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Saturday, May 9, 2009
Imran writes letter to Brown, lashes out at Altaf
Pope expresses 'respect' for Islam
Pakistan in 'Full-Scale' Operation to Eliminate Taliban Militants
Japan, Australia report first flu cases
Hackers taking advantage of Windows 7: Microsoft
Microsoft said Thursday that cybercriminals are already hawking booby-trapped versions of just-released Windows 7 operating system software.‘It’s so important for customers to get their copies of Windows from a trusted source,’ Joe Williams, general manager, Worldwide Genuine Windows at Microsoft, said in an interview posted at the company's official website.‘In the last few days we’ve seen reports of illegitimate distributions of the release candidate of our latest Windows operating system, Windows 7, being offered in a way that is designed to infect a customer’s PC with malware.’ A nearly-final version of Windows 7 made its world debut on Tuesday, giving people a chance to tell Microsoft what they love or hate about the new-generation operating system.Microsoft is making Windows 7 Release Candidate available as it puts finishing touches on the operating system that will replace Vista.The US software colossus has touted anti-piracy protections it built into Windows 7 to thwart the spread of illegal copies of the operating system.Windows 7 anti-piracy guards build on technology built into Vista, according to Williams. For example, pop-up boxes will warn people when unauthorized copies of software are spied on computers.‘With Windows Vista, we made significant strides in reducing the threat pirated copies posed to customers, our partners and Microsoft software, and we anticipate we'll do even better with Windows 7,’ Williams said.Microsoft decried software piracy as a pervasive problem that costs the world economy more than 45 billion dollars annually and exposes users to risks of identity theft, system crashes, and data loss.Williams said Microsoft research shows that as many as a third of the company's customers worldwide may be running counterfeit copies of Windows.‘We see many cases of customers who wanted to buy genuine software and believed they did, only to find out later that they were victims of software piracy,’ Williams said.Windows operating systems are used in about 90 percent of the world's computers, according to industry figures.
'US plans more funding for Afghanistan than Iraq'
‘Idol’ boots last woman singer
Allison Iraheta was eliminated by ‘American Idol’ viewers on Wednesday in a season-high tally of 64 million votes that ousted the last surviving woman singer and left three finalists standing.Iraheta, 17, wiped here eyes moments after host Ryan Seacrest announced her name, but tears streamed down as she sang the Janis Joplin song ‘Cry Baby’ in her final performance on the top-rated US television talent show.The red-haired singer’s swan song had the two women judges standing and cheering, and afterward Seacrest, who also hosts a radio show, made a prediction about Iraheta.‘I know I’m going to be playing you on the radio real soon,’ Seacrest told her.She was not asked how she felt about the elimination and she barely spoke, but she hugged her former rivals.The gravelly-voiced singer often received high praise from the judges, with panelist Kara DioGuardi telling her: ‘You sing like you’ve been singing for 400 years.’Iraheta’s elimination on ‘Idol’s’ Rock Week, with former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash as the guest mentor, was somewhat surprising because the judges have described her and presumed frontrunner Adam Lambert as rockers, while fellow contestants Kris Allen and Danny Gokey had been told that rock was not their style.
England win as Onions skins Windies
Daredevils cruise to 7 wicket victory
Economy sheds 539,000 jobs in April, pace of losses slowing
US banks 'need to raise $75bn'
Hong Kong ends flu quarantine
Four British soldiers die in Afghanistan in a day
Iran president seeks second term
US approves additional $1.9 bln in aid to Pakistan
Clashes, curfews and displacement across Malakand
As preparations are underway for a full scale operation to restore government’s writ in Malakand region, hundreds of thousands of people are fleeing the violence- wrecked areas to find shelter with relatives in relatively safer places or end up in relief camps set up for the IDPs in various areas.Heavy reinforcements were seen being moved to Swat, Lower Dir and Malakand districts on Friday. Curfew has been declared in entire Lower Dir district from 8pm Friday to 7am Saturday while Malakand district was under curfew from 9pm Thursday to 3pm Friday. Long columns of troops backed by tanks and artillery were heading towards Swat and Lower Dir.Helicopters, jet fighters and artillery pounded suspected positions in the troubled region and fierce clashes between ground forces and militants have been reported from Maidan area of the Lower Dir. Telecommunication including cellular phones have been jammed in different parts of Malakand while most areas were without electricity.There is no confirmation of the army’s claim that over 140 militants had been killed in the offensive during last 24 hours.Witnesses said that entire Swat district, parts of Lower Dir and Buner districts were still under the militants’ control. Sources said that 15 militants were killed and scores wounded in choppers shelling in Kabal and Kanju areas of Swat district. Three people were killed in militants’ attack on Circuit House in Mingora city. Reinforcements reached Chakdara town but could not proceed towards Swat.Officials claimed that ten militants were killed in Maidan area of Lower Dir where house of Rizwanullah, son of Sufi Muhammad was also targeted. But a local militant leader claimed that one Taliban fighter was killed in exchange of firing with militants.In another incident a convoy was attacked in Kala Doog area in which one soldier Khalid Khan was killed and another wounded. Heavy fighting continued between forces and militants in Maidan.