Pakistan says some 2 million refugees who fled Swat battle to be allowed home next weekISLAMABAD — Pakistan will allow the some 2 million people who fled an army offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley area to return home beginning next week, the prime minister announced Thursday, saying the region was now secure and essential services had been restored. THE INFLUENCE GAME: Health providers’ deals with lawmakers widening split with businessWASHINGTON — Health care providers have been crowing in recent days about deals they’ve cut with lawmakers to help pay for President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Those agreements have been announced in flashy White House ceremonies — but off camera and quietly, business lobbyists have been stewing. New envoy sets n-deal, breaking Doha impasse on top of agendaWASHINGTON - Barack Obama’s nominee to be his envoy in India has set taking the civil nuclear deal forward and breaking the impasse on the Doha Round as key priorities in forming a strategic partnership with New Delhi, saying the president had told him personally of his great interest in the “US-India partnership”. City records: Former DC mayor Marion Barry hired woman soon after they began datingWASHINGTON — City records show that former D.C. mayor Marion Barry hired his former girlfriend soon after they began dating. Suspected US drone attack kills 12 in PakistanISLAMABAD — Suspected U.S. missiles slammed into a training camp run by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on Tuesday, killing at least 12 militants in the latest in a flurry of strikes against him and his followers, intelligence officials said. Lashkar’s Gulf based terror cells planning attack on India: ReportVIRGINIA - The threat perception on vital installations in three coastal states Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa has been increased manifold following intelligence reports of the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) channelising huge amounts of money from its Gulf-based networks for terror strikes against the country. Okla. congressman returning to DC after treatment for alcohol addiction, will seek re-electionOKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Rep. John Sullivan, who is returning to Washington after a 30-day stay in a treatment center for alcohol addiction, said Monday he plans to work harder than ever and will seek re-election next year. Life not the same for Indian students in AustraliaMELBOURNE - A change in lifestyle has been the fallout of the attacks against Indian students in the southern winter of 2009 in Australia. They have learnt an important lesson - get home early. Pakistan’s approach sending conflicting signals to India: KrishnaON BOARD - External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Sunday said that Pakistan was sending conflicting signals on punishing the perpetrators of Mumbai terror attacks which occurred last November. Killed youth’s father demands CBI probeDEHRADUN - The father of a 24-year old management graduate, allegedly killed by police in a fake gun battle, Sunday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident. BSP leader, 2 aides booked for raping womanLUCKNOW - A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and his two aides have been booked for allegedly raping a 25-year-old married woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district, police said Saturday. Pakistani intelligence officials say US missile strikes kill 17 in northwestISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication center Friday, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others, intelligence officials said. Pakistani intel officials say suspected US missiles kill 15 in NW PakistanISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant hide-out Friday, killing 15 people and wounding 27 others, intelligence officials said. Feds raid 2 Buffalo-area homes owned by Ohio businessman; properties purchased for $6.3MHAMBURG, N.Y. — FBI agents raided a pair of multimillion-dollar homes owned by a young Cleveland businessman’s financial company, hauling away computers, documents, furniture, cars and other belongings. Backbenchers are in limelight for once (Parliament Diary)NEW DELHI - Backbenches in the Lok Sabha, obscured by pillars in a circular chamber, are no longer the haunt of MPs who want to remain unheard of and even perhaps unseen. They are occupied by gen-next, no less. Families use video visits to see family members in prison from comfort of living roomMIAMI — Almost every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Candace McCann, inmate No. 188342, sits down for a scheduled video conference with her daughter. Murder charges on accused for acid attack on Lankan students in OzMELBOURNE - Attempted murder charges have been laid against a man accused of an acid attack on two Sri Lankan students during a home invasion in Western Sydney. Sulfate particles enhance climate warming properties of atmospheric sootWASHINGTON - A new study has found that particles of sulfate, thought to be holding climate change in check by reflecting sunlight, instead enhances warming when combined with airborne soot. Malay-Indian actress on fast-track to stardomKUALA LUMPUR - Malay-Tamil actress Shantini Theva used to be a Tamil film fan, but today, she is part of the glitzy industry herself-she is playing one of the main female leads in big budget flick ‘Nadodigal’. Confessed hit man now says NJ rabbi didn’t hire him to kill wife in their home in 1994CAMDEN, N.J. — The man who has long claimed that a southern New Jersey rabbi hired him to kill his wife in 1994 has now recanted his story. Britain calls detention of UK embassy employees in Iran ‘harassment and intimidation’CORFU, Greece — Britain’s foreign secretary categorically denied Sunday that his country had helped foment postelection discontent in Iran. Another disaster unfolding in cyclone-hit Sundarbans (First of a three-part series)PATHAR PRATIMA - Almost a month after the devastating cyclone Aila hit the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest abutting the Bay of Bengal, another disaster is waiting to happen: thousands of residents are living in several island villages without food, water and basic hygiene. ‘Congress should contest Maharashtra elections alone’NEW DELHI - A senior Congress leader has said the party should fight the assembly elections in Maharashtra alone rather than in alliance with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Even in down economy, charity auction nets $1.68M for lunch with billionaire Warren BuffettOMAHA, Neb. — The winner of this year’s charity auction to dine with billionaire Warren Buffett gets a slight discount over last year, but will still plunk down more than $1.68 million dollars for lunch. Mayawati faces flak for hush-hush statue inaugurationsLUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is facing flak from Congress leader Digvijay Singh and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for unveiling a series of statues, memorials and parks across the state. Kashmiri-origin woman is Clinton aide for MuslimsWASHINGTON - Farah Pandith, a Kashmiri-origin woman, has been appointed as special representative to Muslim communities in the US State Department. Four power centres Pakistan’s main problem: Cleric Fazl-ur RehmanISLAMABAD - Differences of opinion among the four power centres in Pakistan have come in the way of resolving the country’s outstanding issues, a top cleric who plays a key political role says. Italian prime minister faces new trouble as prostitute alleges she spent the night after partyROME — Silvio Berlusconi has survived corruption allegations, a playboy reputation and his wife’s wrath to become Italy’s longest-serving prime minister. Now come allegations from a high-end prostitute that she spent the night at his residence and can prove it. Row over rent leads tenant to kill house-owner’s familyLUCKNOW - Four members of a Dalit family were found dead in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district Wednesday. Police said they have been killed. India’s Arunachal Pradesh hopes to raise 5,000-strong armed forceSINGAPORE - The strategic northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, large parts of which China claims, hopes to raise a 5,000-strong home and hearth armed force to supplement the efforts of the Indian Army in guarding the state’s 1,030-km-long international border, its governor says. |
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