Three die in fresh Afghan attack

"Three Nato soldiers have been killed in new violence in Afghanistan, days after a deadly Taleban attack on French troops in the country. The soldiers died in Ghazni province, in the centre of Afghanistan. Polish news agency PAP said they were members of Warsaw's contingent...

Five serial blasts rock Jaipur,India

Update- Five major blasts rocked different parts of Jaipur on Tuesday evening. All blasts took place in densely populated areas. Four people are reportedly injured in the blasts. Jaipur, the capital of India's desert state Rajasthan, had three bomb blast in succession....

Call for UN to intervene in Tibet violence

"Tibet's government-in-exile has demanded the United Nations intervene to end what it called 'urgent human rights violations' by China following deadly protests in Tibet. The exiled government in Dharamshala in northern India, home to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama,...

Strong Earthquake Shakes Philippines

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake rumbled through the Bicol region, southeast of Manila late Monday. There have been no reported injuries or damage as the 'quake was located 56km below the surface."Philippine scientists put the preliminary magnitude at 6.5.The quake was felt in...

Turkey planes bomb northern Iraq

"Large numbers of Turkish fighter jets have bombed suspected Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq, reports say. Turkish officials said the warplanes had targeted the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in areas near...

Emergency Looms on the Horizon Pakistan

"Emergency looms on the horizon Absar Alam ISLAMABAD: In order to ensure smooth re-election of the president, the government is expected to slap emergency on the country, apparently to ward off the rising...

Live and Die by Hype: Apple Stock in Kernel Panic from iPhone Hoax

Apple's stock took a beating yesterday as a fraudulent email made the rounds, claiming that both the iPhone and Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) would be heavily delayed. Apple has made its fortune not only with its products...

Mugabe's Birthday: Zimbabwe Imperiled

In the days leading up to his 83rd birthday, Robert Mugabe was busy planning a bash for himself-at the cost of a mere $1.2 million dollars. That was before the leading opposition candidates decided to hold a...

Private Investigations: Unearthing online terrorist networks

"Apparently, (it is as yet unconfirmed) but people generally are of the opinion that, the government is indeed blocking blogs in a crackdown on terrorists. I really never knew terrorists blogged, that was until now. I quickly ran through my blogroll and started reading many...

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