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800 men carried out Syria`s Houla massacre

Attacks in Houla, a group of villages 25 km from Homs city, claimed the lives of over 108 people, wh...

`Global community needs to take action on Syria`

The Obama Administration is working within international organisations, to impose further sanctions ...

Gilani says not stepping down after budget

The Speaker of the National Assembly recently ruled out the possibility of Gilani being disqualified...

US lawmaker demands accountability in drone attack

The letter, endorsed by Amnesty International, has already been signed by nine members of Congress.

Obama hits Romney`s record as Governor

Top Obama strategist David Axelrod planned to appear today in Boston, where Romney`s campaign has he...

Retired Russian colonel convicted of spying for US

A court has ruled that retired Col Vladimir Lazar will be sent to a high-security prison and strippe...

Russian jet`s flight recorder found in Indonesia

Villagers have found the flight data recorder from a Russian passenger jet that slammed into an Indo...

Dara encounter: 2 police officials granted bail

The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to two policemen, arrested for their alleged involvement in th...

Criminal complaint filed against Bhushan for `defa

A lawyer has approached a local court here with a criminal complaint against Team Anna member Prasha...

US pressure won`t impact India`s trade with Iran: Krishna

India on Thursday made it clear that the US pressure to reduce oil imports from Iran will not impact...

Will strengthen US naval presence in Asia: Panetta

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has emphasised the importance of having a strong American naval prese...

Facebook selects Kerala IT firm for programme

Kreata Global, an IT company headquartered at Kerala`s Kochi Infopark campus, has been selected as a...

Obama apologises to Poles after `death camp` gaffe

Obama made the blunder while giving a speech in honour of Polish World War II resistance fighter Jan...

Austerity drive: Govt bans 5-star hotel meetings

The government banned creation of new posts in its departments and holding meetings in five-star hot...

NRHM: Chargesheet filed against Kushwaha

The Central Bureau of Investigation filed a chargesheet in the NHRM scam against Babu Singh Kushwaha...

Pak PM desires to carry forward ties with India

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expressed his "strong desire" to build "further momentum"...

Allahabad HC rejects Nupur Talwar’s bail plea

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Nupur Talwar, who along with her husb...

US: `Voters agree Obama inherited mess from Bush`

Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton has said that it would not be helpful for the Republicans...

Porn video was shot at Olympic stadium post 9/11

On September 16, 2001, 40 minutes of group sex for a hardcore porn movie was filmed under the lights...

Can’t protect Julian Assange: Australia

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said the US has said nothing to indicate they`re planning Julia...

US warns of failed Syrian peace plan

US Ambassador Susan Rice says the worst and most likely scenario for Syria is that Kofi Annan`s peac...

American kidnapped in Benin: US embassy

Benin shares a border with the much-larger nation of Nigeria, which has been destabilised by the ris...

Strauss-Kahn cleared to discuss French court case

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is under investigation for alleged aggravated pimping, a charge he has denied...

Panetta to discuss military trade on India trip

Leon Panetta will also discuss defence trade with Indian leaders, as well as the implications of the...

Canada launches hunt for man who mailed body parts

Luka Rocco Magnotta is believed to have filmed the killing and dismemberment of the male victim.

Bharat Bandh: Sharad, Shahnawaz detained in Bihar

NDA Convenor and JD-U national president Sharad Yadav and BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain were among 80...

China-Australia ties damaged: John Howard

Australia`s former PM John Howard has accused the federal government of causing "gratuitous damage" ...

Attempt to paint India in negative on Iran: Rao

Nirupama Rao asserted that India has been transparent on this issue with international partners give...

Venus transit to fine-tune search for other world

The scientists will be using the last Venus transit for a century, which will take place next week, ...

Police convinced Norwegian mass killer acted alone

The 33-year-old extremist has confessed to the July 22 massacre but denies criminal guilt, saying th...

6 fire incidents in capital, DTC bus passengers unhurt

Six incidents of fire, including one at a hospital and another at a timber godown, kept fire brigade...

Man jailed for spitting on Putin`s portrait

Karuyev told regional media that he had "sneezed, not spat" on the portrait, which he had brought al...

‘Syrian diplomats` expulsion counter-productive’

The US, Spain, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, Japan and other countries a...

US slaps sanctions on Syrian bank

The US imposed sanctions on the Syria International Islamic Bank (SIIB) for its role in helping othe...

Yunus extremely worried over Grameen Bank`s future

Yunus had resigned from the Grameen Bank last year following a protracted dispute with Prime Ministe...

Michelle Obama remains more popular than her husband

Sixty-six per cent of Americans hold a favourable view of first lady, compared to the president`s 52...

IT search at premises of builders and jewellers

Income Tax department carried out search operations at premises of builders, jewellers and financers...

China, Russia reaffirm support for Syria

Support from Moscow and Beijing came as western nations such as United States, Britain and France ex...

`Dead` Berlusconi artwork unveiled

A new controversial artwork pokes fun at former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi and hints at his s...

`India declined to sell N-tech to Iran, Iraq’

India declined to sell N-tech to Iran, Iraq and Libya in the 1980s in spite of being offered "huge" ...

Assets case: Mopidevi sent to judicial custody

A CBI court here Wednesday sent Andhra Pradesh Excise Minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao to judici...

UP: Two awarded life term in sodomy case

A local court has awarded life imprisonment to two persons in a 10-year-old sodomy case.

NASA’s lunar spacecraft completes mission ahead of schedule

A NASA mission to study the moon from crust to core has completed its prime mission earlier than exp...

Rare `Transit of Venus` on June 5-6

People in most of Hawaii, Alaska, Australia, the western Pacific, and eastern Asia will be able to s...

Drone strikes `lawful and precise`: US

US Department of Defence spokesperson George Little has said the unmanned drones operate within the ...

Driverless `convoy` hits the road

Spanish drivers witnessed the first real-world test of “platooning” technology, which places a vehic...

US marine held for raping minor girl in Italy

A US marine sergeant allegedly made a video of his repeated rape of a seven-year-old girl and posted...

Russia calls for probe into Syrian massacre

Over 100 people were killed in Houla in Homs province, including dozens of children and women, in th...

Indian cabbie to be extradited to Australia

An Indian taxi driver who fled to his home country after being accused of raping a Melbourne woman o...

Egypt`s Islamist candidate disses old regime

Islamist Mohammed Morsi appeared to be trying to cash in on public resentment of his rival Ahmed Sha...

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