Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Pak PM Gilani appears in court; exempt from next hearing on Feb 1

Pak PM Gilani appears in court; exempt from next hearing on Feb 1


Pak PM Gilani appears in court; exempt from next hearing on Feb 1

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:54 PM PST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani came out of the Supreme Court smiling today. He had earned himself a reprieve - the court has given the civilian government time till February 1 to respond...


Pakistan scandal's latest twist: naked wrestling

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:18 PM PST

A scandal over a secret memo to Washington that could bring down the Pakistani president has taken a strange turn, with a music video surfacing featuring the chief accuser acting as a commentator for ...


Zuckerberg joins protests against anti-piracy bills

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:34 PM PST

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has joined the growing chorus against the proposed anti-piracy bills in the US, saying the two "poorly thought out laws" are not the "right solutions" to the problem o...


Don't keep gold at home, UK police warns Indians

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:14 PM PST

Amidst a spate of robberies for gold items in homes belonging to people from the Indian subcontinent, the British police today issued specific crime prevention advice, asking members of the community ...


Full transcript: The age of martial law is over in Pakistan, says Imran Khan

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:06 AM PST

As Pakistan's opposition continues to press for the exit of President Asif Ali Zardari-led civilian government due to the escalating crisis in the country, there is just one thing that every political...


From US boarding school to Al Qaeda suicide bomber

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 07:01 AM PST

Moeed Abdul Salam didn't descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He grew up in a well-off Texas household, attended a pricey boarding school and graduated from one of the state's most re...


Indian-origin couple has baby on train to New York

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:15 AM PST

A New Jersey woman got the morning commute of her life when she gave birth to her first child on a PATH commuter train to New York.


Pak asks US special envoy Marc Grossman to delay visit to the country

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:53 AM PST

A lawyer for Pakistan's prime minister said Wednesday there would be no harm in the government's asking Swiss authorities to reopen an old corruption case against the country's president, because he e...


Seven arrested for filming beating of teen

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:49 AM PST

Chicago police have arrested seven teenagers in the beating and robbery of a 17-year-old high school student that was filmed and posted online.

Birmingham murders not driven by gold theft

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:30 AM PST

Detectives investigating last week's double murders of Indian-origin Avtar Singh Kolar and his wife Carole Kolar in Birmingham have ruled out gold theft as a motive, while the police have been given m...


Young, in love and even sharing a password

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 04:02 AM PST

Young couples have long signalled their devotion to each other by various means - the gift of a letterman jacket, or an exchange of class rings or ID bracelets. Best friends share locker combinations.


China expands online registration rule

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 03:59 AM PST

China will expand nationwide a trial program that requires users of the country's wildly popular microblog services to disclose their identities to the government in order to post comments online, the...


Iran promises to return US drone-as a toy

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 03:33 AM PST

Iranian state radio says Tehran will give the United States a model of the American surveillance drone captured by the Islamic Republic.


Italy cruise wreck rescue halted

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 02:25 AM PST

The captain of a doomed Italian cruise liner returned home to the Amalfi coast under house arrest as fears grew that bad weather could hamper rescue efforts on the wreck.


Afghan air force learns to fly and fix aircraft

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 02:07 AM PST

The challenge of forging a modern, technically proficient air force in a country at war is immense, but a fully operational Afghan Air Force is an essential element in the West's exit strategy. The ta...


Space 'code of conduct' will tackle issues of falling debris

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 01:25 AM PST

The United States pledged to join an EU-led effort to develop a space "code of conduct" that would set rules for orbiting spacecraft and for mitigating the growing problem of orbiting debris. "The ...


Will wait for Pak parliament review to be over: US

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 01:23 AM PST

Following the attack, Pakistan blocked NATO supply routes from its soil, asked US to vacate Shamshi air base and said it will review its rules of engagement with the Washington.


Head found near famous Hollywood sign

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:51 AM PST

Hikers in the Hollywood Hills found a human head in a plastic bag on Tuesday when two of their dogs began playing with the object, Los Angeles police said


Angry Brides: Taking a swing at the practice of dowry

Posted: 18 Jan 2012 12:47 AM PST

The wildly popular app Angry Birds, in which feathered fowls are hurled by gamers, has a new spinoff called Angry Brides, which involves a woman pelting her weapon of choice at dodging grooms. A slipp...


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