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No headway as US, N Koreahold another round of talks
United States held another round of direct talks with North Korea here yesterday but the intense efforts to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear arms made little headway, delegates said.

US Iraq war costs likely to top $110b this fiscal
US costs to support the Iraq war are likely to top 110 billion dollars in the current fiscal year, White House budget director Rob Portman said Tuesday.

Gates makes surprise visit to Baghdad
New US Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a surprise visit to Baghdad yesterday to consult with US military commanders and Iraqi leaders, just two days after being sworn in.

With nuclear deal sealed, USasks India for bold reforms
The United States asked India on Tuesday to adopt sweeping reforms, including lifting ownership caps and reducing high tariff rates, to draw foreign investments and fuel rapid growth in the world's second

Magnetism mystery of Mercury explained
A German scientist believes he has resolved a three-decade mystery about why Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, has such a weak magnetic field.

Manmohan welcomes Pak ideas for peace
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said India and Pakistan should put their bitter past behind them and work towards peace and prosperity.

Rock concert stampede kills 10 in Indonesia
Ten people, mostly teenagers, were killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a packed music concert in Indonesia's Central Java province, hospital workers and reports said yesterday.

Zawahiri says only jihad will liberate Palestine
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri said in a new video aired yesterday that only jihad, not elections, can bring about the liberation of occupied Palestinian territory.