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Crime rate in Kolkata lower in comparison to other metros: West Bengal CM - 24 Aug 2010
on Tuesday said the crime rate in Kolkata is comparatively less... important for us," he added. Infosys chief Narayana Murthy, who was also... than us. Internet is full of information about cities and countries where lot

Food inflation returns to double digit at 11.4 percent - 12 Aug 2010
New Delhi, Aug.12 (ANI): Food inflation has shot up again to double digit... inflation, which was 9.53 per cent for the week ended July 24, shot up..., while vegetables overall saw a decline of 6.09 per cent. Food inflation

Borg says Murray will win US Open - 25 Aug 2010
London, Aug 25 (ANI): Tennis legend Bjorn Borg is tipping Britain's No.1 tennis player Andy Murray to win his first Grand Slam at US Open next week and rates him as competitive as Swiss star Roger Federer and Wimbledon's 2008 champion

Govt. taking all measures to control inflation: Manmohan Singh - 15 Aug 2010
Government is taking all measures to control inflation, which is hovering around 10... high inflation has caused you difficulties. Today, I do not want to go into the detailed reasons for high inflation," said Dr Singh addressing the nation from

Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the year 2008 announced - 14 Aug 2010
Minister's Shram Awards for the year 2008.  Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the year 2008 will be awarded to 52 workers employed in the Departmental...;For the year 2008, the prestigious Shram Ratna Award has been awarded

Elevated heart rate over time linked to death risk - 13 Aug 2010
rate that develops or persists during follow-up is associated... that tracking heart rate over time can provide a profoundly simple and important... heart rate, and in fact is done routinely in a doctor's office. But this study

Alcohol taxes can reduce death rates among chronic heavy drinkers - 10 Aug 2010
for inflation since 1983 would prevent 600 to 800 deaths each year in the state from... that analyzed death rate and tax data from 1969 to 2004.  "Previous studies conducted... also influences the death rate from liver cirrhosis, pancreatitis, gastric

Four Taliban commanders killed in US drone attack in FATA - 28 Aug 2010
) commanders have been killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's Kurram Agency. According to officials in Peshawar, US drones fired four missiles targeting two... of Pakistan since 2008. Although Pakistan publicly opposes the attacks

Six militants killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan - 22 Aug 2010
Islamabad, Aug.22 (ANI): At least six militants were killed in a suspected US....  According to reports, an unmanned US Predator drone fired four missiles..., in the troubled northwest tribal areas of Pakistan since 2008. Recently

Murray determined to beat Wawrinka in fourth-round of US Open - 05 Sep 2010
of the 2008 US Open and in the last 16 of last season's Wimbledon. (ANI) ...New York, Sep 5(ANI): British tennis ace Andy Murray is determined to blast his way past Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka to reach the last 16 of the US Open

Seven killed, four injured in US drone strike in North Waziristan - 05 Sep 2010
Miramshah/Peshawar, Sept 5 (ANI): A US drone strike has killed seven more..., at Maizer village in North Waziristan. This was the third strike by US drones...;It was the 49th missile strike by US spy planes in North Waziristan this year

US woman 'groped by Donald Duck at Walt Disney World' files lawsuit - 12 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 12 (ANI): A woman from the Philadelphia-area in the US has filed a civil suit after Donald Duck allegedly groped her at Walt Disney World... groping happened in May 2008 when Magolon was at EPCOT in Orlando with her

US drone strikes kill 12 militants in North Waziristan - 15 Aug 2010
killed in US drone strikes in Issori village in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan.  According to reports, unmanned US Predator aircraft... in the troubled northwest tribal areas of Pakistan since 2008. Earlier, a report

US plans to convert 'Friends of Democratic Pakistan' meeting for post-flood efforts - 12 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 12(ANI): US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan... in 2008 for consolidating democracy in Pakistan, and to support social... of the group include the US, Britain, France, Germany, China, the United Arab Emirates

