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	Eight killed as Syria quells massive protests Friday, July 22, 2011 10:23:37 PM DAMASCUS: Syrian security forces killed at least eight civilians on Friday as more than 1.2 million protesters swarmed cities in the north and east to protest against President Bashar al-Assad's rule, activists said. Activists had called for Friday's demonstrat... More...

Bomb kills 7 in Oslo, several dead in shooting Updated on: Friday, July 22, 2011 11:52:06 PM OSLO: A bomb killed seven people in Norway's capital Oslo on Friday and a gunman opened fire at a youth camp on an island, police said. Police said they believed the bombing and th....

Mirwaiz, other Kashmiri leaders put under house arrest in IOK Updated on: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:00:05 PM SRINAGAR, Anti-India and pro-liberation demonstrations rocked several parts of Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK), including Srinagar, Kulgam, Sopore, Islamabad and Shopian, today. Accor....

41 killed in China bus blaze: state TV Updated on: Friday, July 22, 2011 1:05:43 PM BEIJING: At least 41 people died on Friday when an overcrowded bus that was carrying hazardous goods caught fire in central China, state television reported. The fire happened early....

Science has delivered on HIV prevention. Now what? Updated on: Thursday, July 21, 2011 9:38:57 PM ROME: Scientists on Wednesday wrapped up their biggest forum in the 30-year history of AIDS, unveiling stunning weapons to prevent the spread of HIV. But getting these impressive pro....

India's 'Dupatta Killer' guilty of 1995 murder Updated on: Thursday, July 21, 2011 8:06:56 PM GOA: A former auto-rickshaw driver who was charged with killing 16 women in the Indian state of Goa has been convicted for the second time. A ....

Russia declares 'era of Soyuz' after shuttle Updated on: Thursday, July 21, 2011 7:20:41 PM MOSCOW: Moscow on Thursday declared it was now "the era of the Soyuz" after the US shuttle's last flight left the Russian system as the sole means for delivering astronauts to the Internatio....

Kazakh leader back at work meets PM - PM office Updated on: Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:51:04 PM ASTANA: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev met his prime minister in the capital Astana on Thursday, a spokesman for the premier said, indicating that the veteran leader has returned to wor....

U.N. calls emergency meeting on east Africa famine Updated on: Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:43:40 PM ROME: The United Nations has called an emergency meeting on July 25 to discuss mobilizing aid for drought-stricken east Africa, where famine has been declared in parts of Somalia. A....

US warns of terror attack on utility plants: Report Updated on: Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:27:40 PM WASHINGTON: The US Department of Homeland Security has warned thousands of US utility plants that they could be the targets of “violent extremists,” according to a report Wednesday....

Atlantis has landed, ending NASA's shuttle era Updated on: Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:17:24 PM CAPE CANAVERAL: The space shuttle Atlantis glided home through a clear moonlit sky on Thursday to complete a 13-day cargo run to the International Space Station and a 30-year odyssey for NASA'....