Akbar Bugti’s son files petition for murder case against MusharrafQUETTA - Slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti’s son, Jamil Akbar Bugti has filed a petition in the Sibbi District and Sessions Court seeking a court order to register a case against former President General Pervez Musharraf and other senior officials in connection with his father’s death. Pilots union wants ban on the shipment of lithium batteries, says danger is mountingWASHINGTON — The world’s largest pilots union said Tuesday it wants bulk shipments of lithium batteries and products containing the batteries immediately banned from passenger and cargo planes because they can start a fire. Canada to go to Supreme Court to appeal on Guantanamo detaineeTORONTO — The government plans to appeal a court ruling that directs it to ask the U.S. to return the last Western detainee at Guantanamo Bay to Canada. China ready with anti-rain rockets to ensure rain free National Day parade!
Afghan candidates sound warning over election’s credibility as partial results dueKABUL — Six Afghan presidential candidates, including one being floated as a potential “chief executive” for the next government, warned Tuesday that fraud allegations threaten to undermine the recent election and could stoke violence. ‘Inhumane’ CIA tactics on detainees spur new rules, and criminal probe of interrogatorsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is setting strict new standards for treatment of terror suspects, as the Justice Department launches a criminal probe of past interrogation tactics during President George W. Bush’s war on terrorism. US judge dismisses lawsuit that caused rift between Obama, gay supportersSANTA ANA, Calif. — A same-sex marriage lawsuit that created a public rift between President Barack Obama and his gay supporters was dismissed Monday on a technicality. Scotland’s parliament meets in emergency session on the Lockerbie bomber releaseEDINBURGH, Scotland — Scottish legislators held an emergency debate Monday on the government’s decision to release the Lockerbie bomber as critics claimed the act could severely damage relations with the United States. Obama approves new US team to interrogate key terrorism suspectsWASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama has approved the creation of an elite team of interrogators to question key terrorism suspects, The Washington Post reported Monday. Bill downgraded to tropical storm after being blamed for at least 2 deaths on East CoastPORTLAND, Maine — The remnants of Hurricane Bill moved out into the Atlantic, forecasters said Monday, a day after the storm’s powerful winds churned up waves that were blamed in the deaths of at least two people on the East Coast. Scotland’s parliament to meet in emergency session on Lockerbie bomber releaseEDINBURGH, Scotland — Scottish legislators gathered Monday for an emergency meeting on the government’s decision to release the Lockerbie bomber as critics claimed the act could severely damage relations with the United States. Fidel Castro meets Ecuador’s presidentHAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro has met Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, the official Juventud Rebelde newspaper reported in an article that featured a photograph of both men standing and wearing white sport shirts. Reports: North Korea’s Kim wants summit with South Korean presidentSEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has sent word that he wants to hold a summit with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in the latest sign of easing tensions between the divided nations, news reports said Monday. Spectators swept to sea by large wave from Hurricane Bill at Maine national park, rescued
Dog pack blamed for Georgia killings a reminder of humans’ fragile pact with caninesWASHINGTON — A dog pack blamed for the killings of a Georgia couple is a reminder of the fragility of mankind’s pact with canines. Underlying the relationship between the species is a simple expectation: We feed them, they don’t kill us. Rocket attack kills two in Balochistan, even as PM talks of progressQUETTA/ISLAMABAD - Even as Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani talked about progress being made in Balochistan, the country’s largest province, a rocket attack in the Mashkel area near the Pakistan-Iran border killed two people and wounded two others on Saturday. Lowe’s pays $1.7M to settle sex harassment claims brought by 3 workers in Longview, Wash.SEATTLE — Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse Inc. has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle in a sexual harassment case brought by three employees in Longview, including one who said she was sexually assaulted in 2006. Iran’s nominee to be defense minister wanted in Argentine Jewish center bombingCAIRO — The man Iran’s president has named to be defense minister is wanted in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, and his nomination drew an outcry Friday from Argentina and Jewish groups. Swiss president defends his apology to Libya in dispute over arrest of Gadhafi’s sonBERN, Switzerland — Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz defended his apology to Libya for the arrest of Moammar Gadhafi’s son, saying Friday it was the only way to secure the release of two Swiss citizens detained by Tripoli. Alcohol-soaked Bali is running out of booze!SYDNEY - In an unusual instance, a British-owned hotel in Bali has reportedly requested its guests to bring in some extra alcohol. PML-Q breaks apart after months of internal strifeISLAMABAD - After a long internal conflict, the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has broken apart with the so called ‘like minded group’ parting away. ‘We took out Mehsud,’ says ObamaWASHINGTON - While the US officials have maintained that there is 90 percent chance that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud has been killed in a drone strike earlier this month, President Barack Obama, it seems, has no doubt about the Taliban chieftain’s death. North Korea condolence delegation arrives in Seoul to pay respects to late President KimSEOUL, South Korea — The first North Korean officials to visit South Korea in nearly two years traveled Friday to Seoul to pay their respects to late former South Korean leader Kim Dae-jung, who devoted his presidency to building better relations with the communist rival. Venezuela: Collaboration with US Coast Guard led to drug bust in Caribbean SeaCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela says its collaboration with U.S. authorities led to the seizure of about a ton of cocaine aboard a ship in the Caribbean Sea. Intuit CEO Brad Smith discusses the impact of the economic downturnNEW YORK — The coming fiscal year is going to be just as challenging as the one that Intuit Inc. completed, President and CEO Brad Smith toll investors and Wall Street analysts Thursday. Obama calls Afghan elections successfulWASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama praised the elections that took place in Afghanistan Thursday as successful despite violence that claimed the lives of 26 people. Teach for America, other programs might get stimulus dollarsWASHINGTON — Teach for America and programs like it could benefit from a $650 million competitive grant fund for school reforms pushed by President Barack Obama. DuPont to invest $120 million to expand Tedlar photovoltaic modules material lineNEW YORK — DuPont said Thursday it will invest $120 million to expand capacity for its DuPont Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride product line. India eyes Maldives to counter China in Indian OceanNEW DELHI - In a bid to enlarge India’s footprint in the Indian Ocean region and counter China’s influence, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday began his three-day visit to the island nation of Maldives, where a pact for greater defence cooperation between the two sides is expected to be signed. Iran’s president nominates loyalists for new Cabinet, drawing fire from fellow conservativesTEHRAN, Iran — Lawmakers criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s nominees for his new government as inexperienced cronies and threatened on Thursday to reject some of them, setting the stage for a new fight between the hard-line leader and rivals with his conservative camp. |
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LONDON - China has declared that President Hu Jintao will oversee an enormous military parade on Tiananmen Square to mark the 60th year of Communist Party rule without any interruption due to rains during the October’s National Day parade.
EDGARTOWN, Mass. — A large wave fueled by Hurricane Bill swept spectators out to sea at a Maine park Sunday as the storm-churned surf attracted onlookers and daredevils along the Eastern Seaboard.
