Thailand Begins Repatriation to Laos of Hmong Migrants

"The Thai government rejects accusations by the international community that thousands of Lao Hmong refugees were being forcibly sent back to Laos.  The Thai military carried out the deportation under tight...

US vows to hunt extremists, Al-Qaeda claims jet attack

" KANEOHE, Hawaii — President Barack Obama vowed to hunt down extremists wherever they plot attacks against the United States as Al-Qaeda claimed it hatched the attempt to blow up a US-bound airliner on...

At least 5 killed in Iran protests

"TEHRAN: Iranian security forces fired on stone-throwing protesters in the center of the capital on Sunday in one of the bloodiest confrontations in months, opposition Web sites and witnesses said. At least five...

Dozens of whales die on New Zealand beaches

" More than 120 beached whales have died in two separate incidents in New Zealand, officials have said. Twenty one pilot whales that were beached on the North Island of New Zealand have been buried.About 40 other...

15 killed in Muzaffarabad imambargah bombing

"MIRPUR/KARACHI: At least 15 people, including mourners and policemen, were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber ripped through a Muharram procession near an imambargah in Muzaffarabad on Sunday as...

Sex tape: Andhra Governor N D Tiwari resigns

"NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh governor N D Tiwari on Saturday resigned from his post in the wake of the controversy over the sex tape purportedly showing him in a compromising position with three women....

Scores killed in Peru bus crash

"LIMA, Peru – A bus carrying mostly Quechua farmers and merchants home for Christmas plunged 250 feet (80 meters) into a ravine in Peru's southern Andes Thursday, killing 42 people and injuring at least eight,...

Pope Benedict gives Christmas message after assault

" The Pope spoke in a firm voice in front of thousands of pilgrims, appearing undaunted by the earlier incident. He said the Church was a "source of unity" for many people across the world and called for those...

Senior cop molested teen who killed herself

"How could a senior policeman be asked to serve just six months in prison for molesting a teenager? As national outrage builds in the Ruchika Girhotra case, an expert panel of lawyers will try to figure out what...

India eye series win despite missing Dhoni, Yuvraj

"KOLKATA: Nearing the end of a month-and-a-half of battles across the country, India and Sri Lanka come to the Eden Gardens counting their missing men. The form of Sachin Tendulkar, who scored an unbeaten 96 as...

Indian ship with 35 crew attacked by pirates, escapes

"Mumbai: A state-owned Indian ship with a 35-member crew on board was attacked by pirates with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades in the Arabian sea, barely 500 kms off the western coast but repulsed the...

Pregnancy punishable for troops in Iraq

" Washington (CNN) -- A new order from the general in charge of northern Iraq makes getting pregnant or impregnating a fellow soldier an offense punishable by court-martial. The directive, part of a larger order...