Australia grants refugee status to Sri Lankans in Nauru
Indian boy solves 350-year Newton math puzzle
Thai Supreme Commander says soldiers to follow if PM orders them to drive protestors
Solar-powered spy plane can remain aloft five years
Putin allays fears over foreign investment bill
Consumer confidence rebounds in US
UK aid performance hit by low ranking on protecting human rights
Protests erupt as two die in Nepal mosque blast
Sri Lankan Air Force pounds rebel positions
UN: Congo Conflict Hits Women Hardest
Vietnam May Have N-Energy by 2020
Dalai Lama arrives in Britain after extended German tour
Sarkozy in Moscow to enforce Georgia ceasefire plan
Obama condemns Iran for crackdown on demonstrations
Turkish attacks on Kurds would complicate efforts to stabilize the region – Ban
China remembers quake victims on first anniversary
Spain Protests Week Labour Hours Extension
Man jumps to death from Eiffel Tower
One in seven US households hit by hunger in 2008
Toll in Kyrgyz ethnic clashes jumps to 294
Chinese president calls on boosting Sino-Japanese ties
Lebanese army sinks boats carrying militants
Nahr al-Bared (Lebanon) : A Lebanese warship Thursday shot and sank two inflatable boats carrying militants of the Fatah al-Islam group who were trying to flee the Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon, a Lebanese army spokesman said.
End caste discrimination, says rights body
33 illegal Asian immigrants arrested in China
China hails economic dialogue with US
Sri Lanka accuses UN human rights chief of bias
Six-nation North Korea nuclear talks may resume in May
‘Motorists give speed limits short shrift’
Microsoft offers $50,000 reward for missing Canadian teen
Mandela looking comfortable: Presidency
Indonesia denounces politicking of Myanmar’s cyclone disaster
Canadian survives plunge down Niagara Falls
21 killed, hundreds injured as quake hits Rwanda, Congo
Radioactive water leaks from Japan n-plant
US stocks pare losses upon mortgage deal
Nepali gov’t condemns attack on PM’s personal aid
Rise of China no threat for India: Tharoor
Russia, US to hold anti-terror drill
Sri Lankan troops enter no fire zone: Radio
Mass grave discovered in Peru
Citigroup posts losses, lower than expected, in Q1
China halts operations at hundreds of mines
China’s chief quality supervisor resigns over milk scandal
New Zealand immigrants call for ouster of foreign minister
Former Norwegian diplomat concerned over delay in cyclone aid
European Parliament celebrates 50th anniversary
Menon, Narayanan in Colombo for talks with Rajapaksa
Menon to meet Obama team in US Monday
U.S. Senate Rejects Extending Some Tax Cuts
Russia helicopter crash kills three
Brazil bypasses US giant for Indian drugs
By Xinhua
Rio De Janeiro : Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has allowed his country to ignore US pharmaceutical giant Merck's patent on AIDS drug Efavirenz and opted for a cheaper generic alternative from India.
Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder
East Europeans to lead highly skilled migrants to Britain
130 dead in Ukraine’s cold snap
DPRK to resume disablement of Yongbyon nuclear facilities
Bhutanese unsure of democracy’s outcome, but feel change is good
Russia Holds Regional Elections
At least 48 killed as powerful quake rattles Peru
Modi visit: India, South Korea ink seven agreements
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, dies at age 50
Obama ‘outraged’ by Iran’s violent crackdown
400,000 polluting cars to go off Beijing roads
It is for India, Pakistan to talk Kashmir: US
Second round of Geneva II talks extend into Saturday
China issues 62 media bans in 2009 as web censorship intensifies
Germany stresses Tehran fuel deal “not off the table”
UN calls for quick formation of Zimbabwe’s unity government
Russia assures US it won’t invade Ukraine: Pentagon
Sri Lanka donates flood relief to Thailand
Russia to recognise Ukrainian parliamentary poll results
China projecting Kashmir as a separate country?
Australia increases aid to Myanmar
Nepal’s young Turks wage new war on king
Kathmandu : The upcoming "diamond" birthday celebration of Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra was mired in fresh controversy Thursday with youth organisations of the ruling parties, spearheaded by the Maoists, warning that they would disrupt the festivities if the government did not stop them.
Politician, TV host hit each other during show
Obama condemns ‘outrageous murders’ of Muslim students
Indians in Belgium celebrate Republic Day
Russian cargo spacecraft docks with ISS
12 killed as Ukraine helicopter crashes in Black Sea
Pakistan heatwave toll rises to 782
Discovery docks with space station
Five killed in Brazil plane crash
Sri Lanka air force pounds rebel territory
90 percent Asian Americans go online: survey
New York : The Internet plays a critical role in the life of Asian Americans, including Indian Americans, with 90 percent going online and 70 percent visiting ethnic websites every day, a survey said.