‘Shoe bomber’ fears as extremists eye London street gangs: report
Algeria confirms missing aircraft crashed in Mali
China provides home to 100,000 poor farmers
EU, US to seek financial squeeze on Iran
Nepal strikes first high note after king’s fall
UN names panel to finance climate change technology
North Korea snapping military hotline not constructive: US
Australian state pushes for dowry ban
UK coalition a ‘sham,’ says Miliband
Soyuz returns to Earth from ISS ahead of schedule
Israel’s response to war crimes ‘totally inadequate,’ says Amnesty
Unesco condemns murders of two journalists in Brazil
McCain cancels attendance at Munich security conference
China police arrest 30,000 suspects in cyber crime crackdown
Six killed in China road accident
Europe Withdraws Support to Kenya Govt
Russian freighter disappears in Caspian Sea
Blair to be named Mideast Quartet envoy
By Xinhua
Washington : Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be named on Wednesday as Middle East peace envoy of the Quartet, or the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia, local mass media reported Tuesday.
   Members of the Quartet will announce the appointment insimultaneous statements from Washington, New York, Brussels and Moscow, the Associated Press quoted an unidentified official as reporting.
Powerful North Korean military figure dies
Tsunami warning issued after quake hits Japan
Mediation efforts continue in Kenya
Russian carrier-based aircraft to exercise in Greek airspace
Myanmar may use force to curb riots
Abkhazian president sets off on Moscow visit
Aim for the goal, end child labour, says ILO
Quake-tsunami may cost Japan $235 bn, says World Bank
US F-16 jet goes missing off Italy
Mercedes bionic car at New York’s Museum of Modern Art
Pashupatinath under siege once again
The Muslim Council of Britain concerned over BNP success in London election
BJP for sanctions against Sri Lanka if civilian deaths continue
16 million Chinese women married to gay men
Beijing accuses US of promoting ‘China threat’
Beijing : China's foreign ministry Monday accused the US of continuing to spread a "China threat" in a new military report, and attempting to "interfere with China's internal affairs."
Nepal, India begin security talks
Scores injured as high-speed train hits fallen tree in western Germany
Five people killed in attack on deputy mayor in Philippines
Still time to avoid civil war in Syria, says Hollande
14 killed as tornadoes strike US
Kathmandu valley paralysed as Buddhists, Dalits go on warpath
Indonesia seizes money from Suharto’s youngest son
‘No stimulus package can stop recession in US, Canada’
US again tells Pakistan: Focus on extremists not India
Zimbabwe’s cholera toll rises to 2,024
Bush calls on Russia to end Georgia crisis
McCain, Obama win Wisconsin, moving closer to nominations
Russian Nobel winner Solzhenitsyn dies at 89
New York finds traces of radiation likely from Fukushima reactors
How a Messi fan in Kerala village became a football journalist in Spain
11 charged for stealing 40 mn credit card numbers
China gives more farm subsidies to cool inflation
Road accident kills 14 in Thailand
Two Madrid airport bombing suspects arrested in France
US navy n-submarine collides with cruiser
Plane makes emergency landing on busy highway
UN grants $15 mln for election in Indonesia
7 dead, 26 others missing in Philippines’ cargo vessel sinking
20,000 mobile phones lost in Britain everyday
Oil prices steady after falling back from overnight record near US$110
India to pitch for easing of US high-tech exports
UN peacekeepers face probe for sexual abuse in Congo
Passengers injured as trains collide in Belgium
Dalai Lama will live to be 113
Mandela calls for action on poverty on 90th birthday
Plant inspired solar cells to revolutionise energy storage
Kyrgyzstan says Russians will retain military presence
Fed extends credit to Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs
Eight die as bus falls into Peru river
US Congress to reconsider immigration reform bill
Washington : Leaders in the US Senate have agreed to reconsider an immigration reform bill pushed by President George W. Bush that had appeared to die last week.
50 injured in Spain bomb blast
Mozambique, India could partner in oil, gas, agriculture: Mukherjee
Bankers, governments discuss regulation at Davos forum
US bans drone operations at national parks
Nazi camp atrocities on display in Shanghai
UN chief deeply concerned over Iraq crisis
China allocates $9 bn for quake relief
Another GI in Japan Arrested for Rape
Electric solar wind sail to power space travel
British counsellor sacked for not helping gay couples
At least 27 killed in cold storage fire in South Korea
White House uses Twitter to justify Iran nuclear deal
Seven killed in UN chopper crash in Nepal
World summit aims at closing gaps in finance market rules
Russian scientists revive plants frozen for 30,000 years
China Launches Two Natural Disaster Monitoring Satellites
Vietnam’s stelae declared Unesco World Heritage Site
Josipovic wins Croatian presidential elections
Georgia summons Russia’s envoy over railroad troop protest
McCain wants 100 n-plants in US, cites India, China, Russia
Employees’ rude behaviour affects consumers
Russia welcomes move on Kosovo
By DPA
Moscow : Russia has welcomed as "logical" the decision at the United Nations (UN) in New York to refer the Kosovo independence issue to a six-nation contact group.
"This is a logical consequence of our active policy. We want to lay the foundations for a continuation of the dialogue with the aim of reaching an agreement between Pristina and Belgrade," a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said late Friday, according to Interfax.
Bill Gates is unforgettable for many Chinese
Five killed in Nigeria market attack
Iran frees detained British sailors
Thai military junta transfers 24 more officers
Hamas fires mortar missiles at Israeli forces in Gaza
Pakistan and US at odds on Obama’s war policy
Aide pays for 76-yr-old’s Everest record
Kennedys give a boost to Obama in US presidential race
Sri Lankan air force sinks two LTTE boats
Bush takes back power after colonoscopy
By Xinhua
Washington : U.S. President George W. Bush took back presidential power after undergoing a routine colonoscopy Saturday.
The White House made the announcement more than two hours after Bush temporarily ceded power to Vice President Dick Cheney for the procedure at 7:16 a.m.(1116 GMT).
In a letter sent to both Senate and House leaders, Bush reclaimed his presidential power at 9:21 a.m. (1321 GMT).
Cheney served as acting president while Bush was under anesthesia during the colon screening.