Wozniacki, Sharapova cruise towards US Open fourth-round showdown - 05 Sep 2010
New York, Sep 5(ANI): US Open top seed Caroline Wozniacki will on Monday face former champion Maria Sharapova in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. ... not played since 2008. However, Wozniacki insists that it's just another match

At least six militants killed, several injured in US missile strike in North Waziristan - 08 Sep 2010
and several others injured in a US missile strike in Dande Darbakhel area near Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan. A US drone struck... added that the death toll was expected to rise. According to reports, US

Arjun Atwal becomes first Indian to win US PGA Tour title at Wyndham Championship - 23 Aug 2010
London, Aug 23 (ANI): Ace golfer Arjun Atwal has created history by becoming the first Indian to clinch a US PGA Tour title with a one-stroke victory at North...;"That was huge, I was really nervous over that last putt. My heart rate was probably

'US exaggerated 9/11 death toll': Ahmadinejad - 09 Aug 2010
as (their) right," he added. According to official U.S. records, 2,995..., and since then, a million people have been killed only in Iraq," he said in 2008

Could be Murray's US Open moment if he keeps a New York state of mind: Rusedski - 28 Aug 2010
at the US Open, which starts from Monday in Flushing.  "Murray is coming... state of mind," he added. The 1997 US Open finalist though admitted.... "But Murray beat the Spaniard at the same stage in 2008 - and can do it again

Pak hands another dossier to India seeking more details on Headley - 28 Aug 2010
about his role in the November 2008 Mumbai carnage. Pakistan's High... citizen of Pakistani origin, was arrested by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation...;Headley,49, told US interrogators that he had conducted a reconnaissance of the Mumbai

Astronomers capture spectacular new Tarantula Nebula image with VISTA - 12 Aug 2010
an abnormally high rate of star formation that reveals yet more details about its history... are not only telling us about new science, but look absolutely fantastic

400-year-old letter reveals 'lost' native Peruvian language - 28 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 28 (ANI): A 400 year-old letter found in the ruins of an ancient Spanish colonial church in 2008 has revealed a previously unknown Peruvian... though [the letter] doesn't tell us a whole lot, it does tell us about a language

Heritage wing of Taj Mahal hotel reopens on Sunday in Mumbai - 12 Aug 2010
attack incident in 2008.  On Thursday, holding balloons and flowers... it reopens on the weekend after the 2008 militant attacks in which many guests... of months are finding an opportunity or other to visit Mumbai and stay with us

US expert says elections make defense spending cuts more difficult - 05 Sep 2010
-series public and employment datasets covering the military spending of 49 U.S. states from 1964 to 2008. On average, military spending increases about 9 percent in the year prior to the national elections. U.S. Secretary of Defense

Experts question efficacy of handing US military tasks in Iraq to civilians in 2011 - 19 Aug 2010
by the US military in Iraq have been identified to be handed over to 2,400... or transferred to the Iraqis. To move around Iraq without US troops... security forces in 2007 and 2008, supports Serwer's claims, and questioned

Import doors open to improve supply position: Mukherjee - 09 Aug 2010
not have effect of reduction of rate of inflation but it provides a relief.... The median forecast for wholesale price index-based inflation... consumer and wholesale price indices are in double-digits, making Indian inflation

Ryder Cup 2010: Pavin may gamble on Woods for US team - 07 Sep 2010
their number one striker.  Though in 2008, America were unquestionably... to be "brain dead" to omit Woods.  Although 12th in the US rankings, Woods

Sugar really does make us sweeter - 14 Aug 2010
London, Aug 14 (ANI): Sugar really does make us sweeter - by helping us digest bad news, says a new study. It is believed that the sugar rush..., making it easier for us to forgive and forget. "These findings provide

Training, recruitment of officers for Afghan army,police won't be completed before Oct.2011: US Gen. - 24 Aug 2010
National Police, the attrition rate is unacceptable," General Caldwell said, citing a current rate of 47 percent, down from a peak of 70 percent.  Another

