 Talks with Taliban bolstered by Pakistan supportAfghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the... | |
 Christian and Muslim sites being ignored by Israel, says U.S. State DepartmentThe U.S. State Department has scolded Israel for only recognizing Jewish holy... |
 CIA allegedly engaged in LSD experiment in FranceThe UK newspaper The Telegraph has revealed allegations contained in a new book that the CIA engaged in a mind control experiment in a village in... |
 Ahmadinejad and Gates accuse each other of interferenceWith official visits overlapping in Afghanistan, Iran's outspoken president and the US defence secretary have accused each other of interfering in local... |
 Proposal to outlaw salt in New York eateriesA state legislator in New York wants salt banned from pre-packaged and restaurant... |
 Some US schools closed down after threat receivedA number of schools in the US were closed down on Wednesday after posted on a social networking... |
 Extension on US unemployment benefits to get reading The US Senate has adopted a draft bill to increase unemployment... |
 Leaked UN report says food not going to the hungryA United Nations report, which is still to be released, has found that up to half the food aid in Somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, local UN workers and Islamic... |
| LeT group of savages needs to be crushed: US lawmakers Describing Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a 'deadly serious group of fanatics,' US lawmakers have asked Obama administration to push Islamabad to crush the Pakistan-based terror outfit blamed for the 2008 Mumbai... |
| Argentina's `robbery of the century' upstaged by new heist Argentine police are investigating a spectacular assault on a Buenos Aires bank amid the trial of those accused of pulling off the 2006 heist dubbed the 'robbery of the... |
| Rise in number of Indians holidaying in Australia There has been a 26 percent increase in Indians holidaying in Australia's Victoria state in the year ending December 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008, reveals a survey that comes in the backdrop of a string of attacks on Indian students in this... |
| Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre opens in Dhaka The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) has opened in Dhaka with a display of art works by 27 renowned Bangladeshi... |
| Brazilian firm announces oil find in Colombia Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has said that it discovered oil at a block in eastern... |
| End emergency, reconcile with Tamils, Canada tells Sri Lanka Canada, home to the biggest Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora, Thursday urged Sri Lanka to lift the state of emergency imposed during the onslaught on the Tamil... |
| Kerala scam accused Canadian company under scanner at home Canada's SNC-Lavalin company, that was at the centre of a headline-grabbing bribery scandal in Kerala, is now under scanner at home for allegedly overcharging in government building... |
| Top US senator's wife, daughter, injured in accident The wife of US Senate Majority Leader... |
| Good wins for Juventus, Hamburg and Liege, Liverpool lose Juventus, Standard Liege and SV Hamburg were the only sides to record clear wins in their first leg matches of the round of 16 in the Europa League... |
| 12 strong quakes shake Chile on inauguration day Twelve strong earthquakes shook Chile Thursday, including some just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian... |
| Obama donates Nobel Peace Prize money US President Barack Obama has donated the $1.4 million that came with winning the Nobel Peace Prize to charity, the White House said... |
| US raises concerns about human rights in Pakistan Extrajudicial killings by the Pakistani military in the ongoing fight with insurgents have further added to human rights concerns in the country, the US State Department said... |
| Abu Dhabi launches plan to boost hotel occupancy rate The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has launched a plan to boost hotel occupancy rate in the emirate by 10 percent in 2010, WAM news agency... |
| Two Israeli soldiers indicted for actions during Gaza offensive Israeli military prosecutors indicted two Israeli soldiers Thursday for allegedly ordering a Palestinian child to open bags suspected of containing explosives, during Israel's Gaza Strip offensive last year, a military statement... |
| Ban calls for more protection for women UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday called on UN members to offer more protections for women who are victims of violence and other... |
| Brazil's economy contracts after 17 years The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 per cent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said... |
| Renee Zellweger gifts $100 coffee voucher to paparazzo Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger gifted a photographer a $100 coffee voucher after he saved her from getting a parking... |
| Scorsese named top director The Oscar-winning 'Shutter Island' director Martin Scorsese has been named the best living director in a new US magazine... |
| India is friend, Pakistan twin brother: Karzai Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday described India as a friend and Pakistan as twin brother of Afghanistan, which could not be stable without Islamabad's... |
| Stewart banned from groping Fanning during kiss 'Twilight' star Kristen Stewart was banned from 'groping' Dakota Fanning during their onscreen kiss for new movie 'The Runaways' because her co-star was just 15 when they shot the steamy... |
| Ashley Tisdale gets piggyback ride from boyfriend 'High School Musical' star Ashley Tisdale and her boyfriend appeared to be a happy-go lucky couple as they took a romantic stroll to her parents' house... |
| Mark Owen apologises for affairs Singer Mark Owen has apologised after admitting he cheated on his partner of five years, before they married in... |
| Sarkozy tells Carla to end holiday with lover French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked his wife Carla Bruni to end a holiday with her lover in Thailand and return home, a news report said. Sarkozy is also travelling to Britain on Friday without his... |
| Iran starts production of medium range missiles Iran has started production of new medium-range surface-to-air missiles with the aim of upgrading its air defence... |
| Three strong quakes shake Chile Three strong quakes shook Chile Thursday, just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian... |
| 11 Siberian tigers die of malnutrition in China zoo Eleven Siberian tigers have died of malnutrition at a zoo in China in the past three months, a wild life official... |
| Madonna to launch fashion range Pop diva Madonna has announced to launch a range of... |
| Thurman's US flop gets only one viewer in London! Uma Thurman might not have imagined such a reaction from the audiences. Her latest movie 'Motherhood,' which flopped in the US, fetched only one viewer in... |
| Pattinson to auction movie costumes for charity 'Twilight' star Robert Pattinson is auctioning some of his movie costumes for... |
| Anna Nicole Smith's life now in an opera! Late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's life story is being made into an... |
| Fresh earthquake shakes Chile A strong quake shook Chile Thursday, just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian... |
| Another quake strikes Chile Two strong earthquakes hit Chile Thursday, minutes ahead of the start of the inauguration ceremony for new President Sebastian... |
| 30 killed in fresh fighting in Somalia At least 30 people were killed and 83 injured Thursday as fierce fighting continued between government forces backed by African Union peacekeeping troops and Islamist insurgents in the Somalian... |
| Pakistan hockey selectors, officials sacked Pakistan Thursday sacked its hockey team officials and dissolved the national selection committee after the four times champions had their worst ever finish in the World... |
| Victoria Beckham shocked by ex-beau's death Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is said to have been shocked and upset at the death of her one time boyfriend, actor Corey... |
| EU set to meet its renewable energy targets by 2020 The European Union is set to achieve its self-imposed target of deriving at least 20 per cent of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020, the bloc's executive said... |
| UN begins review of its climate panel work UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has announced an independent review of its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that faced flak due to some wrong predictions in a report on the impact of global... |
| Won't mind falling in love with a woman: Lady Gaga American singer Lady Gaga has no boundaries on her relationships and says she won't mind falling in love with a... |
| Jessica Simpson still has feelings for John Mayer Singer-actress Jessica, who recently refused to accept an apology from ex-boyfriend John Mayer over comments he made about her sex skills, admits she still cares for the... |
| Cheryl Cole house-hunting after split from husband Singer Cheryl Cole has started house-hunting after confirming her spit from soccer husband Ashley... |
| Fonseka to face court martial next week Sri Lanka's former army chief, General Sarath Fonseka, arrested after losing the country's January presidential contest, will face court martial next week, it was announced... |
| Mumbai terror suspect Rana denied bail Saying that 'very serious crimes' with which Pakistan born terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana is charged give him a motive to flee, a US court has again turned down his bail... |
