Wednesday, July 25, 2012

'Kabul I Love You': Tribute by Afghan film directors

'Kabul I Love You': Tribute by Afghan film directors


'Kabul I Love You': Tribute by Afghan film directors

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:37 PM PDT

A decade after the fall of the cinema-hating Taliban, a group of Afghan directors have created a film love letter to their capital, rooted in the grim reality of everyday life in the war-torn city.


The humble samosa in Pakistan gets Supreme Court verdict

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:21 PM PDT

Pakistanis will have to shell out more for samosas following a Supreme Court ruling, a move that has left a leading Pakistani daily wondering whether it was the "court's best use of time". An editoria...


Un becomes 2: North Korea confirms Kim is married

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 09:53 PM PDT

The mystery woman beside young leader Kim Jong Un at recent public events is indeed his wife, North Korea has confirmed, ending weeks of speculation and offering a new contrast between Kim and his int...


Infosys visa issues: Will the case hold in US court?

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 09:03 PM PDT

Infosys whistleblower Jack Palmer's case against the Bangalore based IT company will go to trial in August. This after, attempts at mediation between the company and Palmer have fallen through. Mr Pal...


Obama, Mitt Romney agree on one thing: India

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:21 PM PDT

Despite differences over various foreign policy issues, both President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney share a common ground when it comes to the US policy of support towards India a...


Western intelligence shaken by Canada spy leaks

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:16 PM PDT

A vast amount of classified information allegedly leaked to Russia by a Canadian naval intelligence officer has seriously compromised the spy agencies of major English-speaking countries, the Western ...

Olympics organisers display SKorea flag instead of NKorea

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:40 PM PDT

London Olympic organisers mistakenly displayed the South Korean flag on a jumbo screen instead of North Korea's before a women's soccer match on Wednesday, prompting the North Koreans to refuse to tak...


Seven dead in Mexico mine accident

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:14 PM PDT

Seven miners were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in northern Mexico, police has said. "We confirm the recovery of the bodies of the seven trapped miners," local police official Francisco arti...


'Batman' shooter wants to know how film ends: Report

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 11:53 AM PDT

The man accused of killing a dozen people at a Colorado screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" wants to know how the film ends, a stunned jail worker reportedly told media.


Dozens stranded over Thames as cable car breaks down

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 11:25 AM PDT

Dozens of travellers were left stranded high above the River Thames after London's newly unveiled cable car broke down in sweltering heat on Wednesday. The 45 million pound system that links two Olymp...


Colorado shooting suspect sent plans notebook to psychiatrist: Report

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:32 AM PDT

The man accused of Friday's movie theater massacre in Colorado mailed a notebook "full of details about how he was going to kill people" to a University of Colorado psychiatrist before the attack, Fox...


French archaeologists unearth pharaoh boat

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 09:33 AM PDT

French archaeologists have discovered a roughly 5,000-year-old pharaonic solar boat in an expedition in Abu Rawash, west of the Egyptian capital, the antiquities ministry said on Wednesday.


Hunt for Joseph Kony lacks troops, equipment

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:29 AM PDT

The head of a planned African Union (AU) force to hunt warlord Joseph Kony said on Wednesday that he can't start his task because he doesn't have troops, equipment or the necessary funding.


Indian-origin teacher sues UK school for racism

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:15 AM PDT

An Indian-origin model-turned teacher, once named among Britain's top 20 hottest men, has sued his school for over 100,000 pounds after he was called a "Paki" in a volley of racial abuses and the nati...


Putin gets every meal tested before eating: Former chef

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Vladimir Putin, the security obsessed Russian President, fears being poisoned and gets every meal tested by professional tasters, his former chef has claimed.


North Korea confirms leader Kim Jong Un is married

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 05:59 AM PDT

North Korea's new, young leader Kim Jong Un is married, state TV reported on Wednesday for the first time in a brief and otherwise routine announcement that ends weeks of speculation about a beautiful...


Canada 'spy' sold US, Australia, UK secrets: Report

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 05:40 AM PDT

A Canadian naval officer arrested this year for allegedly leaking secrets may also have compromised top level Australian, British and American intelligence, a report said on Wednesday.


59 per cent of Indian students to Britain 'fake': Report

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 05:25 AM PDT

A total of about 63,000 fake students entered Britain in 2011, and 59 per cent of the total number of Indian pupils were bogus, a report by a British campaign group said on Wednesday.


Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes first parliament speech

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 04:53 AM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi used her first speech in Parliament on Wednesday to call for laws protecting the rights of the country's ethnic minorities.


11-year-old flies to Rome without passport

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 03:39 AM PDT

Authorities at an airport in northern England are investigating how an 11-year-old boy managed to catch a flight to Rome without a passport or a ticket. In a statement on Wednesday, Manchester airp...


Indian-origin law student sues Preet Bharara

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 02:22 AM PDT

An Indian-origin law student is suing Manhattan's top federal prosecutor Preet Bharara and the US Justice Department claiming she was unlawfully questioned, and her cell phone confiscated after she se...


World's first dengue vaccine beats three virus strains

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 02:21 AM PDT

The world's first vaccine against dengue, developed by French drugmaker Sanofi SA, has shown the ability to protect against disease caused by three of four virus strains in a keenly awaited clinical t...


New generation of tech-savvy Taliban fighters

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 01:47 AM PDT

Once seen as uneducated thugs, the Taliban are producing dangerous new fighters who use the latest digital technology to plan and publicise attacks against NATO and Afghan forces, analysts say. The...


Pakistani runs car over gunman who shot him

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 12:30 AM PDT

An official who sustained three bullet injuries chased the two attackers in his car. He knocked one of them down, killing him in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Two gunmen shot at Deputy Director of ...


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