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President Barack Obama welcomed a U.S. Senate vote that advanced a modest job-creation bill on Monday, calling it an "important step forward" and vowing to work with both major parties to pass legislation.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's Republican governor, defended Democratic President Barack Obama's stimulus plan on Sunday, saying 150,000 new jobs were created in his state thanks to the legislation.

India?s campaign to secure a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council received a major boost on Friday as 53 nations from the Asia region endorsed its candidature.

Alexander Haig, a former Army general who became White House chief of staff during the Watergate scandal and secretary of state during the Reagan administration, died Saturday at the age of 85.

Tiger Woods today publicly told his family, friends and fans he was ?deeply sorry? for his selfish and irresponsible behavior.

Advocating "genuine friendship" between India and China, the Dalai Lama today said it was essential for the two most populous nations to develop mutual trust, which can be achieved if China transforms into an "open society".

Senior diplomats believe that the long-stalled expansion of the United Nations Security Council, including the addition of permanent members, could take place within the next couple of years.

The US Federal Reserve raising the discount rate from 0.5% to 0.75% for the first time after June 2006 has taken its toll on the Asian equity markets on Friday.

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The United Nations on Thursday said the sexist practices in ownership of land and property in India is one of the main reasons for social and gender inequalities in the country.

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John F. Kennedy's many love affairs included a relationship with the Swedish aristocrat Gunilla von Post that started right before his 1953 marriage to Jackie and ended more than two years later.

Indian-American Chair of the University of Alabama-Huntsville?s Biological Sciences department Gopi K. Podila was among three persons killed in a shooting at the campus on Friday afternoon.

It?s not the best of times in Beijing to confess to idolising U.S. President Barack Obama and his ideas of human rights that get censored in the Chinese media.

Exposure to dust and fumes caused by the collapse of the World Trade Centre during the September 11, 2001 attacks can cause headaches years later, according to a study.

Washington, Feb. 10 -- The push for another round of international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities is moving "fairly quickly" and could be ready in the coming weeks, US President Barack Obama said.

Washington, Feb. 10 -- NASA planned to launch a solar probe on Wednesday to help unlock more secrets about the sun, whose massive storms affect earth's weather and can pose danger to earth dwellers.

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