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Barack Obama heckled during speech in Ohio
US President Barack Obama was interrupted by a heckler while making a speech on energy in Columbus, Ohio.
Being interrupted repeatedly by the heckler, Obama appeared frustrated by the disturbances.
India not in list of exempted
Virtually putting India and 11 others countries on notice, the US has asked them to significantly reduce by June 28 the purchase of Iranian oil to avoid sanctions, as it announced a list of nations that will be exempted from the curbs.
Death penalty for Staff Sgt. Bales? Not likely.
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the death penalty is possible if a US military court finds an Army staff sergeant guilty of gunning down Afghan children and family members. But it isn't likely.
US serves notice on India on Iran oil sanctions
The United States has served notice on India and 11 other major importers of Iranian oil that a decision on imposing financial sanctions on them would depend on progress in cutting down supplies from
US intel: water a cause for war in coming decades
The next world war could be over drinking water.
Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramb
Obama disowns De Niro white First Lady joke
US President Barack Obama's re-election campaign distanced itself on Tuesday from a joke by Hollywood veteran Robert de Niro about the prospect of a white First Lady returning to the White House.
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India, China not spared from US sanctions on Iran oil
The United States has not included India and China in a list of 11 nations that would be spared financial sanctions as they have significantly reduced purchases of Iranian crude oil.
The exempted cou
Gays join protest against verdict in Indian student's case
Some members of the LGBT community have joined in protesting against the conviction of Indian American student Dharun Ravi, accused of spying on his gay roommate Tyler Clementi for a hate crime.
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Developing nations to name two candidates for World Bank
Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo are set to be nominated to lead the World Bank, sources with knowledge of emerging market effort
Venice will sink three inches by 2032
Venice, the fabled city of canals, could sink by up to three inches over the next 20 years.
New measurements indicate that the historic Italian city continues to sink slowly, even as previous studies
