Indonesia threatens to ban BlackBerry over porn content
Malaysia to hold 50th independence celebrations at London’s Convent Garden
Thai protestors prepare for siege of Parliament
In Tamil Nadu politics, wheel has turned full circle over Sri Lanka
10 die in blast at Chinese plant
End caste discrimination, says rights body
Ecuador declares moratorium on foreign debt payment
Nine die in Mexico fireworks blast
Zambian president dies in Paris
Ram temple in New York consecrates deities
Castro not to make public appearance anymore: Chavez
China to cut fuel prices
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign
LTTE supporters attack Indian Army convoy
Australia’s prison population at 10-year high
Dalai Lama “optimistic” about China talks
Vandana Shiva invited to lecture in Canada
Filipino police uncover plot to kill President Arroyo
Peru quake: UN agencies press with aid effort while identifying key needs
Two rebels killed in Philippines
Birds of a flock work together
Nabbed Nepali says he extorted ex-king’s daughter ‘with respect’
UN Kosovo mission to be reorganised soon
‘वंडर मदर ‘ बुशरा बानो का एक और कमाल, शादी के 13 साल बाद...
Number of ex-soldiers in UK jails on the rise; combat trauma blamed
British school furniture too small for modern children: study
Help whites compete with foreign migrants for jobs: British watchdog
North Korea fires three short-range missiles into East Sea
Putin, Medvedev disclose incomes for 2012
Nepal Maoists fail to form govt within deadline
Panama Canal remembers “liberation” amidst great challenges
South American leaders launch new alliance Unasur
Modi gifts ‘Tree of Life’ painting to Hollande
Venezuela doesn’t plan to halt sending oil to US: Chavez
$20-mn project to protect environment
No frenzy crowds to buy BlackBerry tablet on launch
Tibetologist: 14th Dalai Lama political figure bent on “Tibet independence”
India-French bilateral trade set to increase: Envoy
Predators too prefer food with nutritional value
Over 100 countries hit by electronic spying operation
Extremely shy? You need therapy
Rajapaksa to meet Sri Lankan Tamil parties
On eve of Jamestown events, native Indian recognition closer
Washington : The descendants of Native Americans who encountered the first permanent British settlement in the New World are one step closer to a long-sought goal.
Bush signs $50-billion AIDS package expansion
China Indignant, Opposed To U.S. House Resolution On Tibet: FM
Colombia announces major oil discovery
Beijing to reward terror whistleblowers
Cuban blogger protests travel ban
Bushfires in Australia: Two held for suspicious activity
UN General Assembly Chairman to Tour LatAm
Better-looking politicians get more media coverage
23 killed in China thunderstorm
US Fed sees recovery as interest rates kept at 0 percent
Georgian president fears leaving country for EU summit
‘Indian students seldom breach Australian visa rules’
UN ends US diplomat’s appointment in Afghanistan
Middle East Quartet to meet in Cairo late June
Malmo (Sweden) : Four international mediators in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians will gather for their next meeting in Cairo June 26-27, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.
Four killed in Argentina helicopter crash
Round-the-world solar plane suspends flight
Modi to attend BRICS meet; India to take up UNSC reforms
Myanmar president meets leaders of 14 political parties
Economic gloom lifting in Europe, surveys show
Earthquake causes panic in Bogota
Israel and Palestine agree on Gaza reconstruction: UN official
Pneumonic plague claims second victim in China
Australian held for smuggling animal mummies in Egypt
Nuclear decommissioning costs in UK rise to Dlrs 145 bn
LTTE aircraft destroyed during raid on Sri Lankan air base
Americans threatened more by IS than Russia, Iran: Poll
Putin calls for closer economic ties with China
Mom gene linked to key parenting skills
Toll in Iranian boat tragedy rises to 17
Nine cars pass European crash test with flying colours
Several killed in US church shooting
Serbian Security Council Discuss Belgrade Riots
Nepal royals trade blows as snake throne burns
More than 3.78 mn Chinese people vaccinated against swine flu
Illiterate Spanish thief sentenced to school time
US stocks continue to drop
US classifies polar bear as threatened species
Alcohol ‘more harmful than heroin’, British study finds
Myanmar cyclone death toll exceeds 22,500
Taiwan, China to launch regular flights in mid-2009
Tiger cub found among toys in Bangkok airport
Big gains for Canadian markets
UN’s Nepal mission cannot be completed by Jan 23
Asian cop’s long fight for justice ends happily
Russian Universities Fight Drugs
Nuclear energy key to combat climate change: Ahmadinejad
Accept appeal against detention, Suu Kyi tells court
Five mn Russians fail to identify their ethnicity
US envoy to Belarus leaves
Storm sinks boats, causes damage in northern Spain
Russia to seek stake in Bulgarian nuclear power plant
Hu, Obama to meet during nuclear security summit
Australia to boost diplomatic presence in China
Abkhazia says Tbilisi reluctant to resume peace talks
Nepal’s main opposition to boycott parliamentary meetings
Incoming mayor, vice mayor shot dead in N Philippines
By Xinhua
Manila : The incoming mayor and vice mayor of Lupao town in Nueva Ecija province of northern Philippines were shot dead before midnight Friday, although they had won the local officials' election in May, a local radio reported on Saturday.
    Mayor-elect Alfredo Vendivil and his cousin, vice mayor-elect Virgilio Vendivil were shot dead in an ambush staged by five gunmen in San Jose City, dzRH radio reported.
NASA spacecraft to take images of Apollo landing sites
Private firms extend help to quake hit Nepal
Medvedev appoints aide in charge of Kremlin personnel department
Everest to be Edmund Hillary’s last resting place
Russia’s Pacific Fleet warships join anti-piracy mission
Holmes hates singledom
At least one dead in shooting at Orlando high-rise in US
Rainstorms leave 13 dead in China
E-mail etiquette: A matter of survival
UN chief urges donor countries to honor pledge to double aid to Africa
Sri Lanka warns diplomats, media, NGOs to act ‘responsibly’
US candidates spar in TV debate
25 rebels killed in Sri Lanka clashes
Maoists give up claim to Nepal president’s post
Russia’s foreign minister to attend EU-Russia meeting
Russia says nuclear sector open to foreign investment
UN General Assembly President-elect to visit India
Sarkozy’s office to take over control of French secret services
US automakers plead for bail-out with skeptical Congress
Obama delays vacation for healthcare reform
Unemployment rises in Spain
Four Indians among ‘America’s Coolest Young Entrepreneurs’
11 Venezuelan soldiers killed in accident
Former Soviet, U.S., German leaders mark fall of Berlin Wall
Soviet nostalgia becomes display of Russian military might
Thief caught encashing cheque at bank by victim’s daughter
Russian freighter disappears in Caspian Sea
PACE President to visit Azerbaijan
Paris, Tehran blast Iran media insults of Carla Bruni
Obama begins vacation by picking up summer reading
Over 20 people injured in clash in south Nepal
Somali pirates seize Thai vessel
C China city on high alert as flood peak passing through
By Xinhua
Wuhan : Wuhan, a city in central China, is on high alert as a flood peak in Yangtze River, China's longest, is passing through and water level keeps rising.
The capital city of Hubei Province has ordered local authorities to step up patrol along dikes and sluice gates.
It has prepared sand, soil and bags for possible breaches. Drills on the rescue of stranded residents and closing up breacheswould be held on Thursday and Friday.
