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Political leaders in Zimbabwe get mediation visit from Jacob Zuma
South African President Jacob Zuma has gone to Harare in an attempt to patch up a rift in Zimbabwean government...


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More arrests made in child kidnap caseMore arrests made in child kidnap case
Police in Pakistan have made further arrests in the kidnapping case of five-year-old British boy Sahil...
Plane glides into beach bystanderPlane glides into beach bystander
A plane has slammed into a bystander on a beach in South Carolina while making an emergency...
Nazi war veterans march through RigaNazi war veterans march through Riga
Over a thousand Latvian Nazi veterans have marched in the city of Riga to commemorate their fellow World War II...
Palestinians in angry riots over Jewish settlementsPalestinians in angry riots over Jewish settlements
Palestinian protesters have fought with Israeli police in East Jerusalem over settlement building in the...
Egyptians execute man who was possibly innocentEgyptians execute man who was possibly innocent
An Egyptian man, who may have been wrongfully convicted of murder, was hanged in Cairo last...
Southern California jolted by 4.5-magnitude quakeSouthern California jolted by 4.5-magnitude quake
An earthquake in Southern California at 4am Tuesday morning has woken millions of residents across the state and put emergency services on alert, though there are no reports of injuries or...
New finance laws to be put forward in USNew finance laws to be put forward in US
The US financial regulation bill has been...
Karzai concerned capture of Taliban leader could destroy talks Karzai concerned capture of Taliban leader could destroy talks
The Afghan leader, Hamid Karzai, is said to be very angry over the capture of the Taliban's number two official in...
Secret spy network discovered within US militarySecret spy network discovered within US military
Reports that a Pentagon official hired private contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan to track and kill suspected insurgents is being investigated by the US Defense...
Israeli housing to go ahead in JerusalemIsraeli housing to go ahead in Jerusalem
In spite of mounting opposition from the United States, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue building settlements in...
Pakistani kidnappers release young boyPakistani kidnappers release young boy
A British boy kidnapped earlier this month while spending time with his parents in Pakistan has been...
Yemeni rebels release 178 soldiers captured during fighting
A Shia rebel group that has fought the national army in northern Yemen for more than five years released 178 captured soldiers Tuesday, a ceasefire monitoring committee...
UN chief defends plan for Sri Lanka human rights body
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is determined to set up an advisory body on human rights issues in Sri Lanka, despite protests from some quarters, Xinhua...
Latin American ministers discuss ways to end hunger
Agriculture ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean nations are meeting here to discuss ways to eradicate hunger in their countries by 2025, Prensa Latina...
Former White House security chief to head UN children's agency
Anthony Lake, a Clinton administration national security adviser, was appointed Tuesday as executive director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), which provides healthcare and assistance to children and women...
Speed up progress on millennium goals: UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has called for speeding up the progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, Prensa Latina...
Honda recalls more than 400,000 cars in US
Honda is recalling 412,000 vehicles in the US over a problem with brake pedals, the Japanese carmaker announced...
Brooke Shields angers neighbours with house renovation
Actress Brooke Shields has apparently angered her neighbours due to the renovation work at her New York...
Zeta-Jones wants remake of first film with Douglas
Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has expressed a desire for a remake of her first onscreen role with star husband Michael Douglas in 1989 black comedy 'War of the...
Kim Cattrall afraid to go under the knife
'Sex And The City' actress Kim Cattrall has refused to undergo cosmetic surgery, because she's scared her face will become unrecognisable if she goes under the...
Laughter huge part of relationships: Ben Stiller
Holywood funnyman Ben Stiller claims laughter is the best way to a successful...
Tiger Woods to return to golf at US Masters
Tiger Woods is to make his return to competitive golf at the US Masters next...
Simpson's got back-up baby plans
Singer Jessica Simpson says she plans to have kids with her gay best friend and hairdresser Ken Paves, if she fails to settle down and have a baby by the age of...
Lohan sparks swine flu fear on Twitter
Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan sparked fears that she had contracted swine flu on micro-blogging site...
US delivers Cobra helicopter gunships to Pakistan
In a move that is likely to raise temperatures across the border, the US has delivered a squadron of 14 AH-1 Cobra advanced helicopter gunships to...
