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SAO PAULO: Ms Angola's Leila Lopes has become the new Miss Universe, edging out beauties from Ukraine, Brazil, the Philippines and China as the pageant marked its 60th anniversary.

NEW YORK: The US President, Mr Barack Obama and his wife Ms Michelle Obama along with former president, Mr George Bush and his wife Ms Laura Bush led the world in mourning the loss of nearly 3,000 people, who lost their lives exactly 10 years ago in the most fearful terror attack that changed the way we live.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Heavily-armed counter- terrorism forces were deployed in New York after US officials warned of a new "credible" threat of a strike on the city by al-Qaeda using car or truck bomb, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

MOSCOW: Russian aviation experts ran into technical problems Friday as they began examining the flight data recorders from a plane crash killed 43 people.

Beijing: A person tries to kill themselves in China every two minutes, the government and state media said Thursday, giving the country one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

LONDON: Hackers could shut down your running car and expose you to all-too-sudden dangers - so beware, says anti-virus firm McAfee. It warns that greater reliance on computers and bluetooth-enabled functions exposes cars to malicious hacking.

WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed highly efficient electrolyte system for solar cells that can convert sunlight into electricity and retain it for longer period.

WASHINGTON: Burning natural gas emits far less carbon dioxide (CO2) than coal, but switching over to this medium won't slow down climate change, claims a new study.

LONDON: Our good deeds can help us live longer, but for that to happen our acts should be driven by a sense of helping others than doing something for personal satisfaction, a study has found.

YAROSLAVL, RUSSIA: Candles flickered beside mounds of red carnations at the stadium of one of Russia’s top ice hockey teams on Thursday after almost the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash that killed 43 people.