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World Health Organization head Margaret Chan added that the holding of the meeting in Cancun showed confidence in Mexico, which has been hard hit.

The WHO says most H1N1 cases are mild, with many people recovering unaided.

As the summit opened, the UK alone was projecting more than 100,000 new cases of H1N1 a day by the end of the summer.

As the peak of the flu season approaches in South America, some areas have declared a public health emergency.

El Salvador reported its first death from swine flu, a day after Paraguay reported its first fatality.]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:54:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/722951 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/721543
Women's groups had long demanded that Article 548 be scrapped, arguing it decriminalised "honour" killings.

Activists say some 200 women are killed each year in honour cases by men who expect lenient treatment under the law.

The new law replaces the existing maximum sentence of one year in jail with a minimum jail term of two years.

Justice Minister Ahmad Hamoud Younis said the change was made by the decree of President Bashar al-Assad, following a recent increase in "wife-killings... on the pretext of adultery".

The new law says a man can still benefit from attenuating circumstances in crimes of passion or honour "provided he serves a prison term of no less than two years in the case of killing".

The legislation covers any man who "unintentionally" kills his wife, sister, daughter or mother after catching her committing adultery or having unlawful sex. It also covers cases where the woman's lover is killed.]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:23:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/721543 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/721539
The ruling overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which describes a same-sex relationship as an "unnatural offence".

Homosexual acts were punishable by a 10-year prison sentence.

Many people in India regard same-sex relationships as illegitimate. Rights groups have long argued that the law contravened human rights.

The court said that a statute in Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which defines homosexual acts as "carnal intercourse against the order of nature" and made them illegal, was an "antithesis of the right to equality". ]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/721539 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/721537
An investigation by the state-owned Southern Metropolis News found that about 80 girls in one county had been sold for $3,000 (£1,800) to foreigners.

The babies were taken when the parents could not pay the steep fines imposed for having too many children.]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:18:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/721537 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/720391 hope you all enjoy today and we need to keep in mind those needy people who is looking for one time food, water shelter. so keep doing the good work help every human being.
Thanks
Idrees Khan]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:03:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/720391 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/718843
The sentence, which means Madoff will spend the rest of his life in jail, was greeted with cheers and applause in the packed courtroom.

US District Judge Denny Chin said he wanted to send a message that Madoff's crimes were "extraordinarily evil".

Madoff's lawyer had sought a more lenient sentence of 12 years.

Judge Chin gave Madoff the maximum sentence on all 11 charges, which included securities fraud and money laundering.]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:40:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/718843 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/718841
The incident happened in the coastal town of Viareggio.

The explosion came as the train was approaching the station, and flames spread to a neighbouring street.

It is unclear whether the train derailed before or after the blast. Two buildings collapsed and emergency crews are searching the rubble.

The explosion happened shortly before midnight local time (2300 BST) as the 14-carriage train headed to Pisa.]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:23:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/718841 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/718839
News of the decision, which comes after a series of protests by the opposition against what it says was a rigged ballot, was announced by state TV.

The 12-strong council is the most influential body in Iran and is currently controlled by conservatives.

Some 17 people are thought to have died during opposition street protests.

"The secretary of the Guardian Council in a letter to the interior minister announced the final decision of the Council... and declares the approval of the accuracy of the results of... the presidential election," the state broadcaster said.

A partial recount of the election carried out on Monday showed no irregularities in the vote, Iran's English-language Press TV television station added, according to Reuters news agency.

Mr Ahmadinejad was officially re-elected with 63% of the vote on 12 June.

His main challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has said the whole election should be annulled and held again.]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:18:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/718839 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716983 Happy Birth Day to Jennifer Corriero
Co-founder and Executive Director, TakingITGlobal

Send her many wishes for her birth day hope she will have long successfull life so that she work more for the sack of betterment of humanity community work.
Happy birth day from Me All TIG Community Members.
Thnx
Idrees Khan]]> Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:43:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716983 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716979
The parents need to know what happened in the last hours of their son's life, according to Jesse Jackson, a civil rights activist and Baptist minister unrelated to Michael Jackson.

Murray is believed to be the last person to see Michael Jackson alive.

