Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has denied allegations about his involvement in the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, saying President Asif Ali Zardari knows who killed her. Reacting to remarks made by Interior Minister Rehman Malik yesterday during a briefing on the assassination in the Sindh Assembly, Musharraf told TV news channels that the security [...]
After Greece secured a bailout to avoid debt default, US President Barack Obama called German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the latest developments concerning the financial situation in the Eurozone, the White House said. “The President thanked the Chancellor for her leadership and welcomed last night’s agreement in Europe on a new rescue program for [...]
Nearly 200 flights were cancelled at Frankfurt airport, Europe’s third busiest, today as tarmac workers downed tools for the fourth day and said the strike would be extended until Friday. Fraport, the company which owns and operates Germany’s biggest airport, said that 187 flights out of a total 1,200 would be cancelled, fewer than the [...]
A landmark bill that makes violence against women and children a criminal offence that carries prison terms and fines has been passed by the Pakistan’s parliament. Under the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill that was passed by the Senate today, those found guilty of beating women or children will face a minimum prison sentence [...]
French police will question disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn today about his alleged involvement in an illegal prostitution ring. He has been summoned for questioning at 9:00 am (13:30IST) in connection with a police probe into the organisation of sex parties in restaurants and swingers’ clubs in Paris, Washington, Madrid, Vienna and Ghent, Belgium. [...]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has hosted an unprecedented meeting with opposition leaders to discuss easing the rules on registering political parties and other issues related to opposition protests. Medvedev met today with representatives of the parties that have been denied registration, including those who helped stage massive anti-vote fraud demonstrations in Moscow. The rallies triggered [...]
Keeping up his tirade against outsourcing, US President Barack Obama said today that firms shipping jobs off shores should be denied tax breaks if manufacturing is to be brought back to America and employment is to be raised. Speaking in his weekly radio address to the nation, Obama said all tax benefits should go to [...]
The first ever meeting of G-20 foreign ministers would discuss pressing global issues including governance, trans-national crime, green growth, climate change and food security, US officials have said. Organised by Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa in the Mexican resort town of Los Cabos, the meeting is to be attended by among others US Secretary of [...]
Around 1,000 factories producing leather goods in China’s Guangzhou city were closed during a campaign launched after four workers died from glue poisoning. Authorities have also sealed up another 31 enterprises and shut down 15 others during the inspection campaign launched earlier this month. Guangzhou production safety bureau has set up a special task force [...]
At least 41 people died as Syrian armour moved on protest hubs, while prominent blogger Razan Ghazzawi and other top activists were arrested, monitors said ahead of a UN vote on the crisis. President Bashar al-Assad’s troops pummelled the central city of Homs for a 13th straight day, with 18 people killed in central Hama [...]
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