 Terror principal Dulmatin shot down in Jakarta Indonesian police have confirmed the deaths of three terrorists in raids outside the capital,... | |
 Aung San Suu Kyi banned from election platformIn Myanmar, a new law may force the National League for Democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, out of the... |
 Rohingya refugees finding life hard in BangladeshBangladesh has been accused of starving and blocking medical treatment for Rohingya... |
 Israeli settlement announcement riles BidenUS Vice President Joe Biden has told the Israeli prime minister that the US condemns an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east... |
 Apology issued to Libyan leader by USThe US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar... |
| China now able to sail through Sea of Japan China has been given direct access to the Sea of Japan for the first time since the 19th century, thanks to a lease deal with North... |
| Kim Il-sung had army of agents in Europe for fast car, luxury carpet shopping spree: Book North Korean dictators Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il had placed special agents across Europe for shopping sprees which included buying, luxury carpets, gold-plated guns, small Cessna planes and high-priced foreign cars such as Mercedes-Benz and Lincolns, according to the memoir of former Army Col. Kim... |
| Pakistan Board bans Younis and Yousuf for life The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned two of its world-class batsmen, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, from playing international cricket for life and barred former captain Shoaib Malik and medium-pacer Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan for one year for 'unbecoming behaviour' leading to Pakistan's poor showing recently in... |
| One-ninth of Nepal faces starvation, UN warns One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN warned... |
| 'India's identification with US has clear limits,' says expert India's identification with the United States has clear limits and it will resist any notion that it can be used as an instrument of US policy or as a counterweight to China, says leading international strategic expert, Mr. Adam... |
| I have no plans to retire: Sohail Abbas Despite a forgettable show in the ongoing Hockey World Cup, Pakistan's star drag flicker Sohail Abbas has said he has no plans to hang his boots in the near... |
| Players, poor coaching behind down slide of British tennis: Becker The drop in performance of British tennis players at international events has shocked three-time Wimbledon winner Boris Becker, who said players and poor coaching are to blame for... |
| Owen told his England career is not over Manchester United striker Michael Owen has been told that his England career is not over, despite being ruled out of the World Cup with... |
| Sweden home to most bisexual babes in the world Sweden has the most number of bisexual babes in the world and San Francisco is the kinkiest place to visit - these are some of the facts revealed by a new... |
| Man who dumped Indian boy being probed for immigration fraud Gursewak Dhillon, a part-time taxi driver who dumped three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa's body nearly 20 km from his home in this Australian city, was being probed for 'possible immigration fraud', an official said... |
| Bendtner's hat-trick sends Arsenal into quarter-finals Nicklas Bendtner scored a superb hat-trick as Arsenal produced a virtuoso performance to crush Porto 5-0 to storm into the quarter-finals of the Champions League... |
| US woman charged for plotting terrorism in Europe, South Asia The US government has charged a Pennsylvania woman with conspiring to commit terrorism by using the internet to find recruits to carry out attacks in Europe and South Asia, the Justice Department announced... |
| Gates Foundation, Asian group win UN population prize The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) were selected Tuesday winners of the 2010 UN Population... |
| Thieves demanded ransom for former president's body Cypriot authorities Tuesday arrested two people, including an Indian national, for allegedly stealing the corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave three months ago and said the suspects had earlier demanded a... |
| Being famous like a drug: Brooke Shields Actress Brooke Shields says being famous is like a 'drug' because it gives such great... |
| Vanessa Paradis new face of Chanel handbags Hollywood star Johnny Depp's girlfriend Vanessa Paradis has been signed on as the new face of Chanel Coco Cocoon... |
| Robbie Williams faces flak for praising marijuana British pop star Robbie Williams has come under fire from anti-drugs campaigners for championing marijuana as a 'lovely'... |
| UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake The United Nations mourned Tuesday 101 of its personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in... |
| Ronnie Woods' friends help him stay sober Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood's celebrity friends are leaving no stone unturned to help their pal overcome his alcohol... |
 Letterman blackmailer pleads guilty to get off lightlyA former television producer on the David Letterman show has admitted in a New York court that he tried to extract two million dollars from the famous television... |
