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South Korea launches anti-submarine exercise
The South Korean military started a five-day naval exercise on Thursday near its disputed maritime border with the communist north, a local report said. The country’s largest-ever anti-submarine drills are to be held near the location of the deadly sinking of a South Korean corvette in March, which Seoul blames on its northern neighbour, South Korean agency Yonhap News reported.
Federal judge overturns California gay marriage ban
A federal judge overturned California's ban on same sex marriage, saying that the voter-approved restriction violated the highest law of the land, the US constitution.
The ruling on Wednesday by Judg
Suicide attack kills 7 cops in Afghan
A suicide car bomb targeted a convoy of Afghan and Nato forces in the northern province of Kunduz on Thursday, killing seven policemen and injuring 13 other people, a district governor said.
The bomb
Diego may be back in command
Buenos Aires, Aug. 4: Just a week after Diego Maradona was ousted as Argentine national coach, the head of the country’s football association signalled the football legend could eventually return to t
US cos test mobile-based payments
San Francisco, Aug 3: The days of plastic credit cards could be numbered if tests of a mobile payment system by top US cellphone companies proves successful.
The experiment, reported on Monday by Blo
Al Qaeda-linked group claims attack on Japanese oil tanker
A militant group linked to Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for last week’s attack on a Japanese supertanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a US-based intelligence organisation said.
Mars rover might be lost permanently
Washington: Scientists were making efforts to contact the non-responsive Spirit Mars rover, which has lost contact with the earth during the Martian winter prompting fears that it might be permanently lost.
Black box of crashed Pak plane found
Pakistani authorities on Saturday said they had retrieved the flight recorder of a plane that crashed three days ago near Islamabad, killing 152 people on board.
Obama calls on Iran to release three Americans
US President Barack Obama called on Iran on Friday to release three American hikers who have been held for a year, saying their continued detention is "unjust".
Thailand may quit UN body over temple issue
Bangkok, July 29: Thailand has threatened to withdraw from the UN's World Heritage Committee if it approves a Cambodian management plan for an 11th-century Hindu temple straddling the two countries' b
