Bomb Explosion kills 34, 68 wounded

Two blast of bombs in Iraqi City takes lives of 34 and 68 were injured last Monday.

According to the authorities it was a morning rush when a car bomb blast followed by a roadside bomb explosion occurred.

“68 people were wounded in the attack” said Dr. Dhiya al-Deen Jalil the head of the health directorate in Kut.

Kut which about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, has been rocked by violence in recent months.


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Nepal Launced their 1st Literary Festival

Napal launced yesterday their 1st international literary festival which will held on September. The festival organiser said that it will shine a global spotlight on writing from the Himalayan nation.

The three-day Kathmandu Literary Jatra (festival) will be staged in historic Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the capital Kathmandu, from September 16-18.

The Kathmandu Literary Jatra was inspired by India's Jaipur Literary Festival, Asia's largest writers' event, held each January in India's "pink city" of Jaipur in the northwestern state of Rajasthan.

The Kathmandu festival is being supported by the co-founder of the Jaipur festival, Namita Gokhale, a prominent Indian author who will serve as an adviser.

"India is becoming a publishing hotspot. Living next door, we thought it's a good time for Nepali literature to come out and showcase its talents," festival director Suvani Singh said.

The festival, expected to be attended by up to 10,000 people, will feature interactive sessions on such topics as "South Asia's identity portrayed in literature", "language divide" and conversations with authors.

Among those on the guest list are British writer Patrick French, who wrote "India: A Portrait", Mohammed Hanif, Pakistani author of "A Case of Exploding Mangoes" and Tarun J. Tejpal, editor of investigative Indian news weekly Tehelka.

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Train derailment in Poland kills 1, 40 injures

A train with packed passengers derailed in Poland Yesterday as it was traveling from Warsaw to Katowice. 1 died and 40 were injured.

According to Police Spokesman Ewa Drozdz the train derailed happened in village of Baby, near the central city of Piotrkow Trybunalski, with the engine and three of the train's carriages going off the tracks.

A passenger, Marcin Chlebowski, told TVN24 television that the train started to slow suddenly and that he then felt a jolt.It wasn't clear what caused the accident.

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2 dead in Beirut blast

An explosion Yesterday in Antelias, killed two people, it was a predominately Christian suburb in Beirut according to the head of public affairs for the Lebanese internal security forces.

The explosive device was placed outside a car in a public parking lot.

The car belonged to a judge's son but was unoccupied at the time of the blast, according to preliminary reports from the Lebanese Army.

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Lead Singer of Warrant Jani Lane dies at 47

Former Warrant lead singer Jani Lane dies at 47 in Los Angeles Yesterday.
Officer Sara Faden says Lane's body was found Thursday in a Woodland Hills hotel. She had no immediate information on the cause or circumstances of his death.

With his long blond hair and tight leather outfits, Lane embodied the excess of 1980s "hair metal" rock bands. He joined Warrant in 1984 and wrote such hits as "Heaven," "Down Boys" and "Cherry Pie."

He had an on-and-off relationship with the band, leaving it in 1992 before returning and quitting again several times.

In recent years, he appeared in VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club" and made news for a drunken driving arrest.


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Ricki Lake, Engaged!

A 42-year old talk show host announced on "twitter" about her set wedding to Christian Evans.

Ricki was so happy, after her divorce with artist Rob Sussman she was finally getting married again.

She wrote: 'Thrilled to share some happy news with you..... I'm engaged! :) The cat is out of the bag. Phew! I'm terrible at keeping secrets. :)(sic)'

Lake - who has sons, Milo, 14, and Owen, 10, from her previous marriage - recently joked Christian was 'a nobody' but continued to be special to her.

'He's a nobody, but he's somebody to me. He's everything to me. I'm totally in love. I'm happier than I've ever been.' Ricki stated.


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London Riot's: 1,051 Arrested

More than 1,051 people in London have been arrested by the authorities as bratain's deadly riots continues,591 of them were already charged.

Courts in London, Birmingham and Manchester stayed open through a second night and into Friday to deal with alleged offenders.

Hundreds of stores were looted, buildings were set ablaze and several people died amid the mayhem that broke out Saturday in London and spread over four nights across England.

Victims include three men in Birmingham run down by a car as they defended their neighborhood.Police are questioning the suspects on suspicion of murder.

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