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Pak doctor in Osama case called corrupt, womaniser

Tue, 29 May 2012 07:00:40 GMT

The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden faced accusations of corruption and other wrongdoing long before he was captured by Pakistani intelligence agents and then jailed for 33 years for treason.

India's last Mughal emperor lies buried in Yangon

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:32:37 GMT

India's last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, lay buried in Yangon for nearly 130 years in a forgotten grave until 1991 when his final resting place was chanced upon during digging.

Egypt: Protesters burnt Presidential candidate's offices

Tue, 29 May 2012 06:19:53 GMT

A group of unruly protesters ransacked and set ablaze the campaign headquarters of Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq in Cairo, after the Election Commission announced that Hosni Mubarak's the last prime minister made it into a run off vote with an Islamist rival.

Allies quit government as Nepal crisis deepens

Tue, 29 May 2012 05:25:26 GMT

Three parties quit Nepal's Maoist-led government on Monday as the Himalayan republic slipped deeper into crisis after the prime minister called elections following the failure to agree on a new constitution aimed at ending years of instability.

Italy: Indian kills wife for being 'westernised'

Tue, 29 May 2012 04:46:55 GMT

A 37-year-old Indian migrant in Italy killed his pregnant wife because she loved wearing western clothes and he wanted to punish her for going against Indian traditions.

Truly grateful to India, says Bhutan PM

Tue, 29 May 2012 03:29:33 GMT

As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Myanmar, another country in the neighbourhood dealing with rapid change has dismissed talk of India's big brother attitude. The Prime Minister of the world's youngest democracy Bhutan Jigme Thinley, spoke exclusively to CNN-IBN's Amrita Tripathi on elections, India, and more.

Assad faces new international pressure after massacre

Mon, 28 May 2012 22:31:45 GMT

President Bashar al-Assad faces renewed international pressure to end the bloodshed in Syria but, with peace envoy Kofi Annan visiting Damascus, his government blamed Islamist militants for a massacre in which UN observers had implicated his army.

Fire in upscale Qatar mall kills 19, mostly children

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:02:16 GMT

At least 19 foreign nationals, including 13 children, were killed in a fire that ripped through an upscale shopping mall in Qatar on Monday, the country's interior ministry said.

Earthquake shakes northern Italy

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:00:46 GMT

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken much of northern Italy, causing some buildings to collapse in areas hit by a larger quake on May 20. No injuries were reported immediately.

ISI chief's US visit put off: Pak military

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:56:09 GMT

New ISI chief Lt Gen Zahir-ul-Islam has put off a scheduled visit to the United States due to "pressing commitments" within Pakistan, the military said on Monday.

UK priest apologises for unholy language on Facebook

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:43:55 GMT

A British priest has apologised for some unholy language on his Facebook page, his bishop says.

Phone hacking scandal: Tony Blair to be questioned

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:30:34 GMT

Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favorable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media inquiry on Monday.

Pole dancing an Olympic sport?

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:51:13 GMT

Pole dancers want the talent to be included in the Olympics.

Polls: Greek's pro-austerity parties gaining

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:00:02 GMT

Three weeks before Greece has another election, opinion polls published on Sunday indicated the election will result in no single party gaining a majority in parliament, but two parties that favor implementing Greece's bailout programs could be able to form a coalition government.

Nepal parties fail to finalise constitution

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:55:28 GMT

Nepal's warring political parties said on Sunday they had failed to narrow their differences sufficiently to agree on a new constitution for the Himalayan republic before a midnight deadline, plunging the country into fresh political turmoil.

UNSC to meet to discuss Syria massacre

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:42:00 GMT

The UN Security Council will meet on Sunday to discuss the killing of at least 109 people in the Syrian town of Houla, a council diplomat said, a sign of mounting outrage at the massacre which the government and rebels blamed on each other.

Egypt's two contenders for president vie for votes

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:53:31 GMT

The two apparent survivors in Egypt's presidential race tried to gather support on Sunday from voters dismayed at what many see as a painful second-round choice between an Islamist apparatchik and a throwback to Hosni Mubarak's era.

Over 90 killed including 32 children in Syria: UN

Sun, 27 May 2012 06:54:09 GMT

The United Nations said on Saturday that more than 92 people were killed in what activists said was an artillery barrage by government forces in the worst violence since the start of a UN peace plan to slow the flow of blood in Syria's uprising.

UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon condemns Syria‎ massacre

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:58:17 GMT

A bloody massacre in Houla in Syria left 92 people including 32 children dead.

Berlusconi spent $ 25 million on his parties

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:28:31 GMT

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi had 16 million pounds (about $25 million) in cash delivered to his luxury villa to pay girls at his bunga bunga parties, 'The Sun' reported. The staggering stash was revealed during the trial of the 75-year-old politician who refuses to admit to have paid for having sex with a minor.

Yoga as an Olympic sport?

Sun, 27 May 2012 03:35:31 GMT

Yoga enthusiasts are campaign for its inclusion as a sport in the Olympic competitive forum.

Britons pay Indians to become surrogate mothers

Sun, 27 May 2012 03:27:03 GMT

India's surrogacy industry is being used by Britons to become parents, a media report said on Sunday.

Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

Sun, 27 May 2012 01:57:31 GMT

The Vatican's inquisition into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler, but the investigation is continuing into a scandal that has embarrassed the Holy See by revealing evidence of internal power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of the Catholic Church governance.

Germany sets new solar power record

Sun, 27 May 2012 01:48:42 GMT

German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour - equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity - through the midday hours on Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said.

Words to avoid online to stop US from spying on you

Sun, 27 May 2012 01:22:37 GMT

"Cloud", "team" and "Mexico" - these are some of the words used by government spies to scour the social networking sites and online media for evidence of threats to the US, it has emerged.