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Heavily armed insurgents wearing suicide vests struck Tuesday at two of the most prominent symbols of the American diplomatic and military presence in Kabul, the United States Embassy and the nearby NATO headquarters, demonstrating the Taliban’s ability to infiltrate even the most heavily fortified districts of the capital.

As the insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades, Westerners sought shelter — one rocket penetrated the embassy compound — and Afghan government workers fled their offices, emptying the city center. NATO and Afghan troops responded with barrages of bullets. At least 6 people were killed and 19 wounded.

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As the gunfire pounded, loudspeakers at nearby embassies kept repeating: “This is not a drill, this is not a drill. If you are in a secure location, do not move.”

Though staved off after about five hours, the attack was the most direct on the American Embassy since it opened here 10 year ago, and was freighted with intended symbolism. It was one of several recent attacks in Kabul that demonstrated the Taliban’s ability to terrify the population, dominate the media and overshadow the West’s assertions that the Afghan government and security forces will soon be able to handle the insurgency.

The insurgents have made such guerrilla-style attacks the centerpiece of their new strategy after a year in which the addition of 30,000 more American forces to the war set back the Taliban’s capacity for frontal attacks and its ability to control entire districts in the south.

Amar Singh: King of the sting operation now falls to one

Amar Singh lived by the sting, and died by it.

The corporate-turned-politician, who scared the world by tapping conversations,Moncler jackets sale fell to a similar operation which exposed his aides on video, 'buying' MPs to back the Congress government in the trust vote in Parliament in 2008. His brazen denial, despite his secretary figuring in these clips, could take him till September 6 but no further.

The unravelling of the Singh saga ends an incredible journey where the Thakur from Azamgarh walked the fine edge for so long, proving observers wrong at every step. None saw him going too far when his main weapon became public - taped conversations or stings for every occasion, good or bad.Nfl bears jersreys cheapdigital video recorders

If Vishwanath Chaturvedi alleged corruption against Mulayam Singh Yadav, there was a tape with him bragging to manage the post-retirement life of the adjudicating judge. When Anna Hazare aides cornered the Centre over Lokpal bill, Singh played out a purported conversation which had Shanti Bhushan assuring the SP chief that his son Prashant would manage the concerned Allahabad judge for a handsome fee. Even actor Sanjay Dutt claimed to have 'stung' then law minister H R Bhardwaj on Singh's bidding when he went to meet him about his TADA case. The split with SP in February 2010 came with threats that he had 'Netaji's' secrets in his cupboard which he would not reveal.Human hair Full lace wigs

The stings were not that many, but fear of what Singh could do built his aura. "Sting is king" was the mantra.

Colleagues said Singh's fall was long seen as coming but it took really long. "He really survived well with all the controversies," a leader said.

David Walliams takes on Sport Relief Thames challenge

Starting on 5 September, the Little Britain star will swim from Lechlade in Gloucestershire to Big Ben in London.

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In 2006, Walliams completed a swim across the English Channel, raising 1m for Sport Relief. He later received a special award at the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year for completing the 21-mile distance.

He swam the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco for Sport Relief in 2008, and last year cycled from John O'Groats to Land's End.

In his latest challenge the comedian is again raising money for the BBC-backed charity, which helps vulnerable people in the UK and in some of the world's poorest countries.

"Most people in the UK know the Thames, and most people think the idea of swimming in it is horrifying," Walliams said of the challenge.

"And it is. It'll be relentless. It's a huge distance so I'll need all the support I can get."

To support Walliams visit his pages on the Sport Relief website.

To learn how to swim, or how to improve technique, visit the Big Splash website.

Walliams vs The Thames will be filmed for a documentary to be broadcast in the build up to Sport Relief in March next year.

Hannant to miss Lockyer milestone

Brisbane prop Ben Hannant will miss Darren Lockyer's big night against North Queensland in Townsville, with scans confirming a small tear in his hip flexor.

Hannant is facing a minimum of three weeks on the sidelines.

