Humans and their best friend dogs may have exchanged genetic material over the millennia via viruses, scientists believe. It’s known that all mammals and most vertebrates (or creatures with backbones) possess retroviruses — such as HIV that have the ability to incorporate their genetic material into that of their hosts — in their genomes.

A CIA team has received permission from Islamabad to examine the compound where Osama bin Laden was gunned down by US commandos in Pakistan's Abbottabad city, CNN reported.

The United States is closely co-operating with India on counter-terrorism issues, a state department official said on Friday.

The US government has joined issue with an Indian diplomat's daughter who is suing New York city for a whopping $1.5 million for false arrest, saying family members don't enjoy diplomatic immunity.

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At least 13 people were killed as a new wave of tornadoes hit the US states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas, authorities said.

The new bout of deadly weather came after at least 124 people died and

Pakistan has agreed to allow a CIA forensic team to the country to examine the compound in Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was killed and the US agency will use sophisticated equipment to search for

The US military said on Wednesday it has begun pulling out some American troops from Pakistan after Islamabad requested a smaller presence, amid tensions over a US raid against Osama bin Laden.

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Julian Assange, whose WikiLeaks website gained notoriety for releasing thousands of secret US cables, has said that his group has faced its 'greatest struggle' for press freedoms in the US.

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Mumbai attacks co-accused David Headley today testified that New Delhi-based National Defence College is on the hit-list of terrorists as 26/11 mastermind Illiyas Kashmiri believes in this way he c

Mumbai attacks co-accused David Headley on Wednesday testified that New Delhi-based National Defence College is on the hit-list of terrorists as 26/11 mastermind Illiyas Kashmiri