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Lindsay Lohan Sued by three men

Lindsay Lohan Sued by three menLindsay Lohan has been sued by the three men, whose SUV she drove chasing her personal assistant through Santa Monica streets, leading to her second 2007 DUI arrest.
 
Seeking unspecified damages, the plaintiffs i.e. Ronnie Blake, Jakon Sutter and Dante Nigro filing their case in Santa Monica’s Superior Court, say Lindsay Lohan’s angry and aggressive commandeering of their car caused them ‘surprise, shock, fear and panic at Lohan’s surprising and sudden act’.
 

15 Pak FC soldiers found dead in Swat

15 Pak FC soldiers found dead in SwatMingora, Oct 23 : At least 15 soldiers belonging to the Frontier Constabulary (FC) and five Taliban were found dead in Kabal tehsil of Swat on Wednesday.

The FC troops had gone missing after a fight with Taliban that broke out last evening after a roadside bomb targeted a paramilitary convoy in the Sarsenai area. “After the exchange of fire that lasted for several hours, more than 20 troops went missing but today we found 15 dead bodies at the site,” Noor Rehman, a police officer in Kabal, said.

Aamir gets invitation from Princess Victoria

Aamir gets invitation from Princess VictoriaSo much is happening around Aamir Khan these days. The Crown Princess of Sweden- Victoria has invited him to dinner with her.

The 31-year-old princess of Sweden likes the work and contribution of Amir towards Indian cinema. It is reported that she has developed a special weakness after watching Amir's Tare Zameen Par, India's official entry to the Oscars this year. She will be

At the same time Aamir is all set to meet the princess. "It is a privilege to receive a special invitation like this." He said.
    

E. coli infection emanates from Ixtapa, Lake Stevens

Ixtapa, a Mexican restaurant has been identified as the source of E. coli infection that affected 17 people in Snohomish County.

According to health officials 13 out of the total 17 victims had eaten at Ixtapa. The owners have voluntarily closed the restaurant after the reports. Snohomish Health District officials said that they were co operating with them to resolve the problem.

The place is being sanitized. The health officials are pinning down the exact cause of the infection.

Health District spokeswoman Suzanne Pate said, "It's like looking for a needle in the haystack.”

US pledges 40 million dollars to save Coral Triangle

Manila - The United States Thursday pledged 40 million dollars to help save the Coral Triangle, the world's largest expanse of mangrove, coral reef and fish biodiversity, covering six nations.

US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney made the announcement at the on-going second Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) senior officials' meeting in Manila attended by representatives of East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands.

The CTI seeks to protect 6 million square kilometres of ocean and coasts that has been called the "Amazon of the Seas" for its biodiversity.

25% of widely used new-generation biological drugs produce serious side effects

Nearly one fourth of the widely used new-generation biological drugs can cause serious side effects.  

Humiraand Remicade drugs for arthiritis; cancer drugs Rituxan and Erbitux, and the heart failure drug Natrecor were included in the list of these drugs.

The study has stunned the doctors who had been recommended these drugs considering them to be safer than other medicines.

The biological drugs are made from living material. They affect the body's disease-fighting immune system. Most of these drugs suppress the disease symptoms.

According to Dr Charles Bennett a Northwestern University drug safety expert, the mechanism of working can cause side effects.

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