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Mumbai carnage: India's 9/11?
Attacks in India raise questions about whether India is facing its own 9/11, as US Secretary Rice...
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India uses fishermen for security
India will use fishermen to boost its security presence along the eastern coast.
The...
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Rice's plea after Mumbai attacks
The US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged Pakistan to cooperate "fully and...
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Time running out on US-India deal?
Jul. 10 - India has moved ahead on the US/Indian nuclear deal, but it is still unclear if there...
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Is time on side of US/India deal?
Jul 22 - The Indian Parliament gives a go-ahead on the US-India nuclear deal; now the question is...
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Ahmedabad hit by bombs
Jul 26 - India on high alert after a series of 16 small bombs explode in the western Indian city...
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More Than 100 People Killed in Stampede in India
145 people were killed following a stampede at a remote
mountaintop Hindu temple. The stampede...
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Flesh-eating fish pedicure
After gaining popularity in China, Japan and Singapore - the fish pedicure has now taken off in...
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Floods devastation in Nepal
Nepalese army video captures the devastation of Kosi river dam break.
The Nepalese Army...
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India PM says flood 'a calamity'
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared the flooding in the north-eastern state of...
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Floods devastate parts of Nepal
The Nepalese Army resumes a rescue mission as floods caused by torrential rains have struck havoc...
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India nuclear hopes on edge
The US-India deal on edge as news questions arise about terms of the deal.
On Capitol Hill ...
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Death and destruction in Dehli
At least 18 people have been killed and scores injured in a series of explosions in the heart of...
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Lord Ganesha festival ends in India
Hindu worshippers pay their final respects to elephant God as birth anniversary festivities draw...
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US hopeful on India deal
The State Department remains hopeful that Congress will pass a US-India civilian nuclear...
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Death and destruction in Delhi
At least 18 people have been killed and scores injured in a series of explosions in the heart of...
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India's monsoon misery
Heavy rains and snowfall trigger landslides and cause building collapses in India's northern...
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Stampede Kills at Least 80 People in India
At least 80 people were killed and more than 150 injured when
thousands of pilgrims stampeded...
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Congress OKs Indian nuclear deal
The U.S Congress approved a landmark deal ending a three-decade ban on U.S nuclear trade with...
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Rice in India for nuclear pact
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in India after Congress ratified a historic...
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Who let the dogs out?
Dog enthusiasts in India show off their pets on a very hot day in southern Chennai province. ...
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U.S.-India nuclear pact signed
U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that will allow the United States and India to...
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US, India sign nuclear deal
The United States and India signed a potentially lucrative agreement on Friday that would allow...
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India gets first woman saint
India's Christians celebrate the elevation of a Roman Catholic nun more than 60 years after her...
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Race to save trapped toddler
Rescuers in India battle to save a two-year-old boy who has fallen down a well.
The child...
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Falling bridge traps many in India
At least two people died and several were injured after a flyover under construction collapsed in...
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Bombs in India kill scores
Dozens die in serial blasts across India's Assam state.
The bombs exploded in quick...
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Indian baby goes home to Japan
A baby fathered by a Japanese man and born to a surrogate mother in India begins her journey back...
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Killer blast at India dump
Scavengers at a rubbish dump are being blamed for triggering the deadly explosion...
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Bed of thorns
Hordes of Hindu devotees in western India pay homage to Shiva in a most unusual way.
Hindu...
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Preparing for G20
As Global leaders plan to push forward efforts his weekend to erect a firewall against future...
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Beyond the Group of Seven
A two day economic summit in Washington will include emerging nations like China, Brazil, and...
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India attacks
Gunfire rang out Thursday as Indian commandos and police laid siege to gunmen holding foreigners...
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India siege continues
Indian commandos tried to flush out armed militants in Mumbai early Friday, more than a day after...
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India siege turns political
The political fallout begins as Indians count the cost of a three-day siege by Islamist militants...
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India Clears Bodies From Last Mumbai Siege Site
Soldiers removed the last bodies from the shattered Taj Mahal
hotel Monday as India formally...
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India Ignored Attack Warnings
India's intelligence agency warned the government of
Pakistan-based militants preparing an attack...
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The New Great Game
Analysts say a global response is needed to Indian attacks, as US Secretary Rice heads to...
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Attacks fuel India-Pakistan tensions
Analysts advocate a global approach to dealing with the Mumbai attacks , as US Secretary...
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Rabbi, wife funeral in Israel
Tens of thousands gather in Chabad Village, Israel for the funeral of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and...
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Rice's mission after Mumbai attacks
The US Secretary of State has arrived in New Delhi as part of urgent U.S. efforts to ease tension...
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Rice in Pakistan to reduce tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to Pakistan as part of the second leg of a South...
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Iran still a thorn as Bush departs
As President Bush leaves office the war of words with Iran continues, but that could change as...
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A dangerous but crucial border
The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous places in the world, and...
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UK Brown in Mumbai peace bid
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi and...
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Pakistan, India urged to cooperate
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband says that Pakistan must adopt a zero tolerance...
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Pakistan peace mission
A Peace Mission from Pakistan arrives in India to ease tensions.
The South Asians for Human...
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Girl marries dog in bizarre ritual
In India's eastern Jharkhand, villagers 'married' off a young girl to a stray dog to ward off an...
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Davos 2009: Pakistan PM interview
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani discusses terrorism, plus relations with India and the new...
