrooke had promised him immunity from prosecution if he relinquished power.
Mr Holbrooke has repeatedly denied there was any such deal.
The court said even if there was, it did not have legal standing, and that Mr Karadzic's trial should continue.
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In spite of the numerous requests from YouTube users to keep the previous layout, the company plans to transfer all its members to a remodel of its channel pages next week which has been in testing for many months now. Google, who is the owner of the video sharing website, thinks that the new design will give both YouTube members and visitors a better user experience.
The launch of the new layout for the video sharing site comes with the revelation of the number of videos online that are being viewed in the UK by comScore’s Video Metrix service. The figure states the number is up by 47 percent as compared to the figure last year and is quickly reaching 5 billion.
Google emerged victorious out of the increased online viewing habits as YouTube’s display advertising reached about 18 million people in that particular month. 99 % of all the videos viewed on Google are from YouTube. The video sharing site is also first when it comes to multimedia display advertising reach. In April it accounted for 18.5 million viewers who viewed 621 million display ads in total.
The news of the switch over to the newly designed channel pages on the 15th July has resulted in YouTube members leaving 316 pages with thousands of comments, the majority of which are negative.
In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to
announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating
system for a personal computer based on its Chrome browser,
according to two people briefed on Google's plans.
The move would sharpen the already intense competition
between Google and Microsoft, whose Windows operating system
controls the basic functions of the vast majority of personal
computers.
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