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Somali pirates free British couple

A British couple taken hostage by the Somali pirates last year was released on Sunday. Reports suggest that the couple, Paul and Rachel Chandler, paid a ransom amount of $300,000 to their captors. The pirates reportedly handed them over to officials in Adado, a central Somali town near the Ethiopian border.

Israel mulls US offer on West Bank 'settlement freeze'

Israel is to discuss a 90-day construction freeze in West Bank proposed by the United States, sources say. At the recent Washington meeting between Israeli Prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, US reportedly proposed an incentive package to reinstate a moratorium on West Bank settlement building. However, the proposal does not include a suspension of settlement activity in East Jerusalem.

Everton vs. Arsenal: live match coverage

Everton have been impressive in recent months after bouncing back from a slow start to the season. They face Arsenal on the back of a draw against Bolton during mid-week, thanks to Jermain Beckford's 94th minute equalizer for the Merseyside club.

Suu Kyi speaks to supporters, calls for unity among democratic forces

In her first major speech to the supporters, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi called upon the democratic forces in the country to work together. Thousands of cheering supporters flocked the headquarters of the National Democratic league (NLD) in Yangon on Sunday afternoon to catch a glimpse of their leader.

Health apps: the next big thing in smartphone wave

Five hundred million of a total of 1.4 billion smartphone users will be using mobile health applications in 2015, a report said. Both healthcare providers and consumers are embracing smartphones as a means for improving healthcare.

The looming war in Caucasus...

Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan rise as both sides prepare themselves to contest each other over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Now crops too can go 'Wireless'

For most, the word Wireless invokes various thoughts from accessing mails in a coffee shop to chatting with long distance friends on the touch or booking tickets at a go. Can anyone dream of Wireless Agriculture?

Tata Power Q2 net profit at 6.75 bln rupees

Tata Power, India’s largest integrated private power utility company, said its consolidated profit after tax (PAT ) increased to 6.75 billion rupees as compared to 3.68 billion rupees the corresponding quarter last year.

Tata Steel Q2 net profit jumps at 19.79 bln rupees

Tata Steel, the world's seventh largest steel company, has said its consolidated net profit after tax increased 8.5 percent to 19.79 billion rupees ($440 million) for the second quarter higher than the profit of 18.25 billion rupees ($406 million) in Q1 FY’11.

Search on for Batman’s new leading lady

Christopher Nolan is looking out for leading ladies for the third Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. He has narrowed down his list to Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, Blake Lively, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway and Keira Knightley, reports Deadline.

'Superman' still not found

The iconic Superman is being cast again. Director Zack Snyder's Superman is looking around for a new hero and the net has been cast wide from the previous big screen superman Brandon Routh, Smallville's Tom Welling, Joe Manganiello of True Blood to John Cena and Dwyane Rock Johnson of wrestling fame.

David blames Jennifer for break-up of marriage

David Arquette may have announced the reasons for separating from his wife Courteney Cox but it seems he hasn't disclosed all of them yet. According to The Mirror he now blames Jennifer Aniston for the break-up of his marriage.

Angelina talks about family life

Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh wanted a dead bird as a pet and her son Max is reportedly a better cook than her. These are the glimpses that Angelina Jolie allows us in to her life with kids in an interview with the Vogue magazine which has her on the cover of November issue.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi freed at last, followers rejoice in Yangon

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been freed by Myanmar's military junta. Security forces, on Saturday afternoon, removed the barricades near her residence in Yangon. Amid the cheers of jubilant supporters in their thousands, a smiling Suu Kyi, dressed in a traditional lilac dress, addressed the crowd waiting anxiously for her release.

Taliban raid NATO base in East Afghanistan

Taliban fighters attacked a NATO military base in Eastern Afghanistan in the early hours of Saturday. Eight insurgents, including two with suicide vests on, were killed in a gun battle with the Afghan and International forces. This is the second such attack on NATO bases in the past six months.

Ten best cities for electric cars in United States

Plenty of research - from sources like GE and Deloitte, to name a few - has shown that range anxiety, or the fear of running out of battery charge in the middle of the road, is one of the biggest factors scaring consumers away from electric vehicles (EVs).

Aston Villa vs Manchester United live match coverage

United come to the game on the back of a draw against cross-town rivals Manchester City during mid-week. Though it ended their six game winning streak (in all competitions), it was a valuable point claimed at the City of Manchester Stadium. The red devils will look to gain all three points at Villa Park, which is a stadium they generally do well in. They last tasted defeat there in August 1995.

Reliance Infrastructure Q2 net profit up 11 pct

Reliance Infrastructure Limited, a part of Reliance- Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has said its consolidated net profit increased 11 percent to 3.60 billion rupees ($80 million) for the second quarter ended September 30, 2010, as against 3.25 billion rupees in the corresponding quarter of previous year.

RBI sold 350 mln rupees of bonds as on Nov 5

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has purchased 390 million rupees of bonds and sold 350 million rupees of bonds for the week ended on November 5, 2010, according to the weekly statistical supplement of the RBI on Friday.

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