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Pak'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",...

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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...

Independent MP submits demand list to Gillard, Abbott

Independent MP from Queensland Bob Katter Friday said he has sent a list of 20 conditions to Australian prime ministerial hopefuls Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott,...

Fidel Castro to deliver 1st public speech since 2006

Cuban leader Fidel Castro will deliver Friday his first public speech since 2006, during a meeting with students of the Havana University.

Pak'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",...

Tony Blair is an animal in the bedroom

When John Smith died on May 12, 1994, triggering the Labour leadership battle with Gordon Brown, it was clearly an emotional time for Blair and his wife.

Canadian woman judge in inter-racial porn scandal

In a shocking sex scandal that has hit the Canadian judiciary, a black man is suing a white lawyer for harassing him to have sex with the lawyer's wife who herself is now a senior judge.

Independent MP offers support to Gillard

Independent MP from Tasmania, Andrew Wilkie decided Thursday to support the Labor Party, giving incumbent Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard...

US warns citizens of terror strike during CWG

The US has warned its citizens travelling to or residing in India during the upcoming Commonwealth Games of a threat of "terrorist action and violence" and asked them to...

Pakistani Taliban added to US terror list

The United States has designated the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or Pakistani Taliban, linked to the botched Times Square bombing attempt by a Pakistani American,...

28 dead, 213 hurt in Lahore suicide blasts

Three back-to-back blasts in a largely attended Shia congregation rocked Lahore, capital of Punjab province Wednesday, killing at least 28 people...

Pak flood-related losses reach $43 bn: Gilani

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday that his country has suffered losses of around $43 billion due to the floods...

Flawed liability law threatens India-US n-deal

Suggesting that the Indian parliament had passed a flawed civil nuclear liability law, a US South Asia expert has warned that it could cast a pall over the historic India- US civil nuclear deal.

After 4,400 deaths, US ends combat in Iraq

US President Barack Obama declared the end of a wounding US combat mission in Iraq Tuesday, that resulted in 4,400 soldier deaths,...

US man charged with hate crime for stabbing Muslim

A 21-year-old American suspected of knifing a Muslim taxi driver in New York has been charged with attempted murder and assault, which could put him in jail for 25 years if convicted

71% New Yorkers oppose mosque near Ground Zero

Despite their support for freedom of religion, 71 percent of New Yorkers believe the planned mosque and Islamic community centre near Ground Zero should be built "somewhere else" and not two blocks from the terrorist.

Afghanistan asks Pakistan to shut terror sanctuaries

In an oblique reference to Pakistan, Afghanistan Tuesday called for shutting down of terrorist sanctuaries and conveyed to India that it has "evidence of cross-border involvement" in the attack on the Indian embassy,

6 get life term for plotting Musharraf's murder

An anti-terrorist court in Rawalpindi, the twin city of this Pakistan capital city, Tuesday sentenced six people to life imprisonment for plotting a suicide attack...

Pak to fix cricketers after Scotland Yard probe

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik Tuesday said the government will take strong action against the cricketers found involved in spot-fixing.

Gillard vows to improve Australian democracy

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged to "renovate" the Labor Party's tradition to make lasting improvements to Australian democracy.

Cricket scandal could hit flood aid for Pak

The match fixing scandal could hit aid for victims of floods that have ravaged Pakistan, feared a British MP who added that it was "absolutely the worst thing that could have happened now".

I was at death's door: Castro

After a serious illness that took him four years to recover, former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said he felt like he "rose from the dead into a world of crazies"...

Putin dismisses rumours about his running the country

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has dismissed rumours about him still running Russia as "complete nonsense".

Indonesian volcano erupts for 2nd time

Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra Monday erupted for a second time in as many days, forcing thousands of residents to join the more than 20,000...

Carla Bruni branded 'prostitute' in Iran

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni has been branded as "prostitute" in Iran after she opposed an Iranian court's ruling of awarding death sentence...

I can't have birth certificate plastered on my forehead

US President Barack Obama says he's not concerned about rumours about his birthplace or faith blaming an online campaign...

Pak Prez summons preliminary report on fixing allegations

Taking serious note of the 'spot-fixing' scandal that rocked Pakistan cricket team in the ongoing fourth Test against England in London,...

Iraqi-US forces arrest four suspected Al Qaeda men

Four suspected Al Qaeda in Iraq members were arrested Saturday in joint Iraqi-US forces operations, the US military in Iraq said.

'War is ending' in Iraq: Obama

US President Barack Obama used his weekly radio address to tout the end of the US combat mission in Iraq, which officially closes Tuesday,...

Osama bin Laden is a US agent: Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro says al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is a bought-and-paid-for CIA agent who always popped up when former president George W Bush...

Canadian parliament was target of terror plot

The Canadian parliament was reportedly on the hit-list of the Al-Qaeda-linked terror plot unearthed in the capital Ottawa Wednesday with the arrest of two suspects.

Militants take two hostages after Peshawar gunfight

Two security personnel are held hostage by militants inside a building as a gunfight continued near the US consulate in Pakistan's Peshawar city to rescue the hostages, officials said Saturday.

Nawaz slams govt for failing to form flood commission

Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League(N) chief Nawaz Sharif has criticised the government for failing to constitute a flood commission comprising eminent personalities to supervise flood relief efforts.

Ershad may seek Hasina's 'blessings' to escape punishment

Former Bangladesh president H.M. Ershad, held responsible by a court for usurping power through a military takeover, may seek Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 'blessings' to escape punishment

Immigration jumps in Britain amid surge in student visas

Amid increasing number of students coming to Britain, migration has risen by more than 20 percent last year in the country, a report said Thursday.

'What if US is seen as exporter of terrorism?'

Citing the case of Pakistani-American David Headley, a classified CIA document released by whistleblower organisation Wikileaks...

Immigration policy not to put barriers: Britain

British Immigration Minister Damian Green said Wednesday that his country has no plans to erect barriers and close doors on Indians in its efforts to control immigration effectively.

42 dead in China plane crash

At least 42 people were killed while 54 miraculously escaped with injuries Tuesday night when a passenger aircraft broke into two and burst into flames...

Paraguay's president takes paternity test

Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo had a paternity test as ordered by a court following scandals caused by paternity lawsuits that shook his government during his first year in office.

Passenger plane with 96 on board crashes in China

A passenger plane with 96 people on board crashed in Yichun city in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province tonight, government and airline officials said.

Flood recovery will take years: Zardari

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari warned Tuesday the country could take three years or more to recover from the near month-long devastating floods as the authorities battled to protect cities from the rising waters.