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IMF sees risks to global growth, calls for collective action
The International Monetary Fund has warned of significant risks to the world economy from the European debt crisis and excessive fiscal tightening in some rich nations, urging collective action to low
Up to 27 million people living in slavery: US
Up to 27 million people are living in slavery around the world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton estimated on Tuesday as the US unveiled its annual report into human trafficking.
"The end of leg
US probe calls for punishment of troops in Quran burning
A US military investigation has recommended disciplinary action for up to seven troops over their role in the burning of Qurans at a base in Afghanistan, a US official said on Tuesday.
No final decis
Hillary Clinton impressed by the confident of Bihar's Karate girl
Highly impressed by the karate girl from Bihar whom she met during her trip to Kolkata in May, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, for the second time in less than a month, has shared her story
Dimon says JPMorgan was honest with shareholders
JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive Jamie Dimon insisted his bank was upfront with investors about its recent multibillion-dollar trading loss, as regulators examine whether JPMorgan hid a dramatic ri
Up to 27 million people living in slavery: US
Up to 27 million people are living in slavery around the world, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton estimated on Tuesday as the US unveiled its annual report into human trafficking.
But the report
Fugitive bites police dog's ears while trying to escape
A police dog nearly lost its ear when a fugitive bit it while he was trying to escape from the cops.
At 4:28 pm, on Sunday, police officers in Wilmington, North Carolina, got a tip on the whereabouts
Fugitive bites police dog's ears while trying to escape
A police dog nearly lost its ear when a fugitive bit it while he was trying to escape from the cops.
At 4:28 pm, on Sunday, police officers in Wilmington, North Carolina, got a tip on the whereabouts
Afghan transition on track: Pentagon
Undeterred by the spike in terrorist attacks on its forces inside Afghanistan, the US has said that there is no change in its withdrawal-timeline from the war-torn country.
"We are on track, and we
Sex toy mistaken for double headed mushroom fools entire Chinese village
The discovery of a double-headed sex toy, which was mistaken for a mystical rare fungus, brought national notoriety to a Chinese village and TV program this week.
Villagers from Liucunbu, a rural com
