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President Barack Obama has hailed bilateral relations with India, and says he has accepted an invitation to travel to the country next year.

Mr. Obama is hosting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House for the first state visit of his presidency.



The president said he and the prime minister made progress in talks on climate change, and will work together to fight terrorism and other transnational threats. He said the two countries can cooperate in economi

FORT COLLINS (Reuters) - The parents of a Colorado boy whose apparent brush with death in a helium balloon transfixed millions pleaded guilty on Friday to staging a publicity-seeking hoax and will be sentenced next month.

Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor and will be sentenced on December 23.

The case has sparked outrage over the amount of money spent on a rescue attempt for the six-year-old child, dubbed "balloon boy," after live television i