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The official media in China again castigates the US for its plans to sell $6.4bn worth of weapons to Taiwan.

AFP – Pakistani and US officials are increasingly convinced that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, who was behind the suicide attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan in December, had died from wounds sustained in a drone strike, Th…

Reuters – President Barack Obama will seek on Monday to strike a balance between taming skyrocketing U.S. budget deficits and giving the economy a boost to ease the pain of double-digit unemployment.

In an interview Sunday, New York Times economist Paul Krugman hammered conservative talk show host Glenn Beck for spreading blatantly false information about the Democrats’ health care bill — and put the blame squarely on Fox News CEO Roger Ailes.”…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will seek on Monday to strike a balance between taming skyrocketing U.S. budget deficits and giving the economy a boost to ease the pain of double-digit unemployment.

London, Feb 1 (IANS) No fashion magazines for Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway, rather she spends free time studying books on physics to enhance her knowledge on the universe.

Lusaka (Zambia), Feb 1 (IANS) On the ground floor of a squat building in downtown Lusaka, tellers sit inside tiny wooden cabins, counting out money. The busy scene is as ordinary as at any other bank, but the provenance of this financial firm is a rath…

Beyoncé was the top winner at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards with six prizes, including song of the year for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).”

With this Rahman joins the select club of Indian musicians, who have also won the coveted award in the past, the list includes likes of Ravi Shankar-sitar maestro, Zakir Hussain-tabla player and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt-Guitarist.

Sydney, Feb 1 (IANS) Sleep deprived new mothers are at considerable risk of crashing when they get behind the wheel, says a new study