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Eyewear maker Oakley abandons Lance Armstrong

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Lance Armstrong lost another big-name sponsor today when Oakley, the sports eyewear maker, broke off its relationship with the disgraced American road cyclist.

"When Lance joined our family many year

White House prepared to meet one-on-one with Iran

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The White House says it is prepared to talk one-on-one with Iran to find a diplomatic settlement to the impasse over Tehran's reported pursuit of nuclear weapons, but there's no agreement now to meet.

My rival has 'Romnesia', says Obama

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US President Barack Obama has diagnosed a new condition for Republican challenger Mitt Romney for his 'slippery' change of positions on key issues while conveniently forgetting the hard right position

86-year-old woman survives 30-feet cliff fall

An 86-year-old woman's day of yard work in a small US town turned out to be more physically demanding than expected, when she tumbled 30-feet off a cliff into a 100-foot deep ravine and clung onto a t

‘Dolphins can stay alert for 15 days’

Dolphins could give James Bond a run for his money!

US man gets new face,teeth, tongue and jaw

Models display creations by Japanese designer Yukiko Hanai during Tokyo Fashion Week on Thursday. 	— AFP

A 37-year-old US man injured in a 1997 gun accident has been given a new face, teeth, tongue and jaw in what doctors say is the most extensive face transplant ever performed.

Planet with four suns discovered

An international team of amateur and professional astronomers has discovered a planet whose skies are lit up by four suns — the first known case of such a phenomenon.

US considered killing Osama with 'magic bullet'

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The US considered slaying terror mastermind Osama bin Laden with a just developed minute missile ‘magic bullet’ among the options to breach his hideout deep inside Pakistan, a new book has revealed.

Felix inspires awe in millions

The world looked on in fear and awe as Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of outer space on Sunday, breaking a slew of records and winning millions of instant fans.

Americans prefer Barack Obama as babysitter: Poll

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Americans would prefer President Barack Obama as a babysitter for their children but rate him and his Republican rival Mitt Romney equally as hypothetical employees, according to some off-beat questio

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen didn’t make the cut. Neither did Shaji Karun’s Piravi, which bagged 31 international awards.