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Violence in Syria spills over into Lebanon

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

BIREH, Lebanon (AP)  Syria\'s war barreled over the border with an angry, raucous funeral Monday for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing set off a night of deadly st

Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many que

Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

(Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions o

UN convoy attacked in Syria

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

A convoy of UN truce observers came under bomb attack in a Syrian town on Tuesday during a funeral procession in which a monitoring group said regime forces "massacred&

Hollande vows to rid French politics of sexism

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

PARIS - He has promised an equal number of men and women in cabinet, and to reintroduce a ministry of women\'s rights. But will Mr François Hollande be the president who fin

Pakistans Role in Global War on Terror

in National - Sat May 05, 2012

Stung by suspicions, most Pakistanis believe that the big brother United States has committed several acts of "breach of trust", including abandoning Pakistan a

Egypt military renews pledge to step down

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

A senior member of Egypt\'s ruling military council says it remains committed to handing over power to a civilian administration by July 1. The announcement was made a day a

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng could be exiled to

in International - Wed May 02, 2012

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng may be exiled from China as part of a face-saving deal between Beijing and Washington.

The combative, self-taught lawyer who e

Blind Chinese activist flees house arrest

in International - Sat April 28, 2012

A blind legal activist fled house arrest in his rural China village and made it to a secret location in Beijing, setting off a frantic police search for him and those who

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.

Iqbal"s death anniversary

in National - Sat April 21, 2012

On occasions like the anniversaries of great leaders who conceived the creation of new states, thoughts invariably turn to the vision they had of the prospective new realiti

Angry North Korea threatens retaliation, nuclear test expe

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

A bristling North Korea said on Wednesday it was ready to retaliate in the face of international condemnation over its failed rocket launch, increasing the likelihood the he

Election Is a New Start for an Aide to Mubarak

in International - Fri April 13, 2012

CAIRO Omar Suleiman, Egypt"s former spy chief and briefly its vice president, had all but vanished from the scene. Since surrendering power to a council of gene

3 unaccounted for after Navy fighter jet crashes into apar

in International - Sat April 07, 2012

Rescue workers in Virginia were trying to locate three people still unaccounted for Saturday, a day after a Navy fighter jet crashed into apartment buildings in Virginia

Gunman kills 7, wounds 3 at California Christian college

in International - Tue April 03, 2012

A gunman opened fire at a Christian college in California on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding three after telling former classmates: "Get in line a

Tibetan exile who set self on fire in India dies

in International - Wed March 28, 2012

A Tibetan exile who set himself on fire in India to protest a visit by China\'s president died Wednesday, while hundreds of other activists were being detained.

Protest against extortion: MQM to boycott joint session of

in National - Fri March 16, 2012

KARACHI: The Muttahid Quami Movement (MQM) on Friday decided to boycott the joint session of parliament to protest against extortion in Karachi. President Asif A

Former Congo warlord guilty of using child soldiers

in International - Thu March 15, 2012

Johannesburg -- - The International Criminal Court in the Hague on Wednesday found former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of using children as soldiers, the f

Gaddafi son"s London mansion awarded to Libya

in International - Sat March 10, 2012

The Libyan transitional government won possession of a plush London mansion belonging to a son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

High Court judge

Syrian Troops Advance On Rebel-Held Area Of Homs

in International - Wed February 29, 2012

BEIRUT (AP) A Syrian official says security forces are advancing on the rebel-held neighborhood of Baba Amr in the restive central city of Homs.

Homs, and

Russian TV reports a weeks-old plot to kill Putin

in International - Tue February 28, 2012

MOSCOW Russian television reported Monday that the Ukrainian and Russian intelligence services had worked together over many weeks to thwart an assassination attempt

Pakistan razes bin Laden's home, erasing memories

in National - Mon February 27, 2012

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (AP) Pakistan has completed the destruction of the house where Osama bin Laden lived for years before he was killed last year by U.S. commandoes

Madiba safe and sound

in International - Mon February 27, 2012

Nelson Mandela is home. He was discharged from hospital on Sunday after a check-up revealed nothing seriously wrong.

He was taken to hospital at the weekend aft

Nepals vulture restaurants for endangered birds

in International - Thu February 09, 2012

PITHAULI: In the village of Pithauli, surrounded by ripening mustard fields, a woman hauls a cow carcass on a trolley, drops it in an open field, then runs and hides in a ne

Karachi unrest stretches wings killing 8 injuring 5

in National - Wed February 08, 2012

KARACHI: At least two activists of a political party were killed and another five sustained injuries amid a bomb attack that ripped through an office of political party in L