12 killed in US embassy attack in Yemen 12 killed in US embassy attack in Yemen Six policemen and six suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed in a car-bomb attack outside the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Wednesday, witnesses and medics said.  More..

30 rebels killed in Pakistan airstrike More than 30 militants were killed in an overnight aerial strike by security forces in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier province, army officials said Saturday. More..

LTTE blast in Colombo wounds 44 At least 44 people, including four women and two children, were wounded in a terror blast carried out by the rebel Tamil Tigers in a busy commercial area of the Sri Lankan capital Saturday, police said. More..

Putin blasts Europe for following US foreign policies Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned European countries against toeing the US foreign policy ahead of a European Union (EU) emergency summit meeting Monday on the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia.  More..

Twin bombs kill at least 11 in Algeria Algiers/Paris, In the latest of a series of terror bombings, twin blasts Wednesday claimed at least 11 lives in the city of Bouira, the Algeria's interior ministry and local authorities reported. More..

Miss Nepal becomes Maoist government's first casualty Miss Nepal, Nepal's oldest and best-known beauty pageant, has become the first casualty of the new Maoist government, with the organisers mulling scrapping it after the former rebels announced a Kathmandu closure and a boycott of Indian ayurvedic giant Dabur, the main sponsor of the show.  More..

Indonesia executes two Nigerians for drug smuggling Jakarta, Indonesia has executed two Nigerians found guilty of heroin offences - the first drug offenders put to death in four years - as the country prepared to speed up the execution of the other drug traffickers on death row, officials said Friday.  More..

Minerals needed for life found on Mars: NASA Washington, An analysis of dirt on Mars has found nutrients necessary for life, NASA has said. More..

Gas prices to force 10 mn vehicles off American roads: Study Toronto, With gas prices forecast to reach $7 a gallon in the next two years, America will witness the `greatest mass exodus of vehicles from the roads in its history, warns a report by a top Canadian bank. More..

30 rebels killed in fresh clashes in Sri Lanka: military Colombo, Sri Lankan defence ministry Friday claimed that troops engaged in offensive operations against the Tamil Tigers have killed at least 30 rebels in two clashes. More..

China announces large rise in fuel prices Beijing, China Friday announced a 16 percent hike in petrol price and 18 percent in diesel price. Petrol will now cost 6,980 yuan ($1,015) per ton and diesel will be 6,520 yuan ($949), both up by 1,000 yuan ($145) per ton.  More..

Suicide attack kills 10 civilians in Afghanistan Kabul,) A suicide bomber killed at least 10 civilians and wounded six in the southern Afghan province of Helmand Friday, while two US-led coalition troops were killed in the same province, officials said.  More..

Beware of China, rights group warns Nepal Kathmandu, June 20 (IANS) As Nepal began its harshest ever crackdown on Tibetan refugees, arresting three leaders of the community and starting a hunt for nine more, a Tibet rights group urged the government to beware of China's intentions in the country More..

Former Musharraf ally MQM ready for his impeachment Islamabad, Indicating the new direction Pakistan's political scene is taking, a former ally of beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf says it will support the move to impeach him if all those who had previously tampered with the constitution are similarly punished.  More..

Israeli air force rehearses attack on Iran: Report New York/Tel Aviv, Israel carried out a major air force exercise earlier this month that United States officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, The New York Times reported Friday. More..

UN call to end violence against women in war United Nations, The UN Security Council has said that systematic rape and other forms of sexual violence against women during armed conflicts can constitute war crimes and called on the international community for greater efforts to combat the "silent war". More..

India signs art and culture agreement with Brunei India Thursday signed an agreement with oil-rich Brunei, ruled by one of the richest men in the world, to strengthen cooperation in the fields of culture, arts and sports. More..

Pakistan asks UN to probe Bhutto killing Pakistan Thursday demanded a UN probe into the assassination of former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Benazir Bhutto. < More..

Israeli raids kill 17 as rocket barrage continues Israeli raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip killed 17 Palestinians, among them three children, as Gaza-based militants fired at least 30 rockets and mortars at southern Israel.  More..

Australian board taking Hayden remarks 'seriously' Cricket Australia (CA) has assured the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that they are taking the matter of Mathew Hayden's offensive remarks against Harbhajan Singh seriously and looking into the matter.  More..

'US, Britain want Musharraf to stay' Senior figures in Pakistan's two largest political parties say the US and Britain are trying to ensure that President Pervez Musharraf is not removed from his position.  More..

Russia calls US position on Kosovo cynical Moscow, Russia Sunday slammed as cynical the US position on Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. More..

Australia considering joining US missile shield Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said here Sunday his government was considering joining a limited US missile defence system because it may help to protect Australian troops in the field. More..

Iran says no questions remain about its nuclear programme Iran has answered all questions of the UN nuclear watchdog about its nuclear activities, government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham has said. More..

North Korea detains Russian ship North Korea Sunday said the Russian ship it had seized violated the country's maritime border, the Russian embassy in Seoul said. More..

Floods kill 11 in Indonesia At least 11 people have been killed and hundreds of houses swept away as flash floods hit Indonesia's East Java province, officials said Monday More..

Condoleezza Rice Visits Afghanistan With criticism of the war in Afghanistan Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that European governments needed to convince their people that sending troops to Afghanistan — and keeping them there — should remain a priority for NATO  More..

Head Injury Killed Bhutto Investigators from Scotland Yard said that Pakistani opposition leader, died after hitting her head as she was tossed by the force of a suicide blast.  More..

Copter crash kills top Pak general Indian security agencies are looking askance at a report from Pakistan of a helicopter crash in South Waziristan that killed three top officers of the Pakistan army.  More..

Hillary Clinton loaned USD 5 mn to her campaign Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton has said she loaned her campaign USD five million of her own money in January to keep up with rival Barack Obama's record cash windfall More..

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