(Monday, 21 May 2012 11:54)
Berlin, May 21: India-born Suma Chakrabarti will succeed Germany’s Thomas Mirow as the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which has been supporting economic transition in former Eastern Bloc countries and Soviet republics for the last two
(Monday, 21 May 2012 11:25)
California, May 21: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has more than one reason to cheer, a day after the social networking sites initial public offering, he achieved a personal milestone by tying the knot and marrying his childhood companion Priscilla Chan.
(Monday, 21 May 2012 10:45)
Sanaa, May 21: A Yemeni soldier packing powerful explosives under his uniform blew himself up in the middle of an army battalion in Sanaa today, killing 96 troops and wounding around 300, a military official and medics said. The suicide
(Monday, 21 May 2012 09:28)
Washington, May 21: Asserting that Islamabad has already taken the first step to restore normalcy in bilateral ties, Pakistan ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman has sought an apology from Washington for the Nov 26 NATO air strike in Salalah that
(Monday, 21 May 2012 07:45)
Washington, May 21: US President Barack Obama is at loggerheads with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, refusing to meet him apparently over blockage of NATO supply lines into Afghanistan, an issue which continues to strain ties between two nations, American
(Monday, 21 May 2012 05:21)
Islamabad, May 21: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ordered the lifting of ban on Twitter, after the micro-blogging site failed to remove blasphemous content against Islam. "The Prime Minister has ordered the IT Minister to restore Twitter service in Pakistan,"
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 20:30)
Chicago, May 20: A key NATO summit, gathering more than 50 world leaders, opened in Chicago on Sunday with a minute's silence in the memory of all those who have fallen in combat around the world. Led by NATO chief
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 19:30)
Washington, May 20: Five people, including three members of the 'Black Bloc' group, have been arrested in President Barack Obama's hometown Chicago on charges of plotting terror attacks during the key NATO Summit in the city. Nearly 60 world leaders
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 18:30)
Islamabad, May 21: Unidentified men yesterday vandalised a historic Hindu temple in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan that was reopened on the orders of a court last year, police officials and local residents said. The attackers burnt pictures and damaged
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 11:00)
Washington, May 20: Three members of the 'Black Bloc' group have been arrested in President Barack Obama's hometown Chicago on charges of allegedly plotting terror attacks during the key NATO Summit in the city. Nearly 60 world leaders have gathered
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 10:00)
Washington, May 20: Nearly 60 world leaders, including Presidents of the US, Afghanistan and Pakistan have gathered in Chicago for the key NATO Summit beginning today, aimed at charting out a road map of international support to Kabul and prepare a
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 07:00)
Camp David (US), May 20: Piling up pressure on Iran, the leaders of the world's eight most powerful economies have asked it to swiftly address all outstanding issues related to its nuclear programme and vowed to ensure that crude markets are
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 06:30)
New York, May 20: Dismissing concerns about policy paralysis in the Indian government, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said the country has grown in the past at over 9 per cent with the same set of policies.
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 06:00)
London, May 20: Hitting back at those behind his brief suspension from the House of Lords in 2010, prominent Indian-origin industrialist Swraj Paul has insisted that he did not do anything wrong, and believes that racialism may have something to do
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 06:00)
Rome, May 20: Panicked people rushed into the streets when a powerful earthquake struck northern Italy early today, killing three people and injuring at least two others, rescuers said. The 5.9-magnitude quake which struck around 0730 IST in the Emilia-Romagna
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 06:00)
New York, May 20: Facebook's billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg capped an extremely eventful week with a surprising update about his relationship status - he married his long time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a private ceremony. The unexpected news about his
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 04:30)
United Nations, May 20: Almost a year after key 26/11 suspect Ilyas Kashmiri was reported killed in a drone strike, the United Nations has updated his status as "reported dead" in a sanctions list of individuals and entities associated with al
(Sunday, 20 May 2012 04:00)
Colombo, May 20: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today ordered the release of his former Army Chief turned political rival Sarath Fonseka, paving the way for him to walk out of prison after two years. Rajapaksa signed the papers ordering
(Saturday, 19 May 2012 23:30)
London, May 20: Amidst renewed calls to the David Cameron government to review recent curbs on student visas, the British universities have reported a significant fall in applications for courses from India for the forthcoming academic year starting September-October. The
(Saturday, 19 May 2012 18:30)
Beijing, May 20: China today expressed its "firm opposition" to a Pentagon report that presented a suspicious account of China's military modernisation, charging that the US was misrepresenting its "limited" defence capabilities. Lashing out at the Pentagon report on the
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