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Everest weekend death toll reaches 4

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world\'s highest m

Robin Gibb Unconventional Family

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

As Bee Gee Robin Gibb remains gravely ill in a coma, his devoted wife, Dwina Gibb, has remained steadfastly at his bedside.

The couple once avowed their open m

Another avalanche

in National - Wed April 18, 2012

SKARDU  – Amidst signs of improvement in ties between Pakistan and India, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif Tuesday suggested that Islamabad should be the first to withdr

Coachella Survival Guide

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

INDIO, CA - Three days in the California desert, five stages, hundreds of bands and thousands of music fans. The Vancouver Sun\'s social media girl, Celeste Moure, reports f

Avalanche tragedy Day 10: Inclement weather forces presid

in National - Tue April 17, 2012

ISLAMABAD:  Inhospitable weather on Monday forced President Asif Ali Zardari to cancel his trip to Gyari, an avalanche tragedy in Siachen, as day 10 posed serious cl

Instagram converts a skeptic

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

NEW YORK - I was skeptical, even horrified, when I first heard about the photo-sharing craze Instagram more than a year ago. As a journalist trained to reject alterations

London 2012: Why are world athletes training in UK?

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

From Cameroonians in Aberdeenshire to the world\'s most high profile sprinters in the Midlands, athletes are beating a path to the UK to train ahead of the 2012 Games. Wh

Pakistan avalanche search hampered by toxic gases

in National - Tue April 17, 2012

ISLAMABAD Pakistan authorities said on Tuesday toxic gases were hampering the search for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude army camp, as teams f

PM confides cabinet over "campaign" against son

in National - Thu April 12, 2012

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday rejected the demand of PML-N chief for snap polls and asked the Punjab government to test

Tragedies don"t end wars, even in Siachen

in National - Mon April 09, 2012

One of the most frequently cited misconceptions about the Siachen war – where 135 Pakistani soldiers and civilian staff were buried by an avalanche this weekend – is that

Imran Khan slams Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto for India trip

in National - Mon April 09, 2012

Islamabad: The sudden visit of President Asif Ali Zardari and his son Bilawal to India has invited ire from their political opponents in Pakistan with cricketer-turned-po

10 killed in attack on Afghan militia post

in International - Fri April 06, 2012

Taliban claims attack on Afghanistan outpost that killed 1

in International - Thu April 05, 2012

Gunmen attacked an outpost of a government-sponsored militia in western Afghanistan and killed 10 members of the security force, officials said Thursday.

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Moscow market fire kills 17

in International - Wed April 04, 2012

MOSCOW  - Seventeen Central Asian migrant workers died Tuesday when a night-time fire engulfed a Moscow market warehouse that had been stocked to the ceil

Dry weather with gusty winds

in National - Tue March 20, 2012

IslamabadPakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted dry weather in most parts of the country during the next few days. PMD said that dry weather would persist

Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children

in International - Thu March 15, 2012

SIERRE, Switzerland - (AP) -- A tour bus carrying schoolchildren home from a class trip slammed head-on into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps, killing 22 students and six adu

Syria army shelling Homs and nearby villages, opposition s

in International - Mon March 05, 2012

Reporting from Beirut

Emboldened by its takeover of a rebel-held neighborhood of Homs, the Syrian army shelled other parts of the city and nearby villages Sunday in an

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

Anti-U.S. emotions run high at Afghan dogfighting ring

in International - Fri March 02, 2012

KABUL (Reuters) - Protests over the burning of Korans at a NATO base may have faded but some Afghans are still venting their rage over the incident -- at a bloody Kabul d

Barter helps Iranian companies beat sanctions

in International - Thu March 01, 2012

DUBAI Iranian firm AHT exports millions of dollars worth of nuts and dried fruit from Iran each month but Western financial sanctions mean it gets little money

Santorum: Romney not conservative enough

in International - Mon February 27, 2012

MARQUETTE, Mich. The question of whether Mitt Romney is conservative enough to deserve the Republican presidential nomination regained center stage in the GOP contest Sunda

Syria ceasefire sought by Red Cross

in International - Tue February 21, 2012

The Red Cross is negotiating with Syrian authorities and opposition groups in a bid to open up channels to allow humanitarian aid to trickle into the most ravaged parts of t

Syrian forces fire on anti-Assad crowd in capital

in International - Mon February 20, 2012

AMMAN/BEIRUT: Syrian security forces fired live ammunition to break up a protest against President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Saturday, killing at least one person, oppo

Dutch prince \'still not out of danger\'

in International - Mon February 20, 2012

THE HAGUE: Prince Johan Friso, son of Dutch Queen Beatrix has spent a "calm evening" in an Austrian hospital, but

was still not out of danger Saturda

Washington Avalanche Kills Three Advanced Skiers

in International - Mon February 20, 2012

Three advanced skiers died Sunday when an avalanche pushed them down the back side a mountain pass and ski area in Washington\'s Cascade Mountains, while a fourth survived t