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Trump hung up on Australian PM over a 'dumb deal'

The first phone call between Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has turned out to be a diplomatic disaster after the US President went public to describe an Obama-era......

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Fascinating

Here's your weekly digest of the most weird, true and funny news from the across the world. >> Penguin swims 5,000 miles every year for reunion with his rescuer A South American Magellanic......

Boston bomber: Lone wolf or home-grown terrorists?

Home-grown terrorists may be behind the twin explosions that ripped through the cheering crowd at the finish line of the popular Boston Marathon, killing at least three people and injuring over......

Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay dead

Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi President Sunil Gangopadhyay died at his South Kolkata residence in the early hours on Tuesday following a massive heart attack. He was 78. Gangopadhyay's......

Reality check for Obama as Democrats lose bastion

In a major electoral upset, the US Republicans have snatched away the Massachusetts Senate seat from the Democrats that was held by late senator Ted Kennedy for 47 years, and immediately termed the......

'Success of IIT-Kanpur reflects US-India ties'

As the Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur (IIT-K) is celebrating its 50th anniversary, a top US official said the success story of this leading Indian institute reflects the Indo-US cooperation......

Cyberscams hit social networks

Remember the associate of that deposed dictator who needed your help transferring a few million dollars from a Swiss bank account? Well, he's back. And he - or one of his ilk - may show up soon......

Best places to get a job in the US

Oklahoma has inspired its share of songs and one memorable musical. But it's not exactly a top destination for recent college graduates looking for work. Usually, 22-year-olds flock to cosmopolitan......

Ten truly amazing robberies

In 1950, when a gang of thieves broke into the heavily guarded offices of the Brinks Mat's armored car company in Boston, the headlines heralded it the crime of the century. The building was......

Indian hoteliers make it big in America

Sant Singh Chatwal did not exactly bootstrap his way up America's lodging industry by starting at a modest roadside motel, as have so many immigrants. His first fixer-upper hotel was in Manhattan,......

Meet the 10-year-old Indian star in Chicago

Brilliant Indian boy star Akash Chopra of the musical The Jungle Book, currently playing in Chicago, is being applauded for his rare talent. Arthur J Pais reports. He looks so cute and adorable as......

Johnny Depp to dethrone Avatar?

Finally, it looks like a film may dethrone Avatar, the number one filmin worldwide markets for 11 straight weeks. Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland could be the number one film not only in North......

New Moon: Bad reviews but great opening

The Twilight Saga: New Mooncould easily dislodge the reigning champion 2012 at the box office worldwide and perhaps earn as much as $200 million over the weekend. This means its estimated......

Loose lips sync Simpson

Ashlee Simpson performed on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and managed to make the third word in the show's title decidedly redundant. Kid sister to pop package Jessica, Ashlee has been......

Here's what Cummin's girlfriend wants to do with his hefty IPL pay cheque

Pat Cummins' girlfriend wants to buy dog toys with his hefty IPL pay cheque IMAGE: Pat Cummins and Rebecca Boston have their priorities sorted. Photograph: Graham Denholm/Getty Images Australian......

China set to become sporting superpower

Perched in Tiananmen square in the centre of Beijing at the top of the steps leading to the Museum of China stands a giant rectangular digital clock.Less than a month after the conclusion of the......

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