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Website of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hacked

Hacker group Anonymous on Friday night took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), media reports said on Saturday.

Citing online publication PC Magazine, RIA Novosti said the webs

'Pak considering proposal to lease Gilgit-Baltistan to China'

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Seeking to fortify its strategic ties with China amid strains in relations with US, Pakistan is considering a proposal to lease the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region to Beijing for 50 years, an eminent

Video of US dad shooting daughter's laptop goes viral

A video of an angry American father pumping nine slugs from a handgun into his daughter's laptop has gone viral on YouTube and sparked an impassioned online debate over his parenting skills.

Tommy Jo

US urges Myanmar to release detained monk

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The United States on Friday urged the authorities in Myanmar to release a prominent Buddhist monk who was one of the leaders of a 2007 anti-government uprising.

"We are deeply concerned that the Burm

How Earth's next supercontinent 'Amasia' will form

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In the coming 50 to 200 million years, Australia may merge with India while all the continents may collide each other to form one massive supercontinent, scientists have claimed.

Geologists at Yale

US recognizes new government of Maldives

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The United States on Thursday recognised the new government of Maldives President Mohamed Waheed as legitimate and urged him to fulfill a pledge to form a national unity government.

State Department

Rise of China source of strategic uncertainty: Locklear

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The recent rise of China as a regional and global power, including its substantial military modernisation and buildup, is a source of strategic uncertainty and potential friction, a top Pentagon comma

Iran oil, Af-Pak dominate talks

India’s insistence on continuing to buy Iranian oil defying US sanctions, drawing common approach on China, Af-Pak situation and peace negotiations with Taliban dominated the talks of foreign secretar

Steve Jobs FBI file reveals tendency to distort reality

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The FBI has released decades-old file it kept on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, questioning his moral character by disclosing details on his reported drug use and ability to 'distort reality'.

The file

Obama praises economic reforms of Italian PM

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The US President, Barack Obama, has praised the economic reforms initiated by Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, noting that his measures have been able to generate enough confidence in the European

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

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