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Houston, November 19: Record-setting Indian-American NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with two other cosmonauts returned to Earth Sunday, after four months in orbit. Williams ceremonially handed over the command of the International Space Station to fellow NASA astronaut Kevin Ford on the eve of her departure from the complex yesterday. Williams along with Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace

Bangkok, November 18: Myanmar local security forces killed Muslim villagers and assaulted people trying to flee a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in western Rakhine state last month, a rights watchdog said Sunday. Local forces killed ethnic minority Kaman Muslims in the town of Kyauk Pyu while government troops "stood by and watched", according to New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Washington, November 15:President Obama said in his victory speech last week that “elections matter.” On Wednesday, he made clear how much the election matters to him — and to the way he intends to govern in his second term. Appearing in his first post-victory news conference, the customarily cautious Obama spoke like a politician with nothing to lose after winning the last race of his life. Over

Tokyo, November 14: A military squad has safely removed a 250-kilogram World War II bomb found two weeks ago near the runway of a major airport in northern Japan. The team defused the rusty bomb today and then transported it away from Sendai Airport. More than 30 flights were cancelled while they worked. Sendai Airport was heavily damaged by last year's tsunami and the bomb was uncovered in

Washington, November 14: United States President Barack Obama has invited at least three Indian-Americans, including PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, as part of his wider consultations with leaders from business, labour, civic community and Congress on the current economic crisis. Neera Tandon, president of the Center for American Progress, an eminent U.S. think-tank based in Washington; and Deepak

Beijing, November 13: Top Communist Party of China (CPC) officials on Monday pledged to expand the construction of low-income housing and to provide more support to a job market facing pressures from a continuing slowdown, amid growing public concerns about widening social inequality in the country. As the Party prepares for leadership change, how it grapples with surging real estate prices

London, November 12: In a breakthrough, four teenage schoolgirls in Nigeria have invented a ‘pee-powered' generator that converts one litre of urine into six hours of electricity. Fourteen-year-olds Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, Faleke Oluwatoyin, and 15-year-old Bello Eniola presented their invention at the Maker Faire Africa entrepreneurs event, in Lagos, using a resource that is free

Geneva, November 9: Archduke Joseph, one of the rarest and most famous diamonds in the world, with its origin traced to ancient Golconda mines of Andhra Pradesh, is all set to be auctioned on Tuesday. Presented in Geneva Thursday by Christie's, the diamond is hoped to raise over $15 million, Xinhua news agency reported. The magnificent gem combines an impressive size of 76.02 carats, perfect

Washington, November 7: Tulsi Gabbard today created history by becoming the first Hindu-American to be elected to the the US House of Representatives, winning her Hawaii seat by trouncing her Republican rival in a one-sided contest. An Iraq war veteran, 31-year-old Gabbard defeated K Crowley of the Republican Party with a handsome margin. Her victory has been cheered by the Hindu-American

Washington, November 7: Barack Obama captured a second White House term, blunting a mighty challenge by Republican Mitt Romney as Americans voted for a leader they knew over a wealthy businessman they did not. Mr. Obama, America's first African-American President, easily captured far more than the 270 electoral votes needed for victory and further cemented his place in American history on Tuesday