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US warship to assist in AirAsia plane search
World | Dec 30, 2014, 11:59 AM ISTWashington: The US has sent a warship, USS Sampson, to the Java Sea for aiding in the search for the missing AirAsia plane, officials said.The USS Sampson was expected to arrive Tuesday in the search
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Dozens still trapped on Greek ferry as 49 reach land
World | Dec 29, 2014, 03:04 PM ISTBari,Italy: Exhausted and cold but safe, a group of 49 people arrived at the Italian port of Bari Monday after they were rescued from a Greek ferry that caught fire in the Adriatic Sea. Some
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AirAsia plane has tire problem in Philippines
World | Dec 29, 2014, 02:16 PM ISTManila, Philippines: An AirAsia Zest plane with 184 people on board developed a tire problem in the central Philippine city of Tagbilaran, prompting the airline, which is partly owned by AirAsia Philippines, to cancel the
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Prospects bleak for missing Air Asia plane: Indonesian official
World | Dec 29, 2014, 02:26 PM ISTSurabaya, Indonesia : As search crews on Monday scoured the Indonesian waters where an AirAsia jet carrying 162 people is believed to have gone down, officials predicted a tragic ending to the region's latest aviation
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Barack Obama says, Afghanistan still 'dangerous place'
World | Dec 29, 2014, 08:21 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama acknowledged Sunday that Afghanistan is still a "dangerous place" as US-led coalition forces formally ended their 13-year-long combat mission in the country."Afghanistan remains a dangerous place," the president said in
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US, NATO to mark end of mission to Afghanistan
World | Dec 28, 2014, 02:27 PM ISTKabul, Afghanistan:The United States and NATO will mark the formal end of the war in Afghanistan on Sunday with a ceremony at their military headquarters in Kabul as the insurgency they fought for 13 years
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Father of pilot captured by IS pleads for release
World | Dec 25, 2014, 06:20 PM ISTAmman,Jordan: The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son's release.Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh, speaking to reporters in the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday, also urged the
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World must recognise threat of terrorism: Bashar al-Assad
World | Nov 21, 2014, 06:19 AM ISTDamascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that international acknowledgment of the threats of terrorism is one of the factors determining the future of the region.Addressing the members of the ruling Al Baath Party on
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Funny take on 'Every Kaamwali Bai in the World'!
Lifestyle | Oct 29, 2014, 07:44 PM ISTOur moms can live without us but they can't bear a day without their maids!This video is a funny take on 'Every Kaamwali Bai in the world', if not world at least in India.From those
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World's oldest clown dies at 98 in Montana
World | Oct 01, 2014, 07:31 AM ISTBillings, Montana: Floyd “Creeky” Creekmore, a former Montana rancher who held the record as the world's oldest performing clown, has died at age 98, his son said on Tuesday.Creekmore died Saturday night in his Billings
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World's fourth largest sea dried up completely: NASA
World | Sep 30, 2014, 11:22 AM ISTNew York: Aral Sea - the giant lake between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south - has dried up completely, says NASA.In the early 1900s, the Aral Sea was the fourth largest
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FIFA World Cup: Messi's bouts of nausea puzzle world of football
Football | Jun 11, 2014, 09:56 AM ISTBELO HORIZONTE, Brazil : Shortly after coming on as a second-half sub in Argentina's last World Cup warm-up, Lionel Messi doubled over and appeared to vomit on the pitch. He's done it at least a
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FIFA World Cup: Diego Costa looks healthy as Spain tops El Salvador 2-0 in warm up
Football | Jun 08, 2014, 09:56 AM ISTLANDOVER, Md: Diego Costa's hamstring withstood 74 minutes on a hot and humid afternoon just six days before Spain opens the defense of its World Cup title. He showed bursts of speed, jostled with defenders
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World's first 3D smartphone from Amazon!
Jun 07, 2014, 06:17 PM ISTWashington: Move over ordinary smartphones as Amazon is reportedly planning to launch the world's first smartphone with a 3D display.In a YouTube video, the online retail player shows the fist glimpse of this device -
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India 13th largest non-cash payment market in the world: F&S
Jun 05, 2014, 09:12 PM ISTMumbai: India has become the 13th largest non-cash payment market globally, says a Frost & Sullivan report.“India is currently the 13th largest non-cash payment market in the world with a high potential to grow significantly
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IPL 7: KKR supporters best in the world, says SRK
Cricket | Jun 03, 2014, 06:37 PM ISTKolkata: Overwhelmed by the support his team received from the fans, Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner ShahRukh Khan today said he has never seen such enormous backing for a team. Close one lakh people turned up
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World on the verge of mass extinction
World | Jun 03, 2014, 08:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Humanity is responsible for speeding up the natural rate of extinction for animal and plant species by up to 10,000 times, as the planet is on the brink of a dinosaur-scale sixth mass
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Solar plane makes inaugural flight in Switzerland, set to fly around world
World | Jun 02, 2014, 04:33 PM ISTLondon: A revolutionary solar-powered plane, that will try to fly around the world next year, has successfully made its inaugural test flight in Switzerland.The Solar Impulse 2 vehicle lifted off from Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland
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Inviting SAARC leaders sent out a message to world: Modi
India | Jun 01, 2014, 10:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described the invitation to SAARC leaders for his swearing-in as a “right decision at the right” time and said his first major foreign policy initiative had sent out
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British newspaper alleges corruption in 2022 World Cup vote
Football | Jun 01, 2014, 04:07 PM ISTLONDON : A former member of FIFA's executive committee was accused Sunday of making payments totaling $5 million to senior football officials in return for support for Qatar's successful bid for the 2022 World Cup.