UK recognises Libyan rebels

Expels Qaddafi envoys

London, July 27: Britain has officially recognized Libya’s main opposition group as the country’s legitimate government, and on Wednesday expelled all diplomats from Muammar Qaddafi’s regime.Foreign Secretary William Hague said Britain is unfreezing 91 million pounds ($150 million) of Libyan oil More

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Mubarak refusing to eat food as his trial approaches

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Cairo, July 27: To go on trial next week on charges that could carry the death penalty, deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is refusing to eat solid food in jail and is suffering from "severe infirmity", official news agency MENA reported. It quoted Muhammad Fathallah, the head of the hospital More

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Indians world's most depressed people: Report

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London, July 27: Indians are the world's most depressed people with nearly 36 per cent suffering from Major Depressive Episode (MDE), the cluster of symptoms of depression, according to a WHO-sponsored study.The study found that people living in wealthier nations like Netherlands, France and the More

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ISS to be de-orbited Sunk in Pacific after 2020

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Moscow, July 27: Built with great difficulty and labour, the International Space Station (ISS) will be de-orbited and sunk in the Pacific Ocean after 2020 like its Russian predecessor Mir, a top Russian official said Wednesday. Russian space agency Roscosmos deputy head Vitaly Davydov said: " More

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Female elephants are socialites!

Washington, July 27: Like humans, female Asian elephants recognise their friends even after living apart for a long time, says a new research. They may change their day to day associations but maintain a larger, stable pool of friends from which they pick their companions, University of Pennsylvania More

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'One third of world infected with hepatitis'

Geneva, July 27: Around one third of the global population, or 2 billion people, have been infected with the liver disease hepatitis which kills about a million victims annually, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. And although most of those carrying hepatitis do not know they have More

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2 Indians win Magsaysay Award

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Manila, July 27: Nileema Mishra, a woman lender to poorest in Maharashtra, and US-trained Indian engineer Harish Hande, who revolutionised use of solar lights, are among six people who have been awarded Asia's prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011. "The two had helped to harness technologies More

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‘Syrian forces kill 11 people near Damascus’

Nicosia, July 27: Syrian security forces shot dead at least 11 people, including a child aged seven, in a swoop on the town of  Kanaker near Damascus early today, a human rights activist said. "The security forces raided homes at dawn today and during the operation 11 people were shot dead More

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