Cameron defends 'frank' comments about Pakistan terror
New Delhi, July 29: As Pakistan seethed over his remarks about exporting terror, British Prime Minister David Cameron Thursday said "it was important to speak frankly" and stressed that while Islamaba
Thailand may quit UN body over temple issue
Bangkok, July 29: Thailand has threatened to withdraw from the UN's World Heritage Committee if it approves a Cambodian management plan for an 11th-century Hindu temple straddling the two countries' b
Quake hits Philippines
Manila, July 29: A strong undersea tremor hit southern Philippines Thursday but no tsunami alert was issued, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The 6.4-magnitude quake, which occurred around 3:31
Church bans ‘un-Christian’ yoga
London, July 29: A church minister has banned an over-50s yoga group as she has deemed the exercise un-Christian.
Reverend Amanda Roper of Radcliffe, Manchester, was concerned that the tutors in the
130 killed in Congo boat accident
Kinshasa, July 29: At least 130 people were killed when a boat with 250 passengers on board capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said Thursday.
The tragedy occurred Wednesday nig
China has assured Pakistan n-deal peaceful: India
New Delhi, July 29: China has assured India that its plans to build two additional nuclear reactors for Pakistan was for peaceful purposes, even as New Delhi stressed that it has conveyed its concerns
Floods kill over 100 in Pakistan
Islamabad, July 29: Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 100 people and injured dozens more in Pakistan's north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported Thur
Six dead, over 300 hurt in China pipeline blast
Beijing, July 28: At least six people died and more than 300 others were injured in an explosion when a chemical pipeline ignited in eastern China on Wednesday, state media reported.
The blast occurr
No sign of Pakistan plane crash survivors: rescue official
Islamabad, July 28: A rescue team that accessed the wreckage of a Pakistani passenger jet that crashed into hills in Islamabad on Wednesday saw no sign of survivors, a rescue official said.
"I along
Pakistan declares national mourning over plane crash
Islamabad, July 28: Pakistan declared a day of national mourning and called off a cabinet meeting after a passenger jet with 150 on board crashed into hills outside the capital Islamabad on Wednesday.