 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... |
| ICC insists Pakistani cricketers have a case to answer The International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday said that Pakistani players Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Aamer have a case to answer and defended its decision to suspend the trio for alleged spot-fixing, insisting that there is no conspiracy against Pakistani... |
| Two more stars pullout from CWG citing fatigue Two-time European champion long distance runner Mo Farah of England and 800 metres world record holder David Rudisha of Kenya Friday joined the growing list of star athletes skipping the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth... |
| One killed, 30 hurt in Tajikistan blast A police officer was killed and 30 people were injured Friday in a suicide car bomb attack at a police station in Tajikistan, officials... |
| Another 100-km traffic jam builds up in China A traffic jam more than 100 km long has formed in China just one week after gridlock led to tailbacks lasting 10 days northwest of... |
| China marks 65th anniversary of victory against Japanese invasion China Friday marked the 65th anniversary of Japan's surrender and paid homage to soldiers who died fighting during the Second World War, Xinhua... |
| US Open: Sania Mirza out of doubles as well India's Sania Mirza's run in the US Open tennis tournament ended with her losing in the first round of the women's doubles... |
| 200-year-old beer bottles found during Baltic Sea salvage Divers have salvaged what is believed to be the world's oldest preserved beer from a 200-year-old shipwreck, the government of the semi-autonomous Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden said... |
| 76 die in Pakistan bombings At least 76 people were killed and more than 160 injured in three powerful explosions in Pakistani cities Friday, two days after triple blasts ripped through a Shia religious procession in Lahore killing 35... |
| Quetta blast toll rises to 73 At least 73 people were killed and more than 150 injured in a blast that ripped through a procession taken out by the Shia community near Meezan chowk in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, media reports... |
| Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility for Quetta blast The banned radical group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Friday claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide bomb attack in Quetta city, Xinhua... |
| 54 killed in Quetta blast At least 54 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a blast that ripped through a procession taken out by the Shia community near Meezan chowk in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province, media reports... |
| Indian filmmaker to stay in jail in US Indian documentary filmmaker Vijay Kumar, arrested in Houston for allegedly carrying 'jihadist' literature and brass knuckles in his checked baggage, will remain behind bars without bail but can leave 'voluntarily' if his case is resolved within 120... |
| Gilani condemns Quetta blast Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack in Quetta city that left 40 people dead and over 100... |
| Rolling Stones considering 50th anniversary tour Charlie Watts, the drummer for the legendary rock group The Rolling Stones, told a French newspaper that the group was considering going on tour in 2012 to celebrate their 50 years of its... |
| Australian swimmer Leisel excited about Commonwealth Games Champion swimmer Leisel Jones of Australia is more excited than apprehensive about competing in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games because she feels that last minute work is not a new thing in big sporting... |
| After Lahore, 43 more die in Pakistan bombings At least 43 people were killed in powerful explosions in three different cities in Pakistan Friday, two days after triple blasts ripped through a Shia religious procession in Lahore killing 35... |
| 40 killed in Quetta blast At least 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a powerful blast ripped through a Shia procession in Pakistan's Quetta city Friday, two days after a similar attack killed 35 people in... |
| 25 hurt in Tajikistan blast Twenty-five people were injured Friday in a suicide car bomb attack on a police building in Tajikistan, an interior ministry spokesman... |
| 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... |
| Formula milk has 40 times more aluminium than breast milk Formula baby milk can have 40 times more aluminium than breast milk -- which may have an adverse affect on... |
| 13 dead in blast in Pakistan's Quetta At least 13 people were killed in a powerful explosion that ripped through a procession taken out by the Shia community in Pakistan's Quetta city Friday, media reports... |
| Four killed in fight over 1 yuan Four people were killed after a bloody altercation took place over a 1 yuan (US 15 cents) parking charge in China's Yangpu... |
| Ahmadinejad predicts failure of Mideast talks Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that this week's Mideast peace talks as well as Israel itself were 'doomed to collapse' as millions of Iranians were expected to turn out for state-organised anti-Israel... |
| 150,000 wild boars go on a rampage in China Over 150,000 rampaging wild boars in a province in eastern China are giving sleepless nights to farmers who have been forced to maintain round-the-clock vigil to save their... |
| Have kids outside marriage, pay hefty fines Married people in a Chinese city who have children outside their marriage will now face heavy fines up to 250,000 yuan... |
| Drugs to fight bone thinning double cancer risk Hundreds of thousands of women taking drugs to reverse bone thinning could be doubling their oesophagus (gut) cancer... |
| 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... |
| Ants scare jumbos from stripping tree cover Tiny ants are scaring away jumbos about a billion times their size from stripping the tree cover, scientists have... |
| Two blasts in Pakistan, policeman among 3 killed Two people were killed Friday in a powerful bomb blast in a shrine for a minority community in northwest Pakistan, while another explosion ripped through a police van leaving a policeman dead in Peshawar, media reports... |
| Russia to resume tests of submarine-launched missile Test launches of Russia's Bulava ballistic missile will resume between Sep 9 and 12, a defence industry source said... |
| Indian-origin woman killed self over failed marriage A 24-year-old Indian-origin woman, who tried to keep her failed marriage alive for her family's sake, burned herself to death in Britain, a court was... |
| Canadian honour for M.S. Swaminathan M.S. Swaminathan, one of the pioneers of the Green Revolution in India, will receive an honorary doctorate from Canada's University of Alberta for his contribution to food security in the... |
| Have balanced approach to curb population: Hasina Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who heads the National Population Council that resumed work after 14 years, has called for 'a balanced approach' to curb Bangladesh's population growth that is projected to reach 170 million by... |
| Wikileaks founder admits having sex with accuser Julian Assange, founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, has admitted he had sexual relations with one of two Swedish women who have accused him of sex... |
| Mistaken alcohol use kills baby during surgery A seven-month-old baby died after doctors at a hospital in the US flushed his system with alcohol instead of saline solution during a heart... |
| Policeman killed in Peshawar blast A powerful explosion near a police van in Pakistan's Peshawar city left one policeman dead and three injured Friday, two days after horrific serial blasts in Lahore killed 35... |
| Croatian coach to revamp Bangladesh football Croatian Robert Rubcic has been named as the chief coach of Bangladesh's national football team for the Asian Games to be held in... |
| Pakistan's n-arsenal prevented war with India: A.Q. Khan Pakistan's nuclear arsenal has prevented a conventional war with India, ensuring 'our survival, our security, and our sovereignty', besides making the 'nation walk with head held high', boasts A.Q. Khan, the disgraced scientist considered the father of Islamabad's clandestine nuclear... |
| Reese Witherspoon, beau to get engaged? Oscar winning actress Reese Witherspoon's beau Jim Toth has sparked rumours that they might get engaged soon after he was spotted shopping for a... |
| Most New Yorkers don't want Islamic centre near Ground Zero Two-thirds of New York City residents want a controversial Muslim community centre and mosque to be relocated farther away from the site of 9/11 terrorist attack, according to a New York Times... |
| Richard Gere injured, shooting put off for six weeks Actor Richard Gere has dislocated his shoulder while filming a fight scene for 'The Double', causing production to be put on hold for six... |
