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Militants storm US charity building in Pak, 5 killed

PESHAWAR: Militants stormed a building used by a US-based charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, sparking heavy clashes with police and killing at least five people,
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To save itself, Detroit plans to shrink

DETROIT: Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for ...
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Dutch bishops order probe into alleged sex abuse

THE HAGUE: Dutch religious leaders ordered on Tuesday a "broad, external and independent" investigation of alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, and apologised ...
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At over $14m, sex.com sale may make history

NEW YORK: Sex.com, often touted as one of the most valuable internet domain names, is due to head to the auction block next week. ...
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Several killed in Turkey quake: Reports

ANKARA, TURKEY: A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people and knocking down houses in at ...
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Thousands protest abortion law in Spain

MADRID: Thousands of people took to the streets in nearly 100 cities on Sunday to protest against abortion and demand the nullification of the new ...
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Iraq vote: PM Maliki emerges as front-runner

BAGHDAD: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Shiite leader who helped ease Iraq's deadly sectarian conflict, emerged on Monday as a front-runner after an election seen ...
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Pak lawmakers refuse body scan, cut short visit to US

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Pakistani lawmakers refused to subject themselves to a controversial full-body scan at a Washington airport, a media report said on Sunday. ...
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Malaysian magazine apologizes to Christians

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian magazine apologized on Saturday for upsetting Christians after it published an article researched by two Muslims who pretended to be Roman ...
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Holbrooke regrets callous comment on Kabul attack on Indians

WASHINGTON: A top American official on Thursday reeled back his remarks about a terrorist attack on Indians in Kabul that New Delhi found callous and ...
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