World

  • Al-Qaida facing financial crunch and manpower shortage: Report
    WASHINGTON, July 2 (PTI): Details of communication between al-Qaida leaders derived from Osama bin Laden's computers indicate that the terror network is facing massive financial crunch and difficulties in repla
    World / 2nd July 2011
  • Hugo Chavez’s cancer revelation rattles Venezuela
    Caracas, July 2 (PTI): President Hugo Chavez’s revelation that he is battling cancer raises questions about the future of his drive to bring socialism to Venezuela and create a Latin America free of Washi
    World / 2nd July 2011
  • Muammar Gadhafi vows to attack Europe
    TRIPOLI/MADRID, July 2 (Reuters): Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi vowed to attack "homes, offices and families" in Europe in revenge for NATO airstrikes but U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said h
    World / 2nd July 2011
  • Syrian forces kill 24, protesters tell Assad to go
    In this citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and provided by Shaam News Network, anti-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters, hold up banners during a demonstration against the Syrian regime, in Kf
    World / 2nd July 2011
  • 40 miners trapped, 3 dead in China’s disasters
    BEIJING, July 2 (AP): A coal mine flood in southwestern China trapped 21 miners underground, while a cave-in at another mine on Saturday killed at least three workers and left 19 others sealed off, officials sa
    World / 2nd July 2011
  • All charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn dropped
    Paris, July 2 (Agencies): Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest in New York yesterday as the sexual assault case against him teetered on the verge of collapse.A dramatic court hearing in Manhatt
    World / 2nd July 2011
  • Chinese prez warns party of growing pains
    Communist party members applause as Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, walks to deliver a speech during at a celebration of the Communist Party’s 90th anniversary at the Great Hall of the People in Beijin
    World / 1st July 2011
  • Syria running out of time to reform: Clinton
    Protesters take part in a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on Thursday, June 30. (Reuters Photo) VILNIUS, July 1 (Reuters): Syria is running out of time to reform and will f
    World / 1st July 2011
  • ‘Far more spent on pets than human rights’
    GENEVA, July 1 (Reuters): Europeans spend 250 times more on their pets than the world devotes to the international protection and promotion of human rights, U.N. rights chief Navi Pillay said on Thursday. In a
    World / 1st July 2011
  • Thaksin looms large as Thai parties make final campaign push
    BANGKOK, July 1 (Reuters): Rain-soaked rallies in Bangkok on Friday marked a final push by candidates ahead of a national election aimed at ending a sometimes violent six-year political crisis but which many fe
    World / 1st July 2011
  • Case against former IMF boss collapsing on doubts
    NEW YORK, July 1 (PTI): The case of sexual assault against former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn appears to be collapsing on questions over the credibility of the accusing housemaid, whose version prosecutors
    World / 1st July 2011
  • 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
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