US Defense Secretary Robert Gates in AfghanistanUS Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in the south of Afghanistan after touching down on... | |
Suspicious package at US airport leads to arrestMiami police swooped on the main airport on Friday when screeners detected a suspicious article in a checked... |
Soldiers and criminals die in Mexican shootout25 or more people have died in a gunfight between Mexican soldiers and suspected drug gang members near the northern Mexican city of... |
Cordial relations shown at Mideast peace talksIsraeli president Benjamin Netanyahu has said it is time to finalize a deal on the Middle East peace... |
10 election campaign workers killed in precision airstrikeAfghanistan President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack which killed 10 parliamentary campaign workers and injured two others including a... |
No cash coming in for Afghan TalibanA US general has revealed the Taliban in Afghanistan are very short of money with their drug labs and supply routes under pressure from US... |
Muslims asked for 2.5 per cent of wages for Pakistan floodsThe relief effort in the area hit by floods in Pakistan may be helped by a new request for Muslims to tithe for the aid... |
Hawking says God did not create universeA new book written by famous British physicist, Stephen Hawking, claims that God did not create the universe and the "big bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of... |
Canadian Arctic waters trap fuel tankerA fuel tanker is aground on a sandbar in Canada’s far... |
| Pak envoy to UK launches diatribe against ICC suspension of 'tainted' players Pakistan's Ambassador to UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, has slammed the International Cricket Council for suspending the three players accused of 'spot-fixing' in the Lord's Test against... |
| Pak rookie Shahzaib Hasan looking to establish himself in international cricket Pakistan batsman Shahzaib Hasan, who scored a century in the tour match against Somerset, has expressed hope that he would be given an opportunity to establish himself as a regular opener in the national... |
| Pakistan envoy attacks ICC for suspending trio Pakistan's High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan Friday attacked International Cricket Council (ICC) for suspending three Pakistani players even while the police investigation was going on in the spot-fixing... |
| Californian angler becomes world's 1st to catch 1,000 different species of fish! A Californian angler has become the first person in the world to catch 1,000 different species of... |
| Becks celebrates son's b'day at laser shooting gallery Footie superstar David Beckham celebrated his son Romeo's eighth birthday at the futuristic world of lasers and mazes in Los... |
| Fabio Capello flummoxed by 'God and monster' conundrum following WC debacle England manager Fabio Capello has admitted that before the World Cup in South Africa, he was seen as a God, but following his team's disastrous performance in the tournament, he is now being regarded a... |
| Double hand transplant patient shows he can move fingers In a first appearance after the operation, the recipient of a rare double hand transplant has shown the world that he can curl his fingers and make half a... |
| 15-year-old is youngest Cambridge student in over 200 years A 15-year-old Briton has become the youngest student to gain a place at Cambridge University for over two centuries. He has enrolled for a course that is considered one of the toughest in the world and former scholars include Isaac... |
| ICC charges three Pakistan players under Anti-Corruption Code The International Cricket Council has charged three Pakistan players with various offences under Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to alleged irregular behavior during, and in relation to, the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's last... |
| ICRC claims Pak flood victims' resentment hurting aid effort The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that flood victims in Pakistan are "resentful about not getting enough aid" and this may hamper the aid... |
| UN claims aid for flood-hit Pak has come to standstill The United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has claimed that worldwide response to the flood disaster in Pakistan has almost come to a... |
| Canadian, Indian experts join hands to tackle Haemophilia The Bleeding Disorders Program in Winnipeg, Canada and the Haemophilia Society (Delhi) are jointly organising an International Symposium on haemophilia on September 4 and 5 at the LPS Auditorium, PHD House, August Kranti Marg, Hauz Khas, New... |
| Canadian senators to visit India Nine members of Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade will be visiting Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad from September 4 to... |
| Tony Blair opens up about 'passionate' French love affair Former British PM Tony Blair has revealed how he had a passionate affair with a woman in France when he was... |
| Fragile but happy beginning for Mideast peace talks The US brokered Middle East peace talks here have not only led to promises of a second round of negotiations Sep 14-15, but also opened the possibility of a third round later this month, according to media... |
No oil spill yet in new Gulf explosionAnother Gulf coast rig has caught fire, causing the United States Coast Guard to scramble into... |
