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Tawang Ready eager willing for the Dalai Lama (07 November 02:31) |
| Controversy surrounds the visit, but that hasn’t ebbed Tawang’s enthusiasm in preparing for the Dalai Lama’s arrival. The monastery here is where he stayed when he entered India fifty... |
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Shootout at building in Orlando 2 killed (06 November 11:48) |
| A shootout has taken place at an office building in Orlando, Florida. Two people have reportedly died while eight people have been injured.
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US favours Dalai Lamas visit to Arunachal (06 November 04:50) |
| Ahead of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, a top US official on Friday said he was free to go anywhere as a religious figure. "The Dalai Lama is a religio... |
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New drug for swine flu offers hope (06 November 02:39) |
| Athena Gurno thought her allergies were acting up when she started coughing in early October. But within days, Gurno, the 30-year-old mother of a young girl, was in a Seattle hospital, close... |
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Americas Nithari Cops here didnt help (06 November 02:16) |
| After the third police station in a row refused to take a missing person report about her niece two years ago, Sandy Drain took matters into her own hands.
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New! Air bags for rear-seat passengers (06 November 01:28) |
| The Ford Motor Co. has turned its seat belt into a marketing tool.
Ford said on Thursday that beginning in 2010, it planned to be the first automaker to offer inflatable rear seat belts, a ... |
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Why Major Hasan opened fire at army base (06 November 12:59) |
| Born and reared in Virginia, the son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high school, against his parents’ wishes. The Army, ... |
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China Were not military threat (06 November 12:08) |
| Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday dismissed concerns about the country's increasing military power, vowing to maintain a "defensive" national defence policy. Hu made the remarks during a... |
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Spicy Indian curry could prevent swine flu (06 November 10:52) |
| Spicy Indian curries could prevent swine flu and common cold just like any prescribed medicine available with the chemists, Russian doctors have said. "You can strengthen immunity by consumi... |
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How a mother of 9 survives war in Pak (06 November 09:43) |
| In Pakistan's biggest battle against terrorists in South Waziristan, it is women who suffer the most.
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12 killed in US army base shootout (06 November 08:52) |
| Twelve people have been killed and 31 others have been injured in a shootout at the largest US army base in Texas. On Thursday afternoon, around 1:30 am Friday India time, a gunman identifie... |
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US shootout Obamas statement (06 November 08:39) |
| Soon after the shootout, President Obama said a number of American soldiers have been killed in a 'horrific outburst of violence'.
"My immediate thoughts and prayers are with the wounded an... |
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US shootout Fort Hood army base (06 November 08:37) |
| Fort Hood is the largest military US base in the world. It is home to about 40,000 army personnel.
Fort Hood is located near Killeen, Texas. At least 25,000 soldiers are at Fort Hood at any... |
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Major Gen Nidal Malik Hasan (06 November 08:37) |
| Little is known about Major Gen Nidal Malik Hasan, who is suspected to be a gunman in the US army base shootout.
Hasan, 39-yr-old, was a psychiatrist who previously worked at Walter Reed Ar... |
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Now 4 Indians in US hedge fund scam (06 November 08:23) |
| In the US, Federal and state authorities have charged 14 people with fraud and conspiracy as part of an insider-trading network that involves some of the same companies and individuals as th... |
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US Hedge fund scam 14 more charged (05 November 11:37) |
| The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested 14 people for alleged involvement in what prosecutors say was the largest hedge-fund insider trading scheme ever on Wall Street, prosec... |
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Shoe thrown at former Australian PM (05 November 07:14) |
| An angry man threw a boot at former Australian prime minister John Howard during a debate at Britain's Cambridge University, the quick-thinking student who caught the shoe said on Thursday. ... |
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China reassures India over Brahmaputra dam (05 November 06:06) |
| Amid reports that it was building a dam in Tibet on Brahmaputra river, China on Thursday assured India that it will not do anything to damage other nations' interests. "China is a responsibl... |
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India express reservations on UNs Gaza report (05 November 05:05) |
| India has expressed its reservations from making any "unqualified endorsement" on the findings and recommendations of the Goldstone report at a special session of the UN General Assembly.
