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World

Taliban Militants Prepare for a New Attack

About 4000 people left their homes in the Arghandab district because Taliban militants, who were...
» read full story June 17th, 2008 - 12:25

Smugglers Share with Iran and Others Nuclear Weapon Plans

An international smuggling ring is said to have shared some information regarding the...
» read full story June 15th, 2008 - 23:33
Pentagon: Pakistan Air Strike Footage May Be Incomplete

Pentagon: Pakistan Air Strike Footage May Be Incomplete

The Pentagon said Thursday the footage released by the U.S. military may not be a very clear...
» read full story June 12th, 2008 - 21:22
Police Foil Bomb Attack Attempt in Pakistan

Police Foil Bomb Attack Attempt in Pakistan

The Pakistani police in Islamabad managed to halt an attempt to carry out another bomb attack....
» read full story June 06th, 2008 - 16:16
Al-Qaeda Claims Attack on Danish Embassy in Islamabad

Al-Qaeda Claims Attack on Danish Embassy in Islamabad

The bomb attack on the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, was claimed by the al-Qaeda group in...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 14:52
Danish Embassy Attack under Investigation

Danish Embassy Attack under Investigation

The Interior Ministry of Pakistan said Tuesday that evidence from the scene indicated that the...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 14:45
Blast near Islamabad Danish Embassy Kills 8, Injures 12

Blast near Islamabad Danish Embassy Kills 8, Injures 12

A bomb exploded outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad killing eight people and injuring more than...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 12:12
Afghanistan: 100 Rebels Killed

Afghanistan: 100 Rebels Killed

It appears that Afghan security forces, aided by coalition troops, killed 100-suspected Taliban...
» read full story May 31st, 2008 - 22:55

CIA Chief Says Al-Qaeda Is in Retreat

Michael Hayden, the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency told The Washington Post that...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 16:29

Cluster Bombs to Be Banned

Friday, at a ceremony in Dublin, about 111 countries agreed to ban the use of cluster bombs...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 14:45
India and Pakistan Hold Talks on Peace Process

India and Pakistan Hold Talks on Peace Process

India and Pakistan, two of the largest and fastest-developing countries in South Asia, have resumed...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 13:12

Another Bomb Attack in Pakistan

Authorities informed that a bomb was set off Tuesday in the town of Kohat, Pakistan. It was a...
» read full story May 20th, 2008 - 11:22
Suicide Bomber Kills 13, Injures 22 in Pakistan

Suicide Bomber Kills 13, Injures 22 in Pakistan

A suicide bomber detonated the explosives he had on him killing 13 people and wounding 22 other in...
» read full story May 18th, 2008 - 23:08
Suicide Bomber Kills 15 in Eastern Afghanistan

Suicide Bomber Kills 15 in Eastern Afghanistan

A suicide blast killed at least 15 Afghans and wounded more than 25 others on Tuesday near...
» read full story April 29th, 2008 - 13:36
Car Bomb Kills 3 in Pakistan Amid Peace Talks

Car Bomb Kills 3 in Pakistan Amid Peace Talks

It seems the voices of prominent Taliban leaders calling on Islamic militants to halt attacks...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 13:15

US Intelligence: Al-Qaeda Chief Dead

One of Al-Qaeda’s high ranking militants and top planner of the organization’s terrorist attacks in...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 19:51

Anti-Koran Film Not Banned by Court

A Dutch court declined to ban an anti-Koran film made by a politician, as requested by a group...
» read full story April 07th, 2008 - 14:58

Big Protests against Anti-Koran Film in Pakistan

A protest burst out in Pakistan on Sunday, with 25.000 people gathering to demonstrate against an...
» read full story April 06th, 2008 - 22:03
Guantanamo Detainee Faces Death Penalty for Embassy Blast

Guantanamo Detainee Faces Death Penalty for Embassy Blast

Nearly ten years after his indictment in New York, a Tanzanian man was charged of war crimes in the...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 12:07

Anti-Islam Film Released on the Internet Causes Controversy

An anti-Islam film by Dutch right-wing legislator Geert Wilders, depicting Islam as a ticking time...
» read full story March 30th, 2008 - 14:06
Pakistan's New Prime Minister Gilani Sworn in

Pakistan's New Prime Minister Gilani Sworn in

Yousaf Raza Gilani was sworn into office by President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, during a...
» read full story March 25th, 2008 - 11:29
Taliban Loyalists Destroy Fuel Supplies for U.S. Troops

Taliban Loyalists Destroy Fuel Supplies for U.S. Troops

Militants loyal to the Taliban reportedly attacked a convoy of 100 fuel tanks near the Pakistani...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 20:27
Bhutto Loyalist Elected as Pakistan's Prime Minister

Bhutto Loyalist Elected as Pakistan's Prime Minister

Yousaf Raza Gilani, a longtime loyalist of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected...
» read full story March 24th, 2008 - 16:37
Sarkozy to Reduce France’s Nuclear Weapons

