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Baghdad, KOMPAS.com - A U.S. soldier was killed in "combat operations" in Baghdad, Thursday (18/3/2010), the U.S. military said in a statement. The soldier was "killed in combat operations in Baghdad on March 18", the statement said without further explanation.

Sunday (14.3.2010), one U.S. soldier was killed and two people were injured in rocket or mortar attacks against American bases in central Iraq.

Soldiers are not mentioned by name were killed in the "indirect shooting attack" against a base in Diyala province north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said in a statement - refers to a rocket or mortar attacks. "The victims of the injured were taken to a nearby military medical facility and is now in stable condition," the statement said.

U.S. military gave no further explanation in the statement.

In a separate statement, the U.S. military said another American soldier was also killed in incidents unrelated to the war on Sunday in the province of Nineveh, northern Iraq.

With that final death, the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq to 4386 since the US-led invasion to the country in 2003, according to AFP count based on figures from independent website www.icasualties.org.

Announcement of death U.S. soldiers were submitted after the Iraqi elections perform March 7 who spotted a series of deadly violence.

SAN FRANCISCO, KOMPAS.com - Yahoo buy Citizen Sports gaming site, developed a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This will strengthen Akuisis portal Yahoo services in both the channel information and social networking.

Citizen Sports has been providing virtual league like football and basketball. Users can manage a virtual team to compete with other users. Besides the computer, this service can also be accessed through social networks, as well as iPhone and Android applications.

As reported by AP on Thursday (18/3/2010), the founder of Citizen Sports is Jeff Ma in the year 2004 by holding his business partner Mike Kerns. They manage these services in private and has attracted 39 million unique U.S. visitors per month.

The value of the acquisition should be completed next June 2010. Yahoo only says Citizen Sports will be integrated with sports content and similar services.

Clubbing at Dragonfly (Project Young Pisces)

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - To-night (19 / 3) Dragonfly (Graha BIP, Jl. Gatot Subroto no. 23) will be the title said clubbing-themed event Young Pisces Project which started at 22:00 pm.

Here are the supporters who will perform the show tonight:

* DJ aay
* DJ Hezekiah

For information and guestlist, please contact: 0857 1080 0003.

Happy clubbing, guys ...! :-)

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"Got a clubbing event, concert, or film? Please send emails and pictures to: jakartatonite@kompas.com"

Sony AK Not Want to Comment About Content Negotiation

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Sony Arianto Kurniawan not want to speak about the content of negotiations between him and the Sony Corporation related SOMASI Sony posted to the site of his Sony-ak.com. "I can not comment, only if you want more details there will be the next release of Sony Corp.," he said when contacted Kompas.com, Wednesday (17/3/2010).

Sony AK meeting with the Japanese Sony Corp. and Sony Indonesia (16/3/2010) by Sony AK has not produced a final agreement. Until now, Sony is still waiting for AK Sony Corp. of Japan to the process of finalization of dispute resolution that domain name. "So basically we are still discussions, we are still waiting intinnya again. Still waiting for the process finalisasinya the next few days, this week," he added.

However, Sony AK admitted that he still insisted to continue using the site to normal before SOMASI posted. Reported, Sony Corp. of Japan shot a SOMASI to AK Sony's site because the site name domain name similar to Sony Corp. of Japan. Both parties have met and conferred until akhrinya Sony Corp. of Japan to apologize to Sony AK.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Case SOMASI ak.com Sony site by the Sony Corporation of Japan had no known previous Sony Indonesia. Sony Indonesia was not involved in trouble trademarks of Sony Corporation and only act as a mediator for both parties.

Sony Indonesia was not having full authority to intervene in the case of Sony-ak.com SOMASI this. This problem occurs is a matter of law is indeed a trademark of Sony Corporation full authority to take care of it. That narrative is conveyed Head of Department Marketing & Communications Division, Rini Hasbi when contacted Kompas.com, Wednesday afternoon (17.3.2010).

"The Sony Indonesia only act as a mediator in this matter. At the meeting yesterday, Sony Indonesia to mediate both parties to achieve the best deal." Rini said. Since this issue appears, Sony Indonesia immediately conduct a search of data and images as much as possible related to the case on Friday night. Next, the Sony Indonesia provide a report to the Sony Corporation of Japan. Sony Corporation of Japan side was flown directly to the Indonesian representative.

As already reported, a meeting between Sony Arianto Kurniawan and Sony Corporation of Japan took place last Tuesday. The meeting was attended also by the President of Sony Indonesia, Koji Wakaizumi as mediators. Agreement has been reached at the meeting yesterday.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Sony Corporation of Japan, which cast a SOMASI of sites owned by Sony, Sony ak.com assessed Arianto Kurniawan domain name similar to Sony Corp., had to apologize to Sony AK. These comments were made when contacted Sony AK Kompas.com, Wednesday (17/3/2010).