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Mickey Mouse gets a makeover (05 November 02:57) |
| For decades, the Walt Disney Co. has largely kept Mickey Mouse frozen under glass, fearful that even the tiniest tinkering might tarnish the brand and upend his $5 billion or so in annual me... |
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Wall Street bonuses Big bucks return (05 November 02:39) |
| Now is the time of year when a Wall Streeter’s fancy turns, not so lightly, to thoughts of bonuses. Inside major financial companies, the annual rite of tallying bonuses is about to begin,... |
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US missiles strike kills two in Pak (05 November 01:14) |
| Suspected U.S. missiles killed two alleged militants early Thursday in a northwest Pakistan tribal region, intelligence officials said, while Pakistani soldiers battled Taliban fighters in a... |
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Obama to US kids Take on folks in India China (05 November 12:31) |
| President Barack Obama has hit the road to push a new $4.35 billion grant programme to encourage American schools to develop internationally competitive standards to let its students take on... |
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Americas Nithari 11 bodies found (05 November 11:40) |
| In the US, authorities say they have confirmed a total of at least 11 victims whose remains were found in the Cleveland home of a registered sex offender. The Cuyahoga County coroner's offic... |
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Myanmar US envoy meets Suu Kyi (05 November 09:29) |
| The highest-ranking American diplomat to visit Myanmar in 14 years offered improved relations with the country on Wednesday, if its military regime moves toward democracy, putting into actio... |
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Pak vs Taliban Civilians in the crossfire (05 November 01:02) |
| It is Pakistan's biggest offensive against the Taliban – one that has unleashed a wave of deadly revenge attacks across the country. With the Pakistani army pounding Al-Qaeda and Taliban s... |
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Gorbachev I prevented Third World War (04 November 06:19) |
| Erstwhile Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev claims to have prevented Third World War in 1989 by not ordering troops to crush the demonstrations that proceeded the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Obamas half-brother turns author (04 November 05:23) |
| Maybe it is the easy smile. Or perhaps the eyes, at once self-assured and searching. When Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo walks into the room, the similarities with President Barack Obama, with w... |
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Meet the man who cooks for Obama (04 November 04:52) |
| Twice a month, President Barack Obama’s senior policy advisers gather at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to hash out strategies for improving the health of the country’s childre... |
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Michelle Obamas cameo in cooking show (04 November 04:45) |
| Alton Brown, the host of "Iron Chef America," fell into the turnip patch just before the show began taping several scenes outside the White House in late October. (The best stuff always happ... |
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Again Pak blames India for its problems (04 November 04:38) |
| The head of a Pakistan parliamentary committee and a known India baiter has now raked up the alleged Indian role in fomenting unrest in Pakistan's tribal areas. Senator Raza Rabbani, a senio... |
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Headleys associate helped illegal Pak immigrants (04 November 12:29) |
| Pakistan-born-Canadian citizen, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was arrested by the FBI on charges of plotting terror attacks in India and elsewhere, sought to illegally sneak in people into the ... |
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Obamas first year A mixed bag (04 November 11:40) |
| The first anniversary of Barack Obama's election as the US President is round the corner.
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Lashkar-Headley terror plot (04 November 10:44) |
| Lashkar-Headley terror plot: The case so far...
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Rana sought to sneak in people into US FBI (04 November 09:59) |
| Pakistan-born-Canadian citizen, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was arrested by the FBI on charges of plotting terror attacks in India and elsewhere, sought to illegally sneak in people into the ... |
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Headleys terror target in India (04 November 08:41) |
| There is finally more information about what target David Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana were plotting to attack in India. The US government now says Rana and Headley had picked out a mil... |
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US to pay $12 million to 5 Muslims (03 November 07:28) |
| The federal government is paying $1.2 million to settle the cases of five Muslim immigrants who sued over their detention and treatment in a Brooklyn jail after 9/11, when hundreds of non-ci... |
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Law that saved Zardari now threatens him (03 November 07:03) |
| It’s what allowed Benazir Bhutto and husband Asif Zardari to return to Pakistan, but now, the same law that saved Zardari could be his undoing. The National Reconciliation Order ,or NRO, w... |
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Dalai Lama visit shows anti-China bias (03 November 05:47) |
| China reiterated its concern over the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, saying it showed an anti-China bias. Scheduled to visit on November 8, the Dalai Lama insists his tr... |
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Nepal Maoists admit link with Indian Naxals (03 November 04:36) |
| After months of being in denial mode, the Nepalese Maoists have come out openly extending "full support and cooperation" to the Naxalites in India, days after Home Minister P Chidambram ment... |
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Three killed in Pak train collision (03 November 03:22) |
| At least three persons were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday when a passenger train collided with a freight train near a railway station in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi... |
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National Reconciliation Ordinance Zardari isolated (03 November 01:18) |
| In Paksitan, few support Zardari as he pushes the National Reconciliation Ordinance that eliminates cases against politicians. A bill that aims to give a clean chit to politicians and bureau... |
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Pak Terror strikes as army gains ground (03 November 01:12) |
| Suicide bombers attacked two major Pakistani cities on Monday – one of the them the garrison city of Rawalpindi – as the army claimed control of two strongholds in the northwestern triba... |
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Will Al Gore be a Carbon Billionaire (03 November 12:49) |
| Former Vice President Al Gore thought he had spotted a winner last year when a small California firm sought financing for an energy-saving technology from the venture capital firm where Gore... |
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Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women (03 November 11:37) |
| One dose of swine flu vaccine protects pregnant women against the flu, but children under 10 still need two doses, U.S. officials said Monday, announcing further results of clinical trials o... |
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Japanese PMs music album (03 November 09:03) |
| Japan's prime minister may just top the music charts, as a 20-year-old album sung by him is re-released.
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Bolt adopts a cheetah (03 November 08:51) |
| Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth, has adopted a young orphan member of the animal kingdom's fastest sprinters.
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Ship built with steel from World Trade Centre (03 November 08:18) |
| The new US navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Centre steel, arrived in its namesake city on Monday with a 21-gun salute near the site of the September 2001 attacks. First... |
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Suicide attacks in Rawalpindi Lahore kill 37 (02 November 10:36) |
| Thirty five people were killed in a blast in Rawalpindi when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up near the Shalimar Hotel on Monday, according to the police. The attack was less ... |
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Pakistan blast and politics (02 November 08:46) |
| Another day, another bomb attack in Pakistan. This time the target was Rawalpindi, the garrison city just outside Islamabad. Police say a suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up near ... |
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