France holds 'Eta military head'

A leader of the Basque seperatist group ETA has been arrested in Southern France, according to reports. ETA is fighting for an indpendant Basque state. The Basque homeland stretches across part of Spain and...

GEO’s channels blocked in Sindh

"KARACHI: Geo Network’s transmission has been stopped on cable in a number of cities across Sindh including Karachi.Cable operators blocked the transmission of Geo Network in a number of areas across the city Monday morning, without assigning any reason for the stoppage....

Chandrayaan-1 gets back to work

" A day after landing India’s first probe instrument on the surface of the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was on Saturday getting ready to activate eight other scientific instruments on board the country’s first unmanned lunar spacecraft,...

Lose the BlackBerry? Yes He Can, Maybe

Do you really need a Blackberry when just down from you're new office you have the best communications system in the world?"WASHINGTON — Sorry, Mr. President. Please surrender your BlackBerry. Those are...

A child play area at Delhi airport

Travellers landing at Indian capital New Delhi's airport have often complained of problems. Situation is slowly improving after a private company Delhi International Airport Limited took over the management of the...

China welcomes UK Tibet decision

"China welcomes UK Tibet decision Zhu Weiqun speaks on Tibet A senior Chinese official has welcomed the UK's decision to recognise Beijing's direct rule over...

Canada arrests suspect in 1980 Paris synagogue attack

Finally he is being brought to justice."A 56-year old Caucasian Lebanese-Canadian man has been arrested in Canada under the suspicion that he was involved in a terrorist attack at a Parisian synagogue in 1980. Four were killed in the attack, including one Israeli.  The...

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers drawing jobless benefits hit a 25-year...

Who's who on Obama's new team

Who's who on Obama's new team Since winning the US presidential election, Barack Obama has wasted little time assembling a team to help him govern. The BBC News website has put together...

Pakistan incurred $34.5 bn losses in war against terror: FM

"NEW YORK: Pakistan suffered huge losses, amounting to US $34.5 billion, since 2001 for its role in the war against terror and wants regional ownership of the crisis in a bid to bring peace and stability to the troubled region, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said...

Talk face-to-face right from within Gmail

Google announced Tuesday it is adding video and audio chat to its free e-mail service. Have you use video and audio chat service in gmail ? " From viewing videos on YouTube to screening family events,...

Obama 'to curb role of lobbyists'

Even before Barack Obama has formally taken over the Presidency of the US, he has given indication of  reversal of many of President Bush's actions and executive orders. President elect's office has also come...

Loan Reveals Two Spins on Democracy

Most political news in Vancouver has been swirling around the $100 million loan that is reportedly been authorized as a bailout cushion to either Millennium Development Corp (the company building the Olympic...

No oxygen in the IMF ventilator

"By Mosharraf ZaidiThe News InternationalBeing of Pakistani origin qualifies an IMF employee to be as much of a Pakistani economy expert, as being of Pakistani origin qualifies a child that eats a lot of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to be an expert in Pakistani child nutrition....

QE2 runs aground on final voyage

The Queen Elizabeth II oceanliner from the UK is about to be put into retirement. But on its last voyage it ran into some trouble off the coast of Southhampton, becoming trapped on a sandbank. The boat is set to become a floating hotel in Dubai."It was hardly the most regal...

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