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Website of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hacked

Hacker group Anonymous on Friday night took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), media reports said on Saturday.

Citing online publication PC Magazine, RIA Novosti said the webs

'Pak considering proposal to lease Gilgit-Baltistan to China'

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Seeking to fortify its strategic ties with China amid strains in relations with US, Pakistan is considering a proposal to lease the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region to Beijing for 50 years, an eminent

Video of US dad shooting daughter's laptop goes viral

A video of an angry American father pumping nine slugs from a handgun into his daughter's laptop has gone viral on YouTube and sparked an impassioned online debate over his parenting skills.

Tommy Jo

US urges Myanmar to release detained monk

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The United States on Friday urged the authorities in Myanmar to release a prominent Buddhist monk who was one of the leaders of a 2007 anti-government uprising.

"We are deeply concerned that the Burm

Obama praises economic reforms of Italian PM

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The US President, Barack Obama, has praised the economic reforms initiated by Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, noting that his measures have been able to generate enough confidence in the European

US now moving in the right direction: Obama

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Having gone through an incredibly difficult time in the last three years, the country is now moving in the right direction, US President Barack Obama has said.

"All of America has gone through an in

High rate of denial of H-1B, L-1 visas to Indians: report

US immigration authorities, in the past four years, have increased denial of work-related visas, with India-born professionals being refused at higher rates than nationals of other countries, an Ameri

American TV host bitten in face by dog live on air

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In a bizarre incident, a dog bit the face of an American TV host during a live broadcast, requiring her to undergo reconstructive surgery.

The dog named Max was recently rescued from an icy pond and

How Earth's next supercontinent 'Amasia' will form

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In the coming 50 to 200 million years, Australia may merge with India while all the continents may collide each other to form one massive supercontinent, scientists have claimed.

Geologists at Yale

US recognizes new government of Maldives

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The United States on Thursday recognised the new government of Maldives President Mohamed Waheed as legitimate and urged him to fulfill a pledge to form a national unity government.

State Department

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