IMF warns Asia of spillovers from European crisis
Travel firm, Unesco join hands to protect heritage sites
After 25 years, cornered LTTE faces deathly crisis
Serbia requests international legal opinion on Kosovo independence
Over 14,000 British policemen may lose jobs
Serbia withdraws ambassador from Czech Republic
Hillary Clinton rules out another White House run, ‘probably’
UN to send 300 peacekeepers to Syria by May-end
UN General Assembly to Host Climate Change Conference
US, Sri Lanka call for stronger defence ties
Ban welcomes World Bank grant to ease food crisis around the globe
New Zealand, China to sign free trade agreement in April
Suspected US missile kill four children in Pakistan
Ex-Interpol chief convicted of corruption
US project to map role of bacteria in human health
Two killed, seven injured during riot in Panama jail
Kamal Nath vows Oxford audience with focus on ‘aam admi’
Criticism inspired us, says Ponting
Venezuela sends satellite to join space club nations
DMK condemns centre, Sri Lanka over fishermen arrests
Russian rocket blasts off with US satellites
Dalai Lama: At 79, living with values and hope
21 killed in China bus accident
EU supports presence of int”l observers in Zimbabwe polls
Kangaroo genome mapped for first time
Obama to meet security chiefs in wake of Detroit plot
Myanmar poised to defend title in ASEAN women soccer championship
Tunisian PM’s website hacked
After Chetia extradition, India to deport Bangladeshi murder accused on Friday
Russia’s proposal on Gabala ‘constructive step’: White House
Washington : Russia's proposal to the United States about the joint use of the Gabala radar in Azerbaijan is a constructive step forward, a spokesman for the White House said.
US judge apologises over racist Obama email
Soyuz spacecraft moved to launch pad for ISS flight
NATO-led drills starts in Georgia amid Russian criticism
Bomb victims compensated in Sri Lanka
Opec crude price falls below $60 despite output cut
Chavez warns US after receiving Russian warplanes
Polish president appoints new government
Bush arrives in Romania for NATO summit
Al Qaeda set Europe’s forests on fire: Russian official
UAE-Vietnam discuss economic relations
US judge lifts oil drilling moratorium
Indian youth indicted for killing two after drunken driving
1,000-year-old tombs found in Mexico
Gang war leaves eight dead in Colombia
US consul-general’s media event disrupted
World Bank to invest in bonds of poor countries in local currencies
Litvinenko murder suspects to speak to British journalists
Indian receives German award for aid to untouchables
Brazil created record 2.52 mn new jobs in 2010
A third of the Chinese population uses internet
Snow and cold in China worsen traffic chaos, raise toll
Nepal to deport illegal Tibetan exiles: Report
US, India natural allies against terror financing: US official
Sinking ships spell ecological disaster in Black Sea
India Inc hails Obama win, sees upswing in India-US ties
Gorbachev blasts Bush on missile defence issue
Washington : Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev weighed in on the tense Russia-US situation, blasting the US president for provoking another arms race with plans to station anti-missile silos and a radar system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Africa and BRICS: A rising engagement
12 dead in China landslides
Reluctance to use seat belt kills 5,000 teens every year in US
Donations to quake-hit areas exceed $17 mn: Red Cross
Skeletons dating back to 1930s found near Moscow
119 journalists killed in 2012: Report
Obama would have fired BP chief over oil spill
North Korea heir apparent debuts at military parade
Australian police defend closing Perth airport
Deal or no deal: that’s the question for Bush
By Arun Kumar
IANSWashington : With just 20 months to go before he leaves the White House, George W. Bush is looking for a deal, any deal that would overshadow the botched war in Iraq and be remembered as the legacy of his presidency.
Haiti quake toll tops 200,000
Two killed in Mexico earthquake
U.S. says Lithuania has agreed to consider hosting missile shield
Dark shadow of Ebola now a global threat: Trinidad PM
Austrian incest father Fritzl admits to murder
Tiny ants can teach us a thing or two about pesticides
Sri Lankan military says jets bomb rebel camp
Indonesia signs $889 mn power contracts with Chinese firms
British energy minister resigns
Russia calls US missile shield ‘dead cat’
29 killed in Zimbabwe road accident
William Burns new US deputy secretary of state
Nepal crown prince hits headlines anew over boxer’s claims
By Sudeshna Sarkar
IANSKathmandu : Nepal's Crown Prince Paras has hit the headlines anew, with a boxer claiming he bailed out the royal but was rewarded with accusations for his act of good samaritanism.
Myanmar junta rejects Suu Kyi detention appeal
World’s longest natural gas pipeline in China
Chinese president, DPJ leader agree to bolster exchanges
Algerian faces deportation from UK after mistaken terror arrest
US Green Card link to collapse of immigration reforms
By NNN-Prensa Latina
Washington : US Federal bureaucracy encouraged thousands of highly skilled workers to apply for green cards (right to live and work in the United States) only to snatch away their opportunities.
The New York Times, in an report on Saturday, made the comment following a bulletin issued by the State Department in June announcing that green cards for a wide range of skilled workers would be available to those who filed by July 2.
O.J. Simpson sentenced to 15 years in jail for kidnapping
New Zealand’s current account deficit up in Q3
US election campaign enters final stretch
Japanese man runs library on a bicycle
Limit use of Taser stun guns, UK told
Political rally force Everton to reschedule
Aircraft crashes in Puerto Rico
What will China’s Olympic legacy be?
EU condemns attacks on German, British embassies
Lankan sailor who attacked Rajiv Gandhi sells – Hindi music
Colombo : He loathed the peace agreement signed by Sri Lanka and India strongly enough to strike former Indian premier Rajiv Gandhi with a rifle, but today the former Lankan sailor makes a living selling Hindi music.
Naval rating Wijemuni Vijitha Rohana de Silva slid into history 20 years ago today when he struck a heavy blow on Gandhi injuring his shoulder, as the Indian premier inspected a guard of honour in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
Thousands gather for Gay Pride parade in Israel
Brazil prison revolt frees 19 inmates
Moody’s cuts Hungary’s rating with negative outlook
New Jersey Asians celebrate heritage
New York : Hundreds of South Asians in New Jersey gathered over the weekend to celebrate the South Jersey Asian Heritage Festival.
