Tibetans protest in southwest China: Reports Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:27 AM PDT Angry Tibetans protested in a tense area of southwestern China on the country's National Day after a Tibetan flag and a photo of the Dalai Lama were torn down, a news report said Sunday.   |
British doctors 'to use ecstasy to treat people with trauma' Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:52 AM PDT In what is said to be the first British trial of its kind, doctors are to use ecstasy to treat people with post-traumatic stress disorder.   |
Gujarat govt seeks SC nod for completing probe against Ashish Nandy Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:15 PM PDT The Gujarat government has requested the Supreme Court to allow it to take to a "conclusive end" the probe into a criminal complaint lodged against political analyst Ashish Nandy for his new newspaper article allegedly portraying the state in bad light.   |
Pranab dismisses as 'bunkum' reports that he offered to resign Posted: 01 Oct 2011 10:16 PM PDT Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has dismissed as "bunkum" reports that he had offered to resign following controversy over a note of his Ministry on the 2G issue.   |
Awlaki death may trigger anti-US attacks worldwide: State Dept Posted: 01 Oct 2011 10:01 PM PDT Al-Qaida's top spiritual leader Anwar al-Awlaki's killing in a drone strike in Yemen could provide motivation for anti-American attacks globally by those seeking to avenge his death, the State Department has said, issuing a worldwide travel alert for its citizens.   |
British PM sorry for 'disrespectul' comments to female MPs Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:25 PM PDT British Prime Minister David Cameron has apologised, in an interview published on Sunday, after he was criticised for being disrespectful in comments he made to two female lawmakers.   |
Barack Obama: Commander in chief must support gay troops Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:30 PM PDT In a sharp rebuke of his Republican rivals, President Barack Obama said on Saturday that anyone who wants to be commander in chief must support the entire US military, including gay service members.   |
US warns of revenge attacks after hits on al-Qaida militants Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:06 PM PDT The United States warned its nationals on Saturday of "potential for retaliation" after two key al-Qaida figures were killed in an air raid in Yemen.   |
Egypt military proposes schedule for leaving power Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:56 PM PDT Egypt's military rulers on Saturday floated a timetable for their exit from power under which presidential elections could be held by late next year.   |
US Congress freezes USD 200 million in aid to Palestinians Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:48 PM PDT Key US lawmakers are blocking about USD 200 million in Palestinian aid in response to the territories' UN statehood bid, congressional aides said on Saturday.   |
Syrian troops retake most of central rebel town: Rights group Posted: 01 Oct 2011 01:49 PM PDT Syrian troops retook most of a rebellious central town on Saturday after five days of intense fighting with army defectors who sided with protesters in one of the worst clashes of the 6-month-old anti-government uprising, a rights group said.   |
Thousands rally against Portugal's austerity plans Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:54 PM PDT Tens of thousands marched in Lisbon and Porto on Saturday to protest against austerity measures imposed under the terms of an EU/IMF bailout, the first major rallies since a centre-right government took power in Portugal in June.   |
Somali gunman kidnap French woman on Kenya resort island Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:35 AM PDT Somali gunmen on Saturday snatched a disabled Frenchwoman from a Kenyan resort island and fled back across the border with her after a shootout with Kenya's navy, officials said.   |
J&K villager sends Rs26 to Manmohan, Montek Posted: 01 Oct 2011 09:22 AM PDT Darvinder Singh, a resident of Bhagote village in Ramban, about 130 km north of Jammu, said the Planning Commission's classification of poor was an "insult to crores of poor of the country".   |
J&K villager sends Rs26 to Manmohan, Montek Posted: 01 Oct 2011 09:22 AM PDT Darvinder Singh, a resident of Bhagote village in Ramban, about 130 km north of Jammu, said the Planning Commission's classification of poor was an "insult to crores of poor of the country".   |
Senior Haqqani leader Haji Mali Khan held in Afghanistan: NATO Posted: 01 Oct 2011 05:03 AM PDT A senior commander of the Taliban-allied Haqqani network in Afghanistan who is also the uncle of its leader has been captured, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said Saturday.   |
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