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More than 600 Afghans killed by mines, explosives in 2007, UN says

Kabul - More than 600 Afghans were lost their lives by landmines and explosives last year, the UN Mine Action Programme in Afghanistan said Friday.

North Korea asks China for rice

Seoul - The ratcheting up of tensions between North and South Korea has forced Pyongyang to turn to China to provide massive rice aid for its hungry people, a news report said Friday.

Brit schoolboy breaks world record by balancing 16 spoons on his face

London, April 4: Brit schoolboy breaks world record by balancing 16 spoons on his face

Sweet pea named Britain's best-scented flower

Sweetpea FlowersLondon, April 4: Sweet pea, whose Latin name lathyrus odoratus means ‘delicate pleasures,’ has been named Britain's best-scented summer annual flower in a new survey.

The survey conducted by the consumer magazine Gardening Which? compared the fragrances and blooms of 40 different scented annual plants and came up with the country's top ten, reports the Telegraph.

Fragrantissma, a popular variety of sweet pea, landed the top spot for its ability to fill the garden with fragrance and stay in bloom throughout the summer.

Eight in 10 Americans say nation on the wrong track

United StatesNew York, Apr.

Kochi collector has jumbo album on jumbos

Kochi collector has jumbo album on jumbosKochi, April 3: A man in Koc

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