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Obama details VP priorities, but no names (20 August 09:01) |
| Barack Obama has laid out his key criteria in a vice presidential pick -- somebody who will be the diametric opposite of Dick Cheney -- but did not air any names.
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Musharraf denies reports of leaving Pakistan (20 August 09:00) |
| Amid intense speculation about his future after stepping down, former President Pervez Musharraf has denied reports that he would leave his "first love" Pakistan |
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Prince Charles voted 'guardian of Britain's countryside' (20 August 08:59) |
| Prince Charles, the second-in -line to the British throne, has been voted the "guardian of countryside" in a survey.
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MQM backs Zardari for post of President (20 August 08:29) |
| Backing PPP chief Asif Ali Zardari for the post of President, Pakistan's opposition MQM party said on Wednesday he was a suitable candidate |
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Dubai airport's third terminal to open Oct 14 (20 August 07:10) |
| The third terminal at the Dubai International Airport will start operating in a phased manner from Oct 14 this year, boosting the city's economic progress. |
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Nepal's beauty pageant put on hold by Maoists' threat (20 August 06:15) |
| The Maoists' women wing on Wednesday threated to prevent the event from taking place on Saturday, but expressed willingness to discuss the issue with the organisers.
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Musharraf chills out on first day out of office (20 August 04:44) |
| Pervez Musharraf spent his first day out of office as Pakistan's president catching up with his family and friends - and listening to old Bollywood songs by Mohammad Rafi.
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Day after, tug-of-war begins in Pakistan (20 August 04:35) |
| A day after President Pervez Musharraf stepped down to avoid impeachment, cracks appeared in the ruling coalition over several issues and a bomb killed 25 people. |
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Enemy ousted, but uncertainty to follow (20 August 03:59) |
| Pervez Musharraf's departure from Pakistan's political horizon is unlikely to bring the much-needed political stability as the ruling alliance may resort to in-fighting and suqabbling. |
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Frontier Gandhi grandson tipped for Prez post (20 August 03:52) |
| Even as Musharraf's resignation has ended a longstanding rift between the presidency and the parliament, it has generated a fresh debate as to who should be the next President. |
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Overheated iPod nano blamed for three fires (20 August 03:51) |
| Japan's trade ministry said on Tuesday that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be due to a battery defect.
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Israel plays foul, hits protestors with 'skunk' (20 August 03:50) |
| The Palestinian protestors massed at the fence expected tear gas and rubber bullets; what they got instead was a putrid yellow wind, Israel's newest weapon against demonstrators. |
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Vodafone senior executive stabbed to death (19 August 07:15) |
| A senior executive of Vodafone, Britain's leading mobile phone company, was stabbed to death at her country home, police said on Tuesday.
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Russia and Georgia exchange prisoners (19 August 07:09) |
| Russia and Georgia on Tuesday exchanged prisoners captured in the conflict that started when Tbilisi launched an assault on the Moscow-backed breakaway region of South Ossetia. |
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'Musharraf has left a fractured Pakistan' (19 August 06:46) |
| Pervez Musharraf, who resigned as President of Pakistan, has little to show for his 9-years in power, apart from the rise of a home-grown Taliban, a leading Pakistani author said. |
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Prachanda faces first crisis as PM (19 August 06:01) |
| Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' faced his first crisis within 24 hours as floods ravaged the border area, leaving over 35,000 people homeless.
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Move over, metrosexuals. Here comes the 'retrosexual' male! (19 August 05:49) |
| Men, it's time to throw away your razor in the bin, start fashioning a handlebar moustache, get a crate of strong beer in and begin referring to women as "the little ladies".
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Russia closes borders with Georgia (19 August 05:44) |
| Russia has closed its borders with Georgia and Azerbaijan for the nationals and carriers of countries which are not members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). |
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Sex with Ex 'is not cheating' (19 August 05:39) |
| Sex with your Ex? You might not find it to be the wisest choice, but a new survey has revealed that people in Britain reckon cheating on one's partner with an old flame is "ok".
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25 killed as suicide bomber targets Pak hospital (19 August 05:11) |
| At least 20 people were killed and about 50 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a hospital in a town in Pakistan's troubled northwest on Tuesday.
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'Munnabhai' inspires seminar on modern Gandhigiri (19 August 05:09) |
| Bollywood film 'Lage Raho Munnabhai' has inspired a slew of protests worldwide using Gandhian methods |
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Islamist terror cell plotting to kill the Queen? (19 August 05:05) |
| An Islamist terror cell busted with details of bomb-making and suicide vests is said to have been plotting to kill the British Queen and some high-profile members of the Royal Family |
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'Bush underwrote Mush's dictatorship for yrs' (19 August 04:27) |
| A newspaper has asked Pak to focus on challenging the Taliban and al Qaeda elements operating from its soil, following the exit of Musharraf, whose "dictatorship" Bush "underwrote". |
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Diabetic man dies eating sweets to celebrate Mush resignation (19 August 04:25) |
| The celebrations marking Musharraf's resignation proved to be fatal for a man with diabetes, who ate too many sweets distributed by political party workers and lawyers.
