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NBC anchor suspended for six months without pay

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams has been suspended from his position for six months without pay after admitting a story he told about coming under fire in Iraq was not true. NBC executives

Feb 11, 2015

BJP's Delhi Election Fiasco: Prime Minister Modi Meets Ministers to Analyse Party's Rout

The prime minister met Arun Jaitley, Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh to discuss the party's debacle.

Feb 11, 2015

US couple adopts 2-year-old girl with rare blood disorder in Maharashtra

Aurangabad, Feb 11 (ANI): Setting an example, an American couple adopted a two-year-old girl suffering from a rare blood disorder from an adoption centre in Maharashtra. This is the first adoption of a special child by a foreign couple in Aurangabad. The Society for Adoption, Knowledge, Awareness and Resource (Sakar) houses 39 other children with congenital, mental or physical deformities. Sandhya's new mother, Andrea Knepper, who already has two biological children, (two sons - 11 and 9 years old), said it was her wish to adopt a girl from India as her grandfather belonged to the country. Though Indian couples have off late been enthusiastic about adoption of girl children, many people still do not have a positive approach towards adopting disabled children.

Feb 11, 2015

Coimbatore students donate hair to help cancer patients get wigs

Coimbatore, Feb 11 (ANI): More than 300 students of a private college in Coimbatore city donated their hair to help cancer patients get free wigs. Cancer patients lose their hair when they undergo chemotherapy. While some people wear wigs, many patients cannot afford its cost. In a bid to help them, students donated their long locks and said more such donations will come. The students donated around eight to 10 inches of hair, which will be designed into wigs for the patients. The initiative is part of a campaign 'Tangled' and urges people to contribute for the noble cause by donating their hair in any of the 20 outlets across the city. The campaign concludes on February 14.

Feb 11, 2015

"Now here I am stuck without a home"- Bolivia flood victim

A home on a hill top collapses after torrential rains in Bolivia. There are no reports of fatalities but at least eight houses have been ripped apart. Families are left with no place to call home.

Feb 11, 2015

Obama 'heartbroken' over death of American hostage Mueller

Kayla Mueller expressed her solidarity with the Syrian people in a video she posted in October 2011. In August 2013 she was kidnapped in Syria. After 18 months as an Islamic State captive she is now

Feb 11, 2015

Kayla Mueller's aunt pays tribute to her caring niece

The aunt of Kayla Mueller, the hostage of the Islamic State group confirmed dead on Tuesday, pays tribute to her niece, saying that she did "more in her incredible 26 years than many people can ever imagine doing in their lifetime." Duration: 00:59

Feb 11, 2015

Spider-Man joins other Marvel heroes, Pattinson in Berlin

Spider-Man is set to join a host of other super heroes. Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have reached a deal to partner on the next installment of the Spider-Man franchise, uniting the web-slinging

Feb 11, 2015

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship leaves space station

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: Astronauts aboard the International Space Station dispatched a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday (February 10), while

Feb 11, 2015

New York's homeless census

Thousands of volunteers fan out across New York before dawn to conduct the city's yearly homeless survey. Like other major U.S. cities, New York uses a count of people living on its streets to

Feb 11, 2015

US Army radar blimp draws criticism from privacy advocates

Since late December, the US Army has been trying out a powerful surveillance system attached to a giant balloon floating over northern Maryland. Its highly detailed radar has privacy advocates worried. Duration: 02:32

Feb 11, 2015

Japanese zoo simulates 'leopard' escaping in a practice drill

Japan's Tama Zoo had visitors riveted, watching an animal escape drill. A staff member dressed up as a snow leopard, escaped from its enclosure while other staff set up their nets, poles and

Feb 11, 2015

Chilean soccer players reflect on rediscovery of long-lost teammates

Memories of those lost are renewed after the discovery in Chile of remains from a plane that crashed more than 50 years ago. Deep in the Andes Mountains, mangled metal from the aircraft sat rusting

Feb 11, 2015

Anti-prostitution activists protest during Strauss-Kahn trial

Opponents of prostitution demonstrate in the French capital to demand a Senate debate on a draft prostitution law. The protest coincides with the trial of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for aggravated pimping. Duration: 00:54

Feb 11, 2015

Health officials urge vaccines as US faces measles outbreak

American health authorities urged people Tuesday to vaccinate their children in light of a recent measles outbreak and warned against the internet's 'misinformation' about vaccines. Duration: 00:43

Feb 11, 2015