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Thousands rally against racism in Melbourne

Sunday, May 31, 2009 21:06

MELBOURNE: Shaken by a wave of racial assaults, thousands of Indian students and supporters rallied here on Sunday, demanding justice for victims of recent attacks as Australia scrambled to contain the rising anger and frustration within the community. The `peace rally’,...

Taliban funded by $800m gems, marbles trade

Monday, May 11, 2009 10:05

ISLAMABAD: A major chunk of the whopping US $ 800 million of annual illegal trade in gems, timber and marbles may be sustaining the activities of Taliban in Pakistan’s restive north-west, a media report said on Monday. “It is not possible...

Suicide car bomber kills 4 troops in Pakistan

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 0:37

A suicide car bomber killed four security forces and wounded passing schoolchildren on Tuesday in Pakistan’s volatile northwest, where the government is under pressure from Washington to crack down on militants. Police said the attacker rammed his car into a...

Swine flu could return with ‘a vengeance’: WHO

Monday, May 4, 2009 8:52

The World Health Organisation chief warned Monday that swine flu could return with a vengeance despite Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon insisting his country has contained the epidemic. WHO chief Margaret Chan said in a newspaper interview that a second wave of...

Pak groups rope in Babbar Khalsa to launch attacks

Monday, April 20, 2009 22:21

NEW DELHI: As part of their larger plan to target prominent politicians and carry out blasts in India during Lok Sabha polls, Pakistan-based terror groups have roped in Khalistani outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) to carry out terror attacks —...

Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend spotted with cricketer Graeme Smith

Monday, April 20, 2009 0:22

LONDON: It is barely three months that they broke-up but it seems that Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy have moved on in life. While Harry was spotted with glamourous TV presenter Caroline Flack, his former girlfriend Chelsy Davy is also...

‘1.9 lakh killed in China’s nuclear tests’

Monday, April 20, 2009 0:12

The nuclear test grounds in the wastes of the Gobi desert have fallen silent but veterans of those lonely places are speaking out for the first time about the terrible price exacted by China’s zealous pursuit of the atomic bomb. They...

End blockade of Cuba: Castro to Obama

Monday, April 20, 2009 0:09

HAVANA: Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, reacting to an Americas summit Monday, urged US President Barack Obama to end a nearly half-a-century-old US economic “blockade” of Cuba. “I would like to remind him of an elementary ethical principal that has to...

Google profit up but revenue drops for first time

Saturday, April 18, 2009 1:02

NEW YORK: Google reported a 9.2 per cent rise in quarterly net profit, but the Internet search giant said revenue declined for the first time ever in consecutive quarters. The Mountain View, California-based company reported a net profit for the...

Yahoo, Microsoft approach endgame on search

Saturday, April 18, 2009 0:55

SAN FRANCISCO: It’s been more than a year since Microsoft Corp’s unsolicited bid to buy Yahoo Inc ended in tatters and acrimony.  Now the two companies are talking again, with the less contentious agenda of forging an Internet search advertising...