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PM makes mockery of his office Nawaz

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

IslamabadPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that nobody including the government has courage to stop the proposed long march of the part

The Chen affair How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Soon after blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from illegal house arrest late last month, after suffering 19 months of detention and beatings, he issued a dramat

Gun battle in Beirut amid mounting fears of Syria spillove

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

A gun battle has erupted in Beirut as fears mounted that the conflict in neighboring Syria is bleeding across the border.

Lebanon"s National News Agency says

Rs23bn released to end unscheduled loadshedding

in National - Sat May 12, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Strong protests in parliament and on the street against frequent and prolonged power outages forced the government on Friday to release Rs23 billion to clear a

Egyptian candidates face unprecedented scrutiny

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

CAIRO, Egypt  Egyptians are for the first time getting a taste of how it is to choose a president  with groundbreaking presidential debates, face-to-face encoun

Yemen says unaware of alleged plane bomb plot

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen had no knowledge of what the United States said was a plot by a Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda to put a bomb on an airliner bound for a Western country

At least 32 Yemeni troops killed in militant attack

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Islamist gunmen killed at least 32 Yemeni soldiers on Monday when they stormed a military position in southern Yemen where militants control broad sw

Lyari people pushed to the wall

in National - Sat May 05, 2012

THE Baloch of Lyari are the oldest residents of Karachi and are paying for the good that they have done.

Unfortunately, Lyari has been a playground for polit

Overnight curfew imposed after troops, protesters clash in

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

CAIRO: Egyptian troops have blasted protesters with water cannons, tear gas and live ammunition, trying to prevent them from marching on the Defense Ministry in clashes t

PIA flight returns to Karachi amidst hijack fears

in National - Fri April 27, 2012

Karachi: A Pakistan International Airlines flight on Friday made an emergency landing at the Karachi airport after a passenger allegedly threatened to hijack the aircraft.

Strong earthquake shakes central Chile

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

A strong, magnitude-6.7 earthquake rocked central Chile late Monday, prompting authorities to order a preventative evacuation of a stretch of coastline, causing hundreds of

Titanic victim promoted tourism to ship owner

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

A few years ago I visited Halifax. Among other things, the Nova Scotia capital is known for the Fairview Cemetery, the final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titan

US has offered no \'freebies\' to Iran: Obama

in International - Mon April 16, 2012

Cartagena: Exposing a rift with Israel, President Barack Obama on Sunday insisted that the United States has not "given anything away" in new talks with Iran as

Baloch separatists have foreign backing: Musharraf

in National - Mon April 16, 2012

KARACHI:

Separatists in Balochistan with foreign backing aim to destabilise Pakistan, said former president and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief Perv

Amid Titanic hoopla, requiem sadly lacking

in International - Sat April 14, 2012

It must have been sometime in the mid-1960s when, as a preteen adrift somewhere between childhood and adolescence, I sat with my family around our TV to watch the televis

Jackie Kennedy\' of China focus of murder probe

in International - Thu April 12, 2012

As the drama surrounding one of the Chinese Communist Party\'s most powerful leaders, Bo Xilai, unfolds with all the twists of a soap opera, attention has now focused

Tsunami warning issued for 28 countries including Pakistan

in International - Wed April 11, 2012

JAKARTA: An 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday, sending residents around the region dashing out of their homes and offices in fear. &nbs

Yemeni army clashes with Islamists in south, 57 killed

in International - Tue April 10, 2012

At least 57 people were killed on Monday in Yemen when fighters from an al Qaeda-linked group attacked a military camp near the southern city of Lawdar, residents and loc

Analysis – Success of Annan peace plan for Syria hinges on

in International - Wed April 04, 2012

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The success or failure of Kofi Annan"s peace plan for Syria will depend largely on how willing Russia is to keep sustained pressure on a

Crippled liner reaches port in Malaysia

in International - Mon April 02, 2012

SANDAKAN, Malaysia - A luxury cruise ship stranded at sea for 24 hours by a fire limped to a Malaysian port Sunday as emergency services and embassy officials prepare

Argentine Pres Cristina Leads Falklands War Commemoration

in International - Mon April 02, 2012

BUENOS AIRES, April 2 (BERNAMA-NNN-MERCOPRESS) -- Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will lead today the main ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the b

India kidnapping: Maoist rebels extend deadline

in International - Wed March 21, 2012

Maoist rebels in eastern India have extended a deadline for their demands to met in exchange for returning two Italian

India Maoists name mediators for Italy tourist talks

in International - Tue March 20, 2012

Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Orissa have named mediators to hold talks with the local government over the rele

Report: Syria forces execute 44 men, as scores flee Assad

in International - Tue March 13, 2012

Syrian forces executed 44 men near a mosque in the northern province of Idlib, the Doha-based Al Jazeera television reported Tuesday.

"The men were exec

France could quit EU open borders deal because of illegal

in International - Mon March 12, 2012

French president Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday threatened to wreck the European free travel zone unless there is a new pact to cut down on illegal immigration.