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Democrats regain control of U.S. Congress
Nancy Pelosi sworn in first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives

Coup leader is interim Premier
SINGAPORE: Fiji's military ruler Frank Bainimarama was on Friday sworn in as the interim Prime Minister. This will reinforce his hold on power though he has given up the President's post. He was administered the oath of office at Suva, the ...

Five killed, 30 injured in Sri Lanka bus blast
COLOMBO: At least five persons were killed and 30 were injured as an explosion ripped through the bus they were travelling near Colombo on Friday evening. It was not clear what triggered the explosion. A Government statement quoting ...

China joins elite club
BEIJING: China's home-made new generation fighter aircraft, the Jian-10, made its debut in Beijing on Friday. A five-minute-long video film revealed how the fighter takes off, lands, fires missiles and flies in formation. A single-seater ...

Diocese settles claims
SPOKANE (WASHINGTON): The Spokane Catholic Diocese has agreed to pay $48 million to people molested by priests as part of a deal to emerge from bankruptcy, a Federal mediator announced on Thursday. The settlement is the latest of several similar ...

Lost and found
KNOXVILLE: Seven months after disappearing from its yard in Colorado, a rat terrier turned up here, 2,000 km away. Thanks to the efforts of Tracie Crass, who found two-year-old Daisy wandering outside her home, it got an airplane ride home. ...

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