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With less than a month left before the US Treasury grinds to a halt and be unable to honor debt obligation unless the $14.3 trillion ceiling on debt is increased, there is a sliver of hope with a top US Republican saying on Sunday that they could go for a 'mini deal' with the administration to avert a crisis.

Casey Anthony, who had appeared flirtatious during trial last week, broke down in tears as prosecutors hammered home evidence to prove that the 25-year-old killed her toddler daughter and hid her body in the car trunk before dumping it in a swamp -- all because Casey wanted to live her life without bother. The prosecution's argument was that Casey killed her daughter as she feared that an increasingly 'verbal' child would spill the secrets of her carefree life and that she wanted to ste...

In an unusual development on the day on which closing arguments were made in the Casey Anthony murder trial, Judge Belvin Perry told attorneys from both sides they will be 'excluded from further proceedings' if they did not follow court decorum.

If Kim Kardashian were to pass judgment in Casey Anthony case, the verdict would have been 'guilty'. But ironically, according to her, the eventual verdict would be different. She says the alleged killer of the two-year-old child will be let off by the jury, in an end similar to that of the OJ Simpson trial.

The early verdict is out. Users of Google+ have rated it good enough to beat Facebook fair and square. Features like +Hangout, +Circles, +Sparks have been judged to hold the potential to unseat Facebook, according to early users who posted comments on social networking sites.

The production of Apple iPhone 5 and iPad 3 is all set to start and the devices will be launched in the US in October, reports have said.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn could soon be returning to his jet-set ways of being a financial expert with star power, a potential future French president, and obviously a storied womanizer.

Google+ has hit it off with users the world over who wanted to get the latest slice of technology on hands. There is a delirious response to the search giant's newest social networking service, which is hyped by many to deal a death blow to Facebook, Twitter and the like. Users' comments, shared on Twitter, reveal how the social networking enterprise has become a big hit among netizens.

According to MySpace founder Tom Anderson, Google+ is powerful enough to gobble up Twitter and beat Facebook to pulp.

When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg signed on to Google+ he posted a glum-looking photograph. Was it a mere coincidence, or a fitting reflection of the foreboding that Facebook top brass shares in light of the arrival of fearsome competition? There are plenty of reasons why Google+ will beat Facebook hands down.

In a remarkable reversal of fate, evidence is pouring in to prove to that Dominique Strauss Kahn was probable the hunted one, rather than the hunter. According to the latest reports, the Guinean hotel maid, who accused the former IMF chief of sexually assaulting in a New York hotel, has probably been a prostitute who milked hefty tips from male guests in return of sexual favors.

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez confirmed on Thursday he is a cancer patient. The controversial leader, who has been a thorn on the side of the United States for more than a decade, said from Havana, Cuba, that he had undergone a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor.

Casey Anthony, who is on trial on charges of killing her own two-year-old brutally and letting her body decompose in the car for weeks, laughed and sent flirtatious glances while attending the trial on Thursday.

The sexual assault case against disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is falling apart as the investigators have found evidence for lies, prevarication and possible criminal links of his accuser, a Manhattan hotel maid.

China quickly blocked Google's newest offering Google+, a service that promises a better social networking experience than Facebook's. The Google+ service was not available to Chinese users, New York's Daily News said, citing sources.

There are conflicting reports about iPhone 5’s release date. However, a whole lot of possible iPhone 5 features have been revealed through several sources, image leaks and estimates by analysts and industry experts. Following is detailed look at what your spanking new iPhone 5 will look and feel like when it hits shelves in September, as some experts say, or sometime in 2012:

China apparently lost no time denying its people access to yet another western social networking service. Hours after search giant Google unveiled ambitious social networking service Google+, the Chinese government got the service blocked in the country, according to media reports.

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is on the verge of banning the use of Avastin in the treatment of breast cancer. However, a significant section of breast cancer patients have said the FDA line is wrong. The Abigail Alliance, a platform of breast cancer patients and their relatives, has said the FDA is making a tragic mistake.

What is common between Casey Anthony and OJ Simpson? There isn't much until and unless the jury decides to let her off with a not guilty verdict. And this chance is now being played up by TV personality Kim Kardashian. I believe Casey is guilty but there's so many conflicting stories raising so much reasonable doubt—I feel this will be a shocking outcome, the TV star tweeted.

Japanese girl Natsumi Hayashi has become a levitating sensation. Her astounding levitation photographs have gone viral on the Internet, she has landed fame and stardom and is being featured by media outlets. She has also displayed a far less known face of the art (or magic) of levitation.

Casey Anthony's father took the witness stand on Wednesday and narrated how he tried to kill himself after he realized that he 'failed Caylee'. George Anthony also had an angry exchange with Casey Anthony's lawyer Jose Baez when he made comments that suggested that George could be suspected for the death of two-year-old Caylee.

Avastin, one of the best-selling cancer drugs in the world, could be banned from the treatment of breast cancer after the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) panel found for the second time the drug was ineffective and unsafe in breast cancer treatment.

Going by the latest reports, it looks unlikely that there will be a new iPhone this Fall. Not even a 'baby' iPhone, a cheaper version for the emerging markets! Gadget lovers can’t wait to know the latest titbit about the possible iPhone launch. Some say they want to see the iPhone 5 on the store so that they can explore the features of iPhone 6.

Apple will likely launch the refreshed MacBook Air notebook on July 19, along with the new version of Mac OS X, dubbed as Lion, according to the latest reports.

Britain's Prince Harry is dating Florence Brudenell-Bruce, a lingerie and swimwear model, the Daily Mail has reported. If the report is true it effectively negates reports of Harry allegedly dating Pippa Middleton, the sister of Catherine Middleton who married Prince William recently. The report cites sources as saying the two have been having secret trysts 'over the past few months'.

Search giant Google is reviewing its future and repositioning it against arch rival Facebook by unveiling Google+, an ambitious project to redefine the future of search.

Apple is poised to launch two new iPhones, a cheaper iPhone 4S and the all new iPhone 5 in rather quick succession, if industry buzz is to be believed. The theory suggests that Apple as a company is at an inflection point with regard to its smartphone strategy and is willing to take daring new steps in the backdrop of a surging challenge from Android OS-based devices.

Android is blooming in Apple's productless summer. Various studies point to the inevitable prospect of Google Android OS-based marching ahead of Apple's iPhone and iPad. Andy Rubin, Google's vice-president of engineering, said over 500,000 Android devices are activated every day, adding that the rate of activation of Android devices is growing 4.4 percent every week.

It was revealed on Monday that Casey Anthony's attorneys had told the court on Saturday that the murder accused was incompetent to stand trial, bringing to a halt the proceedings of the day.