US considering action inside Pakistan: Gates
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that Washington is trying to understand ground realities before taking any action inside tribal areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan. ANI
Pak Army kills 90 militants in South Waziristan
At least 90 militants have been killed and four soldiers injured in separate clashes that took place in Chagmalai and Ladha Fort as security forces and militants engage in battles across the South Waziristan tribal area along the Afghanistan border. ANI
Taliban controls strategic pockets on Peshawars outskirts: NYT
The capital of the North-West Frontier Province and the administrative centre for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan, Peshawar, has become hotbed for the Taliban. ANI
Rowers cross Atlantic in record 33 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes
A gritty 14-man British-Irish rowing crew, led by a Scottish adventurer, has set a new record for rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, after landing at Barbardos in 33 days, 7 hours and 30 minutes after they left the Canary Islands. ANI
Dundee is the brainiest city in Britain
The British city of Dundee is the brainiest town in the UK, and one of the seven brainiest places in the world, according to experts. ANI
Jesus tomb controversy refuses to die down
A leading New Testament expert has reopened the controversy that followed a James Cameron documentary which suggested that the ossuaries found in a tomb in the hills behind Jerusalem were that of Joseph, Mary, Jesus, the son of Joseph, Mariamne (possibly Mary Magdalene) and Judah, son of Jesus. ANI
Rowling to speak at Harvard Universitys graduation ceremony
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is to deliver a speech at Harvard Universitys 357th ceremony on June 5. ANI
Brown was just 25 feet away from certain death
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was just 25 feet away from almost certain death on Thursday. ANI
CIA chief blames al Qaeda, Mehsud for Bhuttos assassination
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Michael Hayden is of the view that the al-Qaeda and militant Pakistani tribal leader Baitullah Mehsud were responsible for the December 27, 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. ANI
Di told Barbra Streisand that Royals thought she was mad
Princess Diana told Hollywood star Barbra Streisand her royal in-laws thought she was mad and wanted her to have treatment, the inquest into her death has heard. ANI
US watching strategy to root out militants
The United States will continue to monitor Pakistans strategy for dealing with militants in the tribal area, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters, adding that the strategy devised in 2006, was aimed at rooting out militants in Waziristan and trying to integrate those regions into Pakistan. ANI
Congressmen wonder if US has contingency plan to seize and control Paks nuke arsenal in an emergency
U.S. Congressmen are reportedly concerned about whether the Bush Administration has a contigency plan in place to seize and control Pakistans nuclear arsenal in the event of an emergency-like situation. ANI
US available if Pakistan needs help: Gates
U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that Washington would stand by and be available if Pakistan needed help to combat terrorism. ANI
Taliban indulge in anti-Musharraf wall chalkings in Islamabad
The Taliban has reportedly entered Islamabad, as walls in several sectors of the capital city, have been covered with anti-President Pervez Musharraf and pro-Taliban slogans. ANI
Ackerman calls for shift in US policy on Pakistan
The US Congress has passed its first legislation for the year 2008 by condemning the murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto amid a call for a shift in US policy towards Islamabad. ANI
Brown arrives in China, both countries agree to boost two-way trade to 60 bln dollars by 2010
Three days after a landmark first visit to China by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his British counterpart Gordon Brown arrived in Beijing on Friday on his maiden visit as prime minister, with the objective of tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment at the top of his agenda. ANI
Four armed suspects arrested during Rawalpindi mehndi procession
Rawalpindi Police has arrested at least four suspects and recovered weapons from two of them during a Moharramul Haram procession in the garrison city on late Thursday night. ANI
10 die in Peshawar imambargah blast
At least ten people have been reported killed and another 25, including two lady constables, injured when a teenage suicide bomber detonated explosives at an imambargah in Peshawar on Thursday night. ANI
Amnesty calls on Iran to stop practice of stoning
As nine women and two men in Iran wait to be stoned to death, the human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on authorities in Iran to abolish execution by stoning and impose an immediate moratorium on this horrific practice, specifically designed to increase the suffering of the victims. ANI
Germany arrests man for trying to smuggle nuke material to Iran
Authorities in Germany have arrested a man of Iranian descent on suspicion that he attempted to export materials relevant to nuclear technology to Iran, the federal prosecutors office said Wednesday. ANI
Police protection could have saved Di: Ex-police chief
Princess Diana wouldnt have died had she accepted the protection persistently offered by the Metropolitan police, the forces former commissioner told the inquest into her death. ANI
Ex-police chief accused of being part of Dis murder plot
Britains former top police officer has been accused of being a part of a conspiracy to murder Princess Diana. ANI
Brit Muslim computer geek is al Qaedas top cyber terrorist
A computer nerd from Shepherds Bush, West London, has been identified by police as al Qaedas top internet agent. ANI
Psion Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) Portfolio License
Business Wire India
Harman International Promotes Ken Yasuda to Position of Country Manager of Harman Japan
Business Wire India
IBM Reports 2007 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
Business Wire India