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Millions of Egyptians back to polling stations as historic

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

Millions of Egyptians will head to the polls for the second day of its first free presidential election on Thursday, with former government officials and Islamists compet

A Supercar Crash Enrages Singaporeans

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

At 4 a.m. on May 12, a red Ferrari supercar driven by a Chinese national named Ma Chi ran a red light, slamming into a taxicab at the corner of Singapore\'s Queen Victoria S

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

Diplomatic preparations Turkish premiers visit may placate

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

ISLAMABAD:

Days before Turkey"s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is to address the joint session of parliament and begin his Islamabad tour in earnest, there a

Anti-war US veterans to return medals

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

TehranA group of 30 to 50 U.S. veterans from the post-9/11 era intend to return their service medals this Sunday to protest a "war on terror" they say they no longer believe

Greece starts work on new polls as euro crisis deepens

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

ATHENS: Greece began preparing Friday for its second election in just six weeks, with increasing alarm over the crisis in the eurozone after the savage downgrading of banks

In Iowa Mitt Romney focuses on prairie fire of debt

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

DES MOINES Returning to the state that launched Barack Obama to the presidency, Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused his rival of carelessly driving the country into "a f

Enthusiasm for Gulf union remains strong

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

Manama: The decision by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to delay the expected announcement of a Gulf union did not seem to dampen enthusiasm for the proposal put forwa

Detailed judgment

in National - Thu May 10, 2012

POLITICAL uncertainty has not gone away with the release on Tuesday of the detailed judgment in the prime minister"s contempt case. We believe that the court verdict hold

Lugars Loss Shows Voters Ensure Partisanship They Decry

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

The defeat of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana revealed a streak in the U.S. electorate that decries the partisanship and rancor in Washington while helping to ensure it

Mixed Numbers for Same-Sex Marriage Support Across Country

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

After Barack Obama came out in favor of same-sex marriage on Wednesday in an exclusive interview with ABC News" Robin Roberts, Republicans fired back, putting out a statemen

Uncertainty over Greek bailout pushes global markets lower

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

Greece political crisis intensified. Uncertainty over Greek bailout pushed global markets lower on Tuesday.

Leftist party led by Antonis Samaras is trying to

Better to be a mother in China or Sri Lanka than India: re

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

New Delhi: India appears not to be a happy place for women to become mothers, as it has been ranked 76th among 80 "less developed" countries, even below some of

Politicians declare assets Gilani Shahbaz own no cars purc

in National - Tue May 08, 2012

ISLAMABAD:

The annual declaration of assets and liabilities to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) shows that the net worth of assets belonging to bot

Challenging PM Gilani is premature

in National - Thu May 03, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 2: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked a petitioner who sought removal of the convicted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to wait for the detailed judgme

France president, challenger wage combative TV debate

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist rival Francois Hollande take polar opposite views on issues including the economy and immigration before Sunday\'s vote.

Czech and Romanian govts face confidence votes

in International - Sat April 28, 2012

Governments in Romania and the Czech Republic on Friday face no confidence votes with opposition parties tapping into widespread public anger over biting austerity measur

Abbott using weasel speak on Slipper Craig Emerson

in International - Sat April 28, 2012

LABOR frontbencher Craig Emerson has accused Tony Abbott of using "weasel" speak to outline what his party knew of the sexual harassment allegations against Spe

Samsung beats Apple smartphone sales

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

A surge in Galaxy smartphone sales fuelled earnings at Samsung Electronics to a record high in the first quarter.

Samsung sold more smartphones in the first th

Dutch lawmakers to meet on austerity elections

in International - Wed April 25, 2012

A polarized Dutch Parliament was debating Tuesday how to get the country\'s economy back on track and when to set an election date after the collapse of the country\'s conse

National Assembly: Opposition brings out ammo before parli

in National - Tue April 24, 2012

ISLAMABAD The first session of National Assembly"s fifth, and last, parliamentary year is going to start from April 25 and the opposition is raring to have a go at the gover

Dutch PM Rutte to face lawmakers after quitting

in International - Tue April 24, 2012

THE HAGUE Outgoing liberal Prime Minister Mark Rutte will address the Dutch parliament on Tuesday to explain why his government crashed in the wake of failed austerity talk

Sarkozy woos far right votes to evade another defeat

in International - Mon April 23, 2012

Paris: President Nicolas Sarkozy hammered home pledges to get tough on immigration and security on Monday as he sought to win over record numbers of far-right voters

ANF names Musa Gilani as accused in ephedrine case

in National - Fri April 20, 2012

ISLAMABAD A day ahead of the hearing of the "ephedrine" case by the Supreme Court, the Anti-Narcotics Force submitted on Thursday a report before the court formally naming e

Your comments: Do changes need to be made to the Grand Nat

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

This year"s Grand National, which took place at Aintree on Saturday 14 April 2012, was marred for many by the deaths of two horses as a result of the race.

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