Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party out of the ruling coalition on Monday, deepening a political crisis that has diverted government attention from pressing security and economic problems.The move came just a week after the coalition parties had celebrated the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf in the face of the coalition’s threat […]
Britain continues to favour a tie-up between British Energy and French energy group EDF, Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks said in an interview published Monday.
Speaking to the Financial Times last week while on a visit to Lagos, Wicks said a deal with EDF was “the most sensible option” and added that the government thought “that’s the […]
Chairman of the TATA group Ratan Tata today said that the group could exit the Nano project from Singur in the interest of the safety of its employees, if violence continued there.
Ratan Tata said that even though it would cost a great deal to move but there was a concern about the safety of employees.
“We […]
Flooding from torrential rains in Brazil’s normally arid northeast has killed 15 people and driven about 50,000 from their homes, civil defence officials said.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed an executive order on Friday night releasing USD 360 million to help flood victims.
The 15 victims drowned in the state of Paraiba, where the Paraiba […]
Pervez Musharraf, who resigned on Monday, took Pakistan to the brink of war with India during the 1999 Kargil hostilities only to launch a sustained peace process a few years later.
Days before the opening ceremony, the Olympic Games seemed beset with problems, none potentially more worrisome than air quality. Pollution levels remained high, despite government edicts that had removed two million vehicles from city streets and shut down factories.
But now, more than halfway through, the Games are operating smoothly and pollution levels have remained low. […]
Georgia’s president grudgingly signed a truce with Russia Friday, even as he denounced the Russians as invading barbarians and accused the West of all but encouraging them to overrun his country. A stone-faced Condoleezza Rice, standing alongside, said Russian troops must withdraw immediately from their smaller neighbor.
President Bush talked tough, too, accusing the Russians of […]
Jennifer Aniston is not dating a male model, according to reports.
Rumors were abuzz that the former ‘Friends’ stunner was romantically involved with Matt Felker after reportedly splitting from rocker John Mayer.
But new reports suggest that the 39-year-old has never even met Felker.
“Jennifer’s friends think Matt planted this false story to get press for himself. He’s […]
A British man has been banned from visiting his girlfriend’s home after neighbors complained about noisy sex, a local official said Thursday.
A court barred Adam Hinton, 32, from being within 110 yards of his 29-year-old girlfriend Kerry Norris’ apartment, Brighton and Hove City Council spokesman Mike Taggart said.
Residents of Norris’s publicly owned home had been […]
Respect is the proper way of showing the real essence of coexistence. It is recognizing your fellowmen’s differences to your own way of life without any prejudice or bias.
No man is an island. Everyone is a member of this world. Wherever you are, you are as important as everyone else. Whether you are rich or […]