‘World’ Archives
Forced to quit at gunpoint, says Maldives ex-Prez
Deposed Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed on Wednesday insisted he was removed from power by the armed forces even as his supporters rioted through the streets demanding he be reinstated00 bottles of alcohol inside a truck removing garbage yesterday from the presidential residence as Nasheed prepared to relinquish power, said police spokesman [...]
Egypt’s ousted president Mubarak’s wife ‘attempted suicide’
Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak's wife Suzanne attempted suicide when she came to know that she would be arrested for alleged corruption, soon after her husband's detention last year, according to her memoirs3, 2011, was the 'darkest' day of my life When Assem al-Gohary, assistant justice minster for illicit gains affairs, brought an [...]
Gurdwara vandalised in US with anti-muslim graffiti
An under construction Gurdwara in the American State of Michigan has been vandalised and defaced with anti-Muslim graffiti, the police and community leaders said11 attacks, the Sikh American Legal Defence and Education Fund said, urging the local and federal authorities to initiate a hate crime investigation into it The vandalism has been [...]
Pakistan PM Gilani files appeal against SC summons in contempt case
Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court seeking suspension of its order summoning him for framing of contempt charges over his failure to reopen graft cases against the President33," he said
Pakistan: 10 Killed in US drone attack in tribal region
A US drone targeted a compound in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan today, killing 10 suspected militants, officials said0 km from Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency, officials were quoted as saying by TV news channels The compound was destroyed in the attack that was carried out at around 7 am Several [...]
Philippines earthquake toll climbs to 56
Rescuers assisted by armed forces scrambled to find survivors in quake-hit central Philippines on Tuesday but a series of powerful aftershocks hampered them, as President Ninoy Aquino appealed for calm, a day after a 6,000 government troops to deal with the disaster, according to ABS-CBN news reports005 aftershocks were recorded by the Philippine [...]
Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed quits; Vice-President takes charge
Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation over television on Tuesday Vice-President DrWaheed will hold reins till a new arrangement is made A new arrangement is expected to be in place over the next few days In a message to the people, Dr Waheed said: “During this dangerous situation facing the nation it is my duty to say [...]
India to Liberalize visa rules for Pakistani nationals
India is considering easing visa regulation for Pakistan nationals to improving relations with Islamabad, media reports said The news reports quoted official sources saying that India will greatly ease visa restrictions, the cabinet note for which is to be tabled in a few days The move will enable wider access to the Pakistani nationals as [...]
Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi started her first campaign trip since becoming an official candidate for April elections0,000 people packed into a sports stadium under a sweltering sun to hear her speak One giant banner strung through the stands hailed Suu Kyi, the longtime political prisoner, as "Mother Democracy" Suu Kyi's return [...]
Former intern reveals 18-month affair with John F Kennedy
A former White House intern is speaking out about an 18-month affair she had with President John F Kennedy while he was in office, revealing intimate details in a new book to be published on Wednesday9 when she started her internship at the White House in 1962, discussed her secret sexual affair with the president in her book "Once Upon a Secret: [...]
Obama leads over Romney in opinion poll
President Barack Obama is leading over his potential Republican challenger Mitt Romney by six points, a latest opinion poll has said per cent to 45 per cent among registered voters Obama's overall approval rating stands at 50 per cent, the highest in a Post-ABC News poll since a brief run above 50 per cent immediately after Osama bin Laden was [...]
6.8 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines, 13 dead, 40 missing, tsunami alert issued
Philippines has issued a tsunami alert after the country was hit by a 63 people were killed and 40 are believed missing3 people were killed and 40 are missing, most of them along the shore near the epicenter of the 65 kilometers0 people were confirmed dead in Guihulngan, including students at a college and an elementary school and others in a town [...]
I deserve second term as US President: Obama
US President Barack Obama has said that he deserves another term, who is seeking re-election in the November presidential polls, told in an interview A portion of interview was aired during the Super Bowl on Monday and full interview would be telecast on Tuesday Obama was responding to a question on his remarks during an interview before the [...]
Severe cold wave claims 300 lives in Europe
An intense cold wave across Europe has led to 300 deaths with residents from Italy to Ukraine struggling to cope with the extreme temperatures50 are dead while emergency services in Bosnia are evacuating hundreds of people trapped in their cars31, including many homeless people6 centimeters00 remote villages have been cut off by 6 1/2 feet meter [...]
Pakistan cannot afford war over Kashmir: Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday acknowledged that the Kashmir issue would have to be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy as Pakistan "cannot afford wars" in the 21st centuryst century "we cannot afford wars", Gilani said990 to highlight the Kashmir issue During the rallies, Pakistanis pledged to continue supporting the [...]
‘Was forced to veto UN vote on Syria’ says China
China said on Monday it was forced to veto a United Nations vote on Syria because it was called before differences in the proposal were bridged, but denied playing spoiler and said it wants to see an end to violence there1 months of bloodshed and raises fears that the violence will escalate China says the resolution put undue emphasis on [...]
Security situation in Nigeria as intolerable: Senate president
Nigeria's Senate president, David Mark, on Sunday described the security situation in Nigeria as intolerable Mark further called for decisive action to halt the deterioration of security situation in the religiously-divided country Mark marked the Muslim festival of Eid-El Maulud, the birth of Prophet Mohammed, by insisting on the need of [...]
200 dead in government assault: Syrian activists
In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday40 — were reported in the Khaldiyeh neighborhood
US military is not abandoning Europe: Panetta
After reports surfacing that the Obama administration is withdrawing two of the four Army brigades stationed in Europe, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta reassured Europe on Friday that the continent remains central to US defence interests In a speech on Saturday to an international security conference, Panetta reportedly said that Europe is [...]
Threatening us will harm America, warns Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei
Threatening retaliation over EU oil embargo threat, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned US that attacks on its nuclear program will harm America, media reports said "Threatening Iran and attacking Iran will harm America Sanctions will not have any impact on our determination to continue our nuclear course In [...]
