DHAKA, Bangladesh - Rescuers searched inside the submerged cabins of a triple-deck ferry Sunday for scores of people believed to be missing after it capsized near a dock in southern Bangladesh, killing at least 40, authorities said.
GORAKHPUR - Dressed in saffron robes, adorned with rudraksh garlands, sporting a sandalwood mark on his forehead and delivering discourses on Hindu scriptures in temples across eastern Uttar Pradesh, this "saint" is actually a devout Muslim, who offers namaaz five times a day.
NEW YORK - A television executive says the couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner is offering to talk to broadcast networks about it for a payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
LUCKNOW - A senior bureaucrat in Uttar Pradesh committed suicide here late Saturday, police said Sunday.
LUCKNOW - Seeking to overcome the shortage of doctors in public hospitals and medical centres in Uttar Pradesh, the state government now plans to grant degrees to students of state-run medical colleges only after they serve a stint in government hospitals, an official said Saturday.
IMPHAL - A multi-media campaign aimed at spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS was launched in Imphal on Tuesday under the aegis of Manipur AIDS Control Society (MACS).
TINH BIEN, Vietnam - When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus.
MUMBAI - The film world and the small screen now excite actor Ravi Kishaan equally.
MUMBAI - VJ-turned-actress Shenaz Treasurywala, who plays a simple, sweet girl in forthcoming flick "Radio", says she has rejected quite a few roles requiring her to wear bikinis and do item numbers...not that she doesn't wear swimsuits in real life.
Jennifer Lopezwalks to her new black Audi SUV, after leaving Duck Soup bookstore, wearing a grey jumper and matching scarf and cap.Los Angeles, California.
Tony Kanaland his girlfriend Erin Lokitz leaving a theater in Hollywood.Los Angeles, California.
SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans got their first taste of the iPhone on Saturday as the multifunctional communication and entertainment device made its long awaited debut in one of the world's most technologically sophisticated societies.
San Francisco- Cyber Monday 2009, sponsored by the National Retail Federation's shop.org is to hit the online stores in Monday, Nov.
WASHINGTON - Using filtering and blocking software can significantly lower exposure to online sexual material among youth, say researchers.
WASHINGTON - With the advent of new modes of communication, such as Facebook, language and social interaction have gone through a major change, says an expert.
WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time.
RANCHI - Maoist guerrillas have blown up railway tracks at two places and a school building in Jharkhand and called for a two-day shutdown beginning Sunday, police said.
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S.
HYDERABAD - Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K.
LONDON - Britain would host a conference on Afghanistan Jan 28 next year, where members of the international coalition will discuss plans for handing control of the country back to local authorities, the prime minister's office announced Saturday.
NEW YORK - Karla Giraldo's face required about 40 stitches after an incident with her boyfriend, a New York state senator.
MUNICH - Searches on the Yahoo engine should soon deliver more results, thanks in part to new filter functions, reports the company.
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Bobby Ptacek scored 16 points and Shemik Thompson added 15 as Central Connecticut State held off Savannah State 51-44 on Saturday night.
WASHINGTON - US shoppers were out in full force Saturday during the year's most important weekend for retailers after laying out an estimated $10.66 billion on Black Friday in stores.
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday.
GENEVA - Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday to separate violent demonstrators from a protest of a meeting of top world trade officials, but the hooded "black bloc" activists were able to cause damage before 14 were arrested, spokesmen said.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Howard Crawford scored 26 points to lead four Alabama-Birmingham players in double figures in a 90-59 rout of Florida A&M on Saturday night.
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PHILADELPHIA - D.J. Kennedy scored 15 points as St.
KOTMI SONAR - A large natural tank has been turned into a crocodile park near Champa village in Janjgir district here.
NEW DELHI, November 28 - -- Wiring up an SME is not a choice, but only way forward -- A strong SME media is required to grow the domestic industry -- SMEs need pay-per-use models to embrace technology faster The Indian SME can only grow if he gets wired.
BOSTON - His father was a lifelong scalloper, his uncles are fishermen, and 23-year-old Chris Pinto realized as he got older that fishing is "in my blood." It just didn't look like it was in his future.
