G8 looks to private sector to help fight hunger
Fri, 2012-05-18 21:05 WASHINGTON: Buffeted by the euro zone crisis and distracted by political problems at home, the leaders of the world’s industrial powers turned to the private sector yesterday to help More...
Who calls the shots in Pakistan? Military or political establishment?
Author:? Islamabad: Zafar Mahmood Sheikh Fri, 2012-05-18 21:00 Developments in recent weeks clearly suggest that Pakistan is seeing drastic changes with regard to decision making in foreign affairs policy matters More...
Vietnam bus crash kills 34, dozens injured
Fri, 2012-05-18 21:00 HANOI: A passenger bus plunged into a river in Vietnam’s Central Highlands at night killing 34 people and injuring at least 25 others, state-run newspapers reported yesterday. RB metadata More...
Deaths of 400 infants send shock waves in Kashmir
Author:? Srinagar: Mukhtar Ahmad Fri, 2012-05-18 21:00 The death of 400 infants since January this year has sent shock waves through the Himalayan Muslim majority Kashmir Valley already reeling under two decade More...
Pentagon accuses China of using US technology to bolster military, spying
Author:? REUTERS Fri, 2012-05-18 21:00 WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Friday it believes China spent up to $180 billion on its military buildup last year, a far higher figure than acknowledged by Beijing, and More...
US firms eye Myanmar as sanctions suspended
Author:? Reuters Fri, 2012-05-18 21:01 WASHINGTON/HONG KONG: The suspension of US sanctions barring investment in Myanmar in response to political reforms in the poor Southeast Asian state opens the door to US More...
Sri Lanka grants bail for ex-army chief
Author:? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Fri, 2012-05-18 21:01 COLOMBO: A court granted bail for Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief yesterday, a move seen as a step toward a full pardon for the man credited with ending the country’s More...
Documents shed new light on Trayvon Martin killing
Author:? ASSOCIATED PRESS Fri, 2012-05-18 21:00 ORLANDO, Florida: Trayvon Martin was shot through the heart at close range. George Zimmerman had a broken nose, bruises and bloody cuts on the back of his head. More...
Philippines stops protest trip to disputed shoal
Author:? AFP Fri, 2012-05-18 21:01 MASINLOC, Philippines: Philippine President Benigno Aquino told protesters to abort plans to sail yesterday to a disputed South China Sea shoal also claimed by China, the leader More...
Misbah says Pakistan getting fitter, sharper
LAHORE:? Pakistan’s one-day and Test captain Misbah-ul Haq said Friday he was pleased with his team’s progress in fielding and fitness as they prepare for next month’s tour of Sri Lanka. Misbah, More...