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Police tackle India's 'killer' road
A road in India has been dubbed the "killer highway" after claiming 550 lives in five...
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Rapturous welcome for Thai princess
Thailand Princess Rajkumari Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is given a joyous reception on a visit to...
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Indian road sinks after heavy rains
A road between Kashmir's Doda and Kishtwar districts in India has been washed away by heavy...
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Deadly India train derailment
At least 12 are dead after a train derailed in Orissa, India.
Around 100 people were...
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India Charges Mumbai Gunman With Murder
India charged the lone surviving gunman from the deadly Mumbai
attacks with murder and waging war...
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Indian film icons take star status to political stage
New Delhi - Film stars are jumping on the political bandwagon this election...
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India's supreme court bars film star Sanjay Dutt from polls
New Delhi - India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Bollywood actor Sanjay...
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‘Slumdog’ Child Actors Get Homes from Mumbai Government
Following the Oscar success of “Slumdog Millionaire,” Indian authorities will repay the...
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Alyssa Milano and Her Agent, David Bugliari, Are Engaged
Alyssa Milano’s representative confirmed that the film star is engaged to Hollywood agent...
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Brooke Burke, Winner of “Dancing’s” 7th Season
“Dancing with the Stars” is the American version of the original British show named “Strictly Come...
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Sarah McLachlan’s Separation from Husband Inspiration for New Songs
Canadian singer and actress Sarah McLachlan is splitting from her husband of 11 years.The...
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Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer, quits Indian TV show
New Delhi - Controversial British reality TV star Jade Goody has withdrawn from India's "Bigg...
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Dalai Lama Defends Islam Religion
During his public lecture, “Generating a Good Heart”, the Dalai Lama advocated
the young...
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NY Police Department Sued for Harassing Photographers
A civil liberties group sued the New York Police Department Thursday
trying to stop its officers...
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Paris Hilton Fights For Drunken Elephants In India
Since her charity trip to Rwanda got postponed, hotel heiress Paris Hilton proved she is indeed a...
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Richard Gere Wins Humanitarian Marian Anderson Award
Richard Gere, 58, was honored by Philadelphia on Monday, receiving Marian
Anderson Award, for his...
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Owen Wilson’s Interview Sheds No Light On Suicide Attempt
During his first official post-suicide attempt interview,
Hollywood actor Owen Wilson failed to...
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Team Up For HBO Series
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are taking their relationship on a new level by becoming business...
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Owen Wilson Attends Darjeeling Premiere
Comedic actor Owen Wilson made a brave public appearance Thursday at the Los Angeles premiere of...
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Bollywood Star Salman Khan Faces Jail for Poaching
Salman Khan, the popular Indian actor lost the appeal against his conviction for killing a gazelle...
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Luxurious Indian Wedding Celebration For Liz Hurley
Elizabeth Hurley and hubby Arun Nayar arrived in Mumbai early on Monday after being married Friday...
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U.S.
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Indian counterterrorism measures lacking, US says
Washington - India is incapable of adequately responding to the threat of terrorism because...
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Climate envoys slightly more optimistic after top emitters meeting
Washington - Top climate officials declared themselves slightly more hopeful of reaching a global...
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US captain rescued from pirates arrives in Kenya
Washington/Nairobi - Richard Phillips, the American captain dramatically rescued from pirates...
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Obama hails captain, calls for anti-piracy action
Nairobi/Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday praised the rescue of a US captain from...
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Alabama crew hails rescued captain, calls for anti-piracy action
Nairobi - Crew members of the Maersk Alabama, whose captain Richard Phillips was freed from the...
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US captain's rescue may mean trouble for other hostages
Nairobi - Three shots from US Navy snipers, and the drama was over. Three Somali pirates lay dead...
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US captain kidnapped by pirates is freed
Washington - US Navy snipers shot dead three Somali pirates who were holding the captain of a...
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US Navy catches sight of US hostage amid stalled talks
Nairobi - The US Navy on Sunday caught sight of the American captain being held hostage on a...
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Somali pirates rush to help comrades in US Navy face-off
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates were on Saturday rushing to the aid of their...
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Standoff continues as Somali pirates foil escape attempt
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates recaptured the captain of a US-operated ship after he jumped...
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Report: Somali pirates foil US captain's escape attempt
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates recaptured the captain of a US-operated ship after he jumped...
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US Navy increases pressure on Somali pirates in hostage standoff
Nairobi/Washington - Further US Navy ships were steaming Friday to the coast of...
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Pirates still hold ship captain, but running out of fuel
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates were Thursday holding the captain of a US-operated vessel...
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Somali pirates seize ship, 21 American crew members
Nairobi - Somali pirates on Wednesday seized a Danish-owned container ship with 21 American crew...
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US envoy holds talks with Indian officials on security issues
New Delhi - US special envoy Richard Holbrooke held discussions on regional...
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At least 14 killed in rampage at immigrants' centre
Washington - A lone gunman went on a rampage at an immigration services centre in New York...
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Glamour and curiosity as Obamas have tea with the queen
London - Barack and Michelle Obama went to Buckingham Palace to have tea with Queen Elizabeth II...
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US President Obama set to make debut on world political stage
London - US President Barack Obama marks his debut on the world stage Wednesday, in a series of...
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CIA director Leon Panetta meets Indian officials
New Delhi - United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon...
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Bush Delivers Final News Conference, Defends Legacy
In his last news conference from the White House, President George W. Bush defended his legacy and...
