Clintons sexploits return to haunt him Its been a rum few months for former US president Bill Clinton. He has seen his reputation as global philanthropist and do-gooder plummet with allegations of racism on his wifes campaign trail, speculation that he has an anger-management problem, and last weeks outburst in which he called a Vanity Fair writer who had penned an unflattering profile of him a sleazy, dishonest, slimy scumbag.
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Israel okays Egypts efforts Israel on Wednesday decided to give Egyptian-brokered efforts to secure a truce with Hamas rather than launch a full-scale invasion of the Gaza Strip.
29 die in Sudan jet blaze A Sudanese airliner coming from Amman and Damascus burst into flames after landing in Khartoum on Tuesday night, killing at least 29 of the roughly 214 people on board, officials and witnesses said on Wednesday.
Indians litter notoriety spreads A Conservative Party lawmaker has sparked a racism row in Britain after she accused immigrants, particularly Indians, of showing a total disregard for cleanliness of a public area.
Man wishes to stand on wedding Manuel Uribe, who once weighed a half ton but has slimmed down to about 700 pounds, celebrates his 43rd birthday on Wednesday with a simple wish for the coming year: to be able to stand on his own two feet to get married.
Why did Bangalore’s Royal Challengers fail to make an impact at the Indian Premier League matches? What should Mallya and Dravid do to improve the team’s performance next year? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. While many of our readers believe that all that is required is better team spirit and more practise, others opined that the team was only fit to play test cricket. They felt that revamping the team with young players and adopting a new stratergy was the way forward.