The New York hotel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape her in a Manhattan hotel suite in May, has said that she 'wants justice' and wants to see former IMF chief behind bars.

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The young and fiery 19th century queen Lakshmibai of Jhansi, who fought the British valiantly in the 1857 war, has been listed by the Time magazine with the likes of Michelle Obama and Sarah Palin among 10 wives who were resolute even in troubled times.

American businesses, from Wall Street banks to major industrial corporations, are preparing contingency plans for a pair of once-unthinkable events: the United States defaulting on its debt and the lo

Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples married across New York State on Sunday in a key milestone for advocates hoping to legalise gay marriage nationwide.

Niagara Falls, which shares the most powerful

President Barack Obama has announced that the law banning openly gay people from serving in the US military under the 'Don't ask don't tell' policy is to end on September 20.

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With thousands of requests pouring in for the first day of same-sex marriages in New York City, the mayor's office said on Tuesday it would establish a lottery to select 764 couples.

The city's decis

News Corp.'s stock rose on Tuesday as CEO Rupert Murdoch and his son, James, were questioned by a British parliamentary committee about phone hacking at the now-closed News of the World tabloid.

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At least two Indian tourists were killed and 35 others injured, three of them seriously, when a bus carrying them to Niagara Falls veered off a highway near here.

The bus, which was carrying tourist

French First Lady Carla Bruni has confirmed that she is expecting a child with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Bruni, 43, who already has a 10-year-old son, revealed in an interview with newspaper

Move over, alpha males. Being No.2 is better, scientists say.
A new study on baboons has found that alpha males, or those at the pinnacle of the social hierarchy, tend to have high stress levels than beta males — the nice guys who are placed second.