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US will join only "global" climate deal, Kerry says
Poznan, Poland - The United States will stay out of any deal to curb emissions of global-warming...
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Father-daughter Visit to India Ends Tragically, Community Members Express Condolences
Kia Scherr learned on Friday that her husband, Alan Scherr, and their daughter, were killed in the...
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US confirms death of five Americans in Mumbai
Washington - The US State Department late Friday updated to five the death toll of American...
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Two Americans Killed in the Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai
Alan Scherr and his 13-year-old daughter, Naomi, were killed in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,...
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Police Capture Man Who Shot Wife inside NJ Church
Police captured the man who drove across the country in pursuit of his estranged wife and...
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Government Report: U.S. Dominance Will Decline by 2025
A recent report from the United States intelligence concluded that the U.S. dominance in the fields...
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ANALYSIS: Can Obama lead team US-EU to global victory?
Brussels - If current US-European relations were a football (erm ... soccer) team, they would be...
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The Candidates Positions on Key Issues
Washington - The US presidential candidates, Democrat Barack Obama, 47, and Republican John McCain,...
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Bush inks nuclear deal with India
Washington - US President George W Bush signed legislation Wednesday allowing the United States to...
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US Senate Approves India Nuclear Deal
Washington - The US Senate overwhelmingly approved an agreement on Wednesday allowing the United...
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Specials
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Sony Ericsson posts first-quarter loss
Stockholm (dpa) - Mobile telephone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday posted a loss for first-quarter...
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After TV suicide, actor finds new life in White House
Los Angeles - After a sudden suicide in the hit US TV medical drama House MD, actor Kal Penn found...
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35 journalists killed in past three months
Geneva - 2009 is taking on signs of being more dangerous for journalists than 2008, the Press...
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Bill Gates Launches Project to Help China Fight TB
Computer industry billionaire Bill Gates announced his intention to help the Chinese government...
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‘Magic’ Pill Found to Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Half
Researchers present at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, Florida...
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Earth Hour: lights, camera, but where's the action?
Sydney - It's easy to poke fun at Earth Hour, an Australian initiative now into...
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India launches world's cheapest car: The Nano
New Delhi - The Nano, the world's cheapest car, that has been billed by its manufacturers as having...
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"Inappropriate video" Russian too hot for Australia's dream job
Sydney - The top Russian candidate for the dream job of caretaker on a paradise island in...
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Fresh water supply pressured by growing population, social demands
New York - The world's fresh water is a finite commodity, but growing demands for it are tearing...
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Slumdog Actors to Be Moved to New Homes
Two child actors that were featured in the highly praised and awarded production...
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Despite Economic Distress, Bill Gates Donates Money For A Good Cause: Polio
In a time of economic distress, Bill Gates has donated through its foundation $255 million for...
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Delta Electronics Delays Its Massive Investment For India
Bangkok - Delta Electronics (Thailand) announced today that the plans for its 50-million-dollar...
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Growth In Newborn’s Brain Proves To Be A Tiny Fully-Formed Foot
Doctors performing a surgery on a newborn Colorado boy to remove an apparent tumor were shocked...
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From Russia with charm: Kseniya Sukhinova crowned Miss World
Johannesburg - Kseniya Sukhinova of Russia was crowned Saturday as Miss World 2008 in...
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Cancer To Become World’s Number One Killer By 2010
Cancer will become world’s number one killer by 2010, as the number of people in poorer countries...
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Pitt’s Foundation Builds Houses in New Orleans
There’s a lot going on in Brad Pitt’s life. The Oscar-nominated actor not only has a fulfilling...
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Two Americans among Mumbai Terror Victims
Friday, it
was reported that among the people killed in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,
India,...
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A New Treatment Could Prevent HIV
A recent discovery might help people with HIV. A combination of universal voluntary HIV testing and...
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Shipping For The Nokia 5800 XperssMusic Has Started
Nokia, the largest and most popular mobile phone manufacturer in the world, has announced that its...
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‘Road Show’ Musical Hits Theaters Off-Broadway
After a long journey fraught with difficulty, several changes
of title, casts, and directors, Road...
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India Aims for the Moon with Chandrayaan-1
New Delhi - India's first-ever moon mission, due for launch Wednesday, was expected to return a...
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Indian Author Aravind Adiga Receives Man Booker Prize
First-time novelist Aravind Adiga has received this year’s
prestigious Man Booker Prize, for “The...
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FTC's Big Win Over Spam Senders
After receiving more than 3 million complaints, the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) managed to...
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DreamWorks signs A Deal With Universal
There’s no place like home. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is
one step closer to reinstating his...
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Web 2.0 Calendar From Yahoo
Recently, Yahoo launched a beta version of its new calendar, which will be web 2.0 style, bringing...
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Rice says nuclear deal done, only procedural signing left
New Delhi - Days after a landmark civilian nuclear deal was approved by the United States Congress,...
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Radical Hindus Attack Christians over "Forced Conversions"
New Delhi - Communal tensions are on the rise in eastern India as radical Hindus in the state of...
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Rice Heading to India after Passage of Nuclear Agreement
Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit India this week to put the final...
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Shipwreck Found in Namibia: "A Heritage for the World"
Oranjemund, Namibia - The archeologists are into raptures about the close to 500-year-old shipwreck...
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Spielberg, DreamWorks Part from Paramount with Reliance Funding
Steve Spielberg finalized his exit form Paramount Pictures and signed a $1.2 billion deal with...
