Pak Army Chief gives troops 'full liberty' to respond to NATO strikes |
- Pak Army Chief gives troops 'full liberty' to respond to NATO strikes
- Pakistan defends lack of action during NATO attack
- YouTube renovates website with a new look, format
- Al-Qaida says it is holding US hostage in Pakistan
- Three lured to death by Craigslist job ad
- Indian cabbie's turban ripped off by Melbourne men
- Jailed Afghan woman freed but urged to marry rapist
- After Pulitzer, Siddhartha Mukherjee wins Guardian First Book Award
- BMW, Toyota join hands for 'green' technology
- Egypt's Islamists poised to dominate Parliament
- New WikiLeaks 'spy files' show global surveillance industry
- Syria death toll over 4,000: UN rights chief
- Two more Pakistan nationals shot dead by NATO forces in Afghanistan
- China sets the record for world's longest Christmas cake
- Iran releases students who stormed British Embassy
- Wal-Mart to pay for medical costs in syringe case
- China hiding nuclear arsenal in tunnel maze, say researchers
- Bengal Governor defies China note, attends Dalai Lama speech
- China airline to improve English after safety breach
- Indian scientist charged with stealing secret drug recipes
- Obama refrains from formal 'I'm sorry' to Pakistan
| Pak Army Chief gives troops 'full liberty' to respond to NATO strikes Posted: 02 Dec 2011 05:29 AM PST Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani yesterday gave his troops "full liberty" to respond to any further cross-border attacks by NATO forces in Afghanistan in the wake of an air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, official sources have said. 
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| Pakistan defends lack of action during NATO attack Posted: 02 Dec 2011 05:12 AM PST Pakistan's military says confusion and a communication breakdown prevented its airforce from scrambling to defend troops on the ground during the deadly NATO bombing last weekend at two border outposts. 
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| YouTube renovates website with a new look, format Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:52 AM PST YouTube has reprogrammed its website to make it easier for viewers to find and watch their favorite channels. The facelift, unveiled on Thursday, is the latest step in YouTube's attempt to make the Internet's most popular video site as easy to navigate and as compelling to watch as cable TV. In the process, YouTube owner Google Inc. hopes to make money selling ads. 
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| Al-Qaida says it is holding US hostage in Pakistan Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:46 AM PST Al-Qaida claimed responsibility on Thursday for the kidnapping of a 70-year-old American aid worker in Pakistan in August, and issued a series of demands for his release. 
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| Three lured to death by Craigslist job ad Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:15 AM PST They were men thrown hard against the rocks of bad fortune - out of work, their marriages broken, their youth, with its possibilities, behind them. To their eyes, the advertisement on Craigslist, offering $300 a week, a free trailer and unlimited fishing to "watch over a 688 acre patch of hilly farmland and feed a few cows," may have seemed like a sign that their luck was finally turning. 
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| Indian cabbie's turban ripped off by Melbourne men Posted: 02 Dec 2011 04:02 AM PST A 22-year-old Indian taxi driver in Australia was attacked by four men who ripped off his turban and repeatedly punched him during the assault. 
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| Jailed Afghan woman freed but urged to marry rapist Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:56 AM PST When the Afghan government announced Thursday that it would pardon a woman who had been imprisoned for adultery after she reported that she had been raped, the decision seemed a clear victory for the many women here whose lives have been ground down by the Afghan justice system. 
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| After Pulitzer, Siddhartha Mukherjee wins Guardian First Book Award Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:52 AM PST Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Indian - American physician who won the Pulitzer Prize in the General Non-fiction category has won another literary accolade. Mr Mukherjee won the Guardian First Book Award for his book - 'The Emperor of All Maladies' - his 'biography' of cancer. 
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| BMW, Toyota join hands for 'green' technology Posted: 02 Dec 2011 02:00 AM PST Auto giants Toyota and BMW said on Thursday they have agreed to collaborate on research for cleaner, next-generation car batteries, underlining the growing push in the industry for green technology. 
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| Egypt's Islamists poised to dominate Parliament Posted: 02 Dec 2011 01:25 AM PST Islamists appear to have taken a strong majority of seats in the first round of Egypt's first parliamentary vote since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, a trend that if confirmed would give religious parties a popular mandate in the struggle to win control from the ruling military and ultimately reshape a key U.S. ally. 
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| New WikiLeaks 'spy files' show global surveillance industry Posted: 01 Dec 2011 04:56 PM PST WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launched the website's new project today, the publication of hundreds of files it claims show a global industry that gives governments tools to spy on their citizens. 
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| Syria death toll over 4,000: UN rights chief Posted: 01 Dec 2011 12:46 PM PST The U.N.'s top human rights official says her office estimates the death toll in Syria's nine-month uprising is now "much more" than 4,000. 
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| Two more Pakistan nationals shot dead by NATO forces in Afghanistan Posted: 01 Dec 2011 12:08 PM PST Two Pakistani nationals from Balochistan were allegedly shot dead by NATO forces in Afghanistan on Thursday, days after ties between Islamabad and Washington plunged to a new low after a cross-border air strike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. 
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| China sets the record for world's longest Christmas cake Posted: 01 Dec 2011 10:49 AM PST A one-kilometre long cake achieved a new Guinness World Record in Shanghai on Thursday during a charity event to raise funds for children with cancer. 
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| Iran releases students who stormed British Embassy Posted: 01 Dec 2011 10:31 AM PST Iran has released 11 hardline protesters detained for storming the British Embassy and diplomatic compounds in Tehran this week, the semi-official Fars news agency said Thursday. 
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| Wal-Mart to pay for medical costs in syringe case Posted: 01 Dec 2011 10:26 AM PST A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman says the retailer will pay for any valid medical expenses for customers harmed as a result of syringes found in clothing at one of its north Georgia stores. 
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| China hiding nuclear arsenal in tunnel maze, say researchers Posted: 01 Dec 2011 09:45 AM PST China is hiding its ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads in a vast network of tunnels, said a media report citing a study carried out by a professor and his students. 
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| Bengal Governor defies China note, attends Dalai Lama speech Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:41 AM PST Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today said that some Chinese officials see him as a "demon". In a move that could create fresh tension between the two countries, officials of the Chinese Consulate in Kolkata had approached the West Bengal government to persuade the Governor and Chief Minister to stay away from a meeting the Dalai Lama was attending. 
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| China airline to improve English after safety breach Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:47 AM PST A Chinese airline pledged on Wednesday to improve its crews' English skills after one of its flights took off from a Japanese airport without authorisation. 
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| Indian scientist charged with stealing secret drug recipes Posted: 01 Dec 2011 04:54 AM PST A 42-year-old Indian scientist has been charged with stealing secret "recipes" from a US drug company and turning them over to his brother-in-law back home o set up a competing company. 
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| Obama refrains from formal 'I'm sorry' to Pakistan Posted: 01 Dec 2011 04:21 AM PST The White House has decided that President Obama will not offer formal condolences - at least for now - to Pakistan for the deaths of two dozen soldiers in NATO airstrikes last week, overruling State Department officials who argued for such a show of remorse to help salvage America's relationship with Pakistan, administration officials said. 
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