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Libyan authorities to dissolve unlawful militias
24 Sept 2012 7:17 AM ISTThe Libyan authorities said late Saturday they had decided to dissolve all militias and armed groups that do not come under state authority.The move,...
KP’s ghost haunts England team
22 Sept 2012 8:38 AM ISTHe is not in the team hotel, neither is he seen anywhere in the vicinity of the England cricket team, yet a certain 6ft 5 inches tall man responding...
Long queues for iPhone5 rollout
22 Sept 2012 5:54 AM ISTApple’s iPhone 5 hit stores in a festive global rollout on Friday, with long queues of devotees undeterred by a lukewarm welcome from experts and...
General Motors in US recalls 42,600 sedans
22 Sept 2012 5:47 AM ISTGeneral Motors is recalling more than 426,000 Saturn, Chevrolet and Pontiac sedans in the United States to fix a transmission problem that could allow...
Jeev, Shiv open strongly at Asia-Pacific Open
21 Sept 2012 8:52 AM ISTIndian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh continued his strong comeback from injury with a fine four-under 67 to be tied 11th after the opening round of the...
Man u, barca, bayern win at home
21 Sept 2012 8:48 AM ISTMichael Carrick’s first European goal in three years saw Manchester United start their Champions League campaign with a 1-0 victory over Galatasary at...
Oscar shines, Juve fight back
21 Sept 2012 8:46 AM ISTJuventus stunned Champions League holders Chelsea as Fabio Quagliarella’s late strike rescued a dramatic 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge and ruined...
UAE denies ban on ‘low brow’ Asian tourists
20 Sept 2012 8:16 AM ISTA top UAE official denied today reports that the Gulf state had toughened visa rules for tourists from labour-exporting South Asians nations banning...
Italy’s ENI discovers gas field in Pak
20 Sept 2012 8:07 AM ISTItalian energy major ENI said on Wednesday it had discovered a major reserve of between 300 billion and 400 billion cubic feet of gas some 350...
Libyans tried to save US envoy: video
20 Sept 2012 8:01 AM ISTLibyans tried to save US Ambassador Chris Stevens after finding him in a locked, smoke-filled room following last week's attack on the US consulate in...
Suu Kyi’s to visit US after two decades
18 Sept 2012 5:25 AM ISTDemocracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi left Myanmar on Sunday for her first visit in two decades to the United States, where she will be garlanded by...
Cambodia court frees Khmer Rouge ‘First Lady’
18 Sept 2012 5:23 AM ISTThe former ‘First Lady’ of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime was freed on Sunday, a court official said, after the country’s war crimes tribunal...


