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Two officials of the US Congress have received letters that contained a “suspicious powdery substance”, following which officials sent out a warning cautioning other staffers to be on the lookout.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1cdc1313/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Mail+containing+suspicious+powder+sent+to+US+Congresslink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2FMail-containing-suspicious-powder-sent-to-US-Congress%2Farticleshow%2F11999667.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Mail+containing+suspicious+powder+sent+to+US+Congresslink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2FMail-containing-suspicious-powder-sent-to-US-Congress%2Farticleshow%2F11999667.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/127560890426/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cdc1313/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/127560890426/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cdc1313/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/127560890426/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cdc1313/a2t.img” border=”0″/

An Afghan radio reporter was beheaded in the insurgency-plagued southeastern province of Paktika after being lured to a meeting by unidentified men, an official said Wednesday.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1cda1051/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Afghan+journalist+beheaded+in+southeastern+province%3A+Officiallink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle-east%2FAfghan-journalist-beheaded-Official%2Farticleshow%2F11995133.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Afghan+journalist+beheaded+in+southeastern+province%3A+Officiallink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle-east%2FAfghan-journalist-beheaded-Official%2Farticleshow%2F11995133.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178766505/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cda1051/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178766505/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cda1051/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178766505/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cda1051/a2t.img” border=”0″/

President Barack Obama broke into song Tuesday at a White House blues show, as Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger urged a reluctant US leader to step up and sing a few lines.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1cd54fc8/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Barack+Obama+sings+at+White+House+blues+showlink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2FBarack-Obama-sings-at-White-House-blues-show%2Farticleshow%2F11987314.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Barack+Obama+sings+at+White+House+blues+showlink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2FBarack-Obama-sings-at-White-House-blues-show%2Farticleshow%2F11987314.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178544235/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cd54fc8/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178544235/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cd54fc8/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178544235/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cd54fc8/a2t.img” border=”0″/

Syrian government forces killed more than 60 people on Tuesday in assaults on villages and an artillery barrage in the restive city of Homs, activists said, and the Red Cross called for daily ceasefires to let in urgently needed aid.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1cd2d66e/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Red+Cross+seeks+Syria+ceasefires%2C+more+than+60+killedlink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle-east%2FRed-Cross-seeks-Syria-ceasefires-more-than-60-killed%2Farticleshow%2F11981882.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Red+Cross+seeks+Syria+ceasefires%2C+more+than+60+killedlink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle-east%2FRed-Cross-seeks-Syria-ceasefires-more-than-60-killed%2Farticleshow%2F11981882.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178719952/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cd2d66e/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178719952/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cd2d66e/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178719952/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cd2d66e/a2t.img” border=”0″/

US President Barack Obama has telephoned his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai and discussed regional support for Afghan-led reconciliation process in the war-torn country, the White House said.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1ccd74c8/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Obama%2C+Karzai+discuss+support+for+Afghan-led+reconciliationlink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2FObama-Karzai-discuss-support-for-Afghan-led-reconciliation%2Farticleshow%2F11972673.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Obama%2C+Karzai+discuss+support+for+Afghan-led+reconciliationlink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fus%2FObama-Karzai-discuss-support-for-Afghan-led-reconciliation%2Farticleshow%2F11972673.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178495555/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1ccd74c8/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178495555/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1ccd74c8/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178495555/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1ccd74c8/a2t.img” border=”0″/

At least four women were burnt alive while another 40 were trapped as a fire broke out in a fire cracker factory in a village in this Maharashtra district today.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1ccae68c/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=4+killed%2C+40+trapped+as+fire+sweeps+cracker+factory+in+Maharashtralink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Findia%2F4-killed-40-trapped-as-fire-sweeps-cracker-factory-in-Maharashtra%2Farticleshow%2F11966839.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=4+killed%2C+40+trapped+as+fire+sweeps+cracker+factory+in+Maharashtralink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Findia%2F4-killed-40-trapped-as-fire-sweeps-cracker-factory-in-Maharashtra%2Farticleshow%2F11966839.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178671077/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1ccae68c/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178671077/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1ccae68c/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178671077/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1ccae68c/a2t.img” border=”0″/

The winter season and low temperatures in Mexico have led to the death of at least 44 people, the government said.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1cc684a2/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Low+temperature%2C+cold+wave+claim+44+lives+in+Mexicolink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Frest-of-world%2F44-die-due-to-cold-weather-in-Mexico%2Farticleshow%2F11959101.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Low+temperature%2C+cold+wave+claim+44+lives+in+Mexicolink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Frest-of-world%2F44-die-due-to-cold-weather-in-Mexico%2Farticleshow%2F11959101.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178723665/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cc684a2/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178723665/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cc684a2/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178723665/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cc684a2/a2t.img” border=”0″/

Egypt’s first presidential elections since a popular uprising ousted veteran leader Hosni Mubarak a year ago will be held in the first week of June, officials were quoted as saying on Sunday.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1cc407b7/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Egypt+presidential+elections+will+be+held+in+early+June%3A+Reportlink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle-east%2FEgypt-presidential-elections-will-be-held-in-early-June-Report%2Farticleshow%2F11952952.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Egypt+presidential+elections+will+be+held+in+early+June%3A+Reportlink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle-east%2FEgypt-presidential-elections-will-be-held-in-early-June-Report%2Farticleshow%2F11952952.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178436711/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cc407b7/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178436711/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cc407b7/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178436711/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cc407b7/a2t.img” border=”0″/

Latvian voters resoundingly rejected a proposal to give official status to Russian, the mother tongue of their former Soviet occupiers, though the defeated referendum Saturday is expected to leave scars on an already divided society.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1cc1cd0a/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Latvians+reject+Russian+as+national+languagelink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Frest-of-world%2FLatvians-reject-Russian-as-national-language%2Farticleshow%2F11946191.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Latvians+reject+Russian+as+national+languagelink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Fworld%2Frest-of-world%2FLatvians-reject-Russian-as-national-language%2Farticleshow%2F11946191.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178422170/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cc1cd0a/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178422170/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cc1cd0a/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178422170/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cc1cd0a/a2t.img” border=”0″/

Taking a serious note of the hand chopping incident of a Dalit labourer in Haryana, National Commission for Scheduled Castes today said the accused would not be spared and shall be booked under appropriate sections of Prevention of Atrocities Act.img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533965/s/1cbfcadf/mf.gif’ border=’0′/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0′trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=entitle=Accused+in+dalit+hand+chopping+will+not+be+spared%3A+NCSClink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Findia%2FAccused-in-dalit-hand-chopping-will-not-be-spared-National-Commission-for-Scheduled-Castes%2Farticleshow%2F11941428.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Accused+in+dalit+hand+chopping+will+not+be+spared%3A+NCSClink=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Findia%2FAccused-in-dalit-hand-chopping-will-not-be-spared-National-Commission-for-Scheduled-Castes%2Farticleshow%2F11941428.cms” target=”_blank”img src=”http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178684067/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cbfcadf/kg/300/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178684067/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cbfcadf/kg/300/a2.img” border=”0″//aimg src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/126178684067/u/197/f/533965/c/33039/s/1cbfcadf/kg/300/a2t.img” border=”0″/