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Brazil tops deaths due to football violence
Rio de Janeiro, July 20 (DPA) Brazil, with 42 fans dead during ten years of football violence, tops the world's tragic list, according to a study.
The st... More
300 'boat people' stuck in Andaman island
Dhaka, July 20 (IANS) Over 300 people rescued from their sinking boats and detained on Andaman island for the past many months have nowhere to go as countries India say they belon... More
I work very hard: Lindsay Lohan
London, July 20 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan, who is infamous for her wild parties, has claimed that she works hard and doesn't just party.
'I do like to... More
McCartney visits rockers in The Script
London, July 20 (IANS) Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney surprised the band 'The Script' when he visited them backstage at a stadium in New York.
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Madonna mourns stage collapse victims
London, July 20 (IANS) Pop star Madonna, whose concert was cancelled after two people died in a stage collapse, paid respect to the victims during her tour in Marseilles in France... More
Armstrong's Tour de France dream bursts in Contador's wake
Paris, July 20 (DPA) Lance Armstrong's dream of winning an eighth Tour de France title burst on Sunday as he was left gasping in the wake of Alberto Contador's majestic ascent to ... More
Swayze battles cancer, regains health
Los Angeles, July 20 (IANS) Actor Patrick Swayze seems to have regained his health, 18 months after being diagnosed with cancer.
The 56-year-old 'Dirty D... More
Intelligence begins in the womb
Sydney, July 20 (IANS) Intelligence really begins in the womb which shows up as improved numerical ability and literacy skills in early primary school, according to a new study.
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Dhaka moots PM level talks if Indian dam found harmful
Dhaka, July 20 (IANS) Bangladesh has said that if the parliamentary team visiting the site of an Indian dam finds it 'harmful', it would demand a meeting of the Joint Rivers Commi... More
The secret behind a Kishore Kumar hit
Johannesburg, July 20 (IANS) Long after legendary singer Kishore Kumar and music composer Rahul Dev Burman died, a secret about one of their biggest hits together has been reveale... More
Kalam wants India to adopt Bangladesh's Grameen Bank model
Dhaka, July 20 (IANS) Inspired by Bangladesh's Grameen Bank endeavour, former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has mooted a separate Indian law for micro credit in rural areas,... More
US financier CIT Group gets rescue line: Report
New York, July 20 (DPA) Key creditors have agreed to put up $3 billion in financing for CIT group, a top lender for small US businesses that last week tottered on the brink of ban... More
Indian pop star Sunidhi Chauhan wows South Africans
Johannesburg, July 18 (IANS) Indian pop queen Sunidhi Chauhan enthralled South Africans with a whirlwind tour of two cities at the weekend, belting out all her frenetic-paced hits... More
Eclipse fever to draw hundreds of millions in China
Beijing, July 20 (DPA) As astronomers and amateur stargazers stare heavenward at the total solar eclipse in eastern China Wednesday, at least one group of visitors, keepers and zo... More
Honduras mediation talks end without agreement
San Jose, July 20 (Xinhua) Talks between the representatives of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and representatives of the post-coup regime ended without any agreement.
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