Myanmar invites ASEAN observers to monitor elections
Yangoon, MYANMAR – Country’s Junta has invited observers from its neighboring Southeast Asian countries to monitor April 1 parliamentary by-elections to be contested by pro-democracy activist and opposition More...
American Businessman claims whereabouts of Pak President’s Bank Details
Islamabad, PAKISTAN – American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the kingpin in the Memo Gate scandal, has claimed that he has details of President Asif Ali Zardari and his assassinated wife Benazir Bhutto’s More...
Communist Party boss of Chongqing city sacked
Beijing, CHINA – Bo Xilai, one of China’s most visible political figures and an aspirant to the country’s top leadership, was removed as Communist Party boss in the city of Chongqing following More...
Hallucination is the best medicine
Column by M.J. Akbar - There is one colourful aspect of elections that has been sadly neglected in the coverage of this vibrant game called democracy. This is the Post Campaign Trauma Syndrome, or PCTS, as it is More...
Rome condemns UK’s failed bid to rescue hostages in Nigeria
Rome, ITALY – Italy president Giorgio Napolitano on Friday criticized the British government for failure to consult Rome before launching a botched rescue mission in Nigeria for an Italian and British hostage, More...
President Putin in tears of joy
Russian President Vladimir Putin in tears of joy Vladimir Putin has regained his old job as President of Russian Federation; the 59 year old returned to the Kremlin on the weekend after a commanding victory in the More...
Obama: Force an option against Iran if it threatens Israel
President Barack Obama as told the America-Israel Public Affairs Committee that force would be an option against Iran should it threaten Israel. He said the US would also not hesitate to use force to stop Iran More...
Yemeni’s vote for ONLY candidate in Presidential Polls
Sana’a, YEMEN – One year after violent protests against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh, people in Yemen on Tuesday voted to elect a new president – though there is only [one candidate] in the More...
Three Italian soldiers drowned in Afghanistan
Rome, ITALY – Three Italian soldiers happened to be drowned in Afghanistan on Monday when their jeep fell into a river while going to rescue another unit that was trapped in adverse weather conditions, an More...
‘Pakistan won’t provide airbases for US to launch strikes against Iran’
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (center) shakes hands with his Afghan and Iranian counterparts, Hamid Karzai (left) and Mahmud Ahmadinejad, after a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Islamabad More...