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Movies
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Maurice Jarre, composer of Doctor Zhivago score, dies at 84
Paris - French composer and three-time Oscar winner Maurice Jarre died at 84...
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“High School Musical 4” to Feature New Cast
Walt Disney Co.’s successful teenage franchise “High School Musical” is...
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“Slumdog Millionaire’s” Child Stars Enjoy Raving Welcome
The child stars of “Slumdog Millionaire” were celebrated like high-profile figures in...
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“Slumdog” Goes Home with Eight Oscars
Rags-to-riches story got its happy ending on Sunday night, when Danny Boyle’s...
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“Slumdog Millionaire” Grabs Eight Oscars, Including Best Picture
As expected, last night’s Academy Awards ceremony marked an unwritten union between Hollywood...
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Quick Debate On This Year’s Oscar Movies
The Oscar hysteria is growing as the greatest movie event of the year is on the verge of beginning...
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“Slumdog Millionaire” Makes Bollywood Matter
“Slumdog Millionaire” is the drama about a Mumbai poor boy, which has all the odds in...
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“Slumdog” on Its Way to Oscar Glory?
With a string of major awards in its pocket, including the top honors at the Golden Globes,...
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Oscar Contender: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” has already won big in terms of prestigious...
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“Slumdog” Gets All Awards
Let’s face it: “Slumdog Millionaire” had an unbelievable success. The Oscar...
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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Bags More Awards Ahead Of the Oscar Night
While anticipation builds up ahead of this weekend’s Academy Awards, “Slumdog...
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“Slumdog Millionaire” Wins Big at BAFTAs
“Slumdog Millionaire” added to its escalating awards-season poll on Sunday seven awards...
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Another Honor for “Slumdog Millionaire”
On Saturday night, Danny Boyle won the top honor from the Directors Guild of America, by being...
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Hollywood Stars Dressing Up for the SAG Awards
Sunday night, at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Hollywood actors might be in for some surprises,...
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Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” Wins Top Producer Award
Danny Boyle's “Slumdog Millionaire” has won the top prize at the Producers Guild of...
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“Slumdog Millionaire” Makes Great Debut in India
Slumdog Millionaire, the Mumbai-based movie nominated for 10 Oscars including best film, has...
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Mumbai Slum Residents Protest against “Slumdog Millionaire’s” Title
Thursday, several dozen Mumbai slum residents organized a protest against Danny...
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"Slumdog Millionaire” Sent a Lot of Enthusiasm Back to India
„Slumdog Millionaire” went home to India with four Golden Globes, including the one for...
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“Slumdog Millionaire” Tops the Golden Globe Awards Winners’ List
Sunday, when the Golden Globe Awards were presented, Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog...
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“Slumdog Millionaire” Wins 5 Awards At Critics’ Choice Awards
“Slumdog Millionaire” was Critics’ Choice Awards’ final answer for the...
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Ten things you should know about Golden Globe nominees
Los Angeles - Most people have more important things to do this time of year than ponder the...
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“Slumdog Millionaire” Named 2008 Best Film by the National Board of Review
“Slumdog Millionaire,” the 2008 British
drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon...
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Review: “Slumdog Millionaire” Is A Must-See And A Must-Feel
A garish, stunning stream of shade, resonance and action, “Slumdog
Millionaire,” the most recent...
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“Slumdog Millionaire:” Danny Boyle Pulls Another One Off
Director
Danny Boyle managed to make another dazzling movie. How did he do it?
He cheated;...
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“Get Smart” Gains First Place In Box Office
The highly anticipated release of the new big-budget,
big-screen version of the 1960’s "Get...
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Myers' The Love Guru Works a Little Bit of His Magic
Mike Myers is funny. Whether he’s playing a part or doing an
interview he manages to make...
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Drew Barrymore Fights World Hunger With $1 Million Donation
Hollywood actress Drew Barrymore announced her very generous contribution to the United Nations...
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Movie Review: ‘The Bucket List’
“The Bucket List”, Rob Reiner’s movie (Rumor Has It) about
old men getting their last wishes, is a...
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Writers' Strike Delays Johnny Depp Film
Production for Johnny Depp’s latest film, “Shantaram,” as well as for other...
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Justin Timberlake Finds “Love Guru" in Mike Myers
Justin Timberlake continues his acting endeavors with a role in Mike Myers’ forthcoming...
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Science
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Countdown until NASA’s Discovery Launch Begins
Yesterday, the clocks measuring the time left until space shuttle Discovery launches for the...
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It’s High Time We Became Aware of the Global Warming Disaster
Researchers warned Saturday that the global warming situation is much worse that previously...
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Researchers Find Simple Checklist To Be Really Useful For Surgical Teams
Researchers have just announced on Tuesday that a few simple steps may help doctors and nurses from...
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India's moon impact probe lands on lunar surface
New Delhi - A moon impact probe launched from India's first lunar spacecraft successfully landed on...
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India Looking Forward To Space Exploration Beyond The Moon
The first years of Moon exploration revealed a thirst of exploring
space beyond our boldest...
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Update: Chandrayaan-1 Begins Its Space Journey To The Moon
The Indian Space Research Organization announced the
successful launch of its first unmanned lunar...
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India Is Reaching For The Moon
Lunar exploration was largely dominated by the U.S.A and Soviet Union in the beginning, later other...