| Three tainted Pakistani cricketers suspended by ICC The three Pakistani cricketers, who are at the centre of an alleged betting scam, were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday night after being charged under the anti-corruption... |
| 1.3 mn Haitians still in camps months after quake: UN Nearly nine months after a devastating earthquake, an estimated 1.3 million Haitians are still living in temporary shelters while the country struggles with reconstruction and rebuilding a government, the United Nations said Thursday in an updated... |
| IMF offers $450 mn flood aid to Pakistan The International Monetary Fund Thursday pledged $450 million in emergency loans to Pakistan to help the country cope with a massive flood... |
| Four killed in Iraq attacks Four people were killed and one injured in Iraq Thursday by unknown gunmen and a roadside bomb, while an army base came under rocket attack... |
| Portman's lesbian scene shocks Venice film fest Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman shocked the 67th Venice International Film Festival (Sept 1-11) attendees with a steamy lesbian scene with Mila Kunis in 'Black Swan' that opened the... |
| Blair sought Fergie's 'hairdryer treatment' advice to deal with 'troublesome' Brown To deal with his successor Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair turned to Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson for... |
| 'European bookies not involved in Lord's Test spot-fixing scam' The body that monitors betting patterns in Europe has said that none of the bookmakers that it regulates were involved in the Lord's Test 'spot-fixing'... |
| Indian women lose to Australia in hockey World Cup India went down 3-6 to Australia in their second match of the women's hockey WOrld... |
| World's fastest man Usain Bolt is hooked onto darts Jamaican sprinter and three-time world and Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has revealed that he loves... |
| Pak must nail Lakhvi to prove to world its resolve to crush terrorism: Editorial Citing the rejection of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operational head Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's bail plea, an editorial in a leading Pakistani newspaper has said that it is time for the country to evolve a strong legal system to boost its fight against... |
| Pak, Holland to play charity hockey match for flood victims The Netherlands will host a charity hockey match on September 14 to raise funds for Pakistan flood victims. This match will be played between Pakistan and Holland. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has extended its full support to the... |
| UN fears Pakistan's flood victims moving toward Iran The United Nations expressed fears Thursday that flood-affected people in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan could move toward Iran, sparking illegal cross-border... |
Stones injure family-car-passenger in West BankA twelve-year-old girl, riding in a car which was driving through Tapuach Junction in the West Bank, has been hit with a stone which came through the... |
Major casualties as suicide bombers hit Lahore Another 250 were wounded in the first major attack since huge floods devastated the country more than a month... |
Peace will come if settlements stop says AbbasPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have met in a meeting promoted by... |
Police in Mexico looking for kidnapped migrantsMexican authorities are searching for migrants they believe have been kidnapped in north... |
Michael Douglas’s wife angered by slow cancer diagnosisCatherine Zeta-Jones has been angered by a medical diagnosis of her husband, Michael Douglas, in which he was told he has stage four cancer of the... |
Controversial euthanasia method used on whaleAuthorities in Western Australia have used a large amount of explosives to blow up a live... |
| World stocks rise ahead of US employment report BEIJING World stock markets climbed as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators ahead of a crucial employment report due later Friday. Gains were modest... |
| World's oldest palace Aslantepe Tumulus in Turkey to be open air museum The oldest palace of the world which is in Aslantepe Tumulus dated back to 5,000 B.C. in eastern province of Malatya will become an open air museum. Prof. Marcella Frangipane, Lecturer of Italian La... |
| Europe greenlights US audit inspections US audit regulators will be able to inspect European firms after the European Commission cleared the way for access to confidential papers, in a move which could allow Lehman Brothers investigators... |
| World Cup talents set example to follow By making its first visit to Africa, the World Cup further boosted the extraordinary impact of football. The tournament also demonstrated the excellent state of health of European football, which,... |
| Maritime Industry and the International Seafarers Center to honor ITEP... “Our maritime industry leaders have been generous to ITEP and have helped our students build strong character, become successful and live the American dream,” said ITEP Founder Carol... |
| Obama versus the world on jobs For a president elected on a promise of showing a kinder American face to the world, Barack Obama doesn’t seem to mind throwing a few elbows at allies and rivals alike when it comes to the... |
| Epson Europe Embraces Social Media LONDON--(Marketwire - September 3, 2010) - Epson® is stepping up its digital activity and has hired social media agency immediate future to implement a cohesive social media strategy across... |