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Violence enters fourth night in Britain
LONDON: Youths broke into stores and torched cars in central England on Tuesday as Britain's worst riots for decades entered a fourth night, police said. There were isolated incidents of 'disorder' in the city of Wolverhampton and town of West Bromwich, both near Birmingham, Engl
Saudi Arabia recalls envoy from Syria
Saudi Arabia recalled its envoy to Syria in a major escalation of international pressure Monday after security forces killed more than 50 people and the regime defended its crackdown on 'outlaws'. "Saudi Arabia announces the recall of its ambassador for consultations," the king s
Obama seeks to revive base after debt debacle
CHICAGO: President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought to revive the energy of his last presidential campaign after a damaging debt showdown as he returned to his hometown Chicago for a 50th birthday bash. Obama paid a lightning evening visit back to the Midwestern metropolis one da
16 die in Ukraine mine blast
At least 16 miners were killed Friday after an explosion ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, authorities said. Ten miners remain missing after the blast at the Sukhodilska-Vostochnaya mine operated by Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest steel producer, in the country’s Luhansk Reg
Alaska wildfire may impact climate
A massive wildfire on Alaska’s Brooks Mountain Range released 20 times more carbon into the air than what is annually lost from undisturbed tundra, say scientists pointing to the huge toll such incidents take on ecology. Senior scientist Gauis Shaver from Nature, Marine Biologica
Promote culture to defeat terror: Pakistani minister
Terrorism can be defeated with the help of strong cultural values, a Pakistani minister has said. “Only those nations, which have strong cultural heritage and norms, can survive (terrorism),” Dawn quoted Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Culture Iftikhar Hussain as
40 Americans in Somali terror group: US senator
US senator Peter King has said over 40 Americans recruited by Somali terror group Al Shabab, have gone to fight in Somalia, and could return to attack US homeland, Xinhua reported. King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, made the statement at a hearing he conduct
Norway killer was interested in hunting, bodybuilding
Although Anders Behring Breivik’s own Facebook account seemed to have curiously disappeared hours after he was accused of massacring 91 people in Norway, the virtual world was inundated with extreme outbursts against the 32-year-old ethnic Norwegian. “Hang him”, “rot in hell”, “d
Norway twin attack death toll climbs to 91
The death toll in twin attacks in Norway has gone up to 91. At least 84 people have been killed in a shooting spree by an ethnic Norwegian at a youth camp in an island that came soon after a massive blast in Oslo that claimed seven lives, Xinhua reported Saturday. A 32-year-old e
Israeli weapons used in Karachi unrest: Rehman Malik
The use of Israeli-made weapons indicates “foreign hands” behind the Karachi unrest, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said. “Over 200 persons have been arrested and Israeli-made weapons including AK-45, have been recovered from them. It proves that foreign hands are behind the
Mumbai blasts toll rises to 19
The toll in the Mumbai triple blasts rose to 19 with a victim succumbing to his injuries at Saifee Hospital early Saturday, an official said. The victim has been identified as Babulal Das, the official from Birihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Disaster Control Centre said.
Japan aims to totally clean Fukushima of radiation
The Japanese city of Fukushima, whose nuclear power plant was badly damaged by a magnitude-9 earthquake, has now revealed a plan to clean every building and road of radiation, a British newspaper reported. The local government said the plan to scrub every building and road clean
Pakistan condemns Mumbai blasts
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday condemned the bomb blasts in Mumbai. “President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani, the government and the people of Pakistan have condemned the blasts in Mumbai and expressed distress on the loss of
India-Pakistan ties improving, says Pakistani minister
Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has said that the relations between India and Pakistan were improving and hoped her visit to the neighbouring country will be fruitful. Referring to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent statement on Kashmi
Putin, Medvedev may name third candidate for president
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin may propose another candidate for the presidential elections in 2012, an official said. “There are three equal scenarios – first, Medvedev; second, Putin; and third, some third person whose candidacy has already
Key Taliban leader arrested in Islamabad
A key Taliban leader has been arrested by authorities in Pakistan, Xinhua reported Sunday. The arrest was made during an overnight raid Saturday in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. However, there is uncertainity over the exact identity of the Taliban leader. Conflicting reports i
21 killed in nightmare Kabul hotel attack
At least 21 people were killed when Taliban fighters stormed a luxury hotel here and went on a slaughter spree before being shot dead or blowing themselves up in a night-long siege. In the first night time raid in the heart of Kabul, close to 10 heavily armed men barged into the
Zardari calls for global effort against terror
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has called for a collective global effort to tackle the threat of terrorism. Addressing a conference on “Global Fight Against Terrorism” in Tehran, Zardari said law enforcement measures temporarily contain terror but long term solutions must ad
Zardari calls for global effort against terror
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has called for a collective global effort to tackle the threat of terrorism. Addressing a conference on “Global Fight Against Terrorism” in Tehran, Zardari said law enforcement measures temporarily contain terror but long term solutions must ad
Obama announces troops cut, warns Pakistan on terror
The US will join efforts to spur an Afghan-led reconciliation with the Taliban, President Barack Obama said as he announced the initial pullout of 10,000 American forces from Afghanistan. He also warned Pakistan on the terrorist havens in the country, a key concern for New Delhi