Nearly 770m non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke in China: Study - 18 Aug 2010
in the rate of exposure to secondhand smoke among Chinese people. ...) found that the rate jumped from 53 percent in 2002 to about 73 percent in 2010.... Restaurants were in first place. "The exposure rate in China is increasing

Israeli, Palestinian leaders to be invited to U.S. for peace talks - 20 Aug 2010
Washington/Vineyard Haven (US), Aug.20 (ANI): World leaders are planning... to begin direct Middle East peace talks, a U.S. official confirmed Thursday. .... The U.S. has spent months on shuttle diplomacy - special envoy George J

Lara Bingle strikes deal with US modeling agency - 11 Aug 2010
with a US modeling agency.  Putting her career back on track after 4 months... of working in the US and Australia. "I have an agency over there. I really...;Sources said that Bingle is happy to start from scratch in the US and is believed

Gunman opens fire near US consulate in Peshawar - 28 Aug 2010
Peshawar, Aug.28 (ANI): An unidentified gunman opened fire near the US consulate in Peshawar on Saturday morning, alerting security in the area. Firing... to information available to the US government, Tehreek-e Taliban plans to conduct

India could face another terror attack: US - 13 Aug 2010
, the US State Department has warned that terrorist groups in South and Central..., possibly against US government facilities, citizens or its interests.  "In India... are on the US government's list of foreign terror organisations, poses

US general claims Taliban facing 'financial crisis' - 03 Sep 2010
London, Sep.3 (ANI): A senior US general has claimed that the Taliban is facing a "financial crisis". Major General Richard Mills, who leads coalition troops in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, a key poppy

Healthy ties with China good for Indo-US ties: Roemer - 31 Aug 2010
Varanasi, Aug 31 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer has said that it is in best interest for both India and US to maintain cordial relations... programme. Commenting on US President Barack Obama's visit to India

Chelsea Clinton, Marc Mezvinsky caught smooching at US Open - 05 Sep 2010
New York, Sept 5 (ANI): Former US president Bill Clinton's daughter Chelsea Clinton was caught smooching new hubby Marc Mezvinsky at the US Open. The pair took their romantic time-out while watching Venus Williams beat Mandy Minella

US promotes high quality food products in Delhi, Mumbai - 19 Aug 2010
New Delhi, Aug.19 (ANI): US Deputy Chief of Mission Donald Lu inaugurated a promotion showcasing a wide range of high-quality U.S. foods and beverages... Association, as well as several individual U.S. brands are represented

Injured Serena Williams pulls out of US Open - 21 Aug 2010
Melbourne, Aug 21 (ANI): World No.1 Serena Williams has withdrawn from the US....  Williams has won the US Open thrice. Last year, she lost in the semi-finals... frustration and deep sadness that I am having to pull out of the US Open

'Tough talking' 'Munter' to be new US ambassador to Pakistan - 08 Sep 2010
as the political-military adviser to the US ambassador, is set... adviser to the US ambassador in Iraq, he directed strategic planning and US civil... as the ambassador, when the US embassy was attacked, he sent out a clear

US author JD Salinger's toilet on sale for $1m - 21 Aug 2010
London, August 21 (ANI): US author JD Salinger's toilet has been put on sale on the online auction site eBay for 1 million dollars. The vendor says he obtained the "used toilet commode" from a couple who now own the former home

In Labor Day message, Hindus urge urgent efforts at jobs creation - 27 Aug 2010
Nevada (US), Aug 27 (ANI): Hindus have urged urgent efforts at jobs creation... unemployment rate as these numbers were real people.  Rajan Zed stressed... and their contributions for the well-being of all of us and the nation's strength

Men and women adopt suicidal behaviours expected within cultures - 13 Aug 2010
in US consider and engage in suicidal behaviour more often than men and boys, but die of suicide at lower rate - a gender paradox enabled by U.S. cultural norms...Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): In US, men and women adopt suicidal tendencies

