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Kuwaiti diplomat attacked, robbed in Budapest

Budapest - A Kuwaiti diplomat was attacked inside his home, locked in the cellar and robbed by two masked men earlier this week, the Hungarian agency MTI reported Thursday.

Nun to Cooperate Orissa police

The Catholic nun, raped during Kandhamal communal violence, has finally agreed to co-operate Orissa police for test identification parade.

But she has demanded for a change in the venue for parade.

"She is under treatment and therefore cannot travel such a long distance," Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Archbishop Raphael Cheenath said on Wednesday.

"She had undergone a traumatic experience at Kandhamal, therefore she would not like to go there again to identify the culprits," added Chennath.

The catholic nun was allegedly raped during Orissa Bandh on 25 August at Knuagaon.

Hindu leader shot dead in Kandhamal

Violence returned to Kandhamal district of Orissa, after a month with the killing of a Hindu leader by unknown gun men.

Dhanurjay Pradhani of village Kumbharigaon under Brahmanigaon police limits was shot dead by three un-identified armed extremists at a construction site near the village school on Wednesday afternoon.

Pradhani was an activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and said to be influential in the locality.

'We suspect Maoist hand in the killing,' Arun Sarangi, deputy inspector general of police, told.

But the locals have blamed Christians for the murder.

SP Praveen Kumar with one company of CRPF personnel has rushed to the spot.

Thousands more civilians flee Congo clashes despite ceasefire

Nairobi/Goma - Thousands of civilians have been forced out of a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after fighting between rebels and a pro-government militia, which came despite a ceasefire.

The UN said that rebel general Laurent Nkunda's National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) clashed Tuesday and Wednesday with the pro-government Mai-Mai militia.

The CNDP then forced thousands of civilians out of Kiwanja, northeastern DR Congo under the pretext of searching for remaining militia, a BBC correspondent in the town said.

Aid agencies say that renewed fighting between the CNDP and government forces has displaced at least 250,000 people since late August.

Aussies are best cricket side in the world: Daniel Vettori

Wellington, Nov 6: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori believes that Australia is the best cricket side in the world despite struggling against Indian in the ongoing Test series.

Vettori rated the Aussies team as the biggest challenge in world cricket, and said Australia remained the topside in the world, “particularly in their own conditions”.

New Zealand is preparing to head across the Tasman next week for a four-day warm-up match against New South Wales in Sydney before tests in Brisbane and Adelaide.

Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi: Movie Review!

Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi: Movie Review!After ‘Vivah’, Sooraj Barjatya is back with yet another love and marriage saga titled ‘Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi.’

But this time, instead of Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor, it’s now Sonu Sood’s turn to take on the title of 'Prem'.

The story of the movie revolves around two lovers, Prem and Chandni, who do not meet for a decade but get married at the end.

Eesha Koppikar will be seen playing the role of ‘Chandni’, who belongs to a middle class family, living in one of the small byelanes of old Bhopal.

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