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Pak lawmakers demand trial for Musharraf (19 August 04:22) |
| Ahead of a crucial meeting to decide the fate of Musharraf, parliamentarians demanded that the ex-military ruler should face trial for his actions.
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'War will continue until last Tiger is killed' (19 August 02:58) |
| Riding on public support for the ongoing war against the Tamil Tigers, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared that the military campaign will continue "until the last rebel is killed or ev... |
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Musharraf's buddies in the line of fire (19 August 02:56) |
| With Pervez Musharraf stepping down as Pakistan's president, the axe is likely to fall on some of his cronies, including governors and judges |
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Mush's exit: Another blow to Bush foreign policy (19 August 02:55) |
| That Bush's term is all but over is a mitigating factor for him in what is otherwise a huge foreign policy challenge for Washington. |
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Cabbie bites off fingertip of drunk passenger (19 August 02:54) |
| A Hong Kong cabbie bit off the fingertip of a drunk passenger who refused to clean up vomit from the taxi, a court report said Tuesday.
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Desi Obama can cook daal, but finds naan tough (19 August 02:51) |
| Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama considers himself a "desi" who is an expert at cooking dal and other ethnic dishes, though he isn't that good at making naan, the Indian bread.... |
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For Washington, Musharraf is history (19 August 02:50) |
| President George Bush made no contact with Musharraf whom he had described previously as a "personal friend".
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Gary Glitter out of prison, headed for Britain (19 August 02:49) |
| Gary Glitter, the former British glam rock star who spent the past two years and nine months in a Vietnamese prison for sexually abusing minors, was released |
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Nepal to send its goddesses to school now (19 August 02:48) |
| The winds of change that transformed the sleepy Himalayan kingdom of Nepal into a secular republic and turned its god-king into a tax-paying, law-abiding commoner |
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Iran test fires satellite rocket (19 August 04:35) |
| Iran said that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern over possible military use will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth.
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Fay's fury to intensify before US strike (19 August 04:34) |
| Tropical storm Fay moved towards hurricane strength as it struck Cuba and barrelled toward the Florida Keys after claiming at least 11 lives in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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Musharraf exits, troubles stay (19 August 04:23) |
| Celebrations broke out across the cities of Pakistan on Monday as the nine-year rule of the country's fourth dictator, Pervez Musharraf, ended when he quit the presidency. |
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Mush exits, troubles stay (19 August 04:23) |
| Celebrations broke out across the cities of Pakistan on Monday as the nine-year rule of the country's fourth dictator, Pervez Musharraf, ended when he quit the presidency. |
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India concerned ISI terror may rise (19 August 04:00) |
| Pakistan's political parties may be celebrating Pervez Musharraf's exit but in India there is concern about a power vacuum at the top. |
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Saudi Arabia, Turykey, US likely destinations for Mush (19 August 03:57) |
| Despite Musharraf's fall from grace and his resignation, it is not yet clear if he will stay on in Pakistan or proceed abroad to spend the rest of his life in self-imposed exile.
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Musharraf's future uncertain (18 August 11:04) |
| Pervez Musharraf's future was uncertain as the heads of the ruling coalition concluded their meeting on Monday without taking any final decision and will meet again on Tuesday. |
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Prachanda takes charge in people's name (18 August 08:50) |
| Nepal's Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" began a new chapter in the federal democratic republic's history on Monday by assuming oath of office |
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Met police chief 'bugged Asian officer' (18 August 08:49) |
| Britain's most senior police officer of Asian origin was illegally bugged and put under surveillance on the orders of the Metropolitan police chief |
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Prachanda begins power stint with China trip (18 August 04:53) |
| Nepal's new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda will make his first visit abroad with a trip to Beijing this week to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.
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UAE bans 'God Tussi Great Ho' (18 August 04:52) |
| Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have ordered the Salman Khan-starrer Bollywood film 'God Tussi Great Ho' off screens in this Gulf nation |
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Ten years in the life of Pervez Musharraf (18 August 04:49) |
| From Oct 7, 1998 when he became chief of army staff to now, when he quit as Pakistan's 12th president, Musharraf has played a key role in the country's development.
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President Pervez Musharraf resigns (18 August 03:57) |
| Facing an imminent impeachment, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation on Monday |
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Deadline over, Musharraf faces sack (18 August 03:36) |
| Government sources say the alliance leadership had already refused to extend the deadline set for the president to quit |
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China torturing Tibetans, says Dalai Lama (17 August 11:39) |
| The Dalai Lama has accused China of torturing Tibetans, sometimes to death, during the Olympic Games.
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Put on a few kilos and it's over (17 August 11:38) |
| Couples Down Under are turning to family lawyers to settle household arguments over who walks the dog and even how much their partner should weigh. |
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