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Three freight trains collide in US

Two crew members were hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries after three freight trains collided and caught fire in the US state of Indiana on Friday, Xinhua reported quoting a media report.

US court jails Pak man for exporting nuclear materials

A man from Pakistan has been jailed for over three years by a US court for illegally exporting nuclear-related materials worth $400 million to Pakistani organisations engaged in atomic activities.

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Obama to ask U.S. firms to keep jobs at home

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President Barack Obama will press U.S. business leaders next week to expand their industries at home rather than outsourcing jobs abroad, extending an election-year push to fight high unemployment.

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US economy moving in the right direction: Obama

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Encouraged by the addition of more than 2 lakh new jobs in December 2011 and a drop in the unemployment rate, the US President Barack Obama on Friday said the country's economy is moving in the right

FBI redefines rape to include male victims

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is changing its long-standing definition of rape to include men and those who do not physically resist as victims.

The new definition will increase the number of p

Barack Obama to businesses: Bring jobs home

President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage businesses to keep jobs at home instead of outsourcing them overseas, as he rolled out a new election-year theme on Saturday aimed at courting

Obama unveils plan for a 'leaner' US military

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President Barack Obama unveiled a strategy on Thursday for a leaner US military focused on countering China's rising power and signaling a shift away from large ground wars against insurgents.

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Asia to face difficult year, warns IMF

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Events unfolding far from Asia's shores could shape the region's economic outlook for 2012, but Asian policymakers still have the room to respond aggressively to a deteriorating global economic scenar

US investing in long-term strategic partnership with India

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The United States is investing in long-term strategic partnership with India, the Pentagon has said in a new defence strategic document which puts Asia on a bigger priority and identifies China as

US Navy rescues Iranian fishing boat from pirates

US military officials say the Navy has rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by suspected Somali pirates for more than 40 days.

The rescue comes amid escalating threats from Iran

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