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India’s Chandrayaan-1 Begins Its Space Journey To The Moon
The Indian Space Research Organization announced the
successful launch of its first unmanned lunar...
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Carnivorous Dinosaur Unearthed In Argentina Linked To Modern Birds
An international team of scientists from USA, Argentina and
Canada stumbled upon rare evidence of...
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China Launches Third Manned Mission For Spacewalk
Thursday, China launched a 3-man crew mission that
is to perform the country’s first spacewalk,...
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The LHC Needs Two Months For Complete Restoration
The European Organization for Nuclear Research announced
that the recently discovered problems...
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India successfully tests air-to-air Astra missile
New Delhi - India on Saturday test-fired its indigenously developed air-to-air missile Astra from a...
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Update: The LHC Is Ready For Its Upcoming Scheduled Objectives
After its first official test, which took place yesterday and
ended up being a complete success,...
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Rice Professor: Granite Countertops Emit Dangerous Radon and Radiation
Rice University physics Professor W.J. Llope alleges that according to his yet unpublished...
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ISRO Successfully Launches Ten Satellites
In its thirteenth flight conducted from Satish Dhawan Space
Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, today...
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Space Symposium: Competition For Space Gets Tough
Space – everyone wants a piece
of it, and the United States is no exception, as it should not...
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Study: Spontaneous Tech Innovation Unlikely To Reduce Emissions
The latest study in terms of
climate change and the extent to which we are able to fight it...
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Israeli Spy Satellite Launched From Indian Space Station
The Indian Space Research
Organization announced the successful launch of the Israeli TECSAR...
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Whales’ Strange Evolution
Would you be able to compare a
huge whale to a raccoon-sized land creature? Would there be any...
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Russia to Build New Space Launch Center
According to Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei
Ivanov, his country has important...
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Google Boosts The Race To The Moon With A $30 Million Prize (Update)
Google, the web search giant, joined today the XPrize
Foundation in announcing the Google Lunar X...
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IUCN’s Report Says 16.306 Species Are Facing Extinction
An annual survey published Wednesday by the World
Conservation Union, IUCN revealed a sad and...
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ISRO Successfully Launched Insat-4CR (Update)
Today, the scientists at the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) reported the successful...
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Russia Plans To Go On the Moon
Roskosmos, the Russian space agency, has ambitious plans for the future, including a manned...
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England’s Huge Floods Caused by Global Warming- Study
The heavy rain that has fallen over England in the last couple of days is apparently one of the...
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Sports
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South Africa confirmed as host of India cricket tournament
Johannesburg - Cricket South Africa confirmed Tuesday that it had been named as the host of the...
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Haug admits McLaren not where they want to be in F1 testing
Barcelona - The McLaren-Mercedes team of world champion Lewis Hamilton have a lot of work to do...
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Fisichella and Sutil confirmed as Force India drivers for 2009
Hamburg - The Force India Formula One team ended speculation about its driver line-up for the 2009...
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Lewis Hamilton crowned world champion in Brazil
Sao Paulo - Lewis Hamilton of McLaren-Mercedes on Sunday became the youngest-ever Formula One world...
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Alonso wins Singapore GP as disaster strikes Massa
Singapore
- Renault's Fernando Alonso scored his
first win of the season Sunday when he took an...
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Mother Nature Key Factor in First Grand Prix at Night
Singapore - Forecasts that whimsical Mother Nation has a 50-per-cent chance of dumping rain on...
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Massa edges Hamilton for European GP pole
Valencia, Spain - Ferrari's Felipe Massa claimed pole position in qualifying Saturday for the...
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Small Town Bhiwani's Boxers Punch
New Delhi - Bhiwani - a small, dusty, potholed northern Indian town - is making headlines as home...
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Chinese satisfied with their athletes, but want less pressure
Beijing - With China leading the medals table with 10 golds on Tuesday, the host nation's...
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Nadal finds Olympic happiness as Murray hits despair
Beijing - No driver at the door, no luxury hotel suite. The Beijing Olympics offer athletes buses...
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Phelps gets second gold as records tumble
Four world records tumbled in a remarkable second day of Olympic swimming Monday as American...
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Lewis Hamilton Grabs Pole Position For Hungarian GP
The British driver Lewis Hamilton dominated the qualifying session
for Sunday's Hungarian Grand...
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Raikkonen Wins Malaysia Grand Prix, Massa Messed Up
Kimi Raikkonen was ‘king of the road’ at the Malaysian
Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing...
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Simpson Wanted Out, But Players Threaten To Leave With Him
Kelvin Sampson’s fate with the
Indiana team has just become the fate of the entire team for...
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India, Mumbai Welcomes Its Cricket Heroes
Regardless of the heavy rain which poured over Mumbai, thousands of Indian fans welcomed their...
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India Wins the First ICC Twenty20 World Cup
Despite its lack of experience in the game’s new format, India emerged victorious from a very tense...
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Russian Supremacy at Acura Classic
This year’s edition of the Acura Classic has fallen under the supremacy of Russian players, no more...
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India to Host Its Grand Prix Race in 2009
From 2009, the motor sports fans will add a new destination
to their maps as India
will will host...
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Health
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Red Cross says polio resurging in Africa
Geneva - The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) warned Wednesday that polio is...
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China, India Are World’s Heaviest Smokers
China is the world’s heaviest smoker and its inhabitants represent a third of the...
