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The Libyan military drove rebel forces back along the main coastal road on Sunday, ambushing the advancing militias as they entered the town of Bin Jawwad and pushing them out with tank fire and airstrikes, according to witnesses near the town. The number of the casualties in the battle was unclear, but it set back the... 

NEW DELHI: The anti-extortion cell of the crime branch of Delhi Police has busted a gang of cheats who duped people from Punjab of their money by promising to get Canadian visas for them. A team of police officers led by ACP Ravi Shankar and inspector P C Khandoori nabbed four people involved in the visa racket. They allegedly... 

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama Friday urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as a proud patriot, to “listen” to protestors demanding he quit, apparently hinting the Arab strongman should go now. Obama did not explicitly call on Mubarak to resign, but noted he had already made the psychological leap of... 

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi has smashed into the Queensland coast, leaving a trail of destruction and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to bunker down in homes and emergency shelters. Here is what people have to say on the disaster: “I think all the roof is gone, it was a brand new roof. I thought it would hold... 

London- Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney has asked Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh if he would make 12 January, the anniversary of the founding of the Indian branch of animal welfare charity PETA, a meat-free day. He has written to Singh asking him to declare a national day to “celebrate vegetarianism and compassion... 

The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer, has died after being shot in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. Mr Taseer, a senior member of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), was shot in a popular shopping distrinct of the city by a member of his own security detail. He was taken to hospital where... 

Skype and other Internet phone services continue to operate in China days after media reports said the country’s government was cracking down on them. Skype is operating normally in China, a company spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Skype’s Chinese partner, TOM Group, said, “The operation of Skype in China is compliant... 

The blonde married mum from Melbourne, who was bombarded with sexually explicit texts by former cricketer Shane Warne, is said to have been relentlessly chased by him. According to News of the World, Warne, 41, went after Adele Angeleri, 44, after he spotted her in the street across from the office of the Shane Warne Foundation... 

Pallava Bagla has been awarded the American Geophysical Union (AGU) David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism for his articles on the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers. Bagla, who is NDTV’s science editor, was presented the award comprising a plaque and a $2,000 stipend at a gala event in San... 

Investigators from the FBI were expected to meet with Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton Monday following the massive weekend hack by a group called Gnosis that paralyzed the media company’s website and temporarily forced it to stop publishing. Hackers had grabbed the passwords and e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 of the 1.3...