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Strong quake off Indonesia

Jakarta/Washington  - An underwater earthquake early Sunday off the coast of eastern Indonesia registered a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale, the US Geological Survey reported.

Hamas warns Israel over ground assault on Gaza

Gaza  - The Islamic Hamas movement warned Israel Saturday night that by sending ground troops into the Gaza Strip it was falling into "the trap that our fighters had prepared for its soldiers and t

Manchester City dumped; Chelsea held in day of FA Cup shocks

Manchester City dumped; Chelsea held in day of FA Cup shocksLondon  - The third round of the FA Cup, England's foremost cup competition, is famous for delivering shocks as teams from the lower leagues upset the big names of the Premier League.

The 2009 competition proved no different on Saturday as big-spending Manchester City were dumped out of the Cup in a 3-0 defeat at Eastlands by Nottingham Forest, a team struggling at the bottom of the Championship.

Israel sends ground troops into Gaza Strip

Tel Aviv/Gaza  - Israel launched its long-expected ground invasion of the Gaza Strip Saturday night, as infantry and armour, backed by air support, moved into the north of the salient after an artillery barrage lasting hours.

An Israeli military spokesman said the ground operation was the second stage of the Israeli offensive which began last Saturday, and was intended to destroy Hamas installations in the area of operations, and to lower the number of rockets being fired at Israel.

Hamas militants opened fire on the Israelis as they advanced into the Strip. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Adhyayan considers Raaz 2 his debut

Adhyayan considers Raaz 2 his debutAdhyayan Suman has great expectations from his re-launch vehicle, Raaz The Mystery Continues (Raaz 2). RTMC is story of a successful model, Nandita (played by Kangana Ranaut), who is in love with the creative director of a television program, Yash (Adhyayan Suman).

Nandita's life takes a dramatic turn when she meets an artist, Prithvi (Emraan Hashmi).

Adhyayan says: “Yes. Even the titles say ‘Introducing Adhyayan’. I’ve forgotten that I did a film called Haal-e-Dil. It was no more than an internship for me.”

AAPI will train health care professionals in rural areas in India

AAPI will train health care professionals in rural areas in India American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian government four years ago to help improve the health care scenario in India in association with doctors in Delhi.

Sanku S Rao, president of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), said the association will first train health care professionals in the rural setting of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, before fanning out to other states at the Indo-US Healthcare summit on Friday.

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