iPhone ad rapped as 'misleading'

A television advert for the iPhone misled consumers, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.

Two complaints to the watchdog noted that the advert said "all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone".

But the ASA said because the iPhone did not support Flash or Flash - two programs that form part of many webpages - the claim was misleading.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7582197.stm

Curfew enforced in Kashmir ahead of protests

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- Officials in Indian-administered Kashmir imposed an around-the-clock curfew Sunday, a day before separatist groups plan to hold a rally to oppose Indian rule in the Muslim-majority region.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/24/kashmir.protests.ap/index.html

Gorilla refuses to let go of her dead baby

BERLIN (AP) -- A gorilla at a zoo in the German city of Muenster is refusing to let go of her dead baby's body several days after it died of unknown causes

Allwetter Zoo spokeswoman Ilona Zuehlke says the 3-month-old male baby died on Saturday but its 11-year-old mother continues to carry its body around. Zuehlke says such behavior is not uncommon to gorillas.

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http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/20/gorilla.baby.dies.ap/index.html

Phelps wins historic eighth gold

Michael Phelps won his eighth Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven, with victory in the 4x100m medley.

The 23-year-old teamed up with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen and Jason Lezak to claim the historic gold in a new world record time.

They held off Australia and Japan to win in a world record time of three minutes 29.34 seconds.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/swimming/7566088.stm

Ice reservoirs found on Mars

Ice reservoirs found on Mars

Water-ice has been found in vast quantities just below the surface across great swathes of the planet Mars.

The finding by the American space agency (Nasa) is undoubtedly one of the most important made about the Red Planet.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2009318.stm

The first gold medal in india

Abhinav Bindra wins 10m air rifle gold

Abhinav Bindra won India's first ever individual Olympic gold medal on Monday
with a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the men's 10 metres air rifle event.

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http://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/aug/11bindra.htm

One World One Dream

Beijing welcomed the world to the Games of the 29th Olympiad on August 8 with an Opening Ceremony that began at 8:00 p.m. (1200GMT). Athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees marched through the Bird's Nest led by the flags of countries from around the world.

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Live coverage: Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games