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| Discovery hostage taker said he had bombs strapped to his body NDTV.com Washington: An armed man shot and killed by police after a tense four-hour standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters told a TV channel he had several bombs strapped to his body "ready to go off." The gunman who had taken three hostages on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Middle East direct peace talks to begin in earnest BBC News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are to begin direct peace talks in Washington later on Thursday. The talks, hosted by Hillary Clinton at the US State Department, are the first such negotiations in 20 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Shia Muslims mourn victims of Lahore triple bombings Daily News & Analysis Place: LAHORE | Agency: PTI Thousands of Shia Muslims today took out a procession to mourn the victims of the triple bombings that rocked this eastern Pakistani city, even as the death toll from the brazen attacks rose to 37. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'I was an animal in the bedroom', says Tony Blair Sify Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed in his book that he was 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. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NHC REPORT-Gaston heads toward Caribbean, may be hurricane Reuters Africa NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gaston, the seventh named storm of this Atlantic hurricane season, on Thursday was churning west in the central Atlantic on a path that could take it into the Caribbean Sea. Gaston was expected to strengthen ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World Bank to provide $1 bn to Pakistan Economic Times WASHINGTON: The World Bank will increase its flood-related support to Pakistan to $ 1 bn from the previously announced $900 mn. World Bank Group President Robert B Zoellick informed Pakistan's Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh about his decision and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Factbox: Pakistan's Mehsud charged in CIA killings Reuters (Reuters) - US prosecutors have charged the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, in the plot that killed seven CIA employees at a US base in Afghanistan last December. Mehsud, believed to be hiding in the tribal areas of Pakistan and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In Iraq, clear signs of a new US mission Washington Post By Greg Jaffe and and Leila Fadel BAGHDAD - The US military's war is officially over in Iraq, even as the future of the country remains undecided. The signs of the end were everywhere Wednesday, despite the presence of about 49000 American troops who ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Truth and decency were casualties of the Iraq war ABC Online No issue in my lifetime has done more to undermine trust in government and the media than the "selling" of the Iraq war. I would go so far as to argue that the hyperpartisan, hectoring tone that dominates the way we do politics today was normalised ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Trade data shows world is past crisis: WTO chief Economic Times PARIS: Trade data shows that the world has emerged from the global economic crisis even though the rate of recovery varies from region to region, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Thursday. "If I look at the global trade figures, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Chile miners: Family's diary BBC News Relatives of the 33 men trapped in a collapsed gold mine in Chile are camping near the shaft, waiting for news of their loved ones. Four children of 56-year-old Omar Reygadas, a heavy equipment operator who has been working in mining for his whole life ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Clegg says flood-hit Pak will need long-term aid Sify British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said Pakistan will require long-term aid in the wake of it being devastated by floods. Clegg was visiting one of the worst hit regions near Sukkur."It's going to take years and years for normality to come ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Feeling the heat BBC News By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris President Nicolas Sarkozy's summer law and order offensive is placing the French government under severe internal strain. Several ministers have openly voiced their unease about the expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World must prepare for Iran military option: Blair Daily Times LONDON: Former British premier Tony Blair warned in an interview on Wednesday that the international community may have 'no alternative' to taking military action against Iran if it develops a nuclear weapon. "I am saying that I think it is wholly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| After airport scrap, Pak recalls defence team on US visit Times of India WASHINGTON: The increasingly frayed ties between Washington and Islamabad unraveled a little further this week after a slew of misunderstandings led to a Pakistani military delegation being offloaded from a commercial flight in the US. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Germany approves deep spending cuts in budget Economic Times BERLIN: The German cabinet has approved drastic spending cuts to rein in the national budget despite a stronger than expected turnaround in the economy. The centre-right coalition government of Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to save more than 80 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DR Congo rape numbers rise to 240 BBC News Some 240 women, girls and babies may have been raped after rebels recently seized a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN says. Officials had previously said they had received reports of 150 rapes in and around the town of Luvungi. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Swedish Airline Plans First Mile-High Gay Wedding TIME When officials at Scandinavian airlines say that love is in the air, they're being literal. The Swedish carrier has announced plans to host the first-ever in-flight gay wedding on Dec. 6, and is busy searching for the perfect same-sex couple to walk ... See all stories on this topic » |
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