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Iraq Celebrates As US Troops Withdraw: Iraq and the USA signed a security agreement last January, which made June 30, 2009, the last date f...

Saina Nehwal Wins Indonesian Open Badminton Women's Title: India's 19-year-old Saina Nehwal won the women's singles crown at the Indonesian Open Badminton in J...

Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Dies at 50: Michael Jackson's death was sudden and mysterious. Fans all over the world continue to mourn their h...

French President Calls For Ban on Burqas For Muslim Women: France's President Nicolas Sarkozy said the Islamic body-covering burqa is a garment that turns wome...

World Hunger Figure Reaches One Billion: The United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization reveals that one in six people in the world i...

Thousands Protest 'Unfair' Election Result in Iran: The results of the recently held Presidential elections sparked off protests in Iran. President Mahm...

Federer Wins French Open Crown: Roger Federer, who is considered by many to be the best tennis player of all time, won the French Op...

World Health Organisation Declares Swine Flu Pandemic: The WHO declared that swine flu has reached the highest danger level of infectious disease and says ...

Mystery Surrounds Air France Plane Crash: What caused Air France Flight 447 carrying 228 people to crash into the Atlantic Ocean? It is over t...

World Environment Day on June 5: Become an Earth Warrior: World Environment Day, June 5, is the day to start doing your bit to save the earth. The world unite...

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