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Published:Tuesday | July 28, 2009 | 1:12 PM

A key Senate panel has voted in favour of Sonia Sotomayor\'s nomination to the US Supreme Court.

Published:Tuesday | July 28, 2009 | 10:36 AM

The King of Pop, for all intents and purposes, died or was killed, by a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs that included OxyContin and Demerol, according to a report by Richard Esposito, et al of ABC News.

Published:Tuesday | July 28, 2009 | 9:14 AM

The CNN is reporting that Michael Jackson\'s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered a powerful drug to the pop icon, which could implicate him in the singer’s death.

Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 5:45 PM

The Health Ministry in Saudi Arabia is reporting its first death from the H1N1 virus.

Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 4:14 PM

Britain is praising the end of a bold offensive against Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, calling the first phase of \"Panther\'s Claw\" a success, according to a report on www.voanews.com.

Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 4:13 PM

England midfielder David Beckham has clashed with another supporter in the United States (U.S.), just a week after an ugly exchange with supporters on his return to the Galaxy following his loan spell in Italy.

Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 4:12 PM

Belize police are continuing investigations into the death of the country\'s Ambassador to the Holy See (The Vatican), Oscar Ayuso, whose body was found with a single gunshot wound to his head on Friday night, according to a report on www.cananews.net.

Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 4:10 PM

French President Nicholas Sarkozy has left the Val-de-Grace military hospital in Paris, having spent the night there after collapsing while jogging, according to a report on www.news.bbc.co.uk.

Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 3:57 PM

Ben Bernanke, the boss of the US central bank, has defended the US bail-out plan citing his fears of a second Great Depression, during a public talk.

Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 3:56 PM

The United States has launched a new drive to kick-start Middle East peace talks, with visits to Israel, Syria and Egypt by special envoy George Mitchell.

Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 10:00 AM

Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has formally resigned as Alaska governor, 18 months before the end of her term in office.

Published:Friday | July 24, 2009 | 5:45 PM

England midfielder Steven Gerrard was cleared today of intentionally attacking a man in a bar and said he could now concentrate on Liverpool\'s push for a first Premier League title, according to a report on www.foxsportsworld.com.

Published:Friday | July 24, 2009 | 5:44 PM

A day after saying that police \"acted stupidly\" in arresting a black Harvard University professor in his own home, President Obama appeared to soften his stance yesterday, spreading the blame more equally between the police and the arrested man, accordi

Published:Friday | July 24, 2009 | 5:33 PM

Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya today walked under a border chain and returned to his country nearly a month after being removed by a military-led coup.

Published:Friday | July 24, 2009 | 1:50 PM

The ousted Honduran president has arrived at a Nicaraguan town just south of the border from where he plans a second attempt to return home.

Published:Friday | July 24, 2009 | 9:28 AM

A delay in the United States Senate voting on the health care reform bill put forward by President Barack Obama, has pushed back his proposed implementation timetable.

Published:Friday | July 24, 2009 | 9:27 AM

The young girl who is the sole survivor of the Yemen plane crash last month is now out of hospital.

Published:Thursday | July 23, 2009 | 6:21 PM

Dozens of politicians, officials and five rabbis have been arrested in the US over alleged corruption, money laundering and human organ trafficking.

Published:Thursday | July 23, 2009 | 6:20 PM

The US secretary of state has said that Washington is still willing to engage in talks with Iran.

Published:Thursday | July 23, 2009 | 3:28 PM

As United States (U.S.) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continued to seek support among Asian leaders for a tougher stance against North Korea\'s weapons ambitions, Pyongyang lashed out at her by name for comparing the country to an attention-seeking c

Published:Thursday | July 23, 2009 | 1:02 PM

President Barack Obama has defended his plans for health reform.

Published:Thursday | July 23, 2009 | 1:01 PM

At least 53 people have been reported missing after a landslide struck a road-building crew in a remote area of south west China\'s Sichuan province.

Published:Thursday | July 23, 2009 | 10:01 AM

The Venezuelan government has rejected an order by the interim government in Honduras to recall its remaining diplomatic staff from the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.

Published:Thursday | July 23, 2009 | 10:00 AM

Twelve suspected Somali pirates have been charged with hijacking after they allegedly attacked a Yemen oil tanker earlier this year.

Published:Wednesday | July 22, 2009 | 6:44 PM

Law enforcement officials in the United States today searched the home of Michael Jackson’s former doctor as part of the investigations into the pop star’s death.

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