The Cowboys, however, could be boosted on Friday night by the injury returns of co-captain's Johnathan Thurston (knee) and Matt Scott (back) for Lockyer's record-breaking 350th first grade match.

Thurston is expected to be named in the fourth-placed Cowboys squad on Tuesday and he faces further fitness testing before a final decision on whether he plays against the Broncos.

But there is growing confidence Thurston will be back after he did some encouraging contact training on Monday.

It would be his first match since suffering medial ligament damage in a sickening collision during Queensland's State of Origin series-deciding win on July 6.

"We're preparing as if JT (Thurston) is playing," Broncos coach Anthony Griffin said.

Accommodation in Townsville is booked out for Friday's match with both teams trying to protect prized top four spots and Broncos captain Lockyer set to break the competition record, moving past Terry Lamb and Steve Menzies.

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Thurston is rated a better chance of playing than Scott, who continues to be plagued by back pain.

The injury kept Scott on the sidelines last weekend when the Cowboys lost 14-6 to the Bulldogs in Sydney lstarcraft 2 Coachingast Friday night and threatens to keep him out of one of the biggest matches in Townsville since they entered the competition in 1995.

Winger Kalifa Faifai Loa, who also missed the Bulldogs clash with a hamstring injury trained on Monday, improving his chances of a recall.

Meanwhile, Cowboys coach Neil Henry has told his players they cannot expect full-back Matt Bowen to continue carrying them with his outstanding form in Thurston's absence.

"We've ridden on the back of Matty Bowen's performances for the last three or four weeks and he had a quiet night (against the Bulldogs)," Henry said.

"We can't rely on Mango (Bowen) to be our main attack and be our sole focus with the kicking game."

What the hell's a femtocell It fixes mobile network blackspots in your home

OPTUS has launched a new product to fix mobile phone blackspots in the home, but says that won't stop it working to improve its overall coverage.

The telco's 3G Home Zone is the first major push for femtocell technology in Australia. The idea is that you plug the device into your broadband modem or router, and it creates a 3G network covering the house.

"No mobile network can guarantee great mobile coverage throughout a home if you have thick sandstone walls, upstairs, downstairs," said Optus consumer marketing director Gavin Williams.

"The Home Zone allows you to have dedicated personalised coverage — 5 bar coverage in your home."

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Mr Williams said Optus was confident that wouldn't happen with the Home Zone.

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"There's been a number of generations of devices that have developed security over the years, so we’re comfortable it’s a secure service."

Another criticism often made of femtocell technology is that it forces customers to shoulder the cost of fixing blackspots, instead of telcos.

Mr Williams said that while the femtocell device solved mobile phone reception problems in the home, it was not an alternative to fixing poor coverage areas.

"Over the next year we're deploying 700 base stations across Australia and in the past three years or so we've invested $1.6 billion in infrastructure and installed 660 odd base stations," he said.

Telecommunications analyst Foad Fadaghi told news.com.au Australians should be aware that any femtocells sold now may need upgrades in the future.

"The terms of the deal are 24 months, and over the course of the next 24 months most of the carriers will be launching LTE or next generation 4G networks," he said.

"Consumers have to be conscious that they might need to upgrade these devices down the track as well, think about that in the context of going into 24 month contracts."

Mr Fadaghi said he didn't foresee any device upgrades being problematic for users, however another thing to consider was how much internet traffic the Home Zone consumed.

"There will be some costs associated with data traffic over the home network," he said.

"Even a light user is supposed to use approximately one gig of data.

“What would be ideal for Optus would be to provide that (data) unmetered to its customers, particularly its broadband customers.

"At this stage they haven’t decided to do that."

Mr Williams said individuals needed to take their individual data usage into account and that compared to many broadband deals the femtocell didn't use a huge amount of data.

"It really does depend on individual circumstances," he said.

"In my case I’ve got an allowance on my service of 500GB and I’ve never gone anywhere near that.

"Really, there is no additional expense in my case. Individuals will have to take account of their unique circumstances.”