Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Britain releases secret files from end of empire

Britain releases secret files from end of empire

Britain releases secret files from end of empire

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 11:13 AM PDT

Britain released thousands of classified colonial-era files on Wednesday, including one that names Barack Obama's father and another that warns of "anti-white" Kenyans studying in the United States.

Photos revealed of US troops posing with corpses

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 09:12 AM PDT

In another embarrassment to the Pentagon, newly published photographs purport to show U.S. troops posing with the bodies of dead insurgents in Afghanistan.

Peaceful co-existence very necessary for both Pakistan and India, says Pak Army Chief

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:41 AM PDT

Pakistan called for negotiations with rival nuclear power India over a disputed Himalayan glacier on Wednesday, an apparent softening in attitude toward a neighbour with which it has fought three wars...

New poll shows Obama, Romney neck and neck in White House race

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 08:26 AM PDT

Republican challenger Mitt Romney has closed the gap with US President Barack Obama and the two are now neck and neck in the White House race, a poll released on Wednesday shows.

Maldives rejects early polls to end political crisis

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:58 AM PDT

Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed, who faces allegations of seizing power in a military coup, on Wednesday ruled out early elections in defiance of regional ally India and other foreign powers.

Time magazine names Mamata Banerjee among world's 100 most influential people

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 07:01 AM PDT

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the world. She joins a club of "people who inspire us, entertain us, challenge u...

Trial bares world of amateur US terrorists

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:38 AM PDT

A taxi driver, doorman and former coffee cart vendor, the three typical Americans went to school, prayed and played basketball together. Then they tried to go to war together - against America.

Spanish king sorry after Africa hunting trip mishap

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 06:31 AM PDT

Spanish King Juan Carlos apologised on Wednesday as he emerged from hospital after breaking his hip on an African elephant hunting trip, which provoked a scandal at home. "I am very sorry. I made a mi...

Gilani asks son to cut short honeymoon, face probe in drug case

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:45 AM PDT

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today asked his son Ali Musa, who has been linked to alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of the chemical Ephedrine, to cut short his honey...

Saudi might soon set minimum marriage age: Reports

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:33 AM PDT

Saudi Arabia is edging closer to setting a minimum age for marriage, a Justice Ministry official was quoted as saying on Wednesday, following international criticism of cases of child brides.

Pipeline project: India, Afghanistan fail to agree on transit fee

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 05:30 AM PDT

India and Afghanistan failed to agree on transit fee for gas passing through Afghan territory under the $7.6-billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan- India (TAPI) pipeline project, officials said. C...

Iran MPs reject UAE 'interference' over islands

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 04:31 AM PDT

The parliament in Tehran has rejected as "baseless" claims by the United Arab Emirates to Gulf islands controlled by Iran, calling them "interference" in domestic affairs, according to a petition anno...

Mexico, India include mining, agriculture in talks

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 04:14 AM PDT

Mexico and India broadened the scope of their "privileged association" established in 2007 to include agriculture and mining, the two governments said upon the conclusion of the fifth meeting of the M...

North Korea vows to go ahead with space programme

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 04:01 AM PDT

North Korea will continue further development of its aerospace technologies, including a satellite programme, despite the United Nations Security Council condemnation, the Korean Central News Agency (...

US, NATO ready plan to hand off frontline combat

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 03:54 AM PDT

The United States and its NATO allies are readying plans to pull away from the front lines in Afghanistan next year as President Barack Obama and fellow leaders try to show that the unpopular war is e...

Man strips naked at US airport to protest screening

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 02:09 AM PDT

A man stripped naked at Portland International Airport in a novel protest against US airport security screeners, amid growing public resentment over tough security checks in the country.The 50-year-ol...

Frenzied hours for US on fate of a China insider

Posted: 18 Apr 2012 12:25 AM PDT

On the evening of February 6, a vice mayor of a major Chinese city who had a reputation as a crime fighter turned up at the American Consulate in Chengdu in an agitated state, telling a tale of corrup...
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