International News

Peru murderers drained victims' body fat
Lima, Nov 20: A gang of three were arrested in Peru for killing people and draining the body fat from the corpses to sell it on the black market.Police say that the suspects have confessed to killing five people. But the...

'Britain conspired with US on Guantanamo torture'
London, Nov 20: Former Guantanamo detainee has alleged that Britain had clear knowledge of barbaric torture technique meted out against detainees of Guantanamo Bay..

Afghanistan worst place for children: UNICEF
Geneva, Nov 20: As the ravages of the US-led invasion still lingers in Afghanistan, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report presents a very disturbing picture..

Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2008 in sex scandal
New York, Nov 20: Anya Ay..

China has 4,50,000 millionaires: Study
Beijing, Nov 20: Despite global economic downturn, the personal wealth of the rich in China has continued to expand crossing 4,50,000 by the year-end 2009, a new study report said..

Afghan: Motorbike bomber attacks southwest town
Herat, Nov 20: At least 12 people were killed and over dozen injured in a bomb blast in Southwestern Afghanistan on Friday, Nov 20..

Pak has nothing to fear from India: PM
Washington, Nov 20: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the country is ready to discuss all issues with Pakistan on the condition that it will not allow its territory to be used against its neighbour..

Clinton, Manmohan to discuss diplomatic issues
Washington, Nov 20: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will discuss diplomatic issues in South Asia with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, Nov 24, a top official said..

US wants India and Pak to resume dialogue
Washington, Nov 20: Speaking to BBC in an interview, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton once again spoke on importance of resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan, which ceased after the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks..

5 Pak military officers linked to Headley, held
Chicago, Nov 20: Five Pakistan military officers have been arrested in connection with the LeT plot to carry out a major terror attack in India using American national David Coleman Headley, a media report said on Thursday, Nov 19..

Hamid Karzai sworn in as Afghan President
Kabul, Nov 19: Hamid Karzai has been sworn in for a second five-year term as Afghanistan's president on Thursday, Nov 19..

Osama's son desires to be UN peace envoy
London, Nov 19: Parting ways from his father's violent ways, Omar Bin Laden, son of world's most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden, expressed his desire to be UN envoy of peace..

Bhutto murder probe: UN panel questions Musharraf
United Nations, Nov 19: The UN commission probing into the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto has questioned former President Pervez Musharraf, a spokesperson of Secretary General's office said..

Bangladesh upholds death sentences for 1975 coup
Dhaka, Nov 19: The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences of five former soldiers in the 1975 killing of Bangladesh's independence leader Sheikh Mujib Rahman in a military coup..

Dalai Lama opposes crucifix removal in Italy
Rome, Nov 19: Emphasizing the need to maintain tradition, Tibetan religious leader, Dalai Lama has expressed his displeasure over the ruling of European Court of Human Rights to ban the display of crucifix in school classrooms on Wednesday, Nov 18..