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Three Britons travel round the world in taxi!

Three Britons in their 20s have undertaken a record-breaking trip around the world in a cab, travelling over 43,000 miles (over 69,000 km) and putting 80,000 pounds (about $128,600) on the meter.

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Oil tanker hijacked in Arabian sea, Indians among captives

After a brief lull, pirates hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker in the Arabian Sea with a crew of 15, mostly Indians and Filipinos.

The Liberian-flagged Smyrni, carrying 135,000 tonnes of oil, was sei

Lloyd's of London eyes India, China for growth

Lloyd's of London, Britain's 325-year-old insurance and reinsurance market, has unveiled a plan to substantially promote its business growth in emerging markets including India, China and Brazil.

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Anish Kapoor unveils 'awkward' London Olympic tower

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British sculptor Anish Kapoor on Friday unveiled the controversial tower he designed for London's Olympic Park, defending the tangled red structure as 'awkward' but beautiful.

Officials hope the Arce

Now Pakistani men face revenge acid attacks from women

Using acid as a weapon to disfigure women has become a worrying trend in Pakistan. But now the tables seem to have been turned on them and Pakistani men are reported to be facing the brunt of ‘revenge

Gilani ‘okay’ with a third of Pakistanis wanting to flee ‘dysfunctional’ country

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistanis are free to leave the country if they want, and that there is no one stopping them from doing so.

Gilani, while in London, was asked a q

9 men arrested in UK for suspected child sex abuse

British police say nine men have been questioned by detectives investigating a suspected case of child sex abuse in northwest England.

Police in Manchester say that the men, aged from 24 to 38 years

Gilani meets Cameron, briefs him on Indo-Pak peace process

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Indo-Pak peace process came up for discussion during talks between Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani and his British counterpart David Cameron here, besides other key issues of mutual interest, incl

Prince Charles reading weather report goes viral

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Prince Charles read the weather report with a flourish while on a visit to BBC Scotland and joked: "Who the hell wrote this script?" The video has now gone viral.

The footage of Prince Charles presen

British PM faces scrutiny over ties to Murdoch

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British Prime Minister David Cameron faces potentially embarrassing scrutiny of his ties to Rupert Murdoch on Friday when Rebekah Brooks, a former top lieutenant in the tycoon's media empire, appears

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