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Clinton plays peacemaker in Egypt
16 July 2012 7:25 AM ISTUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks on Sunday with Egypt’s top military leaders, just hours after calling for them to help smooth the...
Middle-class family struggles in Spain’s crisis
16 July 2012 7:16 AM ISTBefore the Spanish economic crisis hit, Mercedes Gonzalez and her family lived comfortably, she working in a shoe shop and her husband and second son...
China’s Wen warns of economic hardship ahead
16 July 2012 7:14 AM ISTPremier Wen Jiabao warned on Sunday that China's economic rebound was not stable and the world's second largest economy faced hardship ahead, state...
Wikipedia’s defining moment in social web era
16 July 2012 7:10 AM ISTIt is another defining moment for Wikipedia. The public knowledge website is more than a decade old and remains among the top 10 Internet sites in the...
NDA to finalise vice prez nominee today
16 July 2012 6:28 AM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance will finalise its vice presidential nominee Monday amid Najma Heptulla's name doing the...
20 killed in Japan rains
14 July 2012 7:29 AM ISTRescuers were racing against time on Friday in the search for people buried under mudslides as heavy rains that have already claimed 20 lives...
Syrian troops kill 200 in Hama
14 July 2012 7:21 AM ISTSyrian government troops using tanks and helicopters massacred more than 150 people in the central province of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human...
Binga calls it a day
13 July 2012 11:40 PM ISTOne of the most fearsome pace bowlers in modern era who considered India his second home, Australia's Brett Lee on Friday, announced retirement from...
Clinton to meet Myanmar president
13 July 2012 7:31 AM ISTUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Myanmar President Thein Sein in Cambodia on Friday to discuss the easing of US sanctions on the once...
Morsi will obey court ruling on parliament
13 July 2012 7:28 AM ISTEgypt’s President Mohamed Morsi will respect a court ruling overturning his decree for the dissolved Islamist-dominated parliament to convene, his...
Sri Lanka end series drought with drawn Test
13 July 2012 12:24 AM ISTSri Lanka won their first Test series in three years after the final Test against Pakistan ended in a thrilling draw in Pallekele on Thursday. ...
US lawmakers debate on health care law
12 July 2012 6:55 AM ISTUS lawmakers began five contentious hours of debate over repealing the health care law, with Republicans insisting there is bipartisan support for...


