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  American testifies in court, tells of meeting bin Laden before 9/11

  World | March 07, 2014 9:06 IST

  New York: An American who trained at an al-Qaida camp in Afghanistan in the spring of 2001 before losing his nerve testified on Thursday how he encountered Osama bin Laden and bin Laden's son-in-law at

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  Dubai jails American over video mocking teens

  World | December 24, 2013 10:56 IST

  Dubai: An American man was sentenced to up to a year in prison in Dubai after being convicted in connection to a satirical video about youth culture there.The video they produced and uploaded to the

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  Indian-American Manju Goel announces candidacy for US Congress

  World | September 10, 2013 15:22 IST

  Chicago:  Indian-American Manju Goel has announced her bid to seek Republican party nomination to run for a seat in the US Congress, focussing on divisive issues like “Obamacare” and the growing national debt.Goel, an Aurora

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  Indian-American jumps into 100-ft mine shaft to 'appease gods'

  World | January 16, 2013 16:28 IST

  Washington, Jan 16: A 28-year-old Indian-American jumped into a 100-foot mine shaft at a meteor impact site  in Arizona to “appease the gods” and was pulled out following a massive eight-hour rescue operation.Parminder Singh of

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  Boston University sophomore wins Miss Universe 2012 crown

  World | December 20, 2012 15:20 IST

  Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec 20: A 20-year-old Boston University sophomore and a self-described “cellist-nerd” brought the Miss Universe crown back to the United States for the first time in more than a decade when she

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  Finnish couple win American wife carrying contest

  World | October 09, 2012 16:49 IST

  Newry, Maine, US, Oct 9: A Finnish couple has added to their victories by taking first place in the North American Wife Carrying Championship at Maine's Sunday River ski resort. Taisto Miettinen and Kristina Haapanen

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  Frenchman, American win Nobel physics prize

  World | October 09, 2012 16:00 IST

  Stockholm, Oct 9 : Frenchman Serge Haroche and American David Wineland have won the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics for inventing and developing methods for observing tiny quantum particles without destroying them.The Royal Swedish Academy

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  American supermom carries her 6 children on a cargo bike

  World | September 13, 2012 8:32 IST

  Portland, Oregon, Sep 13 : Thirtyfour-year-old Emily Finch of Portland, Oregon, has ditched her SUV car to cycle 20 miles a day to carry her six children around town on a bike modelled on the

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  American wild card Burdette enters 3rd round of US Open

  Tennis | August 31, 2012 14:29 IST

  New  York, Aug 30: Mallory Burdette opened the summer plotting how she would take pre-medical courses to pursue her dream of studying psychiatry.A few unanticipated wins on the tennis court later, the 21-year-old American is

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  Indian American director's thriller wins two US awards

  Hollywood | August 28, 2012 12:18 IST

  Washington, July 28:  "9 Eleven", a Bollywood-style thriller by Indian American director Manan Singh Katohara, has won the Best Feature and Best Director awards at the 2012 World Music & Independent Film Festival (WMIFF) here.Written

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  Brian Baker of US gets to Wimbledon's 3rd round

  Tennis | June 28, 2012 21:18 IST

  England, Jun28: Brian Baker's remarkable comeback keeps getting better: Now the American is into the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.After missing major tournaments for 6½ years because of a

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  Melanie Oudin receives wild card into Wimbledon

  Tennis | June 18, 2012 16:31 IST

  London, Jun18:  American Melanie Oudin has received a wild card into Wimbledon.The 20-year-old was a quarterfinalist at the 2009 U.S. Open but has struggled to regain that form. On Sunday, she reached the final at

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  Nestor, Mirnyi beat Bryans for French Open title

  Tennis | June 10, 2012 18:41 IST

  Paris, Jun 10:  Top-seeded Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Daniel Nestor of Canada won a second consecutive French Open doubles title by beating American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.“Beating the best

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  American Tycoon Donald Trump Plans Residences, Hotels In India

  April 04, 2012 17:55 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 4: American real estate tycoon Donald Trump, who is known for creating landmark properties globally, is eying Indian market in a big way and plans to focus expansion in the country on luxury

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  Highest-Ranked American, Fish, Out Of Davis Cup

  Tennis | April 03, 2012 10:37 IST

  Key Biscayne (Florida), Apr 3: Hours after losing his most recent match, Mardy Fish woke up in the middle of the night feeling ill and immediately went to be checked by a doctor. He saw

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  Federer Beats American Harrison At Key Biscayne

  Tennis | March 25, 2012 9:28 IST

  Key Biscayne (Florida), Mar 25: On the verge of victory, Roger Federer stopped playing when he thought a pivotal point had ended at the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday.He mistook a fan's shout for a

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  American TV Channel Calls Hindu Deities 'Weird'

  World | January 26, 2012 19:40 IST

  Chicago, Jan 26: An American television station here has offended the Hindu community after a sports commentary on its website used the term "weird" to describe their deities. The commentary on an ice hockey match

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  Oprah Amazed With India's Tolerance Levels, Joint Families

  Bollywood | January 17, 2012 23:01 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 17: American talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who is on her maiden visit to India, is amazed with the tolerance and system of joint families in the country.“What I love most about this

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  Oprah Keen On Meeting Abhishek, Aishwarya

  Bollywood | January 11, 2012 16:44 IST

  Mumbai, Jan 11: American TV mogul Oprah Winfrey, who will be visiting India soon, has expressed her desire to meet Bollywood star couple Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan who have been guests on her talk show.Oprah

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  Rupee Down By 18 Paise At 52.20/21 Against Dollar

  November 30, 2011 19:20 IST

  Mumbai, Nov 30: The rupee today declined by 18 paise to close at 52.20/21 against the US dollar on sustained demand from importers for the US currency amid signs of continued capital outflows.A late recovery