Samantha Stosur through to the US Open quarter-finals - 06 Sep 2010
Elena Dementieva to advance to the US Open quarter-finals early on Monday. ... Clijsters.  It was the latest finishing women's singles match in US Open... around and cheers and supports us like that, it couldn't be any better," she added

NASSCOM slams US Senator's 'chop shop' jibe - 13 Aug 2010
derogatory comments made by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer with regard to Indian... that Indian companies had been a catalyst in boosting the U.S. economy during..., have been facing scathing criticism from some U.S. politicians like Schumer who

Jimmy Carter to visit N. Korea to seek release of US man - 24 Aug 2010
Beijing, Aug 24 (ANI): Former US President Jimmy Carter will reportedly visit North Korea soon to negotiate the release of a US man detained there for illegal..., and no US government officials would reportedly accompany him as the Obama

US considers Kayani a powerful political factor in Pakistan - 14 Aug 2010
country, according to a top US official. "He (Kayani) is an enormously...," US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard C. Holbrooke told

Cheryl Cole 'moving to US with beau Derek Hough' - 05 Sep 2010
London, Sept 5 (ANI): Just two days after divorcing her cheating husband Ashley Cole, British babe Cheryl is said to be planning a fresh start in the US... singer Cheryl will join him on the US show when it begins next September.  

US sends choppers to bolster aid efforts in flood-hit Pak - 14 Aug 2010
Islamabad, Aug 14(ANI): The United States has sent two US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters and a US Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter to Pakistan... for flood-affected people, the US has so far sent hundreds of marines, 31

Venus Williams' dresses making 'fireworks' at US open - 06 Sep 2010
in her match against Shahar Peer at the U.S. Open.  The No. 3 seed's sequin-covered tennis dresses in this year's U.S. Open, have put her squarely

New unmanned helicopter can cut US troop losses in war zones - 28 Aug 2010
London, August 28 (ANI): An unmanned helicopter that is expected to reduce US... developed for the US Army's 'Autonomous Technologies for Unmanned Air Systems' (ATUAS) programme. However the US Marine Corps could make use of the aircraft

'Magic mushrooms' ease cancer patients' anxiety - 07 Sep 2010
London, Sep 07 (ANI): Scientists in the US have found that the active ingredient of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, can reduce anxiety and improve mood in people... the other treatment. The volunteers' heart rate, blood pressure and temperature

Pak gets two more US army choppers for flood relief operations - 02 Sep 2010
Islamabad, Sept 2 (ANI): Pakistan has received two US army UH-60 BlackHawk helicopters. The choppers were delivered by the US Army's 16th Combat Aviation... 15 US military helicopters and three C-130 aircraft supporting relief efforts

New anti-viral drug 'doubles hepatitis C treatment's effectiveness' - 09 Aug 2010
London, Aug 9 (ANI): Adding a new antiviral drug to the standard treatment for hepatitis C considerably increases the cure rate in severe patients, according... increased the cure rate to as high as 75 percent in those who received 48 weeks

US rap artists opting for less flashy cars - 18 Aug 2010
Sydney, Aug 18 (ANI): Rap artists in the US are toning down the colour of their rides, opting to go with a matte black paint job rather than the usual flashy colours. According to Forbes Magazine, the head of Los Angeles luxury car

Obama earns lowest points for handling of US economy - 18 Aug 2010
London, Aug 18 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has earned the lowest points for handling the country's economy, with only 41 per cent saying they approve of his performance. A poll conducted by Associated Press-GfK, taken just

Positive signals hint at Sino-US ties getting back on track - 07 Sep 2010
Beijing, Sept 7 (ANI): A number of high-profile US guests, including... and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, are an indication that both... on track. On Monday, both the leaders voiced optimism over the China-U.S.

