LONDON: A day after the new head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis, who is from Argentina, said, "Las Malvinas (Falklands) is ours," British prime minister David Cameron took on him him saying, "The white smoke over the future of Falklands is pretty clear." He was referring to the referendum on the political status of the Falkland Islands which saw 99.8% people wanting it to remain part of Britain.
LONDON: A day after the new head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Francis, who is from Argentina, said, "Las Malvinas (Falklands) is ours," British prime minister David Cameron took on him him saying, "The white smoke over the future of Falklands is pretty clear." He was referring to the referendum on the political status of the Falkland Islands which saw 99.8% people wanting it to remain part of Britain.
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan: A government official says a bus carrying Pakistani soldiers slid off a mountainous road and fell into a deep ravine in the country's northwest, killing 24 and injuring five others.
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan: A government official says a bus carrying Pakistani soldiers slid off a mountainous road and fell into a deep ravine in the country's northwest, killing 24 and injuring five others.
BEIJING: One day after the election of a new president with overwhelming majority in the National People's Congress, the focus of the political debate in China has shifted to an unexpected development in the form of negative votes. The new president, Xi Jinping, got one 'no' vote in the midst of a sea of 2,955 'yes' votes.
BEIJING: One day after the election of a new president with overwhelming majority in the National People's Congress, the focus of the political debate in China has shifted to an unexpected development in the form of negative votes. The new president, Xi Jinping, got one 'no' vote in the midst of a sea of 2,955 'yes' votes.
LONDON: Russia has warned that jihadi fighters connected to al-Qaida are replacing genuine opposition fighters in Syria, putting the whole world at risk.
LONDON: Russia has warned that jihadi fighters connected to al-Qaida are replacing genuine opposition fighters in Syria, putting the whole world at risk.
BEIJING: China's legislature elected Li Keqiang as premier on Friday, installing an English-speaking bureaucrat as the man in charge of the economy, the world's second-largest, and its aim of reviving growth through consumer-led expansion
BEIJING: China's legislature elected Li Keqiang as premier on Friday, installing an English-speaking bureaucrat as the man in charge of the economy, the world's second-largest, and its aim of reviving growth through consumer-led expansion
ISLAMABAD: Besides condemning Afzal Guru's hanging in New Delhi, the Pakistani parliament resolution called for his body to be handed over to his family.
ISLAMABAD: Besides condemning Afzal Guru's hanging in New Delhi, the Pakistani parliament resolution called for his body to be handed over to his family.
DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Thursday arrested a sub-district chairman and local leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for inciting attacks on Hindus and temples in southeastern Chittagong as minorities appeared to be targets of past two weeks of violence over 1971 war crimes trial.
DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Thursday arrested a sub-district chairman and local leader of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for inciting attacks on Hindus and temples in southeastern Chittagong as minorities appeared to be targets of past two weeks of violence over 1971 war crimes trial.
AHMEDABAD: Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the world record for longest space flight by a woman, will walk her Gujarati roots on April 3.
The star daughter of the state is expected to reach India on a whirlwind tour in first week of April to ignite minds and inspire the collective ambitions of students of the country towards a career in space. She will address a massive gathering of engineering and pure sciences students at Science City on April 5 in Ahmedabad.
AHMEDABAD: Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the world record for longest space flight by a woman, will walk her Gujarati roots on April 3.
The star daughter of the state is expected to reach India on a whirