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Indian minister says hard decisions to be taken to protect country

Indian minister says hard decisions to be taken to protect countryNew Delhi - Evidence gathered by Indian security agencies established conclusively that militants based in neighbouring Pakistan were involved in the Mumbai terrorist attack and hard decisions would be taken to protect the country and its people, Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram said in parliament Thursday.

"The finger of suspicion points to the territory of our neighbour, Pakistan," Chidambaram said while making a statement on the November 26 terrorist attack that left at least 170 dead in India's financial capital.

Taiwan to ease residence restrictions on Chinese spouses

Taipei - Taiwan's cabinet on Thursday approved amendments to a law that would greatly ease current restrictions on Chinese spouses living on the island.

"With the amendments, mainland spouses will be able to get identify cards here in six years instead of eight years as required currently," said Lai Shin-yuan, chairwoman of the Mainland Affairs Council, the island's top China policy planning body, at a news conference.

She said the revisions, which still need approval from parliament, would also allow Chinese spouses of Taiwanese people to work immediately after they enter Taiwan legally.

Discovery of three graves in English county may mark medieval church

London, Dec 11: A tam of researchers and archaeologists from Oxfordshire in England, have discovered three graves, which they believe, could mark the site of a medieval church.

According to a report by BBC News, the remains, which are about 800-years-old, were found in gardens of two cottages in Bix Bottom, near Henley.

The site was identified by Victoria County History Team, who excavated it along with volunteers from the South Oxfordshire Archaeological Group.

The researchers said that they might mark the location of the lost church of Bix Gibwyn, which was abandoned in the late 16th or early 17th Century.

Radiocarbon dating by the Oxford University Research Labs revealed that the remains are about 800-years-old.

US media spent 32 percent more covering Obama, than McCain

US media spent 32 percent more covering Obama, than McCainWashington, Dec. 11: Media networks in the United States spent over three million dollars more covering Barack Obama’s campaign than they did on his rival John McCain.

According to Politico, media outlets paid 8.5 million dollars to fly Air Obama compared to 5.8 million dollars to ride McCain’s Straight Talk Express during this year’s general election, a difference of 32 percent.

UK lawmakers mock Brown over `saving the world’ comment

UK lawmakers mock Brown over `saving the world’ commentLondon, Dec. 11: Opposition lawmakers in the House of Commons ridiculed Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday for stating that he had “saved the world”.

Brown made a slip of the tongue remark as he defended his response to the financial crisis.

“The first point of recapitalisation was to save banks that would otherwise have collapsed,” he said.

According to The Sun, he then meant to say: “We not only saved the banks...” but instead blurted out: “We not only saved the world...”

Jennifer Hudson heads back to work after family tragedy

Jennifer Hudson heads back to work after family tragedyLondon, December 11: Jennifer Hudson is heading back to work after having gone through the trauma of identifying bodies of her slain mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew.

The singer-actress will soon start filming for the video of her latest single ‘If It Isn’t Love, as confirmed by her rep, reports the Sun.

The Oscar-winner had to cancel the shoot to rush back to her Chicago residence where her mother and brother were found shot dead on October 24 while the body of her nephew was discovered three days later in an abandoned car in Chicago.

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