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With top brass under scrutiny, Pentagon chief orders ethics review

Defence secretary Leon Panetta has ordered the US military's top brass to look for any gaps in ethics training as he lamented lapses in judgment by officers that could "erode public confidence in our...

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Tottenham's Dembele out of Arsenal derby

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele has been ruled out of Saturday's north London derby against Arsenal with a hip injury.

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Pakistan to consider releasing former Taliban No 2: Officials

Pakistan will consider freeing the former Afghan Taliban second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, if current releases of lower level insurgents help advance peace efforts, officials from both...

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Phoney truce may have lured Hamas man into open

Israel's leaders were literally looking in the opposite direction, and making sure everyone knew it, just before catching Hamas's top commander in the Gaza Strip off-guard in an air strike that killed...

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Suu Kyi for export of Burmese orchids, bamboo products

Suu Kyi evinced keen interest in tissue culture laboratories which micropropagate varieties of bamboos and Indian varieties of orchids.

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There will be no more great British actors, says Ian McKellen

The current crop of actors, who go straight into television and film roles or appear in the occasional stage production, do not have the same experience, he said.

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Complainant who moved against Yeddyurappa says he's being threatened

A Shimoga-based advocate, who has filed a complaint against former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and others, today filed a memo before the Lokayukta court alleging some unidentified persons have been...

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BJP blames UPA for dismal bids at 2G auction, defends CAG

The whole business investment atmosphere is vitiated because of policy paralysis and lack of governance and this has been reflected in the response, said BJP spokesperson

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Gujarat expects feverish electioneering after Diwali

Gujarat is expected to witness feverish electioneering in the coming days, after a lull in political campaigning because of Diwali and the Gujarati new year.

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Sri Lankan Army to recruit Tamil women

Some 100 Tamil women in the age group of 18-22 from Kilinochchi, the LTTE's administrative capital when they ran their parallel administration, will be recruited to the Army, Brigadier Ruwan...

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Three persons shot at outside Srinagar liquor shop

Two pistol-borne militants fired on the people waiting in the queue at a local hotel injuring three men.

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Attorney general wants 'loopholes' in Lokpal Bill to be plugged

In his deposition before the Rajya Sabha select committee on the bill, GE Vahanvati said the procedure suggested for an investigating agency to submit its inquiry report to the anti-corruption watchdog...

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Two BP workers face criminal charges from 2010 spill: Source

London-based BP is expected to pay a record US criminal penalty and plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Ireland to clarify abortion rules after Savita's death

Thousands held a candle-lit vigil outside parliament on Wednesday after news broke of Savita's death following a miscarriage 17 weeks into her pregnancy.

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Countdown for Dikshit govt has started: Kejriwal

Addressing a function here, he said Dikshit should stop troubling day after day by giving new blows to common people.

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BP pleads guilty to oil spill felony; to pay extra $4.5 billion

British oil company BP Plc pleaded guilty on Thursday to criminal charges relating to its 2010 oil spill and agreed to pay an extra $4.5 billion on top of the tens of billions it is already paying out.

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Gaza conflict may evoke Arab anger but unlikely to spark war

Egypt's Islamist president Mohamed Mursi faces popular pressure to act tough but jettisoning the peace treaty would incur grave risks for a country still in turmoil after last year's revolt against...

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PGIMER cancels MD/MS entrance exam

In the wake of the CBI filing an FIR in the case, PGI authorities decided to scrap the entrance examination for January 2013 session, which was held on November 10.

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Egypt's PM, security officials to visit Gaza on Friday

PM Hisham Kandil along with security officials will visit the Gaza Strip on Friday for a day to meet with officials there and show solidarity with the Palestinian people.

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Security beefed up in old city area of Hyderabad

Hyderabad police commissioner Anurag Sharma, who held peace committee meeting at Purani Haveli, said the committee played an important role in restoring normalcy.

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