Monday, January 2, 2012

Memogate scandal may lead to early polls in Pakistan

Memogate scandal may lead to early polls in Pakistan


Memogate scandal may lead to early polls in Pakistan

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 10:06 PM PST

The memogate scandal continues to cast its shadow in Pakistan. Asma Jahangir, Pakistan's foremost civil rights lawyer who quit as Husain Haqqani's defence counsel, accused the army and ISI of trying t...


Los Angeles car arson: 24-year-old German arrested

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:34 PM PST

Authorities arrested a German man Monday in connection with dozens of suspected arson attacks that destroyed parked cars, scorched buildings and rattled much of the nation's second-largest city over t...


Candlelight vigil held for Anuj Bidve; Accused killer 'Psycho' remanded to police custody

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:27 PM PST

As anger still simmers over the horrific murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve in Manchester last week, a candlelight vigil was held on Monday evening by his friends in the city as a mark of a silent pr...


Firebombings in New York: Suspect seen in security video

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 08:29 PM PST

It was around 10 p.m. Sunday when a man in a hooded sweatshirt drove up to a home on 170th Street in Jamaica, Queens, and stepped out holding a glass bottle.


Firebomb attacks in New York targeting Muslims

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 11:22 AM PST

A Fire Department official on Monday said it was fortunate that the damage was minimal from a series of arson attacks across eastern Queens on Sunday night that the police were investigating as a poss...


New Year's shooting at a California condo leaves 4 dead

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 09:38 AM PST

An early morning New Year's shooting left four people dead at a condominium near San Diego, authorities said on Sunday. Police responded to a 911 cellphone call of shots fired in Coronado, a wealthy s...


Indian cyberspace hit by Kim Jong-Il spam

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:57 AM PST

Indian computer security analysts have detected and alerted internet users against "malicious spam mails" in the name of the dead North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il leading to hacking and crashing of vul...


Tortured Afghan teen to be treated in India

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:43 AM PST

A 15-year-old Afghan girl severely tortured for months by her in-laws in an attempt to force her into prostitution will be sent to India for medical treatment, an Afghan official said on Monday. Sahar...


Pak capable of defending territorial sovereignty: Top military official

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:16 AM PST

Pakistan's "desire" for peaceful settlement of issues must not be misconstrued as its weakness as the country has the means to give a "befitting response to any unprovoked attack of blatant aggression...


55 cars firebombed in Los Angeles, one person detained

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 06:07 AM PST

Twelve more suspected arson fires broke out early Monday in the Los Angeles area, and a "person of interest" was taken into custody for questioning in connection with the dozens of suspicious car fire...


China promises inquiry over alleged mistreatment of Indian diplomat

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 05:31 AM PST

India summoned the Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission in Delhi this evening to formally complain about how a diplomat was treated by a court in China. S Balachandran had to be hospitalised after he fain...


Memogate: Blackberry records to play starring role

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:48 AM PST

A judicial commission probing the memo scandal today directed Pakistan government officials to obtain records of the BlackBerry communications between former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani and Pakista...


Need a kidney? Try Facebook

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:46 AM PST

Between the kid photos and reminiscences about high school, more and more pleas for help from people with failing kidneys are popping up. Facebook and other social media sites are quickly becoming a g...


China TV grows racy, and gets a chaperon

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:09 AM PST

Wang Peijie's idea for what would become the most-talked-about show in China was simple: Throw a spotlight on this country's bright young things as they court each other on stage to pop music and audi...


Row over BMWs during London Olympics: Report

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 03:04 AM PST

The 2012 London Olympics is being promoted as the "greenest" Olympic Games in history but a row has erupted after it emerged that thousands of VIPs will travel to events here during the sporting extra...


Imran Khan indicates political tie-up with Musharraf

Posted: 02 Jan 2012 01:58 AM PST

The political scene in Pakistan appears to be hotting up, with the cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Tehrik-e-Insaf party indicating that it is open to an alliance with former military ruler Pe...


Afghan child bride had fingernails pulled out

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 11:57 PM PST

An Afghan child bride on Saturday spoke of how she was tortured by her mother-in-law who locked her in a toilet for six months, beat her, pulled out her fingernails and burned her with cigarettes.


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