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e.tv fined over Rs 2 lakh for airing violent Gaddafi images

Johannesburg, Feb 3: South African based e.tv was fined R35 000 (INR 2.26 lakh) for airing violent footage of Libya dictator Muammar Gaddafi's killing.The complaint was received by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA), said the regulator in a

Mani Shankar Aiyar loses cool with terror head Saeed on TV

Islamabad, Feb 3: Parliamentarian Mani Shankar Aiyar seems to be a sort of person who will call a spade a spade, and did just that when he told Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed that he need to be arrested and

Gaddafi's wedding ring, bloodied shirt up for $2 mn auction

Libya, Feb 3: Slain dictator of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi's bloodied shirt and wedding ring have been put up for $2 million auction.Gaddafi was wearing the silver ring and the beige coloured bloodied shirt when he was killed.Ahmed Warfali, Libyan national has

7 Indian-Americans figure in Intel Science finalist in US

Washington, Feb 3: Seven Indian-Americans have figured among the 40 finalists for the Intel Science Talent Search; which is the most prestigious science and maths competition for high school students in the United States.The Intel Science Talent Search finalists, who represent America's

Egypt erupts in anger after football violence kills 74

Cairo, Feb 3: Egypt's worst soccer violence claimed at least 74 lives in the northern city of Port Said, plunging the nation into rage and prompting protests and clashes with police in the capital. The unprecedented violence occurred last evening

Will appear before SC, Gilani tells parliament

Islamabad, Feb 2: Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani told the parliament on Thursday that he would appear before the Supreme Court that has summoned him next week to frame contempt charges for refusing to revive graft cases against President Asif

UK Phone-hacking: Probe widens to The Times

London, Feb 2: UK police has widened its probe into the phone-hacking scandal to the most prestigious of Rupert Murdoch's UK papers, The Times, a top Labour MP said on Thursday. The Times is facing allegations of email-hacking.Labour MP Tom Watson, who has

Pak SC summons Gilani, orders framing of charges against him

Islamabad, Feb 2: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday summoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear before it on February 13, when he will be formally charged with contempt of court for failing to act on the court's orders to reopen

Shocker: Teacher sent to jail for feeding semen to students

Los Angels, Feb 2: In a shocking incident, a 61-year-old Los Angeles teacher has been sent to jail over being accused of spoon-feeding his own semen to elementary school students.According to media reports, the accused named Mark Berndt, an ex-teacher at

UN : British Foreign Sec William Hague, left, United States Sec of State Hillary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe before their meeting. PTI

Nothing new in the NATO Taliban report: Clinton

Washington, Feb 2: The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that there is nothing new in the new classified report of NATO on Taliban, leaked portions of which says that the Pakistan continues to have links with the extremist organisation.“I think

IAF chief in Malaysia to bolster defence ties

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 2: Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne will hold talks with Malaysia's top military officials, including his counterpart, and discuss ways to enhance India's defence cooperation with this key South Asian neighbour. Air Chief Marshal Browne's high-profile meetings will

Mitt Romney makes gaffe on poor after Florida victory

Washington, Feb 2: Mitt Romney, the front runner in the race to bag the Republican presidential nomination, on Thursday made a gaffe by saying he does not care about the very poor and is concerned about the plight of the middle-class Americans.The

Egypt: Football match turns bloody; 73 dead, scores injured

Cairo, Feb 2: What started as a spirited football match ended up in bloody violence when irate fans indulged in violence resulting in the death of as many as 73 people. The incident happened in northeastern Egypt, when Port Said

Pakistan says it will back Afghan-led peace talks

Kabul, Feb 1: Pakistan's foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan and will back a peace process with the Taliban as long as it's driven by Afghans and not other figures on the international stage. Hina

Cut off ISI-Taliban links, US tells Pakistan

Washington, Feb 1: The US said it has "long standing concerns" over ISI's links with the Taliban and wants Pakistan to "cut-off" those ties, hours after a NATO report blew the lid off the intelligence agency's "manipulation" of Afghan Taliban's senior

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