Washington - The man regarded as second-in-command of terrorist group al-Qaeda condemned US president-elect Barack Obama Wednesday in the group's first audio message since his election, using racial slurs and calling his victory an "admission of defeat" in Iraq.
Ayman al-Zawahiri called Obama "the direct opposite of honorable black Americans," citing Malik al-Shabazz and Malcolm X, both controversial figures who preached violence during the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Islamabad - Four Islamic militants were killed Wednesday in a missile strike by a suspected pilotless US aircraft, while five Taliban and four civilians were killed in actions by local security forces in north-west Pakistan, officials and media reports said.
One of the two missiles fired presumably by a US drone hit a house in the Jani Khel semi-tribal area of the Bannu district in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Washington - In a continuing signal of economic decline, US consumer prices fell 1 per cent month-on- month in October, the largest one-month decrease since inflation prices started being published in 1947, the US government said Wednesday.
The overall inflation index had remained flat through September after having its first decline in two years in August of 0.1 per cent.
The figures, which were seasonally adjusted, reflected an 8.6 per cent drop in energy prices. Petrol prices were down more than 14 per cent, the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) said.
Despite her reportedly rocky relationship with singer John Mayer, the actress claims that no matter whether or not they are together, the two still 'adore one another'. The 'Friends' star said she and Mayer are always 'watched' by people because the rocker is nine years younger to her, and also because of his past relationships with starlets like Jessica Simpson.
Aniston said that their break up in August this year withstanding, there never has been any malicious intent. She added the fact remains that she "deeply, deeply" cares about Mayer.
New York, Nov 19 : Ashley Dupre, the hooker behind New York Governor Eliot Spitzer''s downfall, has finally broken her silence over the sex-scandal that led to the politician''s resignation.
Dupre said the only thing that still haunts her is the look on his wife''s face as he announced he was resigning as governor.
Speaking in detail for the first time since the 4,300 dollars stint that sank Spitzer''s once-promising political career, Dupre claims what happened with the governor inside Washington''s Mayflower Hotel on Feb. 13, was "strictly business."
Washington - The man regarded as second-in-command of terrorist group al-Qaeda condemned US president-elect Barack Obama Wednesday in the group's first audio message since his election, using racial slurs and calling his victory an "admission of defeat" in Iraq.
Islamabad - Four Islamic militants were killed Wednesday in a missile strike by a suspected pilotless US aircraft, while five Taliban and four civilians were killed in actions by local security forces in north-west Pakistan, officials and media reports said.
Washington - In a continuing signal of economic decline, US consumer prices fell 1 per cent month-on- month in October, the largest one-month decrease since inflation prices started being published in 1947, the US government said Wednesday.
Despite her reportedly rocky relationship with singer John Mayer, the actress claims that no matter whether or not they are together, the two still 'adore one another'. The 'Friends' star said she and Mayer are always 'watched' by people because the rocker is nine years younger to her, and also because of his past relationships with starlets like Jessica Simpson.
New York - US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is to delay its deliveries
New York, Nov 19 : Ashley Dupre, the hooker behind New York Governor Eliot Spitzer''s downfall, has finally broken her silence over the sex-scandal that led to the politician''s resignation.