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Ranbaxy Laboratories Falsified Data
The Food and Drug Administration says India's largest drugmaker has falsified test results for some...
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Forum Calls for Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Asia
On Friday, after three days of debate during a health forum, representatives at health...
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The Mission Against Polio Received A $635 Million Donation
The worldwide effort to eliminate polio once and for all, which began more than 20 years ago, might...
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$635 Million Donated Toward Eradicating Polio
The government of Germany and the United Kingdom and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
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China Reports Another Bird Flu-Related Death
China's top health official has ordered stronger measures in order to prevent the spread of bird...
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Researchers Find Simple Steps To Be Really Useful For Surgical Teams
Researchers have just announced on Tuesday that a few simple steps may help doctors and nurses from...
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Bird Flu Found In China Too
Chinese agriculture officials have recently announced
that they have found poultry infected with a...
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WHO: Cancer To Become World’s No. 1 Killer
The increasing use of tobacco will turn cancer into the No. 1 killer worldwide by 2010, global...
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Measles Deaths Radically Plunged Thanks To Vaccination
According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the number of...
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HIV Protection: Could Pills Work Wonders Against HIV?
New York /Bethesda, Maryland - Anti-HIV medicines have rescued tens of thousands or perhaps even...
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Baby formula makers target Asian mothers after melamine scare
Hong Kong - An attractive, smiling, healthy-looking couple pose with their thumbs up in front of a...
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Health Insurer Tests Program For Abroad Surgery
The health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered patients the option of...
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Genetic Code Of Malaria Parasite Deciphered
About 40 researchers sequenced the genetic code of
Plasmodium vivax, one of four malaria parasites...
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FDA Bans Importation of 28 Drugs from Indian Drugmaker
The Food
and Drug Administration has banned the importation of 28 drugs made by giant
Indian...
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GAO Warn of Unsafe E-Waste Exports
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published
a report (PDF),
according to which...
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FDA Issues an Import Alert for 30 Generic Drugs Made by Ranbaxy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration barred Ranbaxy from importing more than 30 medicines made in...
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FDA Bans Drugs From Two Ranbaxy's Plants
The US health officials has decided to ban certain drugs
made by the Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy...
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Ayurveda Medicines May Pose Great Risks To Consumers
Traditional herbal medicines used by Americans may contain high levels of toxins, a new study in...
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Doctor Accused of Treating Cancer Patients with Unapproved Drugs
A doctor specialized in treating cancer patients was charged on Friday with illegally imported...
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FDA Approves Depakote to Treat Epileptic Seizures, Migraine…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Depakote...
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Bill Gates And Mayor Bloomberg Join Global Fight Against Smoking
In an attempt to raise awareness on smoking-related problems
and to encourage smoking cessation,...
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Bill Gates And Michael Bloomberg Join Forces Against Smoking
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this morning a $500...
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Clinton Foundation- Drug Makers Deal Seeks to Lower Malaria Drug Price
Former US
president Bill Clinton has forged a deal with six pharmaceutical companies from
China...
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Bangladesh: Child Doing Well after Bird Flu
Bangladesh
reported on Thursday that a child infected with bird flu had recovered...
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Controversy Shrouds Aust. Doctor’s Proposal to Pay for Kidneys
An Australian doctor’s proposal that the government should
offer up to $47,000 for kidneys to...
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CDC Reports Measles Outbreaks in the United States
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a
total of 64 reports of confirmed...
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International Cancer Genome Consortium Founded
Nine countries and the European Commission have founded the International Cancer Genome Consortium,...
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WHO Concerned over Slow Progress in Fighting Tuberculosis
The fight against the worldwide tuberculosis epidemic slightly
slowed in 2006, the most recent...
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Technology
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AT&T in Talks with Apple to Extend iPhone Partnership
AT&T plans to keep the Apple iPhone exclusive for a bit longer than expected. The mobile phone...
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Former Employee Plants Logic Bomb At Fannie Mae
It looks like a former engineer at the mortgage finance company Fannie Mae was found responsible...
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Microsoft: While Trojans Invade U.S., China Fights Browser Exploits
Microsoft today released the fifth volume of its Security
Intelligence Report, providing insight...
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Spammers, Watch Out: World’s Largest Spam Gang Busted!
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that, in
collaboration with authorities in New...
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Behind the "Goo-phone": The world goes mobile
San Francisco - When Google co-founder Larry Page talked Tuesday about his company's first venture...
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Intel Shows Off New Xeon 6-Core Server CPUs
Intel unveiled on Monday its new “Xeon 7400” six-core CPUs.
The processors, previously codenamed...
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In Poland Orange Hired Actors To Stand In Line For iPhone
Because France Telecom's Orange is concerned that Polish customers won’t que to get their hands on...
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Microsoft OOXML to Become ISO/IEC 29500 Standard
The International Standards Organisation has declared Microsoft's OOXML document format an...
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Update: Google Solves Gmail Outage Problem
Google has managed to rapidly solve a glitch that plagued its
e-mail service, Gmail. According to...
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Update 1: As Hasbro Fights For Copyrights, Scrabble Loses Popularity
After multiple refusals from the creators of Scrabulous to
remove the application from Facebook,...
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Scrabulous Is Shut Down For Its Canadian and U.S. Players
The toy company Hasbro Inc. which owns the rights to Scrabble in North America won the match...
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Update 1: Scrabulous Shut Down By Facebook
Facebook has finally decided to shut down the popular game Scrabulous. “Scrabulous is disabled for...
