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US, Pakistani officials believe Mehsud is dead: report (AFP)

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…

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Obama shares ancestral ties with newest senator, George Bush

New York, Feb 1 (IANS) After finding that seven previous US presidents, including George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, are his distant kin, President Barack Obama has now discovered that the nation's newest senator Scott Brown is also his distant cousin.

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'Avatar' holds onto top spot at US box office

New York, Feb 1 (DPA) James Cameron's 3-D blockbuster 'Avatar' held onto its dominance of the US box office for the seventh straight weekend, industry figures showed.

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Selling on good news means trouble is brewing.

NEW YORK — It's the spoiled brat market.Dozens of companies this past month posted blow-out earnings but instead of being thankful, investors stomped their feet and sold. The result: The Dow Jones i…

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US Holds Out Hope For 9/11 Trial In New York

The White House has said the US administration still hopes the trial of the man accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks will be held on American soil.

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Speeding car kills film editor Karen Schmeer

Renowned documentary editor Karen Schmeer died late Saturday evening in a road accident in New York. Schmeer was best known for being a part of the academy award winning documentary ‘Fog of War’. 39-year old editor was struck by a speeding vehicle.

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Canucks rally to beat Maple Leafs

Ryan Callahan had two goals and two assists, Brandon Dubinsky added two goals and an assist and the New York Rangers broke out of a scoring drought to beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Sunday night. …

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Getaway car kills famed film editor in NYC

NEW YORK – An award-winning film editor who worked on many of Errol Morris' documentaries, including "The Fog of War," was struck and killed by a getaway car speeding from a Manhattan drugstore robber…

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Obama to propose $3.8 trillion 2011 budget – report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will unveil a $3.8 trillion (2.4 trillion pound) budget proposal on Monday for fiscal 2011, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

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Friendly-fire incident reported in Afghanistan

The New York Times has reported that an airstrike on an Afghan Army checkpoint killed four Afghan soldiers on Saturday. Seven others were wounded.

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