World

  • Hugo Chavez fighting cancer after surgery
    CARACAS, July 1 (AP): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez revealed Thursday night that he is fighting cancer after having a tumor removed in Cuba, but assured his countrymen that he is doing well as he sought to c
    World / 1st July 2011
  • ‘South China Sea disputes could lead to Asian war’
    CANBERRA, June 28 (Reuters): Risks are growing that incidents at sea involving China could lead to war in Asia, potentially drawing in the United States and other powers, an Australian think tank warned on Tues
    World / 29th June 2011
  • ‘North Korea soldiers malnourished’
    Pyongyang, June 28 (AFP):  North Korea is struggling to feed its army, according to new footage obtained from within the secretive state which shows a soldier complaining that his unit is weak from a lack
    World / 29th June 2011
  • Protesters clash with riot police in Athens strike
    ATHENS, June 28 (AP): Riot police fired tear gas at youths hurling rocks and petrol bombs near the Greek finance ministry Tuesday, trying to quell the anger unleashed during mass protests and a general strike a
    World / 29th June 2011
  • Border shelling overshadows U.S.-Pakistan-Afghanistan talks
    Soldiers patrol near the site of clashes between militants and security forces in Upper Dir, along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. (Reuters Photo/File) ISLAMABAD/KABUL, June 27 (Reuters): Fightin
    World / 27th June 2011
  • Spectacular new species discovered
    MANILA, June 27 (AFP): A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a round-headed dolphin are among more than 1,000 new species recently found on the incredible Melanesian island of New Guinea, environment group WWF s
    World / 27th June 2011
  • Warcrimes court issues Gaddafi arrest warrant
    THE HAGUE, June 27 (AFP): War crimes court judges on Monday issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and two of his closest allies for crimes against humanity committed against opponents of his
    World / 27th June 2011
  • China tests Beijing-Shanghai bullet train
    BEIJING, June 27 (AP): Builders of China’s fast-growing bullet train network conducted a test run of its showcase Beijing-to-Shanghai line on Monday amid controversy over the prestige project’s high
    World / 27th June 2011
  • Pak to set up databank on terrorists
    ISLAMABAD, June 27 (PTI): Pakistan's civilian and military law enforcement agencies engaged in counter-terrorism efforts have decided to create a consolidated databank on terrorists, according to a media report
    World / 27th June 2011
  • Cambodian court opens landmark K. Rouge trial
    PHNOM PENH, June 27 (AFP): Four top Khmer Rouge leaders went on trial at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court on Monday for genocide and other atrocities during the hardline communist regime's reign of terror
    World / 27th June 2011
  • Sri Lankan woman faces ‘death by beheading’ in Saudi Arabia
    Riyadh, June 27 (Agencies): A woman in Saudi Arabia is poised to be executed by beheading in front of a crowd of people for allegedly killing a baby in her care.The young maid, Rizana Nafeek, was arrested in Ma
    World / 27th June 2011
  • ‘Pakistan not living up to Jinnah’s ideals’
    London, June 24 (Agencies): Sayeeda Warsi, the only Asian member in the Prime Minister David Cameron government, has criticised Pakistan for not living up to the ideals of its founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah and fo
    World / 24th June 2011
  • Syrian refugees seek shelter from army crackdown
    Newly arrived Syrian refugees walk to their tents in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli in Hatay province on Thursday, June 23. (Reuters Photo) GUVECCI, Turkey, June 24 (Reuters): More than 1,500 Syrian r
    World / 24th June 2011
  • Osama wanted new name for Al Qaeda to repair image
    Washington, June 24 (AP):  As Osama bin Laden watched his terrorist organization get picked apart, he lamented in his final writings that Al Qaeda was suffering from a marketing problem. His group was kill
    World / 24th June 2011
  • Explosions rock Myanmar’s capital
    YANGON, June 24 (Reuters): Three explosions rocked Myanmar's capital, Naypyitaw, and two other towns within minutes of each other on Friday, residents said, adding several people were wounded but there were no
    World / 24th June 2011
  • NATO chief says alliance will finish job in Libya
    TRIPOLI, June 24 (Reuters): NATO's chief on Thursday dismissed a call from Italy for a suspension of hostilities in Libya and tried to reassure wavering members of the Western coalition that Libyan leader Muamm
    World / 24th June 2011
  • Musharraf’s former ADC commits suicide
    Islamabad, June 24 (PTI): A former aide-de-camp of erstwhile Pakistan military general Pervez Musharraf allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the head in his residence, his family has said.The body
    World / 24th June 2011
  • Is Hillary Clinton moving to the World Bank?
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures during a news conference at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Thursday, June 9, following the Third Contact Group Meeting on Liby
    World / 10th June 2011
  • Pakistan wants distinction between Taliban and al-Qaeda
    Islamabad, June 10 (Agencies): Pakistan and the US have resolved to ensure that al-Qaeda is "dismantled, disrupted and defeated", though Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani wants a distinction to be mad
    World / 10th June 2011
  • Japan disaster victims face mental health risks
    TOKYO, June 10 (AP): Survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami need long-term mental health care to protect them from debilitating conditions that could lead to suicide, Japan's government said Friday.In
    World / 10th June 2011
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