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Mars probe will have to go through a nail-biting touchdown on May 25

Washington, May 14 : NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander, that is all set to land on the surface of the Red Planet on May 25, will face a harrowing seven minutes during touchdown, in which it would have to

“If reinstated, Iftikhar will declare Musharraf’s re-election illegal”

Washington, May 14: Pakistan’s deposed chief justice Iftikhar Choudhry has said that if reinstated he would re-examine the legitimacy of the country’s President Musharraf’s second term beginning No

Bush set to arrive in Israel for 48-hour visit

Jerusalem  - Bush set to arrive in Israel for 48-hour visit

Lucian Freud nude sets record auction price for work by living artist

New York  - A life-sized nude by the British painter Lucian Freud sold for 33.6 million dollars, the highest price ever paid at auction for the work of a living artist.

Wall Street mixed oil prices, retail earnings

New York  - US stock markets were mixed Tuesday as record oil prices boosted energy shares and Wal-mart, the world's largest retailer, reported higher profits.

Corporate raider Icahn targets Yahoo in bid to revive Microsoft bid

San Francisco - Corporate raider Icahn targets Yahoo in bid to revive Microsoft bid

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