Taliban attack Afghan checkpoints, killing more than 20 policemen
KANDAHAR Nov 14 (TNS): The Afghan Taliban attacked more than a dozen checkpoints over six hours in the southern province of Kandahar, killing 22...
US asks Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws
GENEVA Nov 14 (TNS): The United States has urged Pakistan to repeal blasphemy laws and also take steps including enacting a legislation to penalize...
Woman says George H.W. Bush groped her when she was 16
WASHINGTON Nov 14 (TNS): A woman has accused former US President George H.W. Bush of groping her during a photo session in 2003 when she...
World carbon emissions on the rise again: study
BONN Nov 14 (TNS): World carbon emissions are set to rise 2 percent this year to a new record, scientists say, dashing hopes that...
Contest between India, Britain for ICJ seat ends in stalemate
THE HAGUE Nov 14 (TNS): The contest between India and the UK to get their judges appointed to the world's top court in a...
China launches its space satellite- BeiDuo
BEIJING, Nov. 14 (TNS): China launched the first two of the BeiDou-3 satellites into space, indicating that its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System has begun...
Iran ends rescue operations, battles to shelter quake survivors
ANKARA Nov 14 (TNS): Iran said on Tuesday that rescue operations have ended in areas hit by a powerful weekend earthquake that killed at...
Lebanon’s president welcomes Hariri’s plans to return
BEIRUT Nov 14 (TNS): Lebanese President Michel Aoun — who has refused to accept Saad Hariri’s resignation as prime minister unless Hariri returns from...
Amir Khan will be seen in Australian reality TV show
Sydney, Nov. 14 (TNS): Grabbing headlines for the wrong reasons, Pakistani origin boxer Amir Khan has just landed in Brisbane, Australia to begin filming for...
City dwellers at higher risk of psychiatric illnesses than country dwellers: study
BERLIN Nov 13 (TNS): City dwellers are at a higher risk of psychiatric illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia than country dwellers,...
