Fiery crash turned gorge into valley of death
The fiery crash of Air India Express flight 812 from Dubai early Saturday in a gorge at the end of a “hill top” runway here turned the wreckage site into a valley of death, with charred bodies strewn
Govt, SC headed for confrontation on Zardari
The Pakistani government and the Supreme Court seemed headed for a major confrontation on reopening a graft case against President Asif Ali Zardari and a statute amendment that has created a commissio
‘Pakistani caterer may have met NY bomber’
A Pakistani who was detained in connection with the failed car bombing in New York’s Times Square had no ties with the main suspect but may have met him, the arrested man’s father said on Saturday.
Hitler-in-pink posters causes storm in Italy
Huge posters of Hitler wearing a lurid pink uniform with a love heart, instead of swastika, on his arm band have whipped up a storm in Italy.
Offended Saudi woman hits cop
A Saudi religious policeman who stopped a young woman for walking with a man in an amusement park in Saudi Arabia received a rude shock — the woman repeatedly hit him, a British daily reported.
‘India and Iran should look at replacing dying big powers’
Contemporary world situation calls for close cooperation between India and Iran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, adding both countries “should not neglect the present opportunit
Sikh shot dead in his Vancouver home
A Sikh youth has been shot dead in the driveway of his posh home in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey.
Nepal: Chinese climber dies, two missing
Even as official celebrations were on to mark the golden jubilee of the first ascent of Mt Dhaulagiri, a Chinese climber was killed and two of his fellow climbers missing on the slopes of the seventh
Women soldiers told to carry condoms
Britain’s women soldiers have been told to carry condoms following a rise in the number of pregnancies at its bases in Afghanistan.
Farmer in Punjab buys Rs 10-lakh car number
Pay nearly half the price of your car for its registration number? It sounds quite incredible, but this actually happened in Chandigarh!