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Indo-Pak talks are encouraging: Mullen

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Terming the recent talks between India and Pakistan as encouraging, a top Pentagon official has expressed hope that the discussions will continue.

Hosni Mubarak’s ‘not guilty plea’ becomes hit ringtone in Egypt!

The few words uttered by Egypt’s dethroned president Hosni Mubarak at the start of his trial have now turned into hit ringtones in the country.

Three different versions of the ringtones of the few lo

US busts major drug ring run by three Indians

Three smugglers from India are among a group of five busted in what has been dubbed 'Operation Liquid Dragon', one of the biggest ephedrine rings operated out of the US by a Mexican drug cartel.

The

US urges fair, transparent trial for Mubarak

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The US State Department has urged Egyptian authorities to hold a fair and transparent trial against former president Hosni Mubarak.

"Our concern would be that we generally would support due process a

Google lawyer slams Apple, Microsoft over patents

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Google's top lawyer accused Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and other companies on Wednesday of using 'bogus patents' to wage a campaign against the Internet giant's Android mobile platform.

In a blog post,

Virginia Tech reports person with gun on campus

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Officials at Virginia Tech university, scene of the worst school shooting in US history, on Thursday locked down the campus after reports of a person with a gun on campus.

"Person with a gun reported

Barack Obama signs debt deal into law

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US President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a new bill, which would raise the nation's debt ceiling and avoid a default by the world's top economy, the White House said.

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Senate passes bill to prevent US default

The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that heads off an unprecedented US financial default and begins the process of curbing the country’s spiralling debt. With less than 12 hours to go before the deadline, President Barack Obama promised to sign the measure immediately.

Obama signs deal to avoid catastrophic US default

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Hours before the midnight deadline, US President Barack Obama signed into law a compromise plan to raise America's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling to avoid a catastrophic US default sending shock waves th

US strikes debt deal,Congress set to vote

US congressional leaders rushed to line up Republican and Democratic votes on Monday for a White House-backed deal to raise the US borrowing limit and avert an unprecedented debt default.

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