Sarkozy to Reduce France’s Nuclear Weapons

On Friday, in his first important speech on France’s nuclear arsenal since being elected...
» read full story March 21st, 2008 - 16:22
Suicide Car Bomb Attack Kills 5 Soldiers in Pakistan

Suicide Car Bomb Attack Kills 5 Soldiers in Pakistan

Violence continues to escalate in Pakistan as five soldiers were killed and nine were wounded in...
» read full story March 20th, 2008 - 15:46
Pakistan Elects First Female Parliament Speaker in History

Pakistan Elects First Female Parliament Speaker in History

The Pakistani government elected on Wednesday the country’s first female...
» read full story March 19th, 2008 - 15:13
Six Afghans Killed in U.S. Raid

Six Afghans Killed in U.S. Raid

U.S. military forces raided a village near Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan Wednesday, killing...
» read full story March 19th, 2008 - 12:24
Missile Strike Kills 18 in Pakistan

Missile Strike Kills 18 in Pakistan

A missile strike in Pakistan on Sunday, from an unidentified location, hit the refuge of a...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 12:55
Explosion in Pakistan Restaurant Kills Turkish Woman

Explosion in Pakistan Restaurant Kills Turkish Woman

Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, is in alert after a bomb exploded Sunday in a very popular Italian...
» read full story March 16th, 2008 - 10:16
CIA Transfers Bin Laden Aide to Guantanamo

CIA Transfers Bin Laden Aide to Guantanamo

A high ranking al-Qaeda member has been in CIA custody over the past 6 months, the agency said on...
» read full story March 15th, 2008 - 10:48
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Technology

Map Maker Tele Atlas and Google Renew and Broaden Deal

Map Maker Tele Atlas and Google Renew and Broaden Deal

Belgium-based digital maps company Tele Atlas and search engine leader Google have renewed their...
» read full story June 30th, 2008 - 21:52

Google Map Maker Encourages Users To Become Cartographers

I guess we all know by now that Google is constantly working to update its products in order to...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 12:17
38 Charged In Phishing Scam in U.S. and Romania

38 Charged In Phishing Scam in U.S. and Romania

Thirty-eight people in U.S and Romania have been charged Monday with stealing personal information...
» read full story May 19th, 2008 - 22:47
Pakistani Authorities Restore Access To YouTube

Pakistani Authorities Restore Access To YouTube

Pakistani authorities reached the desired compromise with YouTube and lifted the access...
» read full story February 27th, 2008 - 10:45
Pakistani ISPs Block YouTube Access Over Anti-Islamic Videos

Pakistani ISPs Block YouTube Access Over Anti-Islamic Videos

YouTube Website’s two hour inoperability on Sunday had a simple explanation: Pakistani...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 15:23
Update: YouTube Blocked in Pakistan

Update: YouTube Blocked in Pakistan

On Sunday, Google’s owned YouTube went down for about an hour, from 11:30am PST to around 12:24...
» read full story February 24th, 2008 - 21:48
OLPC’s Give One, Get One Program Starts Today

OLPC’s Give One, Get One Program Starts Today

One Laptop Per Child non-profit organization started today, November  12, its new program...
» read full story November 12th, 2007 - 18:02
Microsoft to Offer Windows for OLPC Machines

Microsoft to Offer Windows for OLPC Machines

Microsoft apparently wants to inoculate its operating system into One Laptop Per Child Foundation's...
» read full story October 26th, 2007 - 21:18
OLPC Announces "Give One, Get One" Laptop Program

OLPC Announces "Give One, Get One" Laptop Program

The officials behind the OLPC project revealed just days ago that the new price of their device has...
» read full story September 24th, 2007 - 15:53
AP Reports The New Price Of $100 Laptop: $188

AP Reports The New Price Of $100 Laptop: $188

According to a report from the Associated Press, the officials behind the OLPC project revealed...
» read full story September 17th, 2007 - 21:59
One Laptop per Child Program Has Started To Produce Its Laptops

One Laptop per Child Program Has Started To Produce Its Laptops

OLPC, or the One Laptop per Child program has already given the final green light to the hardware...
» read full story July 24th, 2007 - 15:05
Intel Joins One Laptop Per Child Program

Intel Joins One Laptop Per Child Program

In a sudden change of heart, the chipmaker Intel announced its support for the One Laptop per...
» read full story July 14th, 2007 - 11:20
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Science

DNA Links Humanity To One Common Origin: Africa

DNA Links Humanity To One Common Origin: Africa

Have you ever been to Africa? According to the latest studies on human diversity, you have!...
» read full story February 22nd, 2008 - 14:50
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Music

Britney Makes Things Right: Dumps Adnan, Turns Up For Deposition

Britney Makes Things Right: Dumps Adnan, Turns Up For Deposition

Britney Spears finally showed up to her deposition in the ongoing custody trial with her ex-hubby,...
» read full story January 21st, 2008 - 23:31
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Health

Controversy Shrouds Aust. Doctor’s Proposal to Pay for Kidneys

An Australian doctor’s proposal that the government should offer up to $47,000 for kidneys to...
» read full story May 05th, 2008 - 14:18
Half of Bangladesh Districts Affected by Bird Flu