It said Sony AK, Sony Corp. and Sony Indonesia Japan apologized to him in a meeting between the Sony and Sony AK, Tuesday (16/3/2010) yesterday afternoon. In the meeting attended representatives of Sony Corp. of Japan and President of Sony Indonesia. "Yeah, they apologize, direct, two yesterday," he said.

Regarding the results of yesterday's negotiations between AK and Sony Japan's Sony Corp., Sony AK did not want to comment on. "I can not comment, we are still discussions," he said. Sony AK also said that until now he is still waiting for the finalization process of solving some problems between the two parties. "A few days into the future, this week was the result," he added.

Previously, Sony Corp. of Japan shot a SOMASI to the Sony site Sony's ak.com AK because assessed similar to a domain name Sony Corp. of Japan. SOMASI provoked criticism some circles, like the Facebook users and bloger.

The verdict on Friday, Pasha's Free Can Pray

The trial verdict cases of alleged abuse by the defendant Agustina Okie Pasha 'Purple' Court was held in Bogor, Friday (19/3/2010). Pasha prayed for him acquitted by the judges.

"I expect to be free," he said when met before the trial in the District Court Bogor, West Java, on Friday (19/3/2010).

Father of three children still feel not guilty to charges of persecuting his ex-wife, Okie. The rest he did not want to say much about the agenda of the trial.

"I do not want to wish, honestly I do not dare mikirin," he added.

Outside the main courtroom, Pasha looked relaxed while smoking cigarettes. Occasionally he smiled to the fans of the band calling itself Purple, Cliquer.

Until 10:13 pm, the trial has not yet begun.

Come Back To Ready Caring, Failure Brought To Hospital Pamekasan

The fate of the exiled lepers in the forests Rombasan Village, District Pragaan, Sumenep, Suryadi (40) is tragic. After a busy informed if there Leprosy sufferers from Waru, Kabupaten Pamekasan, Madura, the hospitals Pamakesan come to the site.

But the arrival of medical teams equipped ambulances are not brought to the hospital Suryadi. Suryadi was eventually fail in the hospital because there is no family waiting for him.

When originally adopted son, Fran (8) that can be relied upon to keep and care for her father, apparently brought home forcibly by his mother, Khusnul Khotimah (35) a night without the permission of her husband.

PR Kabid Pamekasan Hospital, Dr. Agus Subaidi Envy basically Hospital admitted more than ready to handle patients with leprosy. "The problem is, if no family is ready to hover instead of new problems will arise," Jealous said at the location detiksurabaya.com.

He suggested that leprosy patients are referred to the clinic first, so quickly handled properly. "The process of healing is very long and must take medication regularly," he explained.

He is admitted directly ruled by the Regent Pamekasan also give antibiotics, because the former accident and was badly swollen.

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Padang Mayor Arrested Defender Commission

Padang (ANTARA) - Padang Mayor Fauzi Bahar denied himself arrested eradication Corruption Commission (KPK), Wednesday (17 / 3), at around 21:00 pm at Minangkabau International Airport (BIM).

"Not really my KPK arrested in BIM," he said in Padang, Thursday.

According to him, when he was himself in BIM to go to Jakarta for a meeting invitation and business services.

"If I was arrested the Commission, this is not possible now to be in the Valley," he said.

He added that the arrest itself was news only issues that people deliberately exhaled irresponsible to impose his good name.

"Moreover, this issue dilontorkan when I want to be governor candidate," he said.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Anti-Corruption Coalition Smoking Section (KAKAR), Thursday (18/3/2010) afternoon, reported three members of the House of Representatives Commission IX who allegedly removing a paragraph about the addictive substance of tobacco to the Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Body.

Members of the coalition, Kartono Muhammad, states, due to the removal of the verse, the government could not regulate tobacco problem (cigarette). Three members were reported, the Chairman of Commission IX Tjiptaning Rebekah, and two members, and Ayesha Baramuli Mariani Solekan.

KAKAR third suspect deliberately omitted Paragraph 2 of Article 113 of Law of Health. All three gave orders in writing to the secretariat of the Parliament to remove the paragraph that says tobacco is addictive substances.

"Due to the loss of the verse, about the tobacco could not be arranged," added Kartono Muhammad.

David ML Tobing lawyer who had come to the Criminal Investigation Body to report stated, had received the police report. In a letter written evidence of the police report, three former members of the Special Committee Health Act was allegedly violated Article 263 and 266 of the Penal Code on the Granting of False Information to an authentic deed.