People across the world think the U.S.-led “war on terror” has not weakened al Qaeda and many believe it has actually strengthened Osama bin Laden’s network, a poll for the BBC World Service said on Monday.
The poll of almost 24,000 citizens found people in 22 out of 23 countries surveyed thought attempts to counter al […]
President Bush is considering whether to address Americans directly about the financial crisis, and his spokesperson said Wednesday says the nation risks “calamity” without bold action to address the problem.
The nation’s economic meltdown and intense negotiations with Congress over a rescue package the Bush administration has requested, led the president to return to Washington early […]
An Indian American student has been identified as one of 25 people who died when a Metrolink commuter train had a head-on collision with a freight train near Los Angeles Friday.Atul Vyas, 20, was on the train on his way home to Simi Valley in southern California from Claremont McKenna College, where he was preparing […]
Archaeologists have uncovered a treasure of gold jewellery, weapons and pottery at a burial ground near the birthplace of Alexander the Great, the Greek culture ministry said Thursday.Excavations taking place at an ancient burial site near Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia in northern Greece, have revealed 43 previously undiscovered graves dating from 650-279 BC, […]
Solomon Henderson inherited just three things from his birth parents, who left him at an Ethiopian orphanage when he was 1 year old: a picture of Jesus, a plastic crucifix and HIV.
As one of some 14,000 Ethiopian children born with the virus every year, Solomon’s prospects for survival — much less adoption — were grim. […]
Two boatloads of international activists who defied Israel’s blockade of Gaza set sail for Cyprus on Thursday, carrying seven Gaza Palestinians who had been confined to the territory.
Israel’s navy made no effort to stop the vessels, flying Palestinian flags, as they ferried the Gaza’s and dozens of “Free Gaza” demonstrators away from the territory’s Mediterranean […]
Beijing has an array of must-see Olympic architecture and an improved public transport system aimed at helping to diminish notorious pollution. Reuters correspondents with local knowledge offer tips for making the most of the city by bike, foot and public transport. FRIDAY
5 p.m. - Take a walk or pedal a bike back in time in […]
A day after Jharkhand Mukti Morcha withdrew support to his Government reducing it to a minority, Chief Minister Madhu Koda was asked by Governor Syed Sibtey Razi on Monday to prove his majority on the floor of the House on or before August 25. Razi took the decision after Koda met him in the evening […]
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Friday rejected reports that he would step down before the launch of impeachment proceedings against him, saying he was prepared to face the motion in Parliament in a “democratic spirit”.
During a meeting with his allies in the opposition PML-Q, Musharraf made it clear that he would not quit as he […]
Other things being equal, I will pick up the local newspaper. It provides me with a perspective I may not be familiar with. And small to medium sized local papers are often more thoughtfully produced. At least they are interesting.