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Donna Summer and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: They worked har

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

The two singers, so different in so many ways, defined their music and their respective eras so precisely as to make it almost impossible for anyone else to fill their enorm

Deal looks near to end Palestianian hunger strike

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

Jerusalem: Egyptian and Palestinian officials have said they are close to reaching a deal with Israel that would end a mass hunger strike by Palestinians in Israeli jails

Politics consumes Afghan policy

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

President Barack Obama said the right things in Afghanistan Tuesday night, after signing a decent agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Too bad it"s all going to be

Islamists Fortunes Fade Before Egypt Vote

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

CAIROThe runaway victory that Egyptian voters handed to Islamist parties in recent parliamentary elections is looking increasingly Pyrrhic.

The Muslim

Three top candidates banned in Egypt polls

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

Egypt\'s election commission has rejected the appeals of three main contenders for president, definitively removing the most polarising candidates from the race to become th

Formula 1 greatest drivers. Number 17: Emerson Fittipaldi

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

BBC Sport is profiling 20 of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time. The BBC F1 team were asked to provide their own personal top 20s, which were combined to produce

Six die as violence mars Syria truce, protests muted

in International - Sat April 14, 2012

Cyrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shot dead five protesters after Friday prayers, activists reported, while the government said an army officer was killed

UPDATE 4-UN meets on draft to authorize Syrian observer fo

in International - Fri April 13, 2012

UNITED NATIONS, April 12 (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council moved quickly on Thursday in an effort to honor a request from international Syria mediator Kofi Annan to auth

Israel bans author Guenter Grass

in International - Mon April 09, 2012

Israel declared Guenter Grass persona non grata on Sunday, deepening a spat with the Nobel-winning author over a poem that deeply criticized the Jewish state and sugg

MQM set to introduce shadow budgets by April-end

in National - Mon April 09, 2012

ISLAMABAD - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is all set to introduce its own shadow federal and provincial budgets for the year 2012-13 by the end of April, with planning t

Memo commission asks govt to ensure Haqqani"s presence on

in National - Sat April 07, 2012

ISLAMABAD: The commission investigating the so-called memo scandal directed the federal government on Friday to ensure the presence of former ambassador Husain Haqqan

German author Grass says Israel endangers world peace

in International - Thu April 05, 2012

Nobel Prize-winning German writer Guenter Grass has attacked Israel as a threat to world peace and said it must not be allowed to launch military strikes ag

Reconfiguring foreign policy: After showing intent, opposi

in National - Wed March 28, 2012

ISLAMABAD: 

A day after it was ignored, debate on proposals for reconfiguration of foreign policy showed up in Parliament on Tuesday – but momentarily.

Syria Accepts Envoy Peace Plan But Fighting Persists

in International - Wed March 28, 2012

Syria\'s acceptance of a cease-fire drawn up by United Nations envoy Kofi Annan is being greeted with skepticism by Western diplomats and Syrian opposition fig

Baghdad hopes Arab League summit stakes its place in chang

in International - Tue March 27, 2012

BAGHDAD It\'s a sweet irony for Iraq that the main organizer of this weekend\'s Arab League summit, an annual gathering of Middle Eastern potentates and diplomats, isn\'t e

Ban hopes UN statement on Syria is \'turning point\'

in International - Thu March 22, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR: UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he hoped a new statement approved by the Security Council on the Syria crisis will prove a "turning point"

Muhammad Yasin Malik wants to depose before panel probing

in National - Mon March 19, 2012

Separatist leader and chairman of the pro-Independence Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, has requested the Pakistani Supreme Court to give him an opportu

Syria crisis: Kofi Annan \'optimistic\' after talks with A

in International - Mon March 12, 2012

UN-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan has said he is "optimistic" following a second round of talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

He said

War of words

in National - Wed March 07, 2012

KARACHI: During the discussion on a resolution, the house and people at large through television channels witnessed a bad-tempered display of tongue-lashing by two young l

Syria\'s dictator Assad \'will fall\' - Obama

in International - Wed March 07, 2012

President Barack Obama said it was only a matter of time before Syrian President Bashar al-Assad left office, but squarely opposed a call to launch US military action

Intelligence agencies not above law, observes SC

in National - Fri March 02, 2012

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the replies submitted by the intelligence agencies in Adiala Jail missing prisoners" c

Zardari had prior knowledge of US raid on Osama compound:

in National - Fri March 02, 2012

Controversial Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, a key figure in the memo scandal, today said President Asif Ali Zardari had advance information of the US military

Egypt opens trial at heart of deep rift with U.S.

in International - Mon February 27, 2012

Cairo • Egypt pushed ahead Sunday with the trial of 43 employees of pro-democracy groups, including 16 Americans, even as Egyptian and U.S. officials tried behind the scenes

Gyrations of a geriatric: Robert Mugabe at 88

in International - Wed February 22, 2012

Our infuriating neighbour, who cunningly clings to his cushy job after 32 years, despite losing the elections he violently subverted in 2008, has vowed to lead his Zanu-PF i

Chinese envoy says all sides in Syria must end violence

in International - Mon February 20, 2012

DAMASCUS: Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun called on all sides in Syria to stop the violence and elections to go ahead peacefully after Damascus talks with President B