Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


Al-Qaida, Lashkar-e-Toiba terror threat on World Cup 2011

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:53 PM PST

In what will put the security apparatus of the 2011 World Cup on high alert, the intelligence bureau has warned of possible terror attacks during matches, which are held in India.


Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record high: United Nations

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:34 PM PST

Civilian deaths in the Afghanistan war jumped to a record high of 2,777 in 2010, a 15 percent rise on the previous year, the UN's mission in the country announced Wednesday.


20 killed, several injured in suicide blast in Peshawar

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PST

At least 20 people were killed and several injured Wednesday in a suicide blast during funeral prayers in Pakistan's Peshawar city, Geo News reported.


Two men plead guilty to attack on Sikh taxi driver in US

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 09:05 PM PST

Two men accused of attacking a Sikh taxi driver in November have entered no-contest pleas in a California court, with one man admitting that his attack was a hate crime.


7.2-magnitude quake jolts Japan; tsunami alert issued

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 07:37 PM PST

Japanese officials said they were still assessing the situation and telling residents along the coast to stay away from the shore.


US expresses concern over human rights violations in China

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 07:16 PM PST

Concerned over the continuing human rights violations in China, US has asked authorities in Beijing to stop the "extralegal" detention and "enforced disappearance" of leading lawyers and rights activists.


Harry Potter stars immortalised on postage stamps

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 07:14 PM PST

'Harry Potter' stars Ralph Fiennes and Michael Gambon have been immortalised on a commemorative postage stamp in their native Britain.


One dead as Muslims, Christians clash in Cairo

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 05:14 PM PST

One Christian youth was shot dead on Tuesday during a protest between 1,300 Christians and Muslims who were throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at each other, a security source said.


Yemeni police fire on protesters, 65 hurt: Hospital

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 03:39 PM PST

Yemeni police opened fire on protesters in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, wounding at least 65 people demonstrating for an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year-old rule, hospital sources said.


Child molestation: 21 Philadelphia Roman Catholic priests suspended

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 02:49 PM PST

Twenty-one Roman Catholic priests in Philadelphia have been suspended after being linked to an investigation into widespread child molestation, church authorities said on Tuesday.


Robert Gates sees 'acid test' ahead in Afghanistan war

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 01:34 PM PST

US defense secretary Robert Gates touted progress on a visit to southern Afghanistan Tuesday but said NATO forces will soon face an "acid test" as Taliban insurgents move to seize back ground.


New helicopter video shows WTC after 9/11 attack

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 12:33 PM PST

A newly released video shot from a helicopter shows the World Trade Centre towers after they were struck by al-Qaida operatives on September 11, 2001.


4 killed in Ivory Coast after hundreds protest

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:59 AM PST

Soldiers backing Ivory Coast's rogue leader on Tuesday opened fire on civilians, killing at least four people hours after hundreds took to the streets to protest the deaths of seven women gunned down at a march last week.


Gaddafi forces strike rebels in west and east Libya

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 10:32 AM PST

Libyan government forces attacked rebels with rockets, tanks and warplanes on western and eastern fronts, intensifying their offensive to crush the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi.


US stocks rise in early trading as oil falls

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 07:56 AM PST

US stocks rose Tuesday after oil prices fell and OPEC said it may increase oil production.


Nalco bribe case: Court sends Srivastava and Bajaj to Tihar

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 06:25 AM PST

Public sector undertaking NALCO's former chief Abhay Kumar Srivastava and his accomplice Bhushan Lal Bajaj, arrested for their alleged involvement in a graft case, were sent to Tihar Jail today by a Delhi court.


China enforces ban on travel to Tibet on riots anniversary

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 04:31 AM PST

Ahead of the third anniversary of the bloody riots in Lhasa next week, China today enforced restrictions on the entry of foreign tourists, citing the bitterly cold winter weather in the Himalayan region.


20 killed, 127 injured in Pakistan gas station explosion

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:01 PM PST

A massive blast at a gas station in Pakistan's central Punjab province on Tuesday killed 20 people and injured 127 others, officials said.


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