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Florida-based christian group isolated by Quran burning eventFlorida-based christian group isolated by Quran burning event
A US-based religious group calling for everyone to burn a copy of the Quran in remembrance of 9/11 victims has been slammed by groups across the...


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Obama not invited, but Indian American Chatwal makes it to Chelsea Clinton's wedding
Indian American New York hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, who refers to the Clintons as family, will be one among the lucky 450 guests attending the high profile marriage and reception of Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary...
Seven in ten Americans think US' transition from capitalism to socialism bad move
About 7 in 10 American voters (69 percent) think that a transition from capitalism to socialism in United States would be a bad thing, according to a Fox News/ Opinion Dynamics Corporation...
Bopanna-Qureshi's classic fight back to reach Farmers Classic semi-final
India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam Qureshi have defeated Arnaud Clement of France and Jonathan Erlich of Israel in a tough duel to reach the semi-finals of the Farmers Classic ATP Championship in Los...
When Macca nearly missed out on playing a gig for Obama
Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was turned away by security guards at the White House when he arrived to play a gig for U.S. President Barack Obama last...
New theory to reveal why midcontinent faults generate earthquakes?
Researchers at Purdue University may finally unravel the mystery of why the New Madrid fault - lying in the middle of the North American continent and not along a tectonic plate boundary - produces large earthquakes like the ones that shook the eastern US in 1811 and...
Six in ten Americans think country is on decline as civilization: Poll
American voters are of the opinion that the country is 'on the decline' as a civilization, according to a Fox News/ Opinion Dynamics Corporation...
Boffins develop faster, reliable new technique to detect secret graves
American scientists have developed a new technique to uncover clandestine gravesites. The method allows for the detection of biochemical changes in a decomposing...
Wearing undie-revealing low riding pants is no crime, rules US judge
A judge in the US has thrown out a case brought against a man who was wearing low riding pants that exposed his...
Laurence Fishburne's 19-yr-old daughter seeks sex-tape route to stardom
Actor Laurence Fishburne's 19-yr-old daughter is set to star in a porn film for Vivid...
Roadblock for Clinton wedding driving other bride and her mum nuts!
A US woman, who is getting married in the same place as Chelsea Clinton, has said that the roadblock that has been put up for the former first daughter's wedding is wrecking her...
Demi Moore ditches maple syrup diet to try new 21-day Clean Program
Demi Moore has ended her 10-day maple syrup diet in 4 days only and has moved on to a 21-day Clean Program, developed by cardiologist Dr. Alejandro...
It's splitsville for Mark Sanchez, Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Mark Sanchez and Jamie-Lynn Sigler have parted ways over the NFL star's multiple love...
Florida church to burn 'Koran' on ninth anniversary of 9/11 attacks in protest
A church in Florida has created a controversy by saying that it would burn copies of the Koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United...
'Fit' Bill Clinton arrives in Rhinebeck for daughter's wedding
US president Bill Clinton arrived in Rhinebeck on the eve of daughter Chelsea Clinton's wedding, casually dressed and looking...
Pak needs to come clean on ISI-Taliban link: Editorial
After the leak of classified US military documents proved links between Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Taliban, an editorial in a leading Pakistan daily has said that the important question that needs to be asked is whether the link is still there or...
Star Wars-themed #Wookieleaks parodies circulate on Twitter
Leaks of top-secret military documents on Wikileaks have prompted Twitter users to post their "Star Wars"-themed parodies of the scandal days using the hash tag,...
UK rowers seeks to break 114-year-old N. Atlantic crossing record
A British-led rowing team is attempting to break a 114-year-old record for crossing the North Atlantic from New York to the Isles of...
Creating power from pee may end the world of its energy woes!
Portable urinals could one day create power from pee, for researchers at the Bristol Robotics Lab are testing urine as potential energy...
UNSC removes five 'unimportant' Taliban names from sanctions list
The United Nations Security Council has removed the names of Taliban from its sanctions list, saying they are not as much of a threat. Three of them have already made peace with Kabul, and the other two are...
Afghan women fear Taliban resurgence: NYT
As Afghan and Western governments explore reconciliation with the Taliban, Afghan women fear that the peace they long for may come at the price of rights that have improved since the Taliban government was overthrown in...
Somali Jihadis launch online news channel to promote terrorist propaganda
Somalia's Al Qaeda-backed militant group Al-Shabab has launched an on-line "news" channel called Al Kataib, and its first propaganda newscast, in English, uses graphic footage to warn African countries to stop sending troops to...
Obama calls on Iran to free three detained American hikers
US President Barack Obama has called on Iran to free three American hikers it detained one year...
