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Man dies after winning cockroach-eating contest

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A man in Florida died after eating dozens of cockroaches and worms during a contest to win a pet python.

Edward Archbold, 32, was one of several participants in an insect-eating contest Friday sponso

In jolt to Zardari, court approves Swiss letter draft

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The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the fresh draft of a letter that the government has to send to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, a media

Taliban bullet taken out of Pakistani teen

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A bullet that pierced the head of child peace campaigner Malala Yousufzai, who was shot at by the Taliban, was removed in the early hours of Wednesday, a media report said.

The bullet was taken out b

Goa Police crackdown on massage parlours

Goa Police on Wednesday submitted a report to the government describing actions taken by it against massage parlours in the state that indulge in prostitution. Sixty-eight people have been arrested fo

Mukesh Ambani tops Hurun India rich list

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Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, with a personal fortune of $19.3 billion, is the richest Indian, China-based research firm Hurun said in a report on Wednesday.

Ambani is followed by Arcel

Djokovic strolls into third round of Shanghai Masters

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World No.2 Novak Djokovic breezed past Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria into the third round of the Shanghai Masters tennis event on Wednesday.

The Serbian lost just five points on serve as he won 6-3, 6-

We must improve, says Messi

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Lionel Messi said Argentina have plenty of scope for improvement despite leading the region's 2014 Football World Cup qualifying standings.

Argentina will meet Uruguay in Mendoza, Argentina, Thursday

Plastic chairs thrown at Nitish Kumar

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Angry people hurled plastic chairs at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday when he reached the Nawada district town to address a public meeting as part of his Adhikar Yatra, police said.

Affordable electricity for all in five years: PM

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Affordable access to energy is one of the main challenges which the world faces today, and India will ensure electricity to households in the next five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesda

Girl killed by her brother for affair

A young man of 18 early Tuesday stabbed to death his sister, a year younger to him, for her love affair with a boy he disapproved of, Delhi Police said.

Laxmi, resident of east Delhi's Mandawali area

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