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  • asteroid can narrowly miss earth in february 2013 but may

    Asteroid can narrowly miss Earth in February 2013, but may destroy satellites

    World | May 20, 2012, 11:00 AM IST

    Madrid, May 20: Astronomers at the LaSagra Observatory in Spain have disclosed that a  newly discovered 150-foot-wide asteroid may come so close to the Earth in February that it might hit satellites, Daily Mail reported.The

  • pak trained militant plotted to attack indian embassy in

    Pak-trained militant plotted to attack Indian embassy in Paris

    World | May 18, 2012, 01:07 PM IST

    London, May 18: Two months after he was shot dead by French special forces, a 23-year-old Algerian origin terrorist was found to have been plotting to attack the Indian embassy here on the direction of

  • thousands defy norwegian mass killer with song

    Thousands defy Norwegian mass killer with song

    World | Apr 27, 2012, 08:47 AM IST

    Oslo (Norway), Apr 27: They gathered by the tens of thousands in the drenching rain to face down terrorism with song.Drawn by a Facebook-organized protest, Norwegians flocked to public squares across the country Thursday and

  • titleholder of living longest with bullet in head dies

    Titleholder of living longest with bullet in head dies

    World | Apr 27, 2012, 08:35 AM IST

    Turlock (California), Apr 27: The man who holds the Guinness World Record for living the longest with a bullet in his head has died in Central California at age 103.The Modesto Bee reports that William

  • judge denies request to release bin laden photos

    Judge denies request to release Bin Laden photos

    World | Apr 27, 2012, 08:33 AM IST

    Washington, Apr 27: A federal judge on Thursday denied a request to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S.

  • pakistan deports osama s family to saudi arabia

    Pakistan deports Osama's family to Saudi Arabia

    World | Apr 27, 2012, 01:06 PM IST

    Islamabad, Apr 27: Pakistan today deported 14 members of Osama bin Laden's family, including his three widows, to Saudi Arabia, days before the first anniversary of the death of the al-Qaeda chief.The family was taken

  • analysts say north korea s new missiles are fakes

    Analysts say North Korea's new missiles are fakes

    World | Apr 26, 2012, 12:42 PM IST

    Tokyo, Apr 26: A half dozen ominous new North Korean missiles showcased at a lavish military parade were clumsy fakes, analysts say, casting more doubt on the country's claims of military prowess after its recent

  • white house gate crasher to run for state office

    White House gate crasher to run for state office

    World | Apr 26, 2012, 09:49 AM IST

    Richmond (Virginia), Apr 26: Tareq Salahi, a Virginia vintner who achieved notoriety for crashing a White House party and later saw his wife run off with a guitarist for the rock band Journey, now says

  • north korea warns of special actions soon

    North Korea warns of 'special actions' soon

    World | Apr 23, 2012, 02:40 PM IST

    Pyongyang, Apr 23: North Korea's military vowed Monday to launch unspecified "special actions" soon meant to reduce South Korea's conservative government and media companies "to ashes" in less that four minutes, in an escalation of

  • hollande beats sarkozy in french vote both in second round

    Hollande beats Sarkozy in French vote, both in second round

    World | Apr 23, 2012, 07:46 AM IST

    Paris, Apr 23: Socialist champion Francois Hollande stamped his authority on the French presidential race yesterday, winning the first round of polling and setting up a May 6 run-off with incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.Hollande won between

  • iran says copying us drone senator says bluster

    Iran says copying US drone, senator says 'bluster'

    World | Apr 23, 2012, 07:35 AM IST

    Tehran, Apr 23: An Iranian military commander yesterday said the Islamic republic is building a copy of a US spy drone captured in December 2011 and revealed what he said were “codes” gleaned from the

  • london to new york in 45 min round the world in 6 hrs

    London to New York in 45 min, round the world in 6 hrs

    World | Apr 20, 2012, 04:18 PM IST

    London, April 20: It's called Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT), designed by a mechanical engineer Daryl Oster, and could be the public transport of the future.Evacuated Tube Transport is an airless, frictionless form of transport which,

  • colombian escort reveals sex scandal details of secret

    Colombian escort reveals sex scandal details of secret service agents

    World | Apr 20, 2012, 04:17 PM IST

    Caratagena (Colombia) Apr 20: A Colombian prostitute at the centre of the ongoing Secret Service sex scandal has  revealed how she was offered only $ 30, instead of her $800 fee  for a night with

  • 38 killed 170 injured in iraq bombings

    38 Killed, 170 Injured In Iraq Bombings

    World | Apr 20, 2012, 08:44 AM IST

    Baghdad, Apr 20: A wave of apparently coordinated bombing and shooting attacks in seven different provinces across Iraq killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 170 yesterday, security officials said.It was the deadliest

  • outrage as us soldiers pose with severed bodies of taliban

    Outrage As US Soldiers Pose With Severed Bodies Of Taliban Bombers

    World | Apr 19, 2012, 09:20 AM IST

    Washington, Apr 19 : There has been outrage across the US over American soldiers posing for photographs with the severed bodies of Taliban suicide bombers in Afghanistan, after the newspaper Los Angeles Times published the

  • new bloodshed in syria despite regime pledge

    New Bloodshed In Syria Despite Regime Pledge

    World | Apr 19, 2012, 07:50 AM IST

    Damascus, Apr 19: A ceasefire to end 13 months of bloodshed in Syria was violated again yesterday, despite the government's latest bid to reassure the United Nations over its willingness to implement the peace plan.As

  • pak will never withdraw army from siachen unilaterally says

    Pak Will Never Withdraw Army From Siachen Unilaterally, Says Malik

    World | Apr 19, 2012, 07:27 AM IST

    Islamabad, Apr 19: Interior Minister Rehman Malik yesterday criticised PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif for suggesting that Pakistan should take the initiative to resolve the Siachen issue with India, saying Islamabad would never unilaterally withdraw its

  • norway mass killer claims self defence

    Norway Mass Killer Claims Self-Defence

    World | Apr 18, 2012, 09:35 AM IST

    Oslo (Norway), Apr 17: The right-wing fanatic behind a bomb-and-shooting massacre that killed 77 people in Norway admitted to the “acts” on Monday but pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, saying he was acting in

  • first team of un monitors arrive in syria

    First Team Of UN Monitors Arrive In Syria

    World | Apr 18, 2012, 10:01 AM IST

    Geneva, Apr 16: International envoy Kofi Annan's spokesman says the advance team of six U.N. observers have arrived in Damascus to monitor Syria's 4-day-old cease-fire.Ahmad Fawzi says the remaining 25 observers are expected to arrive

  • will be angry if secret service allegations true says obama

    Will Be Angry If Secret Service Allegations True, Says Obama

    World | Apr 18, 2012, 10:02 AM IST

    Cartagena (Colombia), Apr 16: President Barack Obama, speaking for the first time about allegations that Secret Service agents hired prostitutes, said Sunday that “of course I'll be angry” if those accusations are proven true by

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