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Two tonnes of marijuana found in Mexican cemetery

Army troops found 2.2 tonnes of marijuana in a cemetery in Los Villa Nueva, a community in northeastern Mexico, said authorities

US has 'solemn duty' to stop Iran's nuke pursuits: Romney

US presidential candidate Mitt Romney, currently on a visit to Israel, emphasized that America has "a solemn duty and a moral imperative" to prevent Iran from achieving nuclear weaponry.

Bilawal Bhutto gets honours degree from Oxford

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's son Bilawal has been awarded a BA Honours degree at a convocation of the Oxford University.

Israel denies seeing US plans to attack Iran

The Israeli government has denied a newspaper report that the Obama administration's top security official has briefed the Jewish state's prime minister on US plans for a possible attack on Iran.

Whale stranded in Indonesia helped back to ocean

Rescuers in Indonesia say they have led a beached sperm whale back to the sea after hordes of spectators blocked its return for days.

Taliban kill Afghan govt official

Afghan officials say insurgents have shot and killed a government official in eastern Afghanistan.

Bomb joke tweeter wins landmark ruling

A British man who joked on Twitter that he would blow up an airport after it closed because of snow has had his conviction for sending a "menacing" message overturned in a landmark ruling.

Rehman Malik takes oath as senator

Rehman Malik, advisor to Pakistani prime minister on interior affairs, Friday took oath as a senator, weeks after he was forced to step down over his alleged British citizenship.

Smoking orangutan moved from Indonesian zoo

Indonesian zookeepers have moved an orangutan out of visitors' sight so she'll no longer smoke lit cigarettes people regularly throw into her cage.

Militant attacks in Afghanistan up by 11%: Nato

The US-led coalition says insurgent attacks in Afghanistan during the past three months were up 11 percent, compared to the same period last year.

Campaign of fear: Sudan struggles to ignite uprising

Anti-government activists see al-Bashir's 23-year-old regime as the ripest in the region to fall. He has been weakened by the loss of oil-rich South Sudan, which became independent last year.

Ivica Dacic, Milosevic ex-ally, to become Serbia's PM

Ivica Dacic — who had earned the nickname "Little Sloba" in the past for his admiration of the former Yugoslav president — pledged once again in his speech to the lawmakers on Thursday that he would press on with Serbia's bid to join the European Union and promote peace and stability in the Balkans.

Olympic meeting for Cameron, Putin

Prime Minister David Cameron says he plans to hold talks with Russia President Vladimir Putin next week at an Olympic judo match.

China saving marriages with 'divorce wait'

In China couples can get divorced in less than half an hour, but a city in east China's Zhejiang province has introduced a policy requiring couples to wait for a week before they can get divorce.

Two injured in Afghan troop attack on Pak check post

Two Pakistani soldiers were injured when Afghan troops intruded into Pakistan's tribal belt and attacked a check post.

'Putin paranoid about food, tests every meal'

Vladimir Putin is so paranoid about being poisoned that he has his every meal tested by qualified food tasters, a former chef of the Russian president has claimed.

Dad cycles across 6 countries to see daughter graduate

A 55-year-old man from Poland cycled around 2,000 km across six countries to see his daughter graduate from a British university.

Sri Lankan politician arrested in human smuggling case

A Sri Lankan Tamil politician and another man were believed to have been involved in attempts to send several Tamils to Australia by boat.

The best way to cure AIDS is to love, says Elton John

Singer Elton John believes AIDS can be cured with love as that is what drives research into the potentially fatal disease.

Romney pledges complete Afghan security transition by 2014

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said that if voted to power, he would ensure completion of successful transition to the Afghan security forces by the end of 2014.

Anuj Bidve killer's trial verdict likely soon

A judge in the Manchester Crown Court yesterday began summing up the trial of a Briton who has admitted shooting Indian student Anuj Bidve on 26 December last year.

Identity theft at all-time high: British officials

Identity theft now accounts for two-thirds of all frauds, according to Britain's fraud prevention service.

Killer 'wandering' bull shuts down airport in Vietnam

A bull whose roaming had closed the airport serving one of Vietnam's tourist cities was captured on Tuesday, and authorities said it may have killed an elderly villager.

British Goans launch campaign to save Goa from illegal mining

The Save Goa Campaign is organised by Carmen Miranda, a Goan-origin British resident, to highlight the environmental destruction due to illegal mining in Goa.

France mulls sex harassment law, hopes for success finally

French lawmakers are nearing passage of a law on sexual harassment, more than two months after the country's previous one was thrown out by a court — and all pending cases along with it.

Celeb Indian-origin doctor defies death in UK, cured of last-stage cancer

An Indian-origin doctor, who came to the UK in 1966 and went on to excel in medical practice to win royal honours, has hit the headlines by defying death by being cured of cancer even though he was given few months to live.

Pregnant teen with cancer stirs up abortion debate

The plight of a pregnant teenager suffering from acute leukemia has stirred up the controversy over abortion in the Dominican Republic, where the constitution bans abortion even in cases where the mother's life is in danger.

Obama honour for 4 Indian-Americans

Four Indian-American researchers figure among 96 named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest US honour for young professionals.

Female Indian-American teacher jailed for sex with minor

A former Indian-American principal of a New York Montessori school has surrendered to authorities to begin a two-to-seven-year prison term for sex with one of her 13-year-old students.