Myanmar court rejects Suu Kyi's plea to revive party Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:42 PM PST Suu Kyi has all but exhausted her options in the courts to reinstate the party as a political entity after it was dissolved by Mynamar's ruling junta last year ahead of controversial elections.   |
BSF shot dead teenagers trying to exfilterate to Pakistan Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:19 PM PST Border Security Force shot dead two teen aged boys in the wee hours of Friday while they were trying to illegally cross over to Pakistan from Indo-Pak international border near Amritsar.   |
Firozabad rape case: Two police officials, CMS suspended Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:43 PM PST The 13-year-old girl belonging to a backward community attempted self-immolation at her residence after being allegedly raped by two youths when she was returning from a Republic Day function.   |
Lahore incident: US consulate vehicle number plate found fake Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:42 PM PST The number plate of the US consulate vehicle that knocked down and killed a motorcyclist as it sped to help an American employee who had shot dead two youths in Lahore has been found to be fake, a probe has revealed.   |
Egypt: Internet down, police counterterror unit up Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:54 PM PST The developments were a sign that President Hosni Mubarak's regime was toughening its crackdown following the biggest protests in years against his nearly 30-year rule.   |
US may allow India to buy F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter Posted: 27 Jan 2011 09:09 PM PST The United States may allow India to participate in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme and eventual purchase of its fifth generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, according to a top Pentagon official.   |
Malaysia to retain textbook that upset ethnic Indians Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:47 PM PST The dispute has aggravated many among Malaysia's ethnic Indian minority who complain that authorities in this mostly Malay Muslim country fail to respect their sensitivities.   |
Building collapses in Ahmedabad Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:05 PM PST A five-storeyed under- construction building collapsed here early this morning and some persons are feared trapped in the debris, fire brigade officials said.   |
Nine Maoists killed in Jharkhand Posted: 27 Jan 2011 07:54 PM PST At least nine Maoist guerrillas were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jharkhand's Latehar district early Friday, police said.   |
Darfur peacekeepers in standoff with Sudan army: UN Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:48 PM PST The Sudanese army threatened to "burn to the ground" makeshift camps for people left homeless by the eight-year-old conflict in Darfur in a tense standoff with peacekeepers, UN sources said.   |
US may allow India to acquire its fifth generation jets Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST The US is open to Indian participation in its Joint Strike Fighter programme that would finally lead to its purchase of fifth generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, a top Pentagon official said Thursday.   |
Microsoft posts $6.63 billion net profit on Q2 revenue Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:39 PM PST Microsoft Corp on Thursday said its net income for the latest quarter fell slightly from a year ago, and it beat Wall Street's expectations despite the weak personal computer market.   |
Tunisia unveils new cabinet in bid to end protests Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:40 PM PST Tunisia on Thursday unveiled major changes to its interim government in a bid to put an end to daily protests against figures linked to ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who stayed on in key posts.   |
Afghanistan war won't end like Vietnam: NATO Posted: 27 Jan 2011 12:59 PM PST The Afghan army will not collapse when international troops end their combat role, in the way that South Vietnam's did in the 1970s, NATO's top officer said on Thursday.   |
Muslim population will grow twice as fast as non-Muslim population: Study Posted: 27 Jan 2011 11:59 AM PST The world's Muslim population will grow twice as fast as the non-Muslim population in the next 20 years, when Muslims are expected to make up more than a quarter of the global population, a study published on Thursday predicts.   |
Ugandan gay activist beaten to death after threats Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:38 AM PST A Ugandan gay rights activist who was late last year featured with other gays in a newspaper article headlined "Hang them" has been beaten to death in his Kampala home, rights groups said on Thursday.   |
Madhya Pradesh CM inaugurates road named after Tendulkar Posted: 27 Jan 2011 08:11 AM PST A new 3.55 km long road, named after iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar, has been inaugurated by Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here.   |
Afghan woman, lover stoned to death by Taliban Posted: 27 Jan 2011 05:58 AM PST A 19-year-old Afghan woman and her alleged lover have been stoned to death by terrorist outfit Taliban, after she reportedly ran away from an arranged marriage, reveals a new video released on websites.   |
Mother commits suicide, after poisoning three children Posted: 27 Jan 2011 04:01 AM PST A 32-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after poisoning her three children to death at Kukra village in Bihar on Thursday.   |
Car bomb kills 15 at Baghdad funeral Posted: 27 Jan 2011 03:56 AM PST A car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Thursday, killing 15 people and wounding 25, an interior ministry official said.   |
Thousands march in Yemen to demand change of government Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:15 AM PST Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of Sanaa on Thursday to demand a change of government, inspired by the unrest that has ousted Tunisia's leader and spread to Egypt this week.   |
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