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Brazil, India Join South Africa In OOXML Standardization Appeal
Before the deadline expired, the
International Standards Organization (ISO) and the...
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Apple Is Out Of iPhones! No Worries, 3G Is On Its Way!
The iPhone is in the news again…so to speak, it never
actually left…but this time, we might get...
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The iPhone Journey Continues To India And Australia
Ah…the iPhone…you want it? You’ll
probably get it soon, as Apple closed several new agreements...
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Vodafone Introduces The iPhone To 10 New Markets
The European mobile network
operator Vodafone unveiled on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with...
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Google Brings Image Ads to Mobile Phones
Google expanded its image advertising space with yet another support: mobile phones. Until now,...
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Red Hat Drops Consumer Desktop Linux Plans Due To Market Monopoly
Red Hat changed its mind and
announced that due to the dominance of only one vendor on the desktop...
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Windows XP Keeps Running, And Running, And Running
After the Windows Vista operating system was launched,
everyone expected a popularity decrease and...
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Jobs Confronts Shareholders At Apple’s Annual Meeting
Steve Jobs went face to face with
Apple shareholders on the company’s annual meeting on Tuesday,...
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Gartner: Mobile Phones Sales Surpassed 1.15 Billion Units In 2007
The research company Gartner announced that in 2007 the worldwide
sales of mobile phones to end...
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Dell Profit Down 6.5 Percent In Q4 As Company Restructures
Dell’s fourth quarter didn’t go
as planned, analysts say, with sales going up a bit, from $15.6...
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Google To Build $300 M Undersea Cable To Meet Broadband Demands
Google finally confirmed the
rumors of turning to undersea cables and announced that, together...
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SkyDrive Has Now 5GB For Your Files
Microsoft has just increased the storage space offered by
its SkyDrive service from 1 GB to 5 GB,...
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3Com - Huawei Deal Blocked by US Government
3Com and its partners, Bain Capital Partners LLC and Huawei Technologies Co., withdrew their...
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FLAG Telecom Says Anchor Cut Undersea Cable
FLAG Telecom has confirmed that at least one of the three undersea fiber optic cables which were...
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Facebook Introduces Spanish Twin
Facebook introduced a new member
to the family, appealing to users in Spain and Latin America...
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Undersea Cable Repairs Started, New Stronger Cable
FLAG Telecom said it has begun work on its three undersea cables which were cut. The India-based...
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Undersea Broken Cables’ Repair Process Started Off
Cable operators announced the
start off of repair works at two of the three broken undersea cables...
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Microsoft to Open Research Center near MIT
Microsoft Corporation announced the opening of a sixth research lab in Cambridge, Mass. The new...
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Business
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Tata Motors to launch Jaguar, Land Rover brands in India this year
New Delhi - Indian carmaker Tata Motors Ltd announced Friday that it would...
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China Mobile buys 12 per cent stake in Taiwan's Far East Tone
Taipei - China Mobile, China's largest cellphone company, signed a strategic alliance agreement...
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US ratings agency Moody's to quit Taiwan
Taipei - Taiwan confirmed Friday that US ratings agency Moody's plans to quit the country in...
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World economic powers reach deal to combat crisis
London - The world's biggest economic powers reached a deal Thursday aimed at forging a new global...
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World economic powers set to agree to new financial order
London - The world's biggest economic powers are set to agree Thursday to a radical rewrite of the...
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Obama pledges to do what is necessary to kick start recovery
London - US President Barack Obama wound up his first day on the world political stage Wednesday,...
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Volkswagen opens 766-million-dollar factory in India
Pune, India - German carmaker Volkswagen AG opened a 580-million-euro...
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Report: IBM to lay off 5,000 in US, outsourcing to India
New York - US computer firm IBM plans to lay off 5,000 workers in its service area in the...
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India launches world's cheapest car: The Nano
New Delhi - Tata Motors' Nano, the world's cheapest car, that is expected to redefine personal...
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HCL bags 350-million-dollar Reader's Digest contract
New Delhi - India's HCL Technologies has signed a 350-million dollar outsourcing...
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Nokia Presents Its New XpressMusic Mobile Phone
Nokia presented yesterday its new 5630 XpressMusic mobile phone, which was...
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Disney and DreamWorks Reach Distribution Deal
Walt Disney Co. announced that it has reached a deal with DreamWorks Studios that permits the...
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Microsoft Presents Its Upcoming Windows 7 Editions
Microsoft announced that its upcoming Windows 7 will be launched in six...
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Server Bomb Discovered At Fannie Mae
Rajendrasinh Babubhai Makwana, a former engineer from the Federal National Mortgage Association,...
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Indian government names new board for fraud-hit IT firm
New Delhi - The Indian government on Sunday nominated three members to the new board of information...
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Nissan carmaker announces drastic job cuts at British plant
London - Japanese carmaker Nissan Thursday announced major job cuts at a plant in north-east...
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Satyam CEO Resigns Following Scandal
On Wednesday Satyam Computer Services announced that B. Ramalinga Raju, its founding...
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Hard Times For Satyam Computer Services
The scandal involving Satyam Computer Services is unlikely to go away...
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India signs 2.1-billion dollar deal with Boeing for navy aircraft
New Delhi - India has signed a 2.1-billion-dollar contract with United...
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US stocks slump over bleak corporate outlook
A 17.4-billion-dollar deal between Kuwait's state-run Petrochemical Industries Co and Dow Chemical...
