French weekly firebombed over Prophet Mohammed issue
byLondon : The office of French weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris was destroyed in a petrol-bomb attack early Wednesday, a day after it named…
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NATO ends its mission in Libya
byBrussels: NATO Monday officially declared the end of military campaign in Libya, sealing of its seven-month mission in Libya. “Today, at midnight Libyan time,…
Nuclear weapons found in Libya
byMoscow: Nuclear and chemical weapons have been found in Libya and the post-Gaddafi regime in the country has no interest in keeping them, acting…
Gandhi’s Wings: Occupy Wall Street and the Redistribution of Anxiety
byIt’s my home — last night I dreamt that I grew wings I found a place where they could hear me when I sing…
Musharraf fumes over close India-Afghan ties
byWashington : Accusing India of trying to create an anti-Pakistan Afghanistan, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf warned of “counter-measures” by Islamabad if Kabul moved…
Nepal rejects India demand for second consulate
byKathmandu : Despite the apparent bonhomie during Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s maiden official visit to New Delhi this month and his assertion that…
Rajat Gupta indicted in insider trading case
byNew York:Â Rajat Gupta, a former Indian-American Goldman Sachs director, was indicted for securities fraud by a US federal court shortly after he surrendered to…
Judge who sentenced Punjab governor’s killer flees Pakistan
byLondon : Judge Pervez Ali Shah who sentenced to death the killer of then Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer has fled to Saudi Arabia after…
1,000 feared killed as major quake jolts Turkey
byAnkara:Â About 1,000 people may have died in the 7.3-magnitude quake which hit Turkey’s southeastern province of Van Sunday, an official said. The magnitude-7.3…
Bobby Jindal wins 2nd term in landslide
byWashington: Louisiana’s Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal has been re-elected to a second term, winning in a landslide with little opposition from nine other…