"The routine inquiry is now an investigation," Jesse Jackson said. "They [the Jacksons] didn't know the doctor. ... He should have met with the family, given them comfort on the last hours of their son."

Police, who met briefly with Murray after the singer's death, have been able to reach him and are trying to set up an interview, Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Charlie Beck told the Los Angeles Times on Friday. Police said the doctor has been fully cooperative.

Detectives impounded Murray's car, which was parked at the singer's rented home, because it may contain evidence related to Michael Jackson's death.

Police have released no information on what they may have found.

Michael Jackson died Thursday, and an autopsy was performed the following day. The body was taken to an undisclosed mortuary Friday night.]]> Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:36:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716979 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716849
Mr Hariri's pro-Western alliance won 71 out of 128 seats in the vote, with the Hezbollah-led bloc taking the rest.

His choice as leader was confirmed when 86 MPs backed his nomination.

Mr Hariri, the son of assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, must now form a cabinet from the country's polarised political factions.

The 39-year-old said he would seek to form a national unity government.

"In line with our commitment during the election campaign in favour of a national unity government in which the main parliamentary blocs are represented... we will begin consultations with all parliamentary blocs,"]]> Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:42:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716849 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716625
Mr Obama said Mir Hossein Mousavi had captured the imagination of groups in Iran that were interested in opening up to the world.

He spoke of the bravery of protesters in the face of "outrageous" violence.

Mr Obama's comments came hours after foreign ministers from the G8 nations issued a statement "deploring" the post-election violence in Iran.

In Iran itself, a spokesman for the powerful Guardian Council - which is due to give its final ruling on the election on Sunday - said there had been no election fraud.

And a member of Iran's top clerical body urged the judiciary to deal ruthlessly with the leaders of the protests.

Some 17 people are thought to have died in street protests in the past two weeks, and Tehran has imposed severe restrictions on journalists and the internet.

Rights group Amnesty International called on Iranian leaders to release more than two dozen journalists arrested since the polls.]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:16:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716625 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716141
Tributes from stars and fans have been pouring in for singer Michael Jackson, who has died aged 50 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home.

Stars and fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson following his sudden death, amid concerns over the singer's use of pain medication.]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:48:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716141 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716139
Foreign ministers from the world's main industrialised countries have issued a statement "deploring" post-election violence in Iran.

The G8 bloc's comments fell short of the condemnation wanted by France and Italy, after Russia warned against isolating Iran.

Earlier the US accused Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of seeking to blame the US for the unrest.

Iran has seen unprecedented protests against Mr Ahmadinejad's re-election.
]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:47:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/716139 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/715643
Mir Hossein Mousavi has not been seen in public for days
Iran protest leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he holds those behind alleged "rigged" elections responsible for bloodshed during recent protests.

In a defiant statement on his website, he called for future protests to be in a way which would not "create tension."

He complained of "complete" restrictions on his access to people and a crackdown on his media group.
The statement is a direct challenge to Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

In another development on Thursday, Iranian state media said that eight members of the pro-government Basij militia had been killed and dozens more wounded in the protests.

The eight deaths were in addition to 17 other people whose deaths have already been reported.

The figures cannot be verified due to severe reporting restrictions inside Iran.

"I won't refrain from securing the rights of the Iranian people... because of personal interests and the fear of threats," Mr Mousavi said on the website of his newspaper, Kalameh.

Those who violated the election process "stood beside the main instigators of the recent riots and shed people's blood on the ground", Mr Mousavi said, pledging to show how they were involved.

Mr Mousavi, a former prime minister, spoke of the "recent pressures on me" that are "aimed at making me change my position regarding the annulment of the election".

He described the clampdowns he and his staff were facing.

"My access to people is completely restricted. Our two websites have many problems and Kalameh Sabz newspaper has been closed down and its editorial members have been arrested," said Mr Mousavi, who has not been seen in public for days.

"These by no means contribute to improving the national atmosphere and will lead us towards a more violent atmosphere,"]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:38:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/715643 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/715641
Foreign ministers from G8 countries are trying to agree a joint response to post-election violence in Iran.

Italy, which is hosting a three-day ministers summit, said the group would adopt a "tough" stance towards Iran.

But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said isolating Iran would be the wrong approach and engagement was key.