Petraeus holds out prospect of US reconciliation with Taliban - 16 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 16(ANI): The US commander in Afghanistan, General David..., the likelihood of significant reconciliation at senior levels is not terribly great," US... on Afghanistan at the Brookings Institution. US-based campaign group Human Rights

Murray overcomes flamboyant Dustin Brown at US Open - 04 Sep 2010
London, Sep 4 (ANI): British No.1 Andy Murray defeated Dustin Brown 7-5 6-3 6-0 in just 85 minutes and silenced his noisy fans to advance to the third round of the US Open.  Murray coped well with Brown's mix of big serving, volleys

US museum trying to save 'Gone With The Wind' gowns - 12 Aug 2010
London, Aug 12 (ANI): A US museum has launched an appeal to raise funds to restore five dresses worn by Vivien Leigh in the 1939 Oscar-winning film 'Gone With The Wind'. The appeal, launched by the Harry Ransom Center in Texas, hopes

Iraq will need US troops to defend its borders post-2011 - 12 Aug 2010
London, Aug.12 (ANI): Iraq will need U.S. military support for up to another... when American troops leave at the end of 2011, according to U.S. and Iraqi... will be able to stand alone by the time U.S. troops go home, said Lt. Gen. Michael

Girls as young as seven hitting puberty in US - 10 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): A new research has revealed that girls in the U.S. are hitting puberty at earlier ages, which makes them prone to the risk of breast cancer in the later stages of life. A new study has shown that American

Rafael Nadal will win U.S. Open, predicts Lil Wayne - 28 Aug 2010
that the upcoming U.S. open title will go to Rafael Nadal. In a hand... the predictions from prison regarding the upcoming U.S. Open. "I'm a huge [Rafael... to get the Grand Slam and win the U.S. Open. "Nadal wins it all," he repeated

US Reverend on mission to eat at every restaurant in New Orleans - 17 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): A Reverend in the US has announced his goal to eat at every restaurant in New Orleans. Rev. Ray Fortier Cannata had arrived in New Orleans in 2005 to interview for a new job, and Hurricane Katrina had

US Gen. warns Obama's Afghan deadline giving Taliban "sustenance" - 25 Aug 2010
London, Aug 25 (ANI): General James Conway, head of the US Marine Corps has... from Afghanistan is giving the Taliban "sustenance", and that the U.S. forces... to the Taliban that the US is preparing to wind down the war. "In some ways we think

Terrorists in Pak, Afghanistan 'threat not only to US but world' says Gibbs - 08 Sep 2010
Islamabad, Sept 8 (ANI): US White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has said... and Pakistan is not an issue of concern for only the US, rather it is of international... in Afghanistan as part of what US President Barack Obama had announced at West

Murray ready to play fantasy tennis at US Open - 28 Aug 2010
is looking forward to snaring his first Grand Slam at this year's US Open beginning next... into the US Open. Now it's just a case of managing my body right over the next few

Djockovic compares searing heat of US Open to sleeping with his girlfriend - 01 Sep 2010
New York, Sep.1 (ANI): Serb tennis star Novak Djokovic has compared the searing heat at this year's U.S. Open to sleeping with his girlfriend. ... his first round match against fellow Serb Viktor Troicki at the U.S. Open

CIA warns al-Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen "urgent threat to U.S. security" - 25 Aug 2010
has become the most urgent threat to U.S. security.  US officials believe... to 9/11, to attack the US.  In the latest issue of CTC Sentinel, a publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point

US drone attacks threat to Pak's nuclear weapons: Expert - 20 Aug 2010
that US drone attacks could prove harmful for the country's nuclear programme... strict measures to avoid any mishap. "But, due to US drone attacks, Pakistani... areas of the country where US forces were chasing terrorists and bombing

Pak military delegates' humiliation will hit strategic talks with US: Experts - 02 Sep 2010
Islamabad, Sep 2(ANI): Experts have said that the US-Pakistan Strategic..., which was to attend a meeting at the US Central Command headquarters.... The US Department of Defence issued an apology, but the delegates had

Flood-hit Pakistan gets two more US Marine choppers - 08 Sep 2010
Islamabad, Sept.8 (ANI): Flood hit Pakistan has received two more US Marine... Carolina.  Delivered through a US Air Force cargo plane to a US base... on Tuesday.  They join 17 other US Navy and Marine Corps helicopters already

