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Indra Nooyi among 18 women leading Fortune 500
Soft drink major Pepsico's Indian born CEO Indra Nooyi is one of the 18 women who have shattered the glass ceiling to lead America's 500 largest corporations, according to Fortune magazine's latest ra
US think tank honors Prince Harry for aiding war vets
Britain's Prince Harry appealed on Monday for British and US veterans of the Afghan and Iraq conflicts not to be forgotten as he accepted a coveted humanitarian award from a Washington think tank.
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Al-Qaeda bomber was CIA informant, say officials
The CIA had al-Qaeda fooled from the beginning.
Last month, US intelligence learned that al-Qaeda's Yemen branch hoped to launch a spectacular attack using a new, nearly undetectable bomb aboard an a
US foils al-Qaeda bomb plot against airliner
The United States has foiled a plot by al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen to blow up an airliner and recovered an explosive device, officials have said, stressing the public was never in danger.
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US mother sends son with gun to school
A woman in the US state of Indiana sent her gay son to school with a stun-gun to counter students bullying him.
Chelisa Grimes did it after administrators apparently didn't do enough to stop the bull
US Ambassador to Pakistan to quit
US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has decided to step down by this summer after serving less than two years on the job, at a time when the ties between Washington and Islamabad are at a crucial
Crisis claims another leader, is Obama next?
The transatlantic economic crisis has scythed through Europe's leaders. So, as November looms, can Barack Obama avoid becoming the highest profile victim of a trend shaping world politics?
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Brain scans show dogs have empathy
Does your dog understand when you are happy or sad? Well, it seems so, as they are found paying very close attention to their masters’ moods, scientists say. Researcher at the Emory University Centre for Neuropolicy used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to look at the brain activities of an active dog and found some of them pay very close attention to their owners.
Al-Qaeda releases video of American hostage
In a video released on Sunday by al-Qaeda, American hostage Warren Weinstein said he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands.
"My life is in your hands, Mr
US releasing high-level detainees from Afghan prison: Report
The United States has been secretly releasing high-level detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan for several years in a bold effort to initiate negotiations with the insurgent groups, but one
