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Sci-fi writer Pohl dies at 93

Author Frederik Pohl, who over decades gained a reputation of being a literate and sophisticated writer of science fiction, has died at age of 93.

USA clinch fifth Gold Cup

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It took Brek Shea less than a minute to give the United States a goal. And the Gold Cup title.

Many feared dead in US fertiliser plant blast

A fertiliser factory in Texas exploded in a massive fireball Wednesday, killing as many as 60 to 70 people, local media reported, amid fears a second tank at the plant could also erupt in flames.

26/11 US victim recounts heroic efforts of hotel staff

Recounting the deadly Mumbai terror attack during the trial of Pakistani-American LeT terrorist David Coleman Headley, an American survivor has lauded the heroic efforts of the Oberoi hotel staff to save her life.

The only way Headley can be extradited...

Pakistani-American LeT terrorist David Headley, sentenced to 35 years in jail by a US court for helping plot the 2008 Mumbai attack, could still be extr-adited to India in a rare case if he violates h

Rana to appeal his conviction

Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, who was sentenced to 14 years in jail for providing material support to Pakistan-based LeT and for backing a plot to attack a Danish newspaper, would appeal against h

US to pursue case against 26/11 accused

The US today said it would continue its hunt for dreaded terrorist Illyas Kashmiri, LeT handler Sajid Mir and four others involved in the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, including six Americans.

Obama says ‘best is yet to come’ in victory speech

President Barack Obama told cheering supporters early Wednesday that “the best is yet to come” for the United States as he stormed to a second term by defeating Republican Mitt Romney.

Obama takes early vote lead in key states?

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With more than 28 million Americans having already voted for the US Presidential polls that is described as too close to call, the Obama and Romney campaigns have started claiming that the numbers are

Dirty tricks sully US presidential election

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Scare-mongering ads, voter registration forms dumped in the trash and misleading statements on the stump: the list of dirty tricks sullying the US presidential election is seemingly endless.

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Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.