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Obama, McCain in the hunt for vice presidents

Barack Obama & John McCainWashington  - Barack Obama has begun his sea

Housing prices drop 3.1 per cent on year

OFHEOWashington - US home prices fell 3.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2008 from a year earlier, the sha

General sees more troop reductions in Iraq

David Petraeus & Robert GatesWashington- The top US commander in Iraq said

Oregano oil as effective as synthetic insecticides to combat common beetle pest

Washington, May 22 : A new study from National Polytechnic in Algeria has found that Oregano oil can be as effective as synthetic insecticides to combat infestation by a common beetle found in stor

Scientists develops oceanic energy collector, inspired by design of shark tails

Washington, May 22 : A scientist has designed a radical oceanic energy collector, which is inspired by the design of shark tails.

Georgia ruling party heads to election win, opposition claims fraud

Tbilisi  - Georgia's ruling party and its head President Mikhail Saakashvili were on track Thursday for a parliamentary election blowout, as opposition leaders charged vote fraud.

Saakashvili's United Nation Movement party was likely to capture 62.8 per cent of the popular vote, while its closet rival, the United Opposition, would receive only 13.6 per cent, said Zurab Kachkachishvili, a Central Election Commission (CEC) spokesman citing partial ballot counts.

The national vote taking place Wednesday generally went smoothly. Final results from the poll selecting the Caucausian republic's next parliament are expected on Friday.

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