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Briton Howard Jacobson wins 2010 Booker Prize

British author Howard Jacobsen won the 2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his book The Finkler Question.Jacobson had been longlisted twice for the prize, in 2006 for Kalooki Nights and in 2002......

Stop N-deal with India: US Christian group

A Christian organisation in the US has urged the Bush administration not to start implementing the civilian nuclear agreement with India unless the violence against the community in Orissa stops.......

Biden deploys additional 1000 troops to Afghanistan

United States President Joe Biden has rushed an additional 1,000 US soldiers to Afghanistan for an "orderly and safe drawdown" of American and allied personnel, as the Taliban insurgents moved......

Neel Mukherjee's novel in Booker Prize shortlist

Kolkata-born British author Neel Mukherjee's latest novel The Lives of Others, set in troubled Bengal of the 1960s and centres around a dysfunctional family, has been shortlisted for the......

World's scariest yet thrilling glass bridges

A mere two weeks after its grand opening to queasy visitors, the Yuntaishan glass bridge in Central China’s Shiniuizhai National Geological Park Bridge developed cracks scaring away......

The 10 hardest jobs to fill in America

For the second year in a row, engineer is the hardest job to fill in America. Why are engineers so hard to find? "We have whole generations of people loving liberal arts, not going into science......

Fujairah Superstars Chess: 18-Year-Old Pranav Storms To Title

IMAGE: Pranav Venkatesh remained undefeated during the nine-round tournament scoring five victories and four draws. Photograph: Crystal Fuller/FIDE World Junior champion Pranav Venkatesh scored a......

Vijay Singh returns to form

Fiji's Vijay Singh put on an impeccable display of course management to forge a one-shot lead over Sweden's Fredrik Jacobson after the first round of the Buick Classic on Thursday.Singh, who fell a......

FA Cup: Heartbreak for Eastleigh; Arsenal progress

IMAGE: Eastleigh's Yemi Odubade shoots at goal while David Wheater of Bolton Wanderers attempts to block. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images Minor league Eastleigh suffered FA Cup heartbreak......

Transparent masks put new face on fencing

Fencing will comprise 10 events in Athens where the women's individual sabre makes its Olympic debut and transparent masks will be used for the first time.The world champion in women's sabre is......

Johl slips to tied-eighth

Amandeep Johl shot a one-over 71, and at three-under 137 slipped six positions to tied-eighth spot after the mid-way stage of the US $700,000 Omega Hong Kong Open, being played at the par-70 Hong......

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News for Jacobson

Briton Howard Jacobson wins 2010 Booker Prize

Stop N-deal with India: US Christian group

Biden deploys additional 1000 troops to Afghanistan

Neel Mukherjee's novel in Booker Prize shortlist

World's scariest yet thrilling glass bridges

The 10 hardest jobs to fill in America

Fujairah Superstars Chess: 18-Year-Old Pranav Storms To Title

Vijay Singh returns to form

FA Cup: Heartbreak for Eastleigh; Arsenal progress

Transparent masks put new face on fencing

Johl slips to tied-eighth

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