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Hurricane Irene kills 18, impacts millions in US
As Hurricane Irene petered out leaving 18 dead across seven states and impacting millions with strong winds and drenching rains, authorities prepared to fight dangerous, damaging flood waters along th
Hurricane Irene blamed for 29 deaths in US
Hurricane Irene is being blamed for at least 29 deaths in nine eastern US states, emergency officials and local media said on Monday, as Vermont and other states suffered disastrous flooding.
The dea
Risks to global economy remain, says IMF's Lagarde
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Saturday said the global economy still faces risks and concerted, strong actions are required by all nations to meet the challenge.
"In sum, risks to the gl
Al-Qaeda number two killed, says US
The United States said Saturday that Al-Qaeda's number two leader Atiyah abd al-Rahman had been killed in Pakistan, in what it said was another ‘tremendous blow’ to the extremist group.
A senior US o
Emergency in 8 US States; two dead; lakhs without electricity
US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in eight states including New York, Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut as hurricane Irene hit North Carolina with high winds and heavy
Fruit bacteria to help curb dengue?
Scientists claim to have stopped mosquitoes from spreading dengue virus by infecting them with bacteria from flies that commonly live in kitchen fruit bowls.
An international team has shown how the fruitfly bacteria was established in wild mosquito populations, thus offering a practical and inexpensive way to
Al-Qaeda's No. 2 killed in US drone attack in Pakistan
Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Atiyah Abd al-Rahman has been killed in a US drone attack in the mountains of Pakistan's unruly Waziristan region, American officials have said, in a significant blow t
US, Israel concerned about Syrian weapons: report
The United States and Israel are monitoring Syria's suspected arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, fearing that terror groups could take advantage of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad to
Top US guitar maker accused of illegal Indian wood imports
Legendary US guitar maker Gibson has halted production amid a federal investigation alleging its instruments are being made from illegally imported wood from endangered plants from India.
But Henry J
WikiLeaks publishes tens of thousands more cables
The WikiLeaks organization said on Thursday it was releasing tens of thousands of previously unpublished U.S. diplomatic cables, some of which are still classified.
"We will have released over 100,00
