Charged with Indian-American's murder Silicon Valley: Jing Hua Wu, a Chinese-origin test engineer, has been formally charged with murdering Indian-American CEO, Sid Agrawal, and two other top officials of SiPort Inc. The company fired the assailant on November 14, the day of the ...

Auto chiefs go empty-handed WASHINGTON: The chief executives of Detroit's Big Three automakers - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - departed Washington empty-handed on Wednesday night after two days of pleading for a financial lifeline on Capitol Hill. ...

Protests in Kathmandu KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Valley came to a standstill on Thursday as protests were held to highlight the death of two youths, who were allegedly killed by the Young Communist League (YCL). Sportspersons Pushkar Dangol and Nirmal Pant were ...

India, China to get credit from Russia MOSCOW: Russia will extend $1 billion to the IMF to help fight the world financial crisis, said Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, as he unveiled a anti-crisis programme to support domestic industries and the population. "It has been ...

Jackman "Sexiest Man Alive" London: Australian actor Huge Jackman (40) has been voted as Sexiest Man Alive for 2008 by People magazine. He beat James Bond star Daniel Craig to the top spot, reported the Daily Mail . Jackman ...

How far will the U.S. go, wonder Pakistanis ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. Ambassador on Thursday to protest Wednesday's missile strike, which also came in for strong condemnation by the National Assembly. The missiles fired by a suspected ...

Aid distribution: Red Cross, India differ with Sri Lanka COLOMBO: India on Thursday formally handed over 1,680 tonnes of relief material to the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) for distribution to civilians in northern Sri Lanka. A brief ceremony at the ICRC warehouse here was marked ...

Saudis get 10 days to pay ransom Pirates demand $25 million to release supertanker

UN Council Approves Increase In Congo Peacekeepers The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo is the world`s biggest U.N. peacekeeping operation.

Accused Colombian Scam Boss Capture Sparks Unrest At least two people were killed in riots last week when the bosses of other companies, started disappearing with suitcases full of cash.

U.S. Targets Al Qaeda Support In Somalia, Iraq The moves ban Americans from dealing with the designated individuals and seek to freeze any assets they may have under U.S. jurisdiction.

Serbia To Launch Countersuit Against Croatia ICJ ruled on Tuesday it had jurisdiction to examine the genocide case against Serbia which was filed by Croatia in 1999.

U.S. Convicts `Prince Of Marbella` Of Arms Deal He was convicted on a host of charges including arms sales, conspiracy to kill U.S. officials, conspiracy to aid a terrorist organization.

Suicide Bomber Kills 9 In Afghanistan The bomber blew himself up at the gate of a district government centre in Khost province.

Sena activist sues anti-terror squad for ill-treatment A Shiv Sena activist filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court on Thursday seeking an inquiry into the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for its "ill-treatment" of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the accused in the Malegaon bomb blast case.

Entry into politics sours Kabari's marriage Entry into politics seems to have taken its toll on the conjugal life of famous Bangladeshi actress Kabari Sarwar whose 30-year relationship with husband Shafiuddin has come to an end.

Grave robbers steal billionaire's coffin The coffin including the remains of German-Austrian billionaire Karl Friedrich Flick has been stolen from a private gravesite at a cemetery in Velden, Southern Austria, on Sunday, police confirmed yesterday.

Governor and chief minister at loggerheads The governor and the chief minister of Punjab - Pakistan's most populous and politically significant province - appear to be on a collision course against a backdrop of simmering mutual hostility.

Zardari to visit UAE on Monday Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari starts his first official visit to the UAE from November 24.

Bishops flay proposal on sex education Bishops criticised a lawmaker's suggestion that leaders of the Catholic Church should undergo sex education to understand the importance of passing a family planning Bill in Congress.

Two women in close race to lead French opposition French Socialists were choosing a new leader yesterday who could challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy and set the direction for the once-powerful but long-fractured French left.

Strong protest over latest drone attack Pakistan strongly protested on Thursday to the United States over a missile attack by a US drone, the latest in a series of such raids widely denounced in the country as violation of national sovereignty.

'Best Iron Age' loot found An Iron Age gold collar worth more than £350 000 unearthed by an amateur in a field in Britain has been described as the best find of its kind in 50 years.

'Hitler' fined for Nazi tribute Two Dutch men, including a Hitler lookalike, have been fined in Belgium for a Nazi tribute they staged at a German military cemetery in Flanders.

US forces kill Qaeda leader US forces have killed a senior al-Qaeda leader wanted for planning suicide bombings, kidnappings and assassinations, the US military says.

Zawahiri's Attack on Obama: Who Cares? Viewpoint: Why give front-page coverage to the rants of a movement whose relevance, beyond the publicity it generates, is questionable?

Obama and the one dollar bill All kinds of people have tremendous expectations of Obama in the years ahead. If he manages to live up to anywhere close to the hype and hope, he could one day be declared a great president --and find himself on a piece of US currency.

Gita study to be mandatory at Seton Hall University The study of the Bhagvad Gita has become mandatory for every student joining Seton Hall University in New Jersey from this year. Seton Hall is an independent, Catholic university under the Archdiocese of Newark founded in 1856.

Bomb blast kills 7 people in NW Pakistan At least seven people are killed and several others injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up in the troubled north-western Pakistan.

Blast kills 3 in eastern Afghanistan At least three people have been killed after an explosive-laden truck targeted a compound of district government in eastern Afghanistan.

Somali opposition leader vows 'holy war' A senior Somali opposition leader has promised to sustain the 'holy war' on the country's government while refusing to compromise with rivals.

'World no longer condones unilateralism' Iran says the dominant world paradigm no longer supports US-sought unilateralism and preemptive measures against world nations.

'Al-Qaeda dramatically reduced in Iraq' A US general says Qaeda's ability to carry out serious assaults against Iraqi civilians, American and Iraqi forces has decreased notably.

Mauritius Best African State For Children Among the least child-friendly governments were Central African Republic, Gambia, Liberia, Chad, Swaziland, Comoros and Guinea.

Wealthy arms dealer convivted A Manhattan jury has convicted a wealthy arms dealer of conspiring to sell weapons to informants who supposedly were supplying terrorists willing to kill Americans.

Group praises strike on pirates A maritime watchdog has praised the Indian navy's destruction of a pirate vessel off Somalia and urged others to follow suit.

Somali pirates demand $25m ransom for supertanker$ Somali pirates who hijacked the Saudi-owned super-tanker Sirius Star today demanded $25 million in ransom and set a 10-day deadline.$

Fast food fury: son shoots dad, then himself, after order goes wrong A teenager shot his dad dead and then killed himself in a dispute over a fast food order in Texas.

First cyber-bullying trial hears how Megan Meier, 13, killed herself after online taunts Tech Central: is lying in cyberspace a federal offence?

Teenager murdered for writing love letter to girl of higher caste An Indian teenager who dared to write a love letter to a sweetheart from a higher caste was beaten and paraded through the streets of his village before being thrown under a train.