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Indian students left stranded in Australia with closure of tenth school

ANI - Sat, Nov 7

Sydney, Nov. 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Indian students studying in Australia have been left in the lurch, with the sudden collapse of the Global Campus Management Group closing down four colleges in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday.

  • Man stoned to death in Somalia for adultery IANS - Sat, Nov 7

    Mogadishu, Nov 7 (DPA) Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab has stoned a man to death in the port town of Marka for committing adultery, officials said.

  • Blogger Yoani Sanchez detained briefly in Cuba Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    Well-known Cuban blogger and government critic Yoani Sanchez said she and two fellow bloggers were detained briefly on Friday by security agents and accused of being "counter-revolutionaries" as they walked to a demonstration against violence.

  • FACTBOX - Key excerpts from UN report on Darfur violations Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    REUTERS - A U.N. Panel of Experts on Friday released a new report on compliance with Security Council sanctions and an arms embargo covering Sudan's western Darfur region.

  • Faulty fuel pump forces US-bound Qantas jet to turn back IANS - Sat, Nov 7

    Sydney, Nov 7 (DPA) A Qantas Airways passenger jet flying from Sydney to Los Angeles was forced to return to Australia because of a faulty fuel pump, news reports said Saturday.

  • Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya speaks on his mobile phone before of a meeting inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
    Honduras pact crumbles over unity government Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    An agreement to end a four-month political crisis in Honduras collapsed on Friday after two rival leaders failed to form a unity cabinet to heal the damage from a June coup.

  • FACTBOX - History of tensions between Venezuela, Colombia Reuters - Sat, Nov 7

    REUTERS - Colombia and Venezuela are caught up in a diplomatic dispute that some are calling the "Cold War" of the Andes.

  • 'Jagdish Tytler's UK visit blocked over 1984 Sikh massacre' IANS - Fri, Nov 6

    London, Nov 6 (IANS) Former minister Jagdish Tytler was dropped from the Indian delegation for the launch of the Commonwealth Games baton relay in London last week, Sikh groups said after a British MP asked Scotland Yard to arrest him for his role in the 1984 Sikh massacre.

  • Porn star backed 'Sex party' confident of success in Oz elections ANI - Fri, Nov 6

    Melbourne, Nov 6 (ANI): In the Higgins by-election in Australia, a party backed by porn stars, called the Australian Sex Party, is sure that it will land a place in the Parliament.

  • The woman who's allergic to her husband's sperm! ANI - Fri, Nov 6

    Melbourne, November 06 (ANI): A woman's wedding night in Australia turned into a nightmare when she realized that she was allergic to her husband's sperm.

  • Indians hit by colleges closures in Australia IANS - Fri, Nov 6

    Melbourne, Nov 6 (IANS) Indians were among the over 2,000 foreign students who were left in the lurch - some with barely two weeks to go before they get their degrees - following the overnight collapse of four private colleges in the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne.

  • Female politicians 'work harder than men', claims Australian research ANI - Fri, Nov 6

    Brisbane (Australia), Nov. 6 (ANI): Research conducted in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States has revealed that female politicians work harder than men, but are still judged on their appearance.

  • Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti in Tegucigalpa October 29, 2009. Micheletti said on Thursday night he would install a national unity government without the participation of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
    Honduras pact stalls over unity government Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said early on Friday that an accord to end a four-month political crisis had failed after de facto leader Roberto Micheletti moved to form a new government without him.

  • Indians among 2,000 students hit by Australian college closures IANS - Fri, Nov 6

    Melbourne, Nov 6 (IANS) Over 2,000 international students, including those from India, were left in the lurch - some with barely two weeks to go before they get their degrees - following the sudden overnight collapse of four private colleges in the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne.

  • Rival Honduran leaders struggle to form gov't Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    Rival Honduran leaders struggled to form a compromise government in time to meet a Thursday deadline they agreed on last week to end the crisis over the ouster of deposed President Manuel Zelaya.

  • Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya looks at a computer during a news conference inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa November 4, 2009. Zelaya said on Thursday that a deal to end a four-month political crisis was at risk of collapse. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
    Zelaya says Honduras pact at risk, talks continue Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said on Thursday that a deal to end a four-month political crisis was at risk of collapse but behind the scenes negotiators worked to form a temporary cabinet to run the country.

  • Detainees participate in an early morning prayer session at Camp IV at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in this August 5, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Deborah Gembara/Files
    Senate rejects bid to restrict Guantanamo trials Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected a measure that would have required prisoners charged with involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks to stand trial in a military court rather than a criminal court.

  • A finished wind turbine complex is shown in southern Wyoming on in this July 21, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Ed Stoddard/Files
    INTERVIEW - Enviromental laws reshaping face of Brazil farming Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    Laws designed to limit deforestation in Brazil will increase the need for more intensive farming and ranching to keep up with rising world demand for food, the governor of Brazil's largest agricultural state said on Thursday.

  • New arrests in Galleon insider-trading case Reuters - Thu, Nov 5

    Nine more people have been arrested in the Galleon Group insider-trading scandal, bringing to 15 the number charged in the biggest hedge fund-related case in history.

  • Thousands to strip nude for Sydney mass photo shoot ANI - Thu, Nov 5

    Melbourne, November 5 (ANI): Thousands of people will drop their layers next year to pose for a mass shoot for the Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival.


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