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Gaddafi escapes unhurt as NATO missile strikes kill youngest son, three grandchildren

London, May 1(ANI): Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has survived a NATO missile attack that killed his youngest son and three grandchildren last night. The Libyan government said that Saif Al-Arab Gaddafi, 29, was killed in a precision air strike on a house in a compound in Tripoli, the Daily Mail reports.

Waldorf waiter told to change name from Mohamed to avoid frightening guests

New York, May 1: An Arab waiter at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel named Mohamed said he was forced to change his name to prevent guests from being frightened. Mohamed Kotbi said the first time he was asked to do so was on September 13, 2001, two days after the attacks on the Twin Towers.

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Gaddafi’s son, three grandchildren killed in NATO air strike

Cairo/Tripoli, May 1: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his wife survived a NATO air strike at their residence in Tripoli, but the embattled leader’s youngest son Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, 29, as well as three grandchildren were killed in the attack Saturday, an official said. The Libyan leader and his wife were present in the house when it was attacked but they are safe, Government spokesman Mossa Ibrahim said.

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Karzai moves to allay US’ concerns over recent Af-Pak agreements

Islamabad, May 1(ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sent a known pro-US official to Islamabad for follow-up talks with the top leadership to allay Washington’s apprehensions about the recently concluded Pak-Afghan agreements in Kabul, according to sources. Dr Ashraf Ghani Ahmedzai, the chief coordinator of the Afghan transition process, is in Islamabad, discussing the implementation of the agreements between the two countries during Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s recent visit to Kabul.

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Dhaka plans football fixtures with Argentina, Nigeria

Dhaka, May 1: With Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as its star player, Bangladesh has signed for friendly football matches with teams from Argentina and Nigeria this September. Argentina’s national football team, including Barcelona star Lionel Messi, will be in Bangladesh to play a FIFA International Friendly match against the Nigeria national side Sept.

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Himachal’s abandoned Hul mines get global attention

Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), May 1: Copper mines lying abandoned for over 200 years near this historical Himachal Pradesh town are finally getting its historical due with help to conserve them arriving from organisations and archaeologists. They campaign to support the cause of Earthstation, a public charitable trust headquartered in New Delhi and in Khajjiar near the mines – to highlight the plight of the rediscovered Hul mines – is finding positive results.

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IAF begins operations to spot missing helicopter

Itanagar/Shillong, May 1: The Indian Air Force Sunday resumed search operations to locate the missing helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu. ‘Two MI-17 and two Cheetah helicopters have been pressed into service to locate the wreckage of the missing helicopter,’ Ranjeeb Sahoo, IAF spokesman at the Eastern Air Command headquarters in Shillong, told IANS.

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Man finds wallet lost in school 50 years ago

New York, May 1: A man from Florida, US, who lost his wallet during prom night at his school, has got it back after 50 years. Construction workers found James Simpson’s wallet stuck in a wall as they prepared to knock down the Mariemont elementary school in Cincinnati, Fox News reported.

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10 dead, 35 injured in China hotel blaze

Beijing, May 1: At least 10 people were killed and 35 others injured when a fire broke out in a hotel in northeast China early Sunday, Xinhua reported. The accident occurred at about 3.30 a.m.

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