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Battered Silicon Valley To Close Shop Over Christmas
San Francisco - The season of good cheer is bringing gloom this year even to the perennial bright...
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Russia to Get Disney TV Channel
Tuesday, Walt Disney Co and Media-One Holdings Ltd revealed that they were planning to
roll...
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Companies in emerging economies most likely to bribe: report
London - Companies based in emerging markets are more likely to pay bribes in order to win...
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AirAsia Forges Ahead Despite Air Travel Slowdown
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's budget airline AirAsia hopes to soar above the current global travel...
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World summit aims to close gaps in finance market rules
Washington - The leaders of the world's top economic powers are expected to agree Saturday to close...
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Asian-Pacific Stocks Rising on South Korea Financial Rescue Package
Tokyo - Asia-Pacific stocks rose on Monday after South Korea announced a more than...
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EU approves rescue package as Brown inspires EU summit
Brussels - The European Union approved its own financial rescue package at a summit that saw...
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Universal Pictures Clinches Deal with DreamWorks
On Monday,
Universal Pictures announced that they had closed a deal with Steven
Spielberg’s...
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NComputing Signs Major Contract In India
The most successful provider of low-cost computing
solutions, NComputing, announced today that it...
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India may weather worst effects of financial crisis: officials
New Delhi - India may escape the worst consequences of the global financial crisis due to strong...
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World
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At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert
As the death toll climbed to 152 in Mexico, countries around the world took steps to warn the...
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Clinton seeks "meaningful" steps against climate change
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the...
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India sounds alert over swine-flu outbreak
New Delhi - Indian health authorities sounded an alert after an outbreak of a...
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Somali pirates - "Rambo and Robin Hood in one"
Aden, Yemen - "We're simple fishermen making our living with hard work," insists...
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Undaunted Somali pirates seize four more boats
Nairobi - Undaunted Somali pirates have seized a total of four ships - among them two cargo ships -...
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Somali pirates seize another tanker after hostage drama
Nairobi- Somali pirates have seized another tanker just days after US and French forces killed five...
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Pope Benedict XVI presides over Good Friday Via Crucis
Rome - Pope Benedict XVI presided over Rome's traditional Good Friday Way of the Cross procession,...
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Somali pirates demand ransom as US Navy sends more ships
Nairobi/Washington - Somali pirates, holding a US ship captain in a lifeboat and surrounded by two...
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India premier warns of serious threat to disrupt elections
New delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Friday there was a serious threat to...
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Indian theme for Good Friday procession in Rome
Rome - Pope Benedict XVI planned to preside over Rome's traditional Good Friday evening Way of the...
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India's richest candidate worth 103 million dollars
New Delhi - A Mumbai-based businessman is the richest candidate in India's...
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Pope recalls drowned migrants, urges global landmine ban
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI in his Palm Sunday address recalled the deaths of scores of...
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Feelgood US President steals the show
London - US President Barack Obama swept onto the world stage at this week's summit of the world's...
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Obama meets Brown amid signs of G20 tension
London - US President Barack Obama rejected Wednesday talk of deep divisions between the world's...
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China, EU in diplomatic bind over satellite-navigation systems
Beijing - China and the European Union are at loggerheads over their...
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EU greets US proposal for climate change forum in April
Beijing - The European Union on Monday welcomed US President Barack Obama's...
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Dalai Lama absent as China hosts World Buddhist Forum
Beijing - The Dalai Lama was a notable absentee on Friday as religious leaders...
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The Gates Foundation Joins Polio Fight
The Gates Foundation together with the governments of Germany and the United Kingdom and other...
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$630 Million to Eradicate Polio
On Wednesday, tycoon Bill Gates announced that his foundation, along with the charity group...
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Pakistan Teetering In Fight Against Terrorism
Islamabad - In 2008, Pakistan wobbled in its fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, who have...
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World Food Programme appeals for 5.2-billion-dollar aid package
Rome - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday it needs some 5.2 billion dollars...
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Indian Contemporary Art Arrives Finds New Fans In Berlin
Berlin - As a former Gestapo interrogation centre in Berlin, the sprawling building at number 90-91...
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Indian Navy repulses attack on Ethiopian vessel, nabs 23 pirates
New Delhi - The Indian Navy in another successful anti-piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden...
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Historic diamond fetches 16 million pounds at London auction
London - An historic cushion-shaped diamond with a European royal history of more than 300 years...
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Pakistan confirms detention of alleged Mumbai terror mastermind
Islamabad - Pakistan's defence minister confirmed Tuesday that the alleged planner of the November...
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More Than 100 States Signed Cluster-Bomb Ban
Oslo - A global ban was signed earlier today by government leaders from more than 100 states not to...
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Indian probe points to links with Pakistan; warnings ignored
New Delhi - Investigations have shown those behind Mumbai terrorist attacks that left 188 people...
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Bird flu outbreak in India's Assam state, 40,000 poultry culled
New Delhi - Authorities in India's north-eastern Assam state culled 40,000 poultry of some 60,000...
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Arrested terrorist says 24 trained, 10 picked for Mumbai strike
New Delhi - The only gunman captured during the three-day terrorist attack on Mumbai said he was...
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Captured Mumbai Terrorist Reveals Plan to Kill 5000 People
Azam Amir Kasab was the only terrorist to be captured alive
from the group that ran havoc through...
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