Indian American geneticist's US patent application rebuffed for falsifying CV - 08 Sep 2010
Durham (California, US), Sept.8 (ANI): Indian American cancer geneticist Dr. Anil Potti's application for a US patent has been rejected, as he is under scrutiny for falsifying his CV and there are also doubts over the data included in his

Well-respected US Judge resigns in disgrace amid pornography scandal - 27 Aug 2010
New York, Aug 27 (ANI): A veteran US Criminal Court judge has resigned in disgrace after investigators uncovered pornography on his courthouse computer. Judge James D. Gibbons, 47, who spent 14 years as a prosecutor before

Chinese students to learn chastity lessons from US Christian ministry - 02 Sep 2010
London, Sept 2 (ANI): A conservative US Christian ministry is set to give Chinese students in the South West province of Yunnan, lessons in chastity. Christian ministry, Focus on the Family, based in Colorado

Childhood obesity rated biggest health problem for kids - 22 Aug 2010
for U.S. children in 2010 and the percentage of adults who rate each... on Children's Health and it showed that adults in the United States rate... as 2,064 adults were asked to rate 20 different health concerns

Soon, deaf people to use sign language on cell phones to talk - 17 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): University of Washington engineers are developing a tool which would be able to transmit American Sign Language over U.S. cellular... language and delivering intelligible sign language at a data rate of 30 kilobytes

US military exchanges ban video game allowing Taliban to take pot shots at US soldiers - 04 Sep 2010
Washington, Sep 4 (ANI): The "Medal of Honor" video game, which reportedly allows players to assume the role of Taliban fighters to kill US soldiers... in the US and abroad, or its online site.  A statement issued by Army and Air

US says China's military secrecy could lead to "misunderstandings and miscalculat - 18 Aug 2010
London, Aug 18 (ANI): A US defence department report has claimed... amid frictions between the countries over US arms sales to Taiwan, US naval... for China to reach the level that the US demands," China Daily quoted But Shi

Pak Taliban asks govt. to reject US aid for flood victims - 11 Aug 2010
the government to reject US aid for people affected by the nation's worst floods in 80 years..., 2004 Asian tsunami. The US has acknowledged that global response... halal meals and 12 pre-fabricated bridges. The White House said that US

'Genitalia-revealing scanners' cause uproar in US over 'stored images' - 11 Aug 2010
Melbourne, Aug 11 (ANI): A privacy group in US has filed a lawsuit to end...," News.com.au quoted the TSA as saying.  However, it has been revealed that the US... with the scanners at the security checkpoint of a Florida, US, courthouse. (ANI) 

US gives up lobbying 'defiant' Pak for action against Haqqani network in Wazirastan - 13 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 13(ANI): The U.S. military has stopped lobbying Pakistan... in Afghanistan, U.S. officials have said. According to the Wall Street Journal, until recently, the U.S. had been pressing Islamabad to launch major operations against

Three US amputee veterans climb Africa's tallest peak Mt.Kilimanjaro - 12 Aug 2010
London, Aug.12 (ANI): Three US amputee veterans have climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, enduring tumbles and sores. According to the BBC, only one of the three has a good leg. The veterans - of Vietnam, Afghanistan

US teacher quits job after abusing staff and pupils on Facebook - 23 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 23 (ANI): A teacher in the US has resigned after accidentally publishing abusive comments against staff and pupils on her Facebook page. June Talvitie-Siple assumed that her friends would only see her comments. 