Indian American Vinod Gupta to pay $7.4 mn penalty for fraud
InfoGroup Inc's Indian-American founder Vinod Gupta, without admitting or denying wrongdoing, has agreed to pay $7.4 million in penalties and a ban from positions of authority in publicly traded companies in a case of alleged...
Pakistan seeks US civilian nuclear technology
Pakistan Tuesday urged the US to provide it civilian nuclear technology to help the country overcome its energy crisis and also bridge the trust deficit between the two...
Pakistan national games axed due to security concerns
Pakistan's sports authorities Tuesday called off this year's National Games to be held in Peshawar because of a spate of bombings in various parts of the...
Iran calls on West to pursue talks in nuclear row
Iran called on the West Tuesday to pursue talks in the row over the Islamic state's nuclear...
US drone strike kills 11 militants in Waziristan
At least 11 militants, including some foreigners, were killed and several wounded in a US drone strike in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan bordering Afghanistan, military sources...
US drone attack kills 11 in Pakistan
A suspected US drone strike killed at least 11 militants Tuesday in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, an intelligence official...
Sri Lanka's ex-army commander appears before military court
Sri Lanka's former army commander, retired general Sarath Fonseka, appeared before a military tribunal Tuesday on charges of high treason, defence authorities...
Video games may impair kids' academic achievement
Parents of young boys may want to encourage moderation when it comes to their kids' video game habits. According to new findings, owning a video-game system may hamper academic development in some...
Thai anti-government demonstrators spill blood in protest
Thousands of Thai demonstrators spilled their blood in front of the government's administrative compound in Bangkok Tuesday in a symbolic protest against its 'elitist' leader Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his...
China says it wants good neigbourly ties with India
China Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to develop good-neighbourly relations with India, but added that 'the border issue remains unsettled between the two...
We know how to deal with you, India warns Pakistan
In a blunt warning to Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao declared here that India's restraint should not be seen as weakness and that it can deal effectively with those pursuing 'destructive agendas' against...
Kidnapped British boy freed in Pakistan
A British boy kidnapped around two weeks ago in Pakistan has been found safe, the British High Commission here said...
Pakistan cricket rocked by match-fixing claims
Pakistan cricket was once again rocked by reports that match-fixing is one of the major reasons for the national team's poor performance in the recent...
Anti-government demonstrators give blood for Bangkok protest
Thousands of Thai demonstrators donated blood to pour on the government's administrative compound in Bangkok Tuesday in a gory attempt to force a dissolution of...
'Control a woman' toy causes outrage
A `control a woman' toy that looks like a TV remote control has caused outrage in Melbourne, with a woman complaining it has buttons a man may press to seek 'beer, sex or...
World's smallest boy to grieve smallest man's death
The death of the world's smallest man will be mourned by the world's smallest boy, who is expected to assume the title seven months...
Stop terrorism or we will deal with you, India warns Pakistan
India has not abandoned the 'path of dialogue' but possesses the capacity 'to deal effectively with those that pursue destructive agendas' against the country, India's Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said in a major address here...
FBI joins probe of US citizens shot dead in Mexico
The FBI will take part in the investigation into three people linked to the US Consulate being killed last weekend in this border city near El Paso, Texas, Mexican authorities...
Venezuelan TV news chief kidnapped
Hooded and armed men Monday kidnapped Carlos Roca, news chief of the Televisa de Zulia television channel in the northeastern Venezuelan state of Zulia, said authorities in Maracaibo, the state...
India-US n deal on track: Nirupama Rao
Describing the India-US civil nuclear deal as 'a major definitive milestone in Indo-US relationship', Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said the implementation of the landmark accord is 'proceeding smoothly and...
India warns Pakistan to stop encouraging terrorism
Warning Pakistan that its policy of restraint should not be taken as weakness, India has again asked Islamabad to cease encouraging terrorism saying it can deal effectively with those 'that pursue destructive agendas against...
Emergency declared in cyclone-hit Fiji
Fiji declared a state of emergency for the northern and eastern regions Tuesday as Tropical Cyclone Tomas battered the Pacific island...
Internet threats lead police to Swedish schoolInternet threats lead police to Swedish school
Swedish police have arrested a man who they suspect of making Internet threats to go on a shooting rampage through a technical...
US Toyota owners ask courts to grant refund requestUS Toyota owners ask courts to grant refund request
Some Toyota drivers in the US have sued Toyota for a full...