Rising seas pose danger to big cities
Six SAARC leaders attending Modi swearing-in, Pakistan yet to confirm
US retires F-117 stealth fighter after 27 years
Rescue efforts continue in Japan’s quake-hit areas
Magnitude 7.8 quake hits Solomon Islands
Economic and social disadvantage affect voter turnout
Two mummies found in Peru
Senior LTTE leader killed, says Sri Lankan military
Facebook death threat against German banker
Sri Lanka Army Captures Parappakandal City
Monks blocked from pagodas in Myanmar
Estonia mourns deaths at orphanage fire
Snap poll in Canada likely
Tibet to soon re-open to foreign tourists
US plans financial system overhaul
World’s longest captive snake on display in U.S.
Beijing : Fluffy, a gigantic python thought to be the world's longest captive snake, will be on permanent display at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, U.S., media reported Monday.
The 7.3-meter reticulated python is about as long as a moving van and thick as a telephone pole.
The zoo bought Fluffy for 35,000 U.S. dollars from its breeder in Oklahoma, which raised the python from a hatchling.
NATO counts on resumed military cooperation with Russia
EU ministers ask Ireland to explain ‘no’ to Lisbon Treaty
Burundi government and rebel group repledge peace
Bandaranaike wants to see women in peacekeeping role
Brussels : Former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga called for women to play an active role in crisis management and peacekeeping around the globe.
Medvedev congratulates Obama on independence day
Wanted: better South Asia experts for the US
German chancellor to attend Nuclear Security Summit in US
Six killed in helicopter crash in Philippines
Prachanda on China visit for better ties
Nigerian terrorist was called ‘the Pope’
23 killed, 438 hurt during Panamanian carnival celebration
North Korea rejects UN resolution on human rights
One injured in Pakistani firing along LoC
Australia grants refugee status to Sri Lankans in Nauru
Chinese envoy cuts short Taiwan trip after being assaulted
Russian helicopter with rescuers leaves for quake-hit China
South Korea expects peace talks with North
About two million women trafficked every year: UN
Ukraine crisis: Merkel stands by Germany’s triad policy
Thirty years on, Steve Biko’s ideas still inspire
Devyani Khobragade re-indicted, India says ‘unnecessary step’
Sarkozy says he will trim migrants quota
62-million-year old crocodile fossil found in Brazil
Ecuadorian president to resign if links to rebels are proved
Georgia’s Patarkatsishvili to stay in London during election
LEDs set to revolutionise lighting
Armed protesters march through Chinese city, toll rises to 156
Australian millionaire leaves daughters $4.50
Taiwan ready to buy 60 warplanes from US: official
US arrest of Russian spies sparks protests in Moscow
Researchers now know why Obama’s dog has curly hair
US daily has a scoop: “Obama Wins!”
China Rail goes English
Beijing : Foreigners will find it easier to buy train tickets in the Chinese capital, now that the city's major railway station has begun to provide services in English.
Obama promises ‘relentless’ response to oil spill
South Korea vows retaliation if North Korea attacks
Resist Chinese pressure on Tibet, Nepal told
Cameron invites Suu Kyi to visit Britain
North Korea snapping military hotline not constructive: US
Georgia submits note on cease-fire to Russia
Legless New Zealand woman swims with ‘mermaid tail’
ASEAN members ‘tiny blips’ compared to India, China: Singapore PM
World finance ministers to convene in Bali
South and North Korea hold working-level military talks
One out of five British MPs suffer mental illnesses
22 killed, 50 wounded in Sri Lanka suicide blast
16 killed in South Africa bus collision
US designates TTP chief as global terrorist
Russia continues to bomb Georgia
Russia to buy 92 Su-34 fighters
US spying on UN leadership: WikiLeaks
Chinese negotiator flies to Taiwan for talks
Nigerian suspect in US plane explosion may be charged Saturday
British nuclear-powered submarine hits underwater rocks
Nepali political parties sign 23-point agreement
US sends first ambassador to Libya in 36 years
4 police wounded in car explosion in breakaway Georgian region
Hundreds of passengers evacuated at LA International Airport
Terror link not ruled out in missing jetliner mystery: CIA
Sri Lanka truce pact was lopsided, say negotiators
10 die in Yemen plane crash
Australian jihadists found guilty of terror plot
Death toll in Peruvian quake surpasses 400
Norway holds memorial for twin attack victims
Mekong countries striving for shared prosperity
Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka to return home from Thursday
China cuts Tibet-Nepal links ahead of uprising anniversary
Russia’s arms sales may increase by 12 percent in 2010
Bush hosts Sarkozy for lunch – new era of relations?
One killed, 10 injured in US party fight
At least three dead in high sea collision
Immigrant death in ‘police action’ dent Canada’s image
Nepal vice president ends Hindi row with Maithili oath
EU condemns detention of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi
Berlin : The European Union's German presidency has "deeply condemned" the one-year extension of the house arrest of Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Philippines Clashes Kill 5, Hurt 6
Explosion in Nicaraguan ship kills five
US forewarned Pakistan on supporting India for UNSC
Nepal rules out greater role for UN in peace process
US slaps sanctions on two Pakistan terror groups for helping LeT
11 drown in Mexican river
Clinton campaign works to put pressure on front-runner Obama ahead of key races Tuesday
Former Sri Lankan Army chief arrested, to be court-martialled
Brazil to build new airport in Sao Paulo after tragedy
By Xinhua
Rio De Janeiro : The Brazilian government has announced that another airport will be built in Sao Paulo, following Tuesdays' airplane accident that killed about 200 people at the Congonhas International Airport.
In a speech on national television Friday night, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that despite the recent investment in the Congonhas airport, the main problem of the traffic overflow remained.
He then announced a series of measures to be taken to solve the problem, including building a new airport in Sao Paulo.
Mayer spends time with Perry’s parents
China plans to build world’s highest airport in Tibet
Yet another Indian American joins USAID
Floods in Indonesia kill 8
Cholera death toll reaches 484 in Zimbabwe: WHO
Three Kashmiri shahtoosh traders arrested in Nepal
Kathmandu : Three Kashmiris were arrested in Nepal for selling shawls made from shahtoosh, the wool of an endangered Tibetan chiru antelope, trading in which is banned world over.