Obama's 'The View' appearance sets ratings record
Despite all the criticism, President Barack Obama's appearance on daytime talk show 'The View' has set ratings record and has even become the most watched telecast in the ABC series'...
US urges WikiLeaks to not publish more secrets
The U.S. has urged whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, and its founder, Julian Assange, not to release any more secret classified...
U.S. worried about WikiLeaks possessing more classified documents
The U.S. has admitted that it is worried about whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks possessing more classified...
Sarah Palin to release new book titled 'America by Heart' in November
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is set to release a new book - 'America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag' - in...
Plans for mosque near New York's 'Ground Zero' intensifying national debate
Plans for building a Islamic center and mosque two blocks north of "Ground Zero" (the 9/11 attack site) in Lower Manhattan, has intensified the national debate on limits of religious freedom and the meaning of the September 11, 2001 terrorist...
Russian spy Chapman's sexy police mugshot - a rage on Internet
Anna Chapman is a lucky spy - first a doll, then a video, and now even her mugshots are a rage on the...
Pakistan has made a 'strategic shift', claims US
Playing down revelations of Pakistani spy agency ISI's links with Taliban militants, the United States has again suggested these are 'historical links' and Pakistan has now made a 'strategic shift' and attacking their safe havens inside its...
Fears of second recession in US loom
Fears of another recession in the United States loomed as the government reported slower growth in the second quarter and the International Monetary Fund said the country's financial system remains...
India, US reprocessing deal opens n-power market to US
India and the United States have taken another crucial step in implementing their landmark civil nuclear deal with the signing of an agreement on the nuclear fuel reprocessing arrangements under the...
India, US sign nuclear reprocessing deal
India and the United States have signed an agreement on the nuclear fuel reprocessing arrangements under the India-US civil nuclear deal completing another key step in implementing the landmark...
Wildfire rages near Los Angeles
Hundreds of firefighters have stepped up efforts to contain a wildfire that has destroyed more than 3,200 hectares near Los Angeles, Xinhua...
White House blames Europe for stunting US growth
The White House Friday said lacklustre European policies were in part to blame for the sluggish US recovery from the deep recession of the past two...
Chelsea Clinton tying the knot in lavish, secretive wedding
After an intensely secretive build-up, Chelsea Clinton and her Wall Street banker beau were tying the knot yesterday at a lavish bash outside the quaint town of Rhinebeck, rural New York.A carnival...
Rep. Luetkemeyer's daughter-in-law killed in crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The 27-year-old daughter-in-law of Missouri Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer has died in a car accident in central Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Amy Luetkemeyer...
A look inside the government's deportation flights
CHICAGO — Guillermo Campos Ojeda stares blankly at the clouds from the jetliner's window, mentally retracing the 22 years that he lived in the United States as an illegal immigrant. His...
US, allies complete Pacific military training
HONOLULU — Monthlong military drills in the Pacific, which conclude this weekend, were intended only as training excercises to combat terrorism and piracy - and were not meant to send a message...
Police: 2 men tried to sell wood blocks as laptops
JACKSON, Miss. — Investigators in Mississippi say two men wrapped blocks of wood in duct tape and bubble wrap, attached Toshiba labels and tried to pass them off as laptops. Hinds County...
Informant says Wikileaks suspect had civilian help
Founder and editor of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, faces the media during a debate event, held in London Tuesday July 27, 2010. On Sunday, the online whistle-blower website WikiLeaks...
Paintball course attracts unwanted guests: bears
BILLINGS, Mont. — A newly opened paintball course in Montana had to shut down after odor from disintegrated paintballs was luring possibly dangerous guests: bears. Big Sky Marketing...
Source: University of Miami dismissed senior defensive end Steven Wesley
sdegnan@MiamiHerald.comUniversity of Miami senior defensive end Steven Wesley has been dismissed from the Hurricanes football team, a source close to the situation said Saturday. The source would...
Exhausted Fire Crews Save California Homes
A tanker drop fire retardant the crest of the Hauser Peak in Palmdale, Calif, on Friday, July 30, 2010. Aircraft and hundreds of firefighters are concentrating on protecting the densely populated...
Cops: Teens Faked Kidnapping to Put on Web
WHITEHALL, Pa Authorities say four eastern Pennsylvania teenagers staged a fake kidnapping in a store parking lot, intending to film it and put the video on YouTube. Police officers swarmed the...
Manhunt for 3 Escaped Arizona Prison Inmates
Prison officials say three inmates have escaped from a northwest Arizona prison. Helicopters and K-9 units joined the search for the men, who were discovered missing Friday evening from the Arizona...
Get a Taste of Gourmet Britain
When Americans think of eating in England…gourmet is not the word that traditionally comes to mind. Memories of mad cow and visions of steak and kidney pies, dance in some of our heads. But that...