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Pak, US on collision course over 26/11 ?

The continuing probes into the Mumbai terror attacks that have established the links between its perpetrators and Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI could put Washington and Islamabad onto a collision

DNA has an ‘alter ego’

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DNA, the twisty molecule of life, has an alter ego, a new study has revealed.

‘India, US working together’

India and the US are working together to address serious issue of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; which is now moving forward in right earnest following the visit of the US President Barack Obama to India in November.

Strong 6.1 earthquake hits Eastern Tajikistan: USGS

A strong 6.1 earthquake hit a mountainous area of Eastern Tajikistan early on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported.

US returns stolen Degas to France

The United States on Friday returned to the French government a painting by French impressionist Edgar Degas stolen in 1973 in France and set to be auctioned in New York in 2010.

US condemns Albania violence

The United States on Friday condemned the violence in the Albanian capital Tirana, where an anti-government protest left three people dead.

WikiLeaks leaker mistreated in custody: Lawyer

The 23-year-old US soldier who is alleged to have leaked thousands of secret documents to whistle-blower WikiLeaks was placed on suicide watch, stripped to his underwear and forced to stay in his cell round the clock, his lawyer has said.

Obama to name GE chief as top jobs adviser

President Barack Obama will name the head of General Electric to lead his new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, the White House announced on Friday.

Obama, Hu air divides but seek trust

US President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Hu Jintao sparred over human rights but smoothed over sharp differences and a dearth of breakthroughs by vowing to work to build trust.

Smoking damages genes in minutes

Want to have a puff? Think again as cigarette smoke starts damaging one’s basic element of life — genes — within 30 minutes of inhaling it, a study has warned.

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