Ringed by Foes, Pakistanis Fear the U.S., Too

"By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A redrawn map of South Asia has been making the rounds among Pakistani elites. It shows their country truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to...

Juror's detective work ends trial

A trial in the UK has fallen apart after a juror tried to do his own detective work into the case. Outside of the trial, the juror went on his own to visit the site and conduct other investigations."A manslaughter trial collapsed after a juror admitted undertaking his own...

U.S. students learn of Islam at UIN

" Students from nine universities in the United States visited Jakarta on Thursday to learn about Islamic teachings and culture from Muslim communities at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN). The students came from Chatham University, Cascadian Community...

Pokhara - 64 HIV/AIDS patients die, 900 undergoing treatment in Pokhara Hospital

"Pokhara, May 30: Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, has said 64 HIV/AIDS patients have died while undergoing treatment in the hospital so far. The hospital also said 900 HIV-infected patients are undergoing treatment in the hospital at present. Dr Basanta Tamrakar revealed...

Protests force Facebook to change

"Facebook members have forced the social networking site to change the way a controversial ad system worked. More than 50,000 Facebook users signed a petition calling on the company to alter or abandon its Beacon advertising technology. When Facebook users shopped online,...