Japan foreign minister says US troop burden on Okinawa needs to be easedTOKYO — Japan’s new foreign minister said Wednesday that he wants to review the deployment of U.S. troops in his country to ease the burden on the people of Okinawa and ensure that the American military presence in Japan endures. Hakeemullah dead, man in video his look- alike brother: MalikISLAMABAD - Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud is dead and the man who appeared in a recent video claiming to be Mehsud might be his look-alike. Extent of Arctic Sea ice is third lowest on recordWASHINGTON - The extent of the Arctic Sea ice this year or the area covered by floating ice was the third lowest since satellite measurements were first made in 1979. 40 killed as late rains spread disaster in NepalKATHMANDU - At least 40 people were killed and thousands displaced as late rains continued to lash western Nepal for over 72 hours, spreading a flood-wrought disaster after a meagre monsoon caused drought in the agro-based republic. Most 9/11 masterminds currently in Pakistan: USWASHINGTON - The United States has said that most of the 9/11 masterminds have shifted their base from Afghanistan toPakistan, The News reports. Meet Americans latest love - the 1,500-calorie ‘Craz-E Burger’!LONDON - Americans are biting into the Craz-E Burger that boasts of 1,500 calories and has doughnuts in place of buns. Carla Bruni admits she’s locked in endless beauty contest with other First LadiesLONDON - French First Lady Carla Bruni has confessed to being in a never-ending beauty contest with other First Ladies across the world. US may be aware about Osama’s whereabouts: QureshiWASHINGTON - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the United States may be aware about Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s present location. Kerry Lugar Bill would not harm Pak’s sovereignty: John KerryWASHINGTON - US Senator John Kerry, the main sponsor of the controversial Kerry Lugar Bill, has said Washington has no intention to harm Pakistan’s sovereignty through the Bill. Kerry Lugar Bill a ‘milestone’, critics should read it first: ClintonWASHINGTON - Terming the Kerry-Lugar Bill a ‘milestone’ in Pak-US bilateral relations, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has asked all critics of the 1.5 billion dollar annual assistance package to first read the Bill. London museum to host exhibition on Royal IndiaLONDON - A glittering exhibition exploring the opulence of India’s royal courts will bring together more than 250 objects, including thrones, gem-encrusted weapons and a 1927 Rolls-Royce Phantom I. US condemns mass killings, rape in GuineaWASHINGTON - The Obama administration has condemned reports of mass killings and rape in Guinea and, in an unusual step, sent a senior diplomat to that country to register its strong protest over the incidents. German police discover ‘terror cell’ found in cradle of 9/11 - HamburgLONDON - German intelligence services have reportedly discovered a new Islamic terrorist cell operating from the port of Hamburg - the same city from which the devastating 9/11 attacks on the United States were secretly conceived and planned eight years ago. Kerry Lugar Bill ‘big success’ for Pak Government: GilaniISLAMABAD - Defending the Kerry Lugar Bill, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has termed the controversial aid package as a ‘big success’ of his government. Dhaka reinforces troops as tension mounts along Myanmar borderDHAKA - Bangladesh has cancelled leave of its border guards and stepped up army deployment on its border with Myanmar, alleging large-scale intrusion and to protest against the eastern neighbour erecting a border fence. US may know about Osama’s whereabouts: QureshiISLAMABAD - US may know the whereabouts of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Wednesday. Obama vows to target Al Qaeda in Pakistan and beyondWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has vowed to continue targeting the Al Qaeda that is threatening the US from Pakistan and beyond, even as the terror network is said to have “lost operational capacity” after a series of recent missile strikes. Inside the world’s largest diamond-sorting facilityGABORONE - Before entering the world’s largest diamond sorting facility in Gaborone, you have to check your chewing gum at the door - lest you be tempted to stud it with a stone. Researchers find evidence of dinosaur cannibalismWASHINGTON - A researcher has found evidence dating back 70 million years to suggest that a dinosaur preyed on and ate other dinosaurs. I got ‘positive vibes’ from Indian foreign minister: QureshiWASHINGTON - Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi says he had received “positive vibes” from his Indian counterpart about how to take forward their relationship and peace talks stalled by the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks. Man of `Indian appearance’ stabbed in MelbourneMELBOURNE - A man of “Indian or Asian appearance” was stabbed in this Australian city following a brawl involving up to 10 men Wednesday, reports said. Missing Indian businessman’s body found in AustraliaMELBOURNE - The body of Indian businessman Pardeep Kumar, who went missing two weeks back, has been found in Australia’s Victoria state. Police are probing his business connections as they suspect he was murdered. Cuba slashes tobacco crop by 30 percentHAVANA - Cuba has reduced the area of its 2009 tobacco crop by almost 30 percent and the harvest forecast by 16 percent due to global recession, officials said. Gunmen storm Mexican hospital to kill wounded enemiesMEXICO CITY - Assailants armed with assault rifles burst into a hospital in the northern Mexican state of Durango and killed three men being treated for gunshot wounds, the state attorney general’s office said. Obama `drops in’ on TalabaniWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama “dropped in” on a meeting that Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was having with a top White House official Tuesday. Hilary Mantel wins 2009 Man Booker Prize
Pakistan will not permit US micromanagement: QureshiWASHINGTON - Stung by the tough counter-terrorism conditions attached to the unprecedented five-year, $7.5-billion non-military aid programme approved by the US Congress last week, Pakistan has said it would not brook any interference in its internal affairs. US stocks continue rise amidst worldwide rallyNEW YORK - US stocks continued to rally Tuesday, buoyed by anticipation that third-quarter earnings starting later this week will exceed estimates even as the dollar continued to fall. Hilary Mantel wins Booker prizeLONDON - Hilary Mantel, author of the historic novel Wolf Hall, Tuesday received the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction. Nine dead in Iraq car bomb attackCAIRO - A car bombing at a market near the western Iraqi city of Fallujah killed at least nine people Tuesday, al-Jazeera reported. |
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LONDON - British writer Hilary Mantel has been named the winner of the 50,000 pound Man Booker Prize for “Wolf Hall”, a rip-roaring historical novel set in Tudor England.