The summit, being held in Trieste, is the first high-level meeting of leading western countries since the election-related violence began in Iran.

Iran had been invited to attend the talks, which were originally intended to focus on the future of neighbouring Afghanistan, but is no longer taking part.

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said the ministers assembled in Trieste were "working on a document that should condemn the violence and the repression" in Iran.

He said any such document would stress that electoral procedures were an internal Iranian matter and that the international community "can't recount the vote".]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:25:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/715641 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/715631
Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ed Winter, the assistant chief coroner for Los Angeles County, confirmed his office had been notified of the death and would handle the investigation.

The circumstances of Jackson's death were not immediately clear.

Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m., Capt. Steve Ruda told the Los Angeles Times. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told the newspaper.]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:59:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/715631 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/714075
Prime Minister Gordon Brown told MPs he had no choice but to respond after Iran had made allegations that were "absolutely without foundation".

The two diplomats were accused by Iran of "activities incompatible with their status", the Foreign Office said.

Mass unrest on the streets of Tehran has been blamed by Iran on the UK.

Ambassador summoned

The prime minister told the House of Commons: "Iran yesterday took the unjustified step of expelling two British diplomats over allegations which are absolutely without foundation.

"In response to that action, we informed the Iranian ambassador today that we would expel two Iranian diplomats from their embassy in London."]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:14:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/714075 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/714073
He told a news conference in Mogadishu it was because of "intensifying violence across the country".

The fragile UN-backed transitional government is coming under intense pressure from Islamist militias that control swathes of the country.

On Saturday, Somalia asked for urgent foreign military intervention - a call backed by the African Union.

"As of today, the country is under a state of emergency," President Ahmed told reporters in the capital.

It is time for neighbouring countries to take charge and intervene.
Should foreign troops intervene?
However it is not clear what difference this will make on the ground.]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:09:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/714073 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/714071
He said he respected Iran's sovereignty and it was "patently false" of Iran to say the West was fomenting the unrest.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon had called on Iran to respect the "will of its people" after the disputed presidential poll but Tehran accused him of "meddling".

Earlier, the opposition was told by Iran's Guardian Council the 12 June election would not be annulled.]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:07:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/714071 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/714067
He rejected claims of meddling with the country's affairs and added that "no iron fist is strong enough to shut out the world from bearing witness to peaceful protests".]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:05:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/714067 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/706867
Ethiopia has refused a request by Somalia for military support to fight insurgents, saying such an intervention would need an international mandate.

The Somali authorities have been battling Islamist insurgents who control much of the country.

The speaker of Somalia's parliament had earlier urged neighbouring countries to send troops within 24 hours.

Ethiopian troops helped topple an Islamist movement in Somalia in 2006, but were withdrawn earlier this year.

On Saturday Somali parliamentary Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur urged neighbouring Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Yemen to intervene as fierce fighting continued for a second day in the capital Mogadishu.

But Ethiopian government spokesman Bereket Simon said that an international mandate was needed for such an intervention.

He added that the international community, not just Somalia's neighbours, should assist its transitional government.]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:46:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/706867 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/706865
It was a story buried in the middle of the Indian newspapers.

Two star-crossed lovers committed suicide after the local village council, or panchayat, ordered them to annul their marriage or face death.

Amreen was Muslim and her husband, Lokesh, a Hindu. Their match was simply unacceptable to their communities. The couple poisoned themselves.

Now police have charged the entire panchayat with abetting suicide.]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:44:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/706865 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/706863
The men were seized on 29 May 2007
The remains of two British security guards held hostage in Iraq for two years have been identified and named.

They were highly likely to be those of Jason Swindlehurst, from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, and Jason Creswell, from Glasgow, the Foreign Office (FCO) said.

Two other guards and the IT consultant they were protecting, Peter Moore, are still thought to be captive.

Gordon Brown sent his condolences to the victims' families and called for the release of the remaining hostages.]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:37:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/706863 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333 http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/706861
Shahid Afridi, man of the match in the semi-final, was again the hero, hitting 54 not out from 40 balls to steer Pakistan to an eight-wicket win.]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:35:00 EDT http://muhammadidreeskhan.tigblog.org/post/706861 51.0833333 -114.083333351.0833333-114.0833333