Tuesday, June 26, 2012

New Pakistan PM asked to reopen Zardari cases by Supreme Court

New Pakistan PM asked to reopen Zardari cases by Supreme Court

New Pakistan PM asked to reopen Zardari cases by Supreme Court

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:20 PM PDT

Piling up pressure on new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan's Supreme Court today asked him to respond by July 12 to its order to reopen graft cases in Switzerland against President Asif Ali...

Bangalore techie found dead in US hotel

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 11:00 PM PDT

A 26-year-old Indian employee at an IT firm, who was accused of murdering an American woman, was found dead after he allegedly committed suicide due to suspected drug overdose at a New Jersey hotel. ...

Five Al-Qaeda terrorists escape from Yemen jail

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:43 PM PDT

At least five terrorists of the Al-Qaeda have escaped from a prison in Yemen, the country's official news agency Saba reported. The five members of the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) fled on...

Both Koreas suffering worst drought in a century

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:53 PM PDT

North Korea dispatched soldiers to pour buckets of water on parched fields and South Korean officials scrambled to save a rare mollusk threatened by the heat as the worst dry spell in a century grippe...

Suu Kyi holds no grudges against jailers

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:36 PM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said that she holds no grudges against the military regime that kept her under house arrest for some 15 years and, instead, views it as a group she can w...

9 killed, millions affected in heavy rains in China

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:35 PM PDT

At least nine persons were killed and one went missing in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region after rainstorms battered the region, affecting millions of people over the last few days, loca...

The Obama-Romney tussle on outsourcing in India, China

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:35 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday went full blast against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, accusing him of outsourcing American jobs to countries like India...

Boat carrying 150 capsizes off northwest Australia

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:56 PM PDT

An asylum seeker boat carrying up to 150 people has reportedly capsized north of the Australian territory of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. The Australian government says it is responding to We...

Drunk man killed for attacking cops with axe

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:45 PM PDT

A drunk man in Russia attacked police officers with an axe and a pitchfork, forcing the policemen to shoot him dead, officials said. The man from a village in southern Russia's Krasnodar region threat...

Nora Ephron, writer-filmmaker, dies at 71

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:23 PM PDT

Nora Ephron, the essayist, author and filmmaker who challenged and thrived in the male-dominated worlds of movies and journalism and was loved, respected and feared for her wit, died on Tuesday of leu...

'Suspicious' blast destroys UK house, kills child

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 07:23 PM PDT

A suspected gas explosion reduced a house to smoking rubble, killed a 2-year-old boy and left a man seriously burned in northwest England on Tuesday, police and rescue workers said. Police were not li...

Surjeet Singh, not Sarabjit Singh, to be released, clarifies Pakistan

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:54 PM PDT

Hours after reports emerged that Pakistan was to free Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, the presidential spokesman tonight clarified that authorities had taken steps for the release of another...

US missile strike kills 4 militants in Pakistan

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Pakistani intelligence officials have said that a US drone has fired two missiles at a house in northwest Pakistan, killing at least four suspected militants.

News Corp mulls media, entertainment unit split

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 09:03 AM PDT

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said on Tuesday that it was "considering a restructuring" that would split off its larger entertainment division from the struggling publishing businesses. The New York-base...

Once Ireland's richest man, bankrupt Quinn faces jail

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:42 AM PDT

Once Ireland's richest man, Sean Quinn was found guilty of contempt on Tuesday and may go to jail after a court ruled that the bankrupt businessman had blocked a state bank from seizing property worth...

Vladimir Putin arrives in Jordan for talks with king

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on Tuesday with Jordan's King Abdullah II as part of a Middle East tour aimed at boosting Moscow regional role.

London's Big Ben to be renamed Elizabeth Tower

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:12 AM PDT

Britain's landmark Big Ben clock tower adjoining the Houses of Parliament will be renamed "Elizabeth Tower" to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60th year on the throne, a parliamentary official said on Tuesday....

Pope accepts Argentine bishop's resignation over sex scandal

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:36 AM PDT

The Vatican accepted the resignation on Tuesday of an Argentine bishop who was caught cavorting with a woman on a beach, in the latest of a string of sex scandals to hit the Catholic Church.

Turkey threatens Syria with retaliation

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 05:13 AM PDT

Turkey's prime minister, responding to the downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces, said on Tuesday that Turkish military will respond to any future violation of its border by Syrian military elemen...

Singapore pastor arrested over misuse of US $ 18 mn

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 04:04 AM PDT

The founder of one of Singapore's richest churches was arrested today on allegations of misusing at least USD 18 million in donations from his congregation of more than 30,000, police said.

Frisbee gains popularity in India

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:47 AM PDT

The Frisbee is not native to India. It does not engender the obsession of cricket or beckon the roaring fans of soccer. It is not steeped in the culture like kabaddi or popularized in social clubs lik...

Al Qaeda may pose threat to Olympics: UK spy chief

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:36 AM PDT

Though they still retain safe havens in Pakistan and Afghanistan, jihadists are now heading to the Middle East to seek terrorist training as parts of the Arab world have "once more become a permissive...

Myanmar's Aung Suu Kyi in France for last leg of historic tour

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:08 AM PDT

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for the last leg of her historic European tour on Tuesday in Paris, where she will be treated with the honours of a visiting head of state. The...

Helipad controversy for new Pakistan PM

Posted: 26 Jun 2012 02:14 AM PDT

The private home of Pakistan's new prime minister may be furnished with a helipad at government expense to save police securing the 14-mile road trip from the capital, officials said on Tuesday.
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