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Joe Biden: From being one of the youngest senators to oldest US president

Joe Biden, known as a peoples' person, a reformer, an unifier and a healer, rose remarkably from humble beginnings to become the oldest American president in United States history on Wednesday,......

Trump calls US 'third world country' in latest attack on election results

United States President Donald Trump has likened the US to a "third world country" as he blasted the "rigged" election, reiterating his unsubstantiated claims about widespread voter fraud in the......

Biden harboured presidential dreams since childhood

From playing a key role in the passage of India-US civil nuclear deal during a Republican administration to setting up the goal of a USD 500 billion in bilateral trade, Biden has strong ties with......

Toni Morrison: Despots won't lose control over media

'We all know nations that can be identified by the flight of writers from their shores.'These are regimes whose fear of unmonitored writing is justified because truth is trouble.'It is trouble for......

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison passes away

The Nobel Prize-winning United States author Toni Morrison died at the age of 88. IMAGE: Nobel Prize-winning United States author Toni Morrison died "following a short illness". Photograph:......

ADAG, Spielberg plan $300mn movie on Martin Luther

The Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group is all set to get into Hollywood's big bucks league. DreamWorks Studios, a joint venture between Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider, along with the ADA......

The $438 million bribe

On July 24, 2007, the European Union, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his sometimes estranged wife, Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz Sarkozy, playing prominent roles, secured the release of five......

Economist Milton Friedman dead

Milton Friedman, winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for economics passed away on Thursday. The 94-year-old economist was a senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University from......

Nobel for Dylan carpers, go home

'Show me songs that become larger than songs better than Dylan's.' 'Show me words that are like the master key to every human emotion under the sun better than Dylan's.' 'And show me someone who......

Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder receive Presidential honour

Two American icons receive the highest civilian award in the US. Image: Barack Obama and Meryl Streep. Photograph: Larry Downing/Reuters Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep and musician Stevie......

Hollywood actor Charlton Heston dead

Iconic Hollywood actor Charlton Heston, best known for his portrayal of a larger than life figure in the 1959 Oscar-winning film Ben Hur, is dead. He was 84. Heston died at his Beverly Hills home......

Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car accident

IMAGE: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies inspect the vehicle of golfer Tiger Woods, who was rushed to hospital after suffering multiple injuries, after it was involved in a single-vehicle......

Baseball legend, 'Hammerin' Hank' Aaron, dies at 86

'He grew up poor and faced racism as he worked to become one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Hank never let the hatred he faced consume him.' IMAGE: Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron......

Fed Cup to be re-named Billie Jean King Cup

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ITF Tennis via Reuters Almost 60 years after Billie Jean King helped the United States win the inaugural Fed Cup, the team event is being re-named in honour of the......

On this day: NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born

IMAGE: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1988-89 NBA season. Photograph: Stephen Dunn/Allsport/Getty Images Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is often overlooked in the debate over who is......

PHOTOS: Emotional Woods gets highest civilian honour

Golf great accepts Medal of Freedom at White House from business partner and US President Donald Trump IMAGE: US President Donald Trump presents professional golfer and business partner......

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