The U.N. ordered children of its international staff to leave the Pakistani capital and other areas it considered unsafe, raising its security level following the bombing of the Marriott Hotel, officials said Thursday.
The move, which came a day after Britain decided to repatriate diplomats’ children, underlines the deteriorating situation in Pakistan, which is under intense […]
A missile strike by a suspected U.S. drone killed at least six people in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, two Pakistani intelligence officials said Wednesday.
American forces recently ramped up cross-border operations against Taliban and al-Qaida militants in Pakistan’s wild border zone, a possible hiding place for Osama bin Laden.
The attacks have drawn […]
Thousands of pilgrims panicked by false rumors of a bomb stampeded at a Hindu temple in western India on Tuesday, killing at least 168 people in the crush to escape, officials said.
More than 12,000 people gathered at the temple at dawn to celebrate a Hindu festival in the historic city of Jodhpur when the stampede […]
Bomb threats and a flurry of menacing mobile phone messages sparked panic Thursday among students in Finland, as fears grew that copycat attacks would follow the nation’s second school massacre in 10 months.
At least one school was evacuated, police questioned two young men about violent Internet postings and a 15-year-old boy was reportedly detained for […]
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said on Friday he supported efforts by the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to shore up confidence in the financial markets and said he would hold off from presenting his own economic recovery plan.”The events of the last few days have made it clear that we must take further bold […]
Hundreds of thousands of people fled coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Ike on Thursday as the storm gathered strength on a collision course with the Texas Gulf Coast, threatening to swamp populous areas around Houston under a massive wave of water.Ike was a Category 2 storm with 160 kph winds and likely will […]
Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday reaching the coast and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida — possibly as a hurricane.
Meanwhile, as Florida and Georgia prepared for what could be another hit from the storm in the coming days, some farmers in the region hoped […]
The mastermind of the Ahmedabad serial blasts Mufti Abu Bashir has reportedly admitted of plotting the Ahmedabad blasts. His interrogation has given specific details about home grown terror networks in the country, the crime branch sources have revealed.
As per unconfirmed reports, Bashir, while admitting his involvement, calmly claimed that mere 75,000 were required for killing […]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he is resigning Monday to avoid an impeachment battle that would harm the nation’s interests. His exit will end a presidency both aided and hobbled by U.S. support.
Egypt has banned news coverage of the brutal slaying of a Lebanese pop star following media reports in other regional papers that say a wealthy Egyptian businessman ordered three men to carry out the killing.
The singer, 31-year-old Suzanne Tamim, was found stabbed and decapitated last month in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. Her killing has […]