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NEW YORK - Geraldine Hoff Doyle, who inspired the iconic 'Rose the Riveter' WWII poster, has passed away at the age 86 in Michigan.
ISLAMABAD - No foreign troops will be allowed to launch any ground offensive in Pakistan's tribal areas, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Athar Abbas has said.
CAPE TOWN - Shrien Dewani, the Brit-Indian millionaire accused of conspiring to murder his wife Anni during their honeymoon in Cape Town, has been 'cleared' of allegations that he murdered a second person in South Africa by the private investigator hired to re-examine the case.
LONDON - Oliver and Olivia became the most popular names for kids in UK this year.
Oliver was the most popular boy's name in 2010, according to a survey of 423,000 children born this year. It knocked Jack into second place after 16 years, reports the Daily Mail.
NEW DELHI - Indian oil firms are facing a crisis after the Reserve Bank of India's declaration that they can no longer use the Asian Clearing Union, a clearing house set up by the United Nations in the 1970s, for commerce between Asian countries.
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