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Christian Wulff,was sworn in as Germanys tenth President on Friday,two days after he was elected in an embarrassing third round...

Christian Wulff sworn in German President

Berlin: Christian Wulff,was sworn in as Germanys tenth President on Friday,two days after he was elected in an embarrassing third round of voting by the electoral college of federal and state parliamentarians. He took the oath of office at a brief ceremony in Bundestag in the presence of former President Horst Kohler,whose unexpected resignation a month ago,led to the election of a new President.

David Livingstone letter deciphered at last

London: The contents of a long-lost letter written by 19th-century explorer David Livingstone have been deciphered by a US-British team of

academics and scientists. The 140-year-old missive was written by Livingstone as he struggled against extreme conditions in the African village of Bambarre,in present-day Congo. Out of paper and low on ink,he tore pages from books and wrote with a pigment improvised from the seeds of a berry.

Five Russians to stand trial for murdering Indian

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Moscow: Five young residents of St Petersburg will go on trial for racially motivated killing of an Indian medical student in 2006,Russian officials have said. Nitesh Kumar Singh,27,a final year student at the Mechnikov Medical Academy in St Petersburg was stabbed several times in the back by unidentified youth in a suspected hate attack near his hostel in September 2006 when he was returning after shopping.

BNP extends support to radical JI leaders

Dhaka: Bangladeshs main Opposition party BNP on Friday extended cautious support to the countrys top Islamist party Jamaat whose senior leaders were quizzed in custody following their arrest for defying court orders. As Jamaat has supported us so we will also help the party to carry on its programmes, said Delwar Hossain,Secretary General of BNP.