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Tsunami waves hitting Hawaii smaller than expected

Posted on October 28, 2012
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Tsunami waves hitting Hawaii smaller than expected

Tsunami waves hitting Hawaii smaller than expected

A tsunami hit Hawaii after a powerful earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada. But the first waves of a tsunami hitting Hawaii on Saturday night were smaller than expected, roughly three hours after evacuations were ordered for coastal areas threatened after a powerful earthquake struck off Canada. The warning in Hawaii spurred residents [...]

Obama bashes Romney as bullshitter

Posted on October 27, 2012
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Obama bashes Romney as bullshitter

Obama bashes Romney as bullshitter

Washington:  Barack Obama took his bashing to a new level when he called  his Republican challenger Mitt Romney a “bullshitter”. Obama has been repeatedly calling Romney untrustworthy  and even coined a whole new term — Romnesia. This time, however, the President took it a notch higher when responding to a suggestion on his popularity in [...]

US president Barack Obama makes history casting his vote early

Posted on October 26, 2012
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US president Barack Obama  makes history casting his vote early

US president Barack Obama makes history casting his vote early

Washington:  US president Barack Obama created history when he went to a polling booth in his home town of Chicago to cast his vote, over 12 days ahead of the November 6 elections, thus becoming the first US President to vote early. Amidst his hectic electioneering schedule, Obama flew in from Richmond in Virginia to [...]

America to become the world’s top oil producer

Posted on October 25, 2012
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America to become the world’s top oil producer

America to become the world’s top oil producer

The recent oil boom of US is set to push America past Saudi Arabia to become the world’s top oil producer. Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, the US production of crude oil is on track for the biggest single-year gain for more than 60 years. Analysts claimed that, if the growth in [...]

Romney backs Indiana Senate candidate Mourdock who claimed pregnancies from rape are God intended

Posted on October 24, 2012
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Romney backs Indiana Senate candidate Mourdock who claimed pregnancies from rape are God intended

Romney backs Indiana Senate candidate Mourdock who claimed pregnancies from rape are God intended

Mitt Romney’s   has refused to withdraw his support from Richard Mourdock, the Republican Senate candidate in Indiana who claimed that pregnancies from rape are “something that God intended to happen”. In a press conference on Wednesday morning, Mourdock, stood by his comments, apologising only for people misinterpreting them. He said: “I said life is [...]

Long Beach, California Police release CCTV footage of a Molotov cocktail attack

Posted on October 23, 2012
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Long Beach, California Police release CCTV footage of a Molotov cocktail attack

Long Beach, California Police release CCTV footage of a Molotov cocktail attack

Police in Long Beach, California, have released footage of an attack in which a man was set on fire outside a market. Report by Rob Gillett

Highlights from the final US presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

Posted on October 23, 2012
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Highlights from the final US presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

Highlights from the final US presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

Highlights from the final US presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney US President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney argue over foreign policy in the final debate ahead of the November 6 election. Report by Adam Sich

Obama has ‘no agenda’ for second term in office: Mitt Romney

Posted on October 20, 2012
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Obama has ‘no agenda’ for second term in office: Mitt Romney

Obama has ‘no agenda’ for second term in office: Mitt Romney

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has derided US President Barack Obama, saying his rival has “no agenda” worthy of a second term in office. At a campaign rally in Florida, he said the Obama campaign had been “reduced to petty attacks and silly word games”. Hours earlier, Mr Obama decried Mr Romney for shifting his [...]

Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis arrested for New York Federal Reserve Bank Bomb plot

Posted on October 18, 2012
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Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis arrested for New York Federal Reserve Bank Bomb plot

Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis arrested for New York Federal Reserve Bank Bomb plot

A 21-year-old Bangladesh, Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, who the FBI said came to the United States on a student visa this year to conduct a terrorist attack, was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly attempted to detonate what he believed was a 1,000-pound car bomb outside the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Quazi Mohammad Reswanul [...]

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney close second US presidential debate

Posted on October 17, 2012
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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney close second US presidential debate

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney close second US presidential debate

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney close US presidential debate with appeal for votes US President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney end the second debate with an appeal to voters.

Austrian Felix Baumgartner does the fastest ever free-fall speed of 1,137 kmph

Posted on October 15, 2012
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Austrian Felix Baumgartner does the fastest ever free-fall speed of 1,137 kmph

Austrian Felix Baumgartner does the fastest ever free-fall speed of 1,137 kmph

43-year-old Austrian Felix Baumgartner achieved the fastest ever free- fall speed at 1,137 kilometres per hour during the 4 minutes and 19 seconds of descent from an altitude of 128,097 feet,  but he did not set a new record for the longest free-fall, said a mission spokesperson said  Sarah Anderson. He was bidding to break records set over 50 years [...]

Joe Biden and Paul Ryan debate it out in first vice presidential-debate

Posted on October 12, 2012
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Joe Biden and Paul Ryan debate it out in first vice presidential-debate

Joe Biden and Paul Ryan debate it out in first vice presidential-debate

Joe Biden and Paul Ryan fight in first vice presidential-debate US vice president Joe Biden and his Republican rival Paul Ryan battled pull no punches in their first debate on live TV on Thursday. Report by Matt Blake.