 Prisoners allegedly raped by corrupt officialsTop prison officials in Saint Petersburg have been charged with the rape of two prisoners, one of whom was awaiting... |
 Senegal homosexuals condemned on all sidessenegal, africa,... |
| World stocks flat but pound takes another hit LONDON World stock markets rose modestly Wednesday, though trading was listless as investors looked for direction, while the British pound continued to founder following weak industrial... |
| Riesch leaves Vonn trailing in World Cup downhill ski win GARMISCH, Germany (AFP) - Germany's Maria Riesch romped to victory in the women's World Cup finals downhill race here on Wednesday leaving Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States... |
| French minister's remark in Kosovo criticized France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, talks with the media during an European Union Foreign Ministers meeting in Cordoba, Spain, on Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Manu... |
| APNewsBreak: German diocese to examine choir abuse FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. The pope's brother says in a newspaper... |
| Record 237 nominations for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize OSLO A Nobel Peace Prize official says the committee that selects the winner is considering a record 237 nominations for the 2010 award. Permanent secretary Geir Lundestad said Wednesday... |
| US aid group attacked in NW Pakistan; 6 dead People look a dead body of an employee of an international humanitarian group World Vision, killed in the attack of suspected militants, at a field hospital in Ogi, a small town in Pakistani district... |
| German bishops to investigate abuse charges FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. The pope's brother says in a newspaper... |
| Biden says Palestinians deserve 'viable' state RAMALLAH, West Bank U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told the Palestinians that they deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory. Biden's comments on Wednesday... |
| Ex-wife criticizes Mandela to UK newspaper JOHANNESBURG A British newspaper's interview quoting Nelson Mandela's ex-wife bitterly criticizing the anti-apartheid icon has prompted outraged headlines in South Africa. In Tuesday's... |
| German Catholic bishops to examine abuse claims FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. The pope's brother says in a newspaper... |
| Spain: Aid worker in Africa released by militants MADRID A Spanish aid worker kidnapped late last year in Mauritania by suspected Islamic militants was freed Wednesday but two colleagues remain in captivity, the Spanish government said. ... |
| SAfrican top party: Song not about killing whites JOHANNESBURG South Africa's governing party says a leading member didn't mean it literally when he sang about killing whites. African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema... |
| Spain: aid worker released MADRID Spain's deputy prime minister says a Spanish aid worker kidnapped late last year in Mauritania by suspected Islamic militants has been freed, but two colleagues remain in captivity. ... |
| Six World Vision Aid Workers Killed In Pakistan March 10, 2010 Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of a Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and... |
| Obamas, Clinton Commemorate International Women's Day with First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, AFP reports. "Even as we reflect on the hope of our history, we must also... |
| Nike, U.S. State Department, NASA and USAID-Sponsored Competition Picks Valcent as One of the Ten Best Companies in the World for a Sustainable Future NASA , USAID, the U.S. State Department and Nike, which identifies and supports innovative work poised to contribute to a sustainable future, has selected Valcent's... |
| Blogs Comment On Abortion Coverage In Health Reform, International Women's Day, Other Topics : The "practical effect" of Rep. Bart Stupak's (D-Mich.) position on abortion-related language in health reform legislation "is not that the federal government will not subsidize abortion by... |
| Gazit Globe unit buys Ottawa medical building ProMed Properties (Canada) Inc. has bought an Ottawa medical office building for C$11 million NIS 41.4 million. ProMed is a wholly owned subsidiary... |
| World Bank approves first loans to Kosovo Pristina - The World Bank on Wednesday approved the first loans to Kosovo, the former Serbian province that declared independence two years ago and is still struggling for full international... |
| Dominican Government, the World Bank advance toward Conference for Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE-. Haitian and Dominican Technical delegates and World Bank representatives met yesterday to continue preparations for an international conference of donor countries who’ll meet in... |
| The Greek debt crisis: How the international community can help Washington Greece may be doing all the right things to revive our economy. But not everyone may want us to succeed. To succeed, the international community needs to address the threat of speculation... |
| CIBC World markets predicts dollar could hit parity with U.S. currency this summer TORONTO - Expectations of higher interest rates and investor demand for Canada will help drive the Canadian dollar past parity with the U.S. greenback by this summer, says CIBC World Markets. In a... |
