Kabul birthday party reduced to bloody destruction

A man holds spent shells near the Spozhmai Hotel near Kabul which was attacked overnight ThursdayA carefree birthday party and night out to celebrate the start of the Afghan weekend were reduced to destruction and butchery when Taliban gunmen stormed a lakeside hotel, opening fire indiscriminately on wealthy revellers.

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BBC chief eyes New York Times post

International News:
Mark Thompson to leave pubcaster in fall

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Larry Ellison to Buy Hawaiian Island

Larry Ellison, the billionaire CEO of Oracle, has struck a deal to buy the bulk of the Hawaiian island of Lanai.

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“Wild” 65th birthday party for Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie celebrated surviving a fatwa and four marriages with a “wild” 65th-birthday party at the Four Seasons Restaurant on Tuesday night, complete with a…

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Lehrer Apologizes for Plagiarism

After it was revealed he recycled his own work at The New Yorker.

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Can’t stop checking email? You may be depressed

People who are depressed tend to check their mail compulsively, watch a lot of videos and switch between multiple internet applications more frequently than their peers.

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Mitt Romney on Ann Romney: “I Joke That I’m Going to Send Her to Betty Ford for Addiction to Horses”

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Lindsay Lohan was banned from driving by movie insurers before LA crash

LOS ANGELES — Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan was banned from driving while filming “Liz and Dick” by the insurance company used to cover the movie…

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Hollywood backs NYC mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn

Christine Quinn has won the backing of Hollywood’s heavy hitters in her quest to be mayor of New York. We can reveal that “Tower…

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Swingers sex party at Mondrian SoHo comes to a premature end

A Swingers’ sex party in the penthouse of the Mondrian SoHo came to a premature end on Saturday night, following a clash between hotel security…

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