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Neanderthals did it more than us?

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Washington:: Scientists from universities of Southampton and Calgary have discovered that Neanderthals were much more promiscuous than people today.

The scientists examined finger ratios from fossili

Bush still 'sick' over WMD search fail

Washington: Former US President George W Bush has revealed in his memoir "Decision Points" that he still has "a sickening feeling" about the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

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Six Indian Americans bite the dust in US polls

Washington: Even as Republican Nikki Haley, a daughter of Sikh immigrant parents from Amritsar, became the first woman to win the governor's race in South Carolina, six other Indian-Americans, all Dem

US polls: Democrats lose House, hold on to Senate

Days ahead of his visit to India, America's first black president Barack Obama saw his Democratic party suffer a near rout in the face of voter dissatisfaction over a recession-hit economy.

Obama visit: US president to give Golden Temple, Taj a miss

Washington: The White House has clarified that US President Barack Obama will not visit Amritsar's Golden Temple and the Taj Mahal at Agra due to paucity of time.

"Anybody that would go to (India),

Forty planes, six armoured cars to join Barack Obama on India trip

Washington: Six armoured cars and 40 aircraft will accompany US President Barack Obama during his three-day visit to India.

Details of the elaborate arrangements for the tree-day presidential visit o

Eggshells could combat climate change: Indian scientists

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Washington: Indian researchers say that the food industry generates a lot of waste products, but one of these, eggshells, could help combat climate change.

Basab Chaudhuri of the University of Calcu

Pakistan-origin man charged in fake DC bomb plot

Washington: A Pakistani-born Virginia man was arrested on Wednesday and accused of casing Washington-area subway stations in what he thought was an al-Qaida plot to bomb and kill commuters.

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Follow India's example, give land to Pak poor to avoid Taliban

Toronto: A University of Washington academic has said Pakistan can learn from India’s example of helping landless poor build better lives from themselves.

Roy Prosterman, the founder and chair emerit

WikiLeaks has more secret documents: Pentagon

Washington: The Pentagon has said that the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks may be possessing more secret documents including files on Afghanistan and a video clip.

WikiLeaks is believed to have abou

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