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Up until now, Obama has generally enjoyed broad popularity in India – a country he has long been linked to, both personally and professionally.

Several restaurants in San Francisco are ignoring California's recently-enacted ban of the French delicacy Foie Gras. According to CBS San Francisco, Chez TJ in Mountain View, Calif. is still serving the fattened duck liver, despite the ban in the Bay Area, which took effect on July 1.

A 2009 clinical trial in Thailand was the first to show it was possible to prevent HIV infection in humans. Since then, discoveries have pointed to even more powerful vaccines using HIV-fighting antibodies. Now scientists believe a licensed vaccine is within reach.

Human Genome Sciences, Cameco Corp, Barclays Plc, Tata Motors, Cognizant Technology, Banco Santander, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Research In Motion are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Monday.

Student-loan debt levels are rapidly rising and recently topped $1 trillion in the U.S.. And communities in Kansas and New York are using the bait of paying off this debt to lure educated residents who they hope will help improve the economic, cultural, and social conditions of their respective regions.

Is it safe to travel to Myanmar? Is it ethical to travel to Antarctica? Where can I go in the Middle East where I won't be shot dead on the street? Let's dispel some common fears and misconceptions.

Everyone likes to take their dog to the beach and give them a shot at surfing, but a pair of beachgoers in California tried to ride a wave with a new pet: Goats.

Assam has witnessed other public assaults on women that sparked outrage.

When Larry Chen, a 27 year-old photojournalist from Los Angeles, noticed bees buzzing around his window, he expected he might have a problem on his hands. What he didn't expect was an infestation of 50,000 bees living inside his house.

Internet superstore Amazon has something huge in the works. After a long history of fighting against collecting sales tax, the company seems to have a new strategy to stay on top: same-day delivery.

Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO), the No. 3 search engine, elected 11 directors at its annual meeting Thursday, including three nominated by former dissident shareholder Third Point Capital.

Why is it that when a guy tells a joke, everyone laughs, but if a woman tells that same joke, she is looked down upon as (1) unladylike, (2) desperately seeking attention, or (3) still not over the pain of childbirth?

A new measure in Northern California is designed to force pharmaceutical companies to bear the cost of collecting and safely discarding unused prescription drugs that might otherwise foul waterways or fall into the hands of substance abusers.

Pauline Potter lost 98 pounds from having marathon sex, according to reports.

Private equity giant Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) is preparing to sell its office portfolio over the next 18 months, hoping to capitalize on the commercial property rebound, the Wall Street Journal reported.

With the countless reports recently documenting a zombie apocalypse extending from the face-eating incident in Miami, Fla. to a Texas man who ate his pet dog, the mass hysteria has catapulted itself to the latest trendy fad: Zombie Races. Conceptualized by Reed Street Productions, fans of zombies will flock to locations nationwide for Run For Your Lives, a first-of-a-kind zombie infested 5K obstacle course race running from brain-hungry, virus-spreading, bloody zombie...

After Johnny Depp broke off their 14 year long relationship it's no wonder why Vanessa Paradis is sinking her claws into the woman reportedly in the middle - Amber Heard.

Five more companies, including Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, have left the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) since the Feb. 26 killing of Trayvon Martin, 17, in Sanford, Fla.

One major consequence of finding the Higgs boson? Stephen Hawking loses another bet.

Beady eyes. Massive jaws. Pearly white teeth with serrated edges. It?s no wonder sharks scare us. But how likely is an actual shark attack?

Can you sue the weatherman if he gets his forecast wrong? That?s the plan Belgian tourism officials have in mind.