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Obama to visit prison where Mandela held; challenges students to follow Mandela legacy

U.S. President Barack Obama wrapped up his visit to South Africa on Sunday with a visit to the prison cell where anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela

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Roadside bomb kills 16 in northwest Pakistan

Islamabad, Pakistan : A roadside bomb killed 16 people in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, authorities said. The remote-controlled bomb targeted a paramilitary convoy patrolling in Bedhber, near Peshawar. Twenty-five others

High-temperature records fall as western U.S. bakes

TUCSON, Arizona: Dozens of people were treated for heat-related ailments, and cities and towns across the western United States took emergency measures to help residents cool off, as the region

Obama pledges to help Africa, pays tribute to Mandela

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE:  U.S. President Barack Obama paid tribute to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela as he flew to South Africa on Friday but played down expectations of a meeting

Obama protesters rally near hospital treating Mandela

PRETORIA: Hundreds of people in the South African capital Pretoria demonstrated on Friday against a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, marching near a hospital where anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela

UK government backs three-person IVF

LONDON: The UK looks set to become the first country to allow the creation of babies using DNA from three people, after the government backed the IVF technique. It will

China ready to ‘break new ground’ on border talks with India

BEIJING: China on Friday said it was ready to “break new ground” with India to resolve the boundary dispute as the special representativesof the two countries held 16th round of

Immigration overhaul: Senate passes historic bill

WASHINGTON: With a solemnity reserved for momentous occasions, the Senate passed historic legislation Thursday offering the priceless hope of citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in America’s shadows. The

Over 100,000 rescued, 1,800 still stranded in Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI: Persistent efforts over the past more than 10 days have succeeded in the evacuation of more than 100,000 people, including locals, from the rain and flood-hit areas of

Sweeping immigration bill passes key Senate hurdle

The Senate will vote on a sweeping immigration reform bill on Thursday afternoon, and a recently hashed-out compromise on border security is expected to win over some conservative support for