Sunday, January 15, 2012

Italy cruise tragedy: Captain under scanner; 201 Indians rescued, one missing

Italy cruise tragedy: Captain under scanner; 201 Indians rescued, one missing

Italy cruise tragedy: Captain under scanner; 201 Indians rescued, one missing

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:52 PM PST

As the world still comes to terms with the tragedy of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that ran aground in Italy, the crew onboard the ill-fated ship recounts the horror of the tense, final moments. M...

World's youngest Microsoft certified professional, Arfa Karim Randhawa, dead

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:51 PM PST

Arfa Karim Randhawa, the world's youngest Microsoft certified professional, has died in a hospital here at the age of 16, her family said on Sunday.

Crucial Monday for Pakistan; Zardari, Gilani's fate to be decided

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:39 PM PST

The next 24 hours could be decisive for Pakistan. The Supreme Court will today hear a critical case on the issue of re-opening of graft charges against President Asif Ali Zardari, and it might have th...

BlackBerry refuses to hand Memogate data to Pakistan: Report

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:31 PM PST

BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion (RIM), has said that it will not release data regarding a memo that said that President Asif Ali Zardari had feared a military coup last year, it was reported here...

Huntsman to quit from Republican race: Officials

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:53 PM PST

Jon Huntsman will withdraw on Monday from the race for the Republican presidential nomination, campaign officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. Huntsman will endorse Mitt Romney at an event ...

Memogate: Mansoor Ijaz delays return to Pak, seeks time till 25th

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:32 PM PST

Businessman Mansoor Ijaz, who plays a starring role in Pakistan's political scandal Memogate, has delayed his trip home. Mr Ijaz's lawyers say he is being threatened. He has applied for a visa in Swit...

Man of Indian origin caught asking for money in return for Cameron's mobile number

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:08 PM PST

An Indian-origin Tory fundraiser in Britain was allegedly caught in a sting operation claiming he could fix a one-to-one meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron for 10,000 pounds, besides providing ...

Stop killing your own people: Ban tells Assad

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:44 PM PST

In a strongly worded statement, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately stop violence against his own people.

BMW recalls 89,000 Minis: US safety agency

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 08:16 PM PST

German automaker BMW is recalling nearly 89,000 Mini Coopers, the US traffic safety agency announced on Sunday, citing the threat of a smoldering circuit board that could set the cars on fire.

Italy cruise tragedy: 201 Indians rescued, one missing

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 07:47 PM PST

201 Indians have been rescued after a luxury cruise liner ran aground and tipped over off the Tuscan coast in Italy, leaving five dead. One is still missing.

Italy cruise ship tragedy conjures memories of doomed Titanic

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 07:16 PM PST

The first interviews of survivors - and the first impressions of people across the world - of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise liner that ran aground and tipped over in Italy are yielding predicta...

Two lakh Chinese people forced to undergo medical experiment?

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:44 AM PST

Some two lakh residents in Shandong province in eastern China were forced to take drugs as part of a medical experiment for gastric disorders, an Internet blogger has alleged, prompting a local offici...

Karate kick from pupil breaks teacher's leg

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:40 AM PST

A Karate kick by a 10-year-old student shattered his teacher's leg and broke her kneecap in a classroom attack.

US military chief to visit Israel as Iran tension grows

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:13 AM PST

The top U.S. military commander is scheduled for talks in Israel this week, Israel said Sunday, at a time when the U.S. is concerned that Israel might be preparing to attack Iran over its nuclear prog...

Blast at Shia procession kills 20 in Lahore

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 10:03 AM PST

A powerful blast ripped through a Shia procession in Pakistan's Punjab province today, killing at least 20 devotees and injuring more than 30 others, witnesses said.

Suspicions rise in Pablo Neruda's death

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 09:58 AM PST

The suspicions have lingered for decades. Pablo Neruda, Chile's Nobel Prize-winning poet, would have been a powerful voice in exile against the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. But that all chan...

Pak gearing up for crucial Monday; Zardari, Gilani's fate to be decided tomorrow

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 03:34 AM PST

The next 24 hours are going to be crucial in deciding what happens next in the volatile face-off between Pakistan's elected government and the military. Though Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani praise...

Mother, sister of top Pak official shot down

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:46 AM PST

Two women -- the mother and sister of the joint secretary in Pakistan's cabinet division -- died when gunmen targeting a wanted killer pumped bullets inside a wrong room in an Islamabad hospital.

World's youngest Microsoft certified professional dead

Posted: 15 Jan 2012 12:08 AM PST

Arfa Karim Randhawa, the world's youngest Microsoft certified professional has died in a hospital at the age of 16, her family said today.
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