Pope remembers victims of religious terrorism (AP)

VATICAN CITY ? Pope Benedict XVI has remembered the "numerous victims" of religiously motivated terrorism during an annual reception for diplomats.

Benedict said acts of terrorism were especially prevalent last year in Asia and Africa, citing violence in Pakistan and Nigeria.

An explosion Christmas Day ripped through a Catholic church near Nigeria's capital, killing at least 15, while last spring Pakistan's sole Christian government minister was assassinated.

The pope also expressed hope on Monday that there would be a rapid end to bloodshed in Syria and a speedy start to political dialogue with the presence of independent observers.

The Vatican has diplomatic relations with 179 nations.

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'Top Chef Texas': Chef Succumbs To The Heat, Is Taken To The Hospital (VIDEO)

One of the worst things that can happen on any reality competition show is a medical evacuation. Any time away from the competition is time that could cost their place in it. So it was understandable that Sarah was upset when she overheated working over a hot grill on "Top Chef: Texas" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on Bravo).

"I didn't come this far to not compete," she lamented. But the decision was out of her hands, and she was taken by ambulance to the hospital, to ensure everything was okay. With the contestants split into teams of three at this point, that left Ed and Ty to carry on one person short.

They scrambled without her, and ultimately came up short in the challenge to the Asian-inspired Blue Team of Grayson, Lindsay and Paul. But it was Chris' salty rub that made the White Team's meat unpalatable, and cost him his place in the competition.

See who gets eliminated next as "Top Chef: Texas" continues every Wednesday at 10 p.m. EST on Bravo.

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11. Asian markets open lower on Euro debt woes

PETALING JAYA: Concerns over the ongoing Euro debt crisis seemed to sap investor confidence as Asian markets were lower in Friday's midday trade.

On the local front, the FBM KLCI was down 4.67 points to 1,509 at 12.30pm.

As for regional markets, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 slipped 1.41% to 8,368.98

and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was down 1.40% to 18,550.37.

Shanghai's A index was down 0.32% 2,141.51 while Taiwan's Taiex Index fell 0.11% to 7,123.30.

Seoul's Kospi Index dipped 1.67% to 1,832.55, while Singapore's Straits Times Index slipped 0.19% to 2,707.89.

Nymex crude oil slipped 41 cents to US$101.40 per barrel. Spot gold rose 75 cents to US$1,623.48 per ounce. The ringgit was quoted at 3.157 to the US dollar.

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Google bans Siri knockoff from Android Market, but legit competitors persist (Appolicious)

Apple didn?t invent voice control when it rolled out its Siri personal assistant software with the iPhone 4S, but it definitely has garnered a lot of attention for the software. More than one Android developer is trying to get in on that popularity, some less legitimately than others.

Devices running Google?s Android mobile operating system have had voice control capabilities for a while now, but the thing about Siri is that it takes existing technology (voice-to-text and voice command tech have been around for years) and has found a way to make it work better than most people are used to. While I?ve watched my Android-owning friends repeatedly trying to use their voice control apps to find an address or call a loved one, often repeating themselves once or twice just to get the software on the same page, Siri is billed as being a lot more responsive and being able to understand a lot more speech more intuitively.

Siri is so popular that it?s seeing lots of attempts to get the iPhone 4S-exclusive software to other, older iOS devices, and it?s also seeing knock-off attempts in the Android Market. Google just banned an app that billed itself as Siri for Android, as GadgetBox reports. But there are other developers trying to catch Siri?s lightning in a bottle with real apps.

The Siri for Android app garnered at least 1,000 downloads before it was banned, GadgetBox?s story says. But the app didn?t pack the Siri software, instead it just presented a button on the device?s screen that resembled the Siri button on iPhone 4S displays, and that button just activated Android?s built-in voice control features.

Meanwhile, as SlashGear reports, two Android developers have teamed up to create a Siri-like app for Android that really can compete with Apple?s version. The app is called Iris, and is developed by Dextera. That developer is pairing with a competitor, ChaCha, in order to create a giant info database for Iris that will allow it to rival Siri, which draws its information from sources such as Yelp. ChaCha already has a giant database that allows users to type in their questions and get information from the Internet; pairing it with Iris brings in the voice-recognition side of the equation.

It?s likely that Iris and ChaCha will both be helping one another to improve in the future to keep up with Siri and provide an alternative that Android users can get behind. Meanwhile, Siri is going to be improving, too ? Apple released the software as a beta product, which means there?s still development to be done. Expect Siri to be more robust with the release of the iPhone 5, likely later this year. Hopefully Android developers will work hard to keep pace, and keep Android competitive with Apple?s popular new feature.

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