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A Mother Mourns Her Dead Son

On the night of October 13, Lebanese cameraman Issam Abdallah working for the Reuters news service was killed amid escalating clashes on Lebanon's southern border with Israel. He was providing a......

AFP sues Google for copyright violation

International news agency Agence France-Presse has sued Google Inc for copyright infringement, according to media reportParis-headquartered AFPfiled a suit in a Washington court seeking damages of......

Monsoon misery: Lightning kills nearly 100 across India

The arrival of Monsoon may have spread cheer across the country, but parts of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkand and Madhya Pradesh have descended into gloom after lightning strikes reportedly claimed......

Comet Lovejoy's dumping alcohol in space!

Scientists on Friday identified two complex organic molecules, or building blocks of life, on a comet for the first time, shedding new light on the cosmic origins of planets like Earth. The aptly......

Xi, Putin hint at political settlement to end Ukraine war

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday hinted at a political settlement to end the Ukraine war, saying he expects peace and stability will return to the European continent, shortly after his......

This is how India can sustain its growth

Traditionally, the "festival season" in India, roughly six weeks preceding Deepavali, the equivalent of the pre-Christmas season in the West, is when the bulk of the annual sales of consumer......

Warner Bros to sell movies on Net

Films such as Batman Begins and TV series The OC are to be made available over the Internet via peer-to-peer networks by studio Warner Bros. The firm will sell movies and TV shows over the Internet......

Publishers protest Google library project

A group of academic publishers is challenging Google Inc.'s plan to scan millions of library books into its Internet search engine index, highlighting fears that the ambitious project will violate......

'Russia not bothered by West's oil price cap'

Russia on Thursday said it was not bothered at a possible price cap on its crude oil proposed by the West, saying Moscow will negotiate directly with its partners like India and China as the price......

Online news consumers become own editors

J D Lasica used to visit 20 to 30 Web sites for his daily fix of news. Now, he's down to three -- yet he consumes more news online than ever.Lasica is among a growing breed of information consumers......

FBI looking into abuse allegations against Brad Pitt

'I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids,' Brad Pitt responds. The FBI has confirmed that it is gathering information into allegations against......

How the world's press rated Paris's Olympics Opening Ceremony

IMAGE: The Olympic flag is raised at the the Trocadero with the Eiffel Tower in the background during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photograph: Francois-Xavier......

BCCI bans photo agencies from covering Indo-Pak series

After the Test series against England, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has barred international photo agencies from covering the much-awaited India-Pakistan limited overs series,......

IOC criticises BCCI for attacking press freedom

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has come down heavily on Indian cricket authorities for preventing a section of the international news media from covering the ongoing Test series between......

International news agencies boycott Ind-Eng Test series

International news agencies decided to boycott the high-profile Test series between India and England which began to protest against the restrictions imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in......

Stalemate over, agencies to cover IPL

The stalemate over the media coverage of the second Indian Premier League is finally over with the major international news agencies agreeing to cover the event after the organisers withdrew......

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