 Relations between Obama and Bush 'awkward': Report New York: Relation between US President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W Bush remains 'awkward' and 'non-existent,' according to a report. The two leaders spoke yesterday as Obama announced the end of US operations...   US cautions its citizens on India travel during CWG Washington: Noting that it has no specific information on terrorist threat during the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the US today asked its citizens to be alert and cautious of their security during the games...  China denies sending troops to PoK, sees conspiracy China on Thursday dismissed reports saying troops of the People's Liberation Army are in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. The New York Times ran an opinion piece last week which said up to 11,000 soldiers of the People's Liberation...
1.3 mn Haitians still in camps months after quake: UN
New York: Nearly nine months after a devastating earthquake, an estimated 1.3 million Haitians are still living in temporary shelters while the country struggles with reconstruction and rebuilding a government, the United...  Gunman shot dead at Discovery building, hostages freed safely Washington: Police shot dead a gunman to safely free three persons ending hours of standoff after he had taken them as hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in the suburb of Silver Spring. The gunman has...  Chilean miners' rescue shaft hits problem Santiago: The rescue of 33 workers trapped in a mine in northern Chile for nearly a month might take longer than expected after work on the rescue shaft hit problems Wednesday. After a special drill from Australia had dug...  240 victims of mass rape in Congo: UN United Nations:The UN Wednesday said the number of civilians who had been brutally gang raped recently in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 240. The UN alleged July 30 that Congolese militants...
Landslide leaves three dead, 57 missing in China
Beijing: At least three people were killed and 57 missing when landslides hit a village in southwest China's Yunnan province Wednesday night, authorities said Thursday. The landslides happened at Wama village of Longyang...  Blasts, firing at Shia processions in Lahore, Karachi kill 29 Lahore/Karachi: Taliban suicide bombers today struck Shia processions in Lahore in back-to-back attacks, killing 29 people and injuring over 200, even as gunmen opened fire at a religious march in Pakistan's commercial...
US Muslims call for more protection amid mosque controversy
Washington:US Muslim leaders called Wednesday for more protection from law enforcement amid what they described as a wave of 'Islamiphobia' over plans to build an Islamic centre and mosque near the site of the September 11,...  Combat operations in Iraq over, Obama shifts focus to Af-Pak Washington: US President Barack Obama today declared an end to over seven-year-old 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' which overthrew the then dictator Saddam Hussein's regime, as he shifted focus to Af-Pak region, where the Al-Qaeda...
15 killed in bomb blast in Somalia
Mogadishu: At least fifteen people were killed and more than 30 injured Tuesday after a roadside bomb explosion hit two passenger buses in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said. The explosion ripped... ( Page 1 of 1 ) |
