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Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said India and the US can do much more to expand security cooperation and warned the US and international community against any premature exit in Afghanistan that will embolden extremists and destabilise the region.

Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) India and the US have signed two inter-governmental agreements on traditional knowledge, intellectual property and investment promotion during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first state visit to the US.

Bernard Madoff's bankruptcy trustee and the law firm employing him submitted a $22.1 million legal bill covering five months of work.

Caracas, Nov 23 (EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said the conciliatory discourse of his US counterpart, Barack Obama, has been just 'a big story' and that an 'imperial counterattack' is under way against Latin American development.

New York, Nov 23 (ANI): Ace figure skater Tai Babilonia is all set to skate almost nude as part of an animal rights group's campaign.

New York, Nov 23 (ANI): A literary spoof of ex US Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's book, 'Going Rogue: An American Life', has created much confusion in the market.

New York, Nov 23 (ANI): Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's memoir 'Going Rogue' is selling like hot cakes.

New York, Nov.23 (ANI): A number of names are doing the rounds for a replacement for Oprah Winfrey, when she decides to quit her show in 2011.

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Barbie is all set for a traditional makeover - the doll will don a burqa for a charity auction.

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): American swimmer Michael Phelps has landed himself in trouble again - he faces a 23,289-dollar unpaid tax bill.

Washington, Nov.23 (ANI): Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said that he liked reading former running mate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's autobiography -- Going Rogue" on the sidelines of a security forum in Halifax, Politico reports.

The latest US export to India: Lashkar terrorists. After a hiatus of four years, Lashkar-e -Tayyeba is once again back to recruiting Western Muslims for the Pakistan terror outfit?s jihad against India.

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When the world's largest fragrance company showed Halle Berry a prototype bottle for her debut perfume, Berry said no. The simple rectangular design failed to convey her personality.

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Last year, a 40-acre Greenwich, Conn., property with a 21,897-square-foot, 14-bedroom Jacobean manor was listed for $125 million. It was the world's second most expensive home for sale.

New York, Nov.23 (ANI): A pilot who landed a jetliner in New York's Hudson River, has said his heroics have led to "rock star sex".

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): A man with an online name SAL9000 is all set to marry his virtual girlfriend from a dating simulations game called 'Love Plus'.

Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) A day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds talks with US President Barack Obama, India and the US are inching closer in their approach towards international climate negotiations at Copenhagen that could lead to a deal on the transfer of green technologies Tuesday.

Mediators reported important progress at talks on Sunday between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but said difficulties were also identified as the Azeri leader threatened renewed war.

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): The US-India Political Action Committee (USINPAC) has welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his State Visit to the US.

Washington, Nov 23 (IANS) Researchers are turning to airwaves to power batteries in airplanes and automobiles.