US officials face flak over new invasive airport searches - 31 Aug 2010
against US officials using "invasive and aggressive" searches for those who... by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), said civil libertarians...;"The actions of the US TSA would amount to indecent assault if performed by anyone

Mullen says magnitude of Pak floods equivalent to entire East Coast of US - 04 Sep 2010
Washington, Sept 4 (ANI): US Joint of Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen, has said that he was taken aback by the magnitude... flooding the entire East Coast of the US," Mullen added. Mullen was told

China, US pledge to advance six-party Korea talks - 04 Sep 2010
Beijing, Sept 4 (ANI): Senior Chinese and US diplomats have reportedly agreed to work together to advance the stalled six-party talks...;In addition to China, the US, North Korea and South Korea, other parties

Youth exposure to alcohol ads in mags declines by 48pc: Study - 11 Aug 2010
and 2008. The study was conducted by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth...;Although 325 alcohol brands advertised in magazines 2008, just 16 brands accounted... publications. As of 2008, 78 percent of youth exposure to this advertising

US seeking to reclaim image through flood-relief aid in Pakistan: Holbrooke - 15 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 15(ANI): US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard... for the people whose lives we save, but for the U.S. image in Pakistan," The New York... countries. It's not the E.U. It's the U.S. that always leads," he added. 

Venus Williams enters US Open semi-finals for the seventh time - 08 Sep 2010
the semi-finals of this year's US Open by beating Italian Francesca Schiavone... entered the semi-finals of the US Open for the seventh time.  This year, she... either of us were able to play our exact normal game, because it was just hard

Clijsters beats Stosur to meet Venus in US Open semis - 08 Sep 2010
Sydney, Sep 8 (ANI): Defending US Open chamnpion Kim Clijsters defeated Samantha Stosur in three-sets 6-4 5-7 6-3 to reach the semi-final at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. Stosur's hope to capitalise on a series of service breaks

US may reposition instead of "withdrawing" troops from Afghanistan: NATO official - 08 Sep 2010
Washington, Sept 8 (ANI): US troops may be repositioned around the war-torn... in other areas." Gen David Petraeus, the top US commander in Afghanistan, would now get 2,000 troops in addition to the surge of 30,000 US forces largely

Carter to reach US with N. Korea released African-American detainee - 27 Aug 2010
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Former US President Jimmy Carter's office has... with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. "Jimmy Carter will return to the U.S....;U.S. officials have billed Carter's trip as a private humanitarian visit to try

Australia's Stosur welcomes prime-time promotion at US Open - 07 Sep 2010
New York, Sept.7 (ANI): Australian tennis star Samantha Stosur has welcomed her promotion to top billing for her marquee US Open quarter-final with defending... been involved in the latest-finishing women's singles match in US Open history

Seven suspected militants killed in US missile strikes in North Waziristan - 04 Sep 2010
Dera Ismail Khan, Sept 4 (ANI): Seven suspected militants were killed in US missile strikes in North Waziristan's tribal region near the Afghan border. Three missiles struck a village dwelling near Miranshah in North Waziristan

Venus Williams turns heads at US Open with latest tennis outfit choice - 05 Sep 2010
London, Sep 5 (ANI): Venus Williams, whose tennis outfits have often raised eyebrows in the past, turned heads yet again with her choice of attire for her latest match at the US Open.  Venus was playing at Flushing Meadows in New York

Key financial backer of Ground Zero mosque once contributed to 'terror group' - 04 Sep 2010
accused of contributing to a US-designated terror group.  Elzanaty has made... in the US. It raised millions of dollars from Americans in the 1990s, telling donors... programs.  Five HLF leaders were convicted in 2008 of providing support

Key financial backer of Ground Zero mosque once contributed to 'terror group' - 04 Sep 2010
accused of contributing to a US-designated terror group.  Elzanaty has made... in the US. It raised millions of dollars from Americans in the 1990s, telling donors... programs.  Five HLF leaders were convicted in 2008 of providing support

Scores of Karzai administration officials on CIA's pay roll: US official - 27 Aug 2010
of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a US official has claimed... by the intelligence agency to maintain a source of information. The U.S. official... in Afghanistan, including security and stability. Speculation about who may help us

Petraeus refuses to be bound by Obama's decision on US exit date from Afghanistan - 16 Aug 2010
by the July 2011 deadline for withdrawing US troops from the country, reserving the right... disparaging comments about senior US administration figures.  Obama had been strongly criticized for saying US troops will start coming home in mid-2011