‘World’ Archives
Shun IVF, sex only way to conceive: Pope
Shun 'arrogant' artificial fertilisation treatment; sex is the 'only acceptable' way to conceive - that's Pope Benedict's message to infertile couples across the world According to the Pontiff, artificial methods of getting pregnant, like the in-vitro fertilisation IVF, were simply "arrogance" and matrimony was the "only place worthy of the [...]
Qatar is the world’s richest country: Forbes
Qatar has been named as the world's richest country in a new list compiled by Forbes magazine, UAE, which was placed sixth while Kuwait stood at 15th in the list82 nations0
Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital in South Africa
Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital on Saturday for treatment for a "long-standing abdominal complaint", the government said A statement said that the 93-year-old anti-apartheid leader needed specialist medical treatment It wished him a speedy recovery, but provided no further details Mr Mandela, who is known to be in frail health, spent [...]
Car bomb kills 21 in presidential guards Yemen
A car bomb outside the gate of a presidential compound in a southern city has killed at least 21 people, hours after the country's new president was formally inaugurated Fatalities in the blast Saturday in the city of al-Mukalla were presidential guards Southern separatists and Islamist insurgents are active in the region The blast came [...]
Pak: 15 killed, 30 Injured in car bomb attack
A powerful car bomb attack near a bus terminal in Pakistan's Peshawar city today, killing at least 15 people, including two children, and injuring 30 others5," according to the official near the blast, Other officials said two children were among the dead
Quran burning: Angry Afghans attack US base, clashes claims 7 lives
Afghan police on Thursday fired shots in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters who tried to break into an American military base in the country's east to vent their anger over this week's Quran burnings incident The fresh violence came one day after clashes between Afghan troops and protesters broke out in the capital and in three eastern [...]
Iraq: 38 Killed, over 250 wounded in attacks
Iraq rocked by serial bombings and shootings which killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 250 today The violence hit five provinces -- religiously mixed Baghdad in central Iraq and Babil to its south, and Sunni-majority Diyala and Salaheddin to its north Attacks also hit Kirkuk, an oil-rich province that the autonomous Kurdistan [...]
US apologises for Quran burning by troops in Afghanistan
The US has apologised to the people of Afghanistan on the "inappropriate treatment" of the holy Quran by American soldiers at the Bagram Airbase in a central Afghan province "We apologise to the Afghan people and disapprove of such conduct in the strongest possible terms," the White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, told reporters at his daily [...]
Pak Supreme Court adjourns contempt hearing against Gilani till February 28
Pakistan's Supreme Court today adjourned the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani till February 28 after admitting evidence and recording the statement of the prosecutor A seven-judge bench headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk recorded the statement of Attorney General Anwar-ul-Haq, who has been asked to act as prosecutor [...]
Strauss-Kahn held in French prostitution probe
The French police have brought in former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for questioning on Tuesday2 presidential elections, witnessed a setback in May last year after being accused of sexual assault on a New York hotel maid He is currently being pursued by the victim in a civil action
Eurozone approves bailout for Greece
Eurozone finance ministers have reached an agreement on a second bailout for Greece worth 130 billion euros 2 hours of negotiations2 hours of talks, the countries that use to euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece 130 billion euros 70 billion7-country currency union, which has been battling a serious debt crisis for two years2030 [...]
NATO orders probes Quran disposal in Afghanistan
The US commander of international troops in Afghanistan on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the improper disposal of a large number of Islamic religious materials, including Qurans, at an American air base north of Kabul More than 60 Afghans staged a morning demonstration outside the sprawling military installation to protest what they [...]
Terror suspect arrested near Capitol in FBI sting
A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested on Friday near the US Capitol as he was planning to detonate what he thought was a suicide vest, given to him by FBI undercover operatives, said police and government officials Amine El Khalifi of Alexandria, Virginia, was taken into custody with an inoperable firearm and inert explosives, according to a [...]
ISI employed architect for Osama’s compound
An architect regularly employed by the ISI worked on the compound in which Osama bin laden sheltered for years in Abbottabad and the slain al Qaeda chief communicated regularly with LeT from his hideout, a media report said on Saturday Though the original property records for the compound near the elite Pakistan Military Academy have [...]
German president resigns over corruption charges
Germany's president resigned on Friday in a scandal over favours he allegedly received before becoming head of state, and Chancellor Angela Merkel moved quickly to try and head off a domestic political crisis as she grapples with Europe's debt troubles Christian Wulff, who was Merkel's candidate for the presidency when elected less than two [...]
Pakistan: 21 people killed, 45 injured in suicide attack near mosque
At least 21 people were killed and 45 others injured today when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal region, police said bodies and 45 injured persons
Iran displays nuclear might: cuts off oil supply to six European countries
Iran says it has begun loading domestically made nuclear fuel rods into its Tehran research reactor, a defiant move in response to toughening Western sanctions, Iran has stopped oil exports to six European states970s-vintage P-1 model it now uses to refine uranium Western analysts were skeptical of the proclaimed advances "We have seen this [...]
French President Nicolas Sarkozy joins Twitter
France President Nicolas Sarkozy has joins Twitter as France buzzes with speculation that he plans at last to announce his long-expected candidacy for re-election4,800 followers in the two hours after the first tweet on "NicolasSarkozy"46,000 followers France's two-round presidential polls in April and May is likely to have an impact throughout [...]
Syria calls referendum on new constitution
The Syrian government has declared February 26 as the date for a referendum on the country's new draft constitution, Syrian state news agency says1, Syrian government adopted a new law allowing a multi-party political system after it lifted a state of emergency in April1 The government blames ''outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups'' for [...]
Prison fire in Honduras leaves 272 dead
A major fire that swept through a prison in Honduras has killed at least 272 inmates40 kilometers north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa Lucy Marder, chief of forensic medicine for the prosecutors' office, gave the death count to reporters in a radio news conference early on Wednesday [subscribe2]
