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Lieberman slams NYT over cables

NEW YORK, Dec 8: Joseph Lieberman, a US senator, said on Wednesday that he believed The New York Times should be... Published 09 Dec, 2010 02:30am

Prison fire kills 83 inmates in Chile

SANTIAGO (Chile), Dec 8: A fire set off during a riot in a severely overcrowded prison killed at least 83 inmates on... Published 09 Dec, 2010 02:26am

Five-year girl thrown out of train

MUMBAI, Dec 8: A five-year-old girl was thrown out of a moving train in Mumbai during an argument between her family... Published 09 Dec, 2010 02:26am

Heavy snow shuts Paris airport, slams Scotland

PARIS, Dec 8: Heavy snow shut down Paris’ main airport and created travel chaos in Scotland on Wednesday, while in... Published 09 Dec, 2010 02:26am

Two trains collide in Bangladesh; 19 killed

DHAKA, Dec 8: A speeding train slammed into another moving slowly through a station in eastern Bangladesh on... Published 09 Dec, 2010 02:26am

Serbia to boycott Nobel peace prize ceremony

BELGRADE, Dec 8: Serbia`s decision to boycott the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honouring imprisoned Chinese dissident... Published 09 Dec, 2010 02:26am

Police raid minister`s homes in India

NEW DELHI, Dec 8: Indian police on Wednesday raided the homes of a former telecoms minister alleged to have sold off... Published 09 Dec, 2010 02:26am

New test may revolutionise TB care

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday endorsed a new and novel rapid test for... Published 09 Dec, 2010 02:26am

Israel snubs US over settlement freeze

JERUSALEM, Dec 8: The Middle East peace process lay in tatters on Wednesday after Washington admitted defeat in its... Published 09 Dec, 2010 02:26am

US plans to use warheads fitted to N-weapons

  President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, to ... Published 08 Dec, 2010 03:06am

US spy planes flying over Algeria since January

PARIS: Algeria agreed in January to allow the United States to fly spy planes over its territory to hunt for Al ... Published 08 Dec, 2010 02:31am

Zardari to US officials: `We are because of you`

  May 30, 2008 Classified By: Anne W. Patterson SUMMARY: On May 26, Codel Schiff — US Representatives Adam Schiff ... Published 08 Dec, 2010 02:31am

India backs Pakistani Taliban: UAE

WASHINGTON: Security officials in the United Arab Emirates believe that India has been supporting Pakistan Taliban... Published 08 Dec, 2010 02:31am

Nato ready to defend Baltics

MOSCOW: Nato has made plans to defend the Baltic states against Russia, US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks... Published 08 Dec, 2010 02:31am

Kayani trying to distance army from Musharraf

This photo made available by the Inter Services Public Relations Department shows, visiting US Secretary of State... Published 08 Dec, 2010 02:31am

Palin calls for execution of Assange

NEW YORK: High-profile politicians in the U.S. including Sarah Palin, who is in the race to become the Republican... Published 08 Dec, 2010 02:31am

World powers, Iran agree to meet again in Turkey

GENEVA, Dec 7: Six world powers and Iran wrapped up two days of talks in Geneva on Tuesday on Tehran`s contentious... Published 08 Dec, 2010 01:41am

Saudi king suspends Lankan maid`s death sentence

COLOMBO, Dec 7: The King of Saudi Arabia has suspended the death sentence handed down to a young Sri Lankan maid,... Published 08 Dec, 2010 01:41am

Black students face `exclusion` from Oxbridge

LONDON, Dec 7: A bleak portrait of racial and social exclusion at Oxford and Cambridge has been revealed in official... Published 08 Dec, 2010 01:41am

Anti-Taliban war Cameron eyes pullout in 2011

KABUL, Dec 7: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday that next year must show “irreversible” progress... Published 08 Dec, 2010 01:41am