Karachi resident: Pakistani held in India on espionage charge
NEW DELHI:? A former resident of Karachi who has lived in India since 1990 was arrested on Wednesday, after he was ‘lured’ by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency to spy for Pakistan, Indian police said. “Kamran Akbar arrived in India in 1990, studied in the country and married an Indian girl,” Ashok Chand, District Commissioner More...
US Congress members receive threatening letters
WASHINGTON: Three members of the US Congress have received threatening mail containing a suspicious powder later found to be harmless and law enforcement officials on Wednesday warned that more may be coming. More More...
Pakistan vows to support, not lead Afghan peace drive
LONDON:?Pakistan will give its full support to any clear effort by the Afghan government to achieve a political settlement with the Taliban but does not want to lead a peace process that would impose a solution, More...
NYPD built secret files on mosques outside NY
NEWARK, New Jersey: Americans living and working in New Jersey’s largest city were subjected to surveillance as part of the New York Police Department’s effort to build databases of where Muslims work, shop More...
Australia foreign minister quits, sparking leadership crisis
CANBERRA: Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned on Wednesday, saying he could no longer work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, stoking speculation he will challenge her for the leadership and plunging More...
Indonesia police battle to regain control of Bali prison
DENPASAR, Indonesia: Indonesian police stormed a prison on the resort island of Bali on Wednesday to regain control after inmates took over and set part of it on fire in a riot during which at least two prisoners More...
Notorious Swedish cartoonist attacked during lecture
STOCKHOLM: The Swedish artist who has gained notoriety for his blasphemous portrayal of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has been pelted with eggs by a group of people during a university lecture on the limits of the freedom More...
US team says Honduras prison fire was an accident
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: US investigators concluded Tuesday that the deadliest prison fire in a century was accidental, and may have been caused by a lit match, cigarette or some other open flame. See the rest here: US More...
As China clamps down, Tibet struggle grows radical
JIUHUANG FIRST VILLAGE, China: Police don’t travel far to monitor the goings-on at the Gami Temple at the edge of the Tibetan plateau. The police station sits inside the monastery, just outside the gates to the More...
New York judge upholds fracking ban in towns
NEW YORK: In a blow to the oil and gas industry, a judge has ruled that small towns in New York have the authority to ban drilling — including the controversial method known as fracking — within their borders. Go More...
