The United States may have offered Pakistan billions of dollars as humanitarian and military aid, but American officials believe that there has been very little change in the way Islamabad sees Washington.
Despite the Obama Administration pushing hard to tone down the anti-American [...]
A survey has found that middle class families in the most prosperous regions in China are finding the least happiness in life because of the high stress of daily life.
According to a survey by insurance company Manulife-Sinochem, the middle class families found that economic pressures and having little [...]
USA has expressed ‘major concern’ regarding discrimination against Roma in Romania.
In its annual “Human Rights Report” about Romania issued recently, US Department of State says: “Roma faced persistent poverty and had poor access to [...]
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has confirmed that Jemaah Islamiah leader Dulmatin, the key accused in 2002 Bali bombings, has been killed in a raid in Jakarta.
While authorities in Jakarta continued to insist that they are yet to complete forensic test to establish that Dulmatin has been killed, Dr Yudhoyono made the surprise admission [...]
Aussies are the most avid online video viewers, according to a new research.
Over 41 percent of Aussie Internet users have accessed YouTube videos, downloaded TV shows and the latest Hollywood flicks.
According to the Nielsen 2010 Internet and Technology report, the trend will grow further this year, with 44 [...]
US President Barack Obama’s job approval rating has taken another dive.
According to the New York Daily News, just 44 percent of the Americans participating in a poll approve of the work Obama is doing, while 47 percent don’t like what they see.
The tough reviews come as Americans still find the commander in chief likable, [...]
When he jointly received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former US Vice President Al Gore, UN Climate chief Rajendra K. Pachauri was being seen as a scientific saint, but now his credibility is being questioned by sceptics, politicians and even some mainstream scientists, who have accused Dr Pachauri and his climate panel of [...]
US President Barack Obama spends an awful lot of time scolding Americans about how he hopes they’ll change.
According to Politico, Obama has advised parents to “replace that video game with a book and make sure that homework gets done.”
He has urged members of Congress not to read blogs or watch 24-hour cable [...]
The US believes India’s decision to participate in the Global Security Summit in April shows it would work for diminishing the role of nuclear weapons in global security despite its steadfast refusal to sign the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.
This signals a continuation of a trend witnessed at multilateral groupings such as the G-20 and the [...]
The series of attacks on Indians will take a toll on Australia’s education revenue with the latest data on applications by overseas students suggesting negative impact on vocational colleges in the last three months.
The new data released by the government Tuesday suggested a sharp fall in number of overseas candidates seeking admission in various [...]
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Manila, Feb 3 (DPA) An opposition senator accused of masterminding the killings of a publicist and his driver almost a decade ago admitted Wednesday that he had fled the Philippines.
Senator Panfilo Lacson said he left the Philippines last month to escape what he called harassment by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her supporters to prevent [...]
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Caracas, Feb 3 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez celebrated 11 years in power on his 55th birthday and hopes to continue as head of state for another similar term.
‘I like that number 11. And the next 11 (years) I promise to take care of myself a little more, and if you want, I’ll be 66 [...]
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Rome, Feb 3 (DPA) Italy’s national film archive company said Tuesday it will take legal action against the ‘improper’ distribution of a set of fiery speeches by Benito Mussolini in a best-selling iPhone application.
The Rome-based Istituto Luce said in a statement that US company Apple must ‘immediately interrupt’ the sale of the Mussolini material on [...]
Twelve people, including nine students, were killed and 25 injured when a school bus collided head-on with a truck in western Brazil, officials said.
The accident occurred Monday on a bridge when the driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle and collided with the school bus coming from the opposite direction, Xinhua reported [...]
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Washington, Feb 3 (DPA) US carmakers Ford and General Motors Tuesday posted strong gains in January sales, while Japan’s Toyota posted a steep drop as consumers fretted over the unprecedented recall of more than 5 million cars in the US.
Toyota’s sales tumbled to 83,279 in January, down 29 percent compared to the same month a [...]
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Tehran, Feb 3 (DPA) Iran is ready to complete a uranium exchange deal with world nuclear powers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday.
Ahmadinejad said in an interview with state television that, after renewed talks with world powers, Iran was ready to exchange its low-enriched uranium for a more highly processed version to be used as [...]
