Impossible! 49 stations had more than 100 percent voting
byIslamabad, May 14 (IANS) Forty-nine polling stations in Pakistan achieved the impossible — the votes polled were more than the total number of voters….
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Venezuelan military to bolster crime-fighting efforts
byCaracas, May 14 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Monday launched a plan to fight crime that, in its first phase, will involve 3,000 soldiers…
Silent voters catapulted PML-N to power: Pakistani daily
byIslamabad, May 14 (IANS) The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was nearly reaching the majority mark in the National Assembly all thanks to “silent voters…
Sherry Rehman quits as Pakistan envoy to US
byIslamabad: Sherry Rehman has quit as Pakistan’s ambassador to the US, it was reported here today. Rehman, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader, has…
Indian American surgeon to discuss ‘Obamacare’ impact on India
byBoston, May 14 (IANS) Noted Indian American surgeon Mukesh Hariawala will discuss the business implications of President Barack Obama’s second term on the Indian…
US Mother’s Day parade shooting suspect identified
byWashington, May 14 (IANS) US police are looking for a 19-year-old man identified as a suspect in the Mother’s Day parade shooting in New…
Ranbaxy to pay $500 mn to settle US fraud charges
byWashington: A subsidiary of Indian generic drug-maker Ranbaxy Laboratories has pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling adulterated drugs with intent to defraud and agreed…
Man killed in Russia for being gay
byMoscow, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 23-year-old man beaten to death in Volgograd in south Russia was the victim of a homophobic gang, Russian…
Putin, Netanyahu to discuss Syria situation
byMoscow, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin will Tuesday hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the crisis in…
Ahmadinejad will not be flogged: Spokesman
byTehran, May 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An Iranian government spokesman has dismissed a media report that claimed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could face 74 lashes for…