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Washington, November 7: Barack Obama captured a second White House term, blunting a mighty challenge by Republican Mitt Romney as Americans voted for a leader they knew over a wealthy businessman they did not. Mr. Obama, America's first African-American President, easily captured far more than the 270 electoral votes needed for victory and further cemented his place in American history on Tuesday

Houston, November 2: Indian American record-setting NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with another cosmonaut today troubleshot an ammonia leak in the International Space Station's cooling system, accomplishing the chief objective of their marathon six-hour excursion outside the orbiting lab. Williams and Japanese space flyer Akihiko Hoshide ventured yesterday outside the space station at 1229

Lahore, November 1: Islamic scholar Maryam Jameelah who reverted to Islam at the age of 27 passed away here on October 31 after prolonged illness aging 78. The deceased was suffering from illness from the past several years because of her age for which she was also shifted to hospital at times. Maryam Jameelah was born Margaret Marcus to a Jewish family in New Rochelle, NY, on May 23, 1934. She

Tokyo, October 31: A huge World War II bomb uncovered near a busy runway was underneath a shield of concrete and sandbags today as flights resumed at an airport in northern Japan, a government official said. A worker rebuilding drainage systems at Sendai Airport -- which was swamped by last year's tsunami -- on Monday uncovered the 500-pound bomb, believed to have been dropped by US forces. Bomb

Islamabad, October 31: A Pakistani militant leader with a $10 million US bounty on his head has offered aid to Americans hit by superstorm Sandy. Hafiz Saeed says his organization, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, is prepared to send volunteers, medicine and food if allowed by the United States. Saeed said in a written statement Tuesday that it is a religious duty under Islam to help Americans affected by the

New York, October 30: Hurricane Sandy threatened some 50 million people on the heavily populated East Coast on Monday, and forecasters warned that New York could bear the brunt of the one-of-a-kind superstorm. Sandy forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and

New York, October 30: Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds on Monday night and hurled an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City, flooding its tunnels, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Street. At least 13 US deaths were blamed on the storm, which brought the presidential campaign to a halt a week before election day

New York, October 29: Hurricane Sandy, a menacing monster of a storm that forecasters said would bring "life-threatening" flooding, churned toward some of the nation's most densely populated areas on Sunday, prompting widespread evacuations and the shutdown of the New York City transit system. Officials warned that the hurricane, pushing north from the Caribbean after leaving more than 60 people

Ibiza, October 27: Her conversion from Ibiza party girl to hijab-wearing Muslim in barely three months may well raise a few eyebrows – and she admits that her friends probably think it's another one of her fads. But trainee teacher Heather Matthews, 27, says Islam has brought her ‘love and happiness' that she never found in her old ‘shallow' lifestyle. Mrs Matthews, a mother of two, converted to

Toronto, October 27: Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan was taken off a New York-bound plane here and claimed that he was questioned by American officials about his stance on US drone strikes in Pakistan. Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf () party, was questioned for about an hour late yesterday before he was allowed to travel by the US officials. "I was taken off from