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Sydney, Feb 3 (DPA) Australian police allege a man of Indian descent who claimed he was doused in petrol and set alight last month was not the victim of a racist attack but injured himself while setting his car alight in a failed insurance scam, news reports said Wednesday.
Jaspreet Singh has been ordered to appear [...]
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New York, Feb 3 (DPA) US stocks posted strong gains for a second straight day indications of a stronger US housing market and gains in commodity stocks.
Pending sales of existing homes climbed one percent in January, according to the National Association of Realtors. Shares of DR Horton surged 11 per cent after the second-largest US [...]
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Gaza, Feb 3 (DPA) Israeli F-16s carried out an airstrike late Tuesday against underground smuggling tunnels at the Gaza Strip-Egypt border, witnesses and security sources said.
No casualties were reported.
The witnesses said that the Israeli warplanes circled over southern Gaza before rocketing the border area and destroying several tunnels.
Israel imposed a tight Gaza blockade more than [...]
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Wellington, Feb 3 (DPA) A 19-year-old New Zealand student ’sold’ her virginity to a stranger for more than 45,000 New Zealand dollars ($31,500) to pay university fees, according to news reports Wednesday.
The student, who called herself ‘Unigirl’ in an advertisement on an auction website, said she received more than 1,200 bids from the 30,000 people [...]
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Tehran, Feb 3 (DPA) Iran is ready to complete a uranium exchange deal with world nuclear powers, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday.
Ahmadinejad said in an interview with state television that, after renewed talks with some of the world powers, Iran was ready to exchange its low-enriched uranium for a more-highly processed version to be [...]
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Islamabad, Feb 3 (DPA) Multiple missile strikes carried out by suspected US pilotless drone aircraft killed at least 29 people in Pakistan’s restive tribal region Tuesday, a Pakistani intelligence official said.
Several more people were injured in the air attacks that took place in at least four villages of North Waziristan district, a known sanctuary of [...]
Supermodels Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Lara Stone have bared all for the fashion and lifestyle magazine Love.
All models have been photographed naked in identical poses by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot in a 40-page shoot, reports guardian.co.uk.
The other models who will appear in the magazine are Natalia Vodianova, Amber Valetta, Jeneil Williams, [...]
Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharika was elected as the new chairman of the African Union (AU) during a summit of the 53-member group in this Ethiopian capital Tuesday.
African leaders have elected President Bingu wa Mutharika the new chairman of the AU at the Heads of State and Government Summit, BuaNews reported.
The leaders rejected a [...]
At least 10 people were killed in a fresh missile strikes by the US drones in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region Tuesday.
Thirteen missiles were fired from about five unmanned spy aircrafts on a suspected militant compound in Dattakhel village near Afghanistan border, Geo TV reported quoting sources.
The toll is expected to rise.
The attacks came [...]
Youngsters living in smaller cities of China are more likely to develop addiction to internet surfing than their peers in developed regions, a survey released Tuesday said.
The survey, conducted by the Communication University of China, showed that between eight to nine percent of young internet users in major cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou [...]
A parliamentary panel Tuesday urged the Pakistani government to revive the country’s film industry to boost tourism.
The government should also exempt cinemas and theatres from entertainment and other taxes, the Senate’s standing committee on tourism suggested at its meeting here chaired by Nilofar Bakhtiar.
Bakhtiar was the tourism minister in then prime minister Shaukat [...]
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Rio de Janeiro, Feb 2 (IANS/EFE) Twelve children were killed and 25 injured when a school bus collided with a truck in central Brazil.
The children, aged from six to 14, were returning home from Montividiu public school.
The accident occurred Monday when the truck driver lost control and rammed the vehicle into the bus coming from [...]
Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt has refuted rumours about her engagement with Jamie Kennedy, saying she is not rushing into marriage anytime soon.
The actress sparked rumours of an imminent wedding last year after she mentioned in an interview that she wanted to be engaged by summer 2010. She claims she hasn’t given her partner an [...]
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Paris, Feb 2 (DPA) French Immigration Minister Eric Besson said Tuesday that he had transmitted a decree to the government that would ban from French citizenship any man who makes his wife wear the all-body Islamic veil.
In a statement, Besson said that preventing a spouse from going around with her face unveiled would be equivalent [...]