Half of Bangladesh Districts Affected by Bird Flu

Three more districts of Bangladesh have been affected by the avian influenza, raising the number...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 10:13
Another Indonesian Dies of Bird Flu; Threat Spreads in Asia

Another Indonesian Dies of Bird Flu; Threat Spreads in Asia

Another person has died of bird flu in Indonesia, bringing the country’s toll to 102, health...
» read full story February 01st, 2008 - 15:14
Home Treatment Equally Effective for Children's Pneumonia

Home Treatment Equally Effective for Children's Pneumonia

Home treatment with oral antibiotics for children ill with severe pneumonia can be just as...
» read full story January 04th, 2008 - 13:05
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Business

Standard & Poor's: Pakistan’s Ratings Threatened by Bhutto’s Assassination

Standard & Poor's: Pakistan’s Ratings Threatened by Bhutto’s Assassination

Standard & Poor's, a division of McGraw-Hill that publishes financial research and analysis on...
» read full story December 28th, 2007 - 15:01
Crude Above $96 a Barrel on Concerns on Bhutto’s Assassination

Crude Above $96 a Barrel on Concerns on Bhutto’s Assassination

Crude-oil futures went over $96 per barrel on Thursday as tension in the Middle East is sure to...
» read full story December 27th, 2007 - 16:41
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Movies

“Super Size Me” Director Searches for Bin Laden in New Film

“Super Size Me” Director Searches for Bin Laden in New Film

After losing the fat he had gained for eating McDonald’s products for a month, Morgan Spurlock...
» read full story April 18th, 2008 - 13:48
Angie Bumps In At Indie Awards

Angie Bumps In At Indie Awards

After weeks of speculation regarding her suspiciously hidden midriff during public appearances,...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 13:15
Angelina Jolie Honored For Outstanding ‘Mighty Heart’ Performance

Angelina Jolie Honored For Outstanding ‘Mighty Heart’ Performance

A glowing Angelina Jolile accompanied by life partner Brad Pitt showed up at the Santa Barbara...
» read full story February 03rd, 2008 - 23:56
‘Into The Wild’ Tops Broadcast Film Critics’ Preferences

‘Into The Wild’ Tops Broadcast Film Critics’ Preferences

Sean Penn’s critically acclaimed "Into the Wild" is apparently the Broadcast Film Critics...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 01:20
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Sports

India, Mumbai Welcomes Its Cricket Heroes

India, Mumbai Welcomes Its Cricket Heroes

Regardless of the heavy rain which poured over Mumbai, thousands of Indian fans welcomed their...
» read full story September 26th, 2007 - 17:24
India Wins the First ICC Twenty20 World Cup

India Wins the First ICC Twenty20 World Cup

Despite its lack of experience in the game’s new format, India emerged victorious from a very tense...
» read full story September 25th, 2007 - 15:55
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Specials

Save the Children: 200M Kids Don’t Get Basic Health Care

Save the Children: 200M Kids Don’t Get Basic Health Care

According to a report released May 6 by the U.S.-based humanitarian group Save the Children more...
» read full story May 06th, 2008 - 11:25

Dutch Anti-Islam Film Receives Full-Blown Criticism

The anti-Islam film posted by a Dutch politician on the Internet has been met with heavy criticism...
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 18:13
Santa Claus’ Journey Tracked by NORAD

Santa Claus’ Journey Tracked by NORAD

He sees you when you’re sleeping and he knows when you’re awake, but when Santa Claus himself...
» read full story December 26th, 2007 - 16:22
With 7 Golden Globe’s Nominations, “Atonement” An Oscar Favourite?

With 7 Golden Globe’s Nominations, “Atonement” An Oscar Favourite?

“Atonement” not only that was a bestseller for writer Ian McEwan, but it also proved a masterwork...
» read full story December 14th, 2007 - 01:46
The Whole World Mourns Pavarotti’s Death (Update)

The Whole World Mourns Pavarotti’s Death (Update)

Today, the Italian media ran special sections about Pavarotti and his life. The newspaper La...
» read full story September 07th, 2007 - 02:00
European Countries Help Fire-Ravaged Greece

European Countries Help Fire-Ravaged Greece

With Greece facing a nationwide state of emergency after the deadly fires that have killed 51...
» read full story August 26th, 2007 - 16:42
Evan Almighty Tops This Week-End’s Box Office

Evan Almighty Tops This Week-End’s Box Office

The most expensive comedy ever made, “Evan Almighty” debuted rather modest this week end with 32.1...
» read full story June 25th, 2007 - 11:42
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People

Diana’s Butler: She Did Not Plan To Marry Dodi

Diana’s Butler: She Did Not Plan To Marry Dodi

The hearings scheduled for the inquest on Princess Diana’s death are expected to reveal details on...
» read full story January 14th, 2008 - 15:59
Pakistani Prime Minister Investigated Over Alleged Flirtation

Pakistani Prime Minister Investigated Over Alleged Flirtation

Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is being investigated by senators in the upper house of...
» read full story May 29th, 2007 - 14:23
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