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435 Indian students of Tri-valley get transfers to other schools

US authorities have approved the transfer of 435 Indian students of the Tri-Valley University to other institutions, indicating some progress in addressing the plight of nearly 1,800 Indian students a

US drone hit same convoy targeted by French jet: US

A US defence official said on Thursday a US Predator drone along with a French fighter jet had attacked a convoy of vehicles in Libya that Paris believed was carrying Muammar Gaddafi.

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Condoleezza Rice recounts Gaddafi's 'eerie' obsession

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Colonel Muammar Gaddafi had a 'slightly eerie obsession' with Condoleezza Rice, describing her as his 'African Princess' the ex-US secretary of state said in an excerpt from her memoirs published on F

US Senate defeats White House-backed jobs bill

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The bitterly divided US Senate on late on Thursday defeated a $35 billion item from President Barack Obama's jobs plan, one aimed at helping states employ teachers, police, and emergency workers.

Gaddafi was alive when captured, shows YouTube video

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Muammar Gaddafi was alive when he was captured by the National Transitional Council fighters in his hometown Sirte shows a video on YouTube.

The video appears to show Gaddafi moments after his arres

We won't tolerate Pakistani safe havens: Hillary Clinton

Making clear the United States was not buying Pakistan's explanation of hedging against India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has bluntly told its key ally it would not tolerate terrorists in Paki

Obama to announce Iraq troop pullout by end-2011

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President Barack Obama will announce on Friday that he will withdraw all US forces from Iraq by the end of the year, more than eight years after the US invasion, a US official said.

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US forces make big inroads into Haqqani network heartland

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US forces, in a big push into areas close to Pakistan's lawless North Waziristan, have killed 115 insurgents in four days of intense fighting against Haqqani militants to gain control of a critical co

US release Headley terrorist interrogation tapes

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US federal prosecutors have released interrogation tapes of admitted Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley, who helped plot the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, after a Chicago judge's order.

Citigroup to pay $285 mn to settle fraud charges

Citigroup has agreed to pay $285 million to settle charges for misleading investors about a $1 billion collateralised debt obligation (CDO), the US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday

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