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March of Living honors Auschwitz victims

March of Living honors Auschwitz victimsWarsaw - Some seven thousand people walked silently at Auschwitz, Poland on Tuesday to honor victims of the Holocaust amid a controversial UN conference on racism.

The March of the Living included Holocaust survivors, some 1,800 Poles and young Jewish students from across the world in a walk going from the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz to Birkenau.

Launched in 1988, the annual tribute comes on Holocaust Memorial Day.

Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom led the walk, along with Chief Tel Aviv Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau.

Himalayan oregano can wipe out hospital super bug: Research

Himalayan oregano can wipe out hospital super bug: ResearchKullu (Himachal Pradesh), Apr. 21: Natural oil extracted from Himalayan oregano can help in wiping out deadly hospital super bug MRSA, a new research has claimed.

"For the last 2-3 years, we have been researching its (Oregano) antibacterial properties, in particular against the hospital infections that have become resistant to antibiotics and we have found that this is a very effective antibacterial and anti fungal agent," said Ben Heron, Senior Researcher at Himachal Pradsh based Biolaya Organics.

Ahmadinejad urged to be "constructive" before controversial speech

Ahmadinejad urged to be "constructive" before controversial speechValletta, Malta - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday that he had urged Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to make a balanced and constructive contribution to a racism conference, at which the Iranian leader triggered a walkout.

An NRI comes forward to help slum dog kid with her education

An NRI comes forward to help slum dog kid with her educationMumbai, Apr 21: After watching the ongoing trouble and tribulations in the family of Slumdog Millionaire''s child artiste Rubina Ali through media, an NRI came forward to support Rubina with her education.

According to reports, Rubina''s father Rafiq Qureshi was caught on camera agreeing to sell his daughter to an Arab Sheikh.

Abdul Rehman Vanoo, the NRI, runs a trust in Mumbai by the name of Anjum Ittiehahul Mustaqim.

Indonesian court jails four militants over murder, attack plots

Indonesian court jails four militants over murder, attack plotsJakarta - An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced four Islamic militants to between four and 12 years in jail over the murder of a Christian teacher and a plot to bomb a cafe.

Judges at the South Jakarta District Court sentenced Abdurrahman Taib and Ki Agus Muhammad Toni to 12 years in jail.

A separate bench jailed Anis Sugandi and Sukarso Abdillah for five and four years, respectively, for being accessories to acts of terrorism.

Brussels makes formal call for 5-billion-euro Romania bail-out

Brussels makes formal call for 5-billion-euro Romania bail-outBrussels - The European Union's executive on Tuesday formally called on
the bloc to offer Romania a 5-billion-euro (6.5- billion-dollar)
bail-out to save it from financial collapse.

The hand-out, part of a 20-billion-euro deal agreed in principle with
the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on March 25, is intended
to support Romania's currency, battered in the recent economic storm,
and to keep its government solvent.

It comes with a demand that the country bring its government deficit

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