Leonardo da Vinci's art secrets found
Paris, Jul 17: French researchers cracked some secrets of Leonardo da Vinci paintings, including the Mona Lisa, but the world famous smile still remains a mystery.French scientists analyzed seven Vinci paintings to study the master's use of successive ultra thin layers.....
India must get permanent UN seat: French envoy
New Delhi, Jul 14: Jerome Bonnafont, the French ambassador in India said that France supports India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. He said that India, Brazil, Germany and Japan should be included as permanent members.....
Militants fire at British embassy in Yemen
Sanaa, Jul 27: Suspected Al Qaeda militants opened fire at the British embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Monday, Jul 26, and fled the spot immediately.According to the police, the gunmen fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the main gate.....
Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan: US
Islamabad, Jul 25: American military commander Mike Mullen claimed that Osama bin Laden is hiding at Pakistan's lawless tribal belt near Afghanistan.Mullen also called the Pakistani tribal belt as "global headquarters" of al-Qaeda and Aiman al-Zawahiri also had taken shelter over.....
Two bomb attacks in Iraq: 40 people killed
Baghdad, Jul 27: Two bomb attacks, on Monday, Jul 26, had killed at least 40 pilgrims in Karbala, 118 km away from Baghdad.A large no of Shias pilgrims were gathered in the city to celebrate the holiday of the Imam al-Mahdi.In.....
July 15 peace talks: Another India-Pak impasse
The much-awaited July 15 India-Pak peace talks ended in acrimony. The talks aimed at decreasing the trust deficit between the old South Asian rivals turned out to be a blame game in which Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mohammed Qureshi was the.....
Were Mumbai police aware of 26/11 attacks in Feb?
New Delhi, Dec 5: A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said, a blow to Indian officials who have blamed the deadly attacks entirely on Pakistani extremists.As investigators sought to unravel the attack on Mumbai, stepping up questioning of the lone captured gunman, airports across India were put on high alert amid fresh warnings that terrorists planned to hijack an aircraft......
Inflamed passion riding high in Pak, India
Washington, Dec 6: Inflamed passions across India and Pakistan must be controlled to prevent another war between India and Pakistan.“People of both the nations will have to control inflamed public passion and manipulative politicians too," Austin Bay reports in his column for the Washington Post.“Statesmen will have to confront the terrorists responsible for the heinous crime,"Bay comments.Large scale public anger can be witnessed across India after the deadliest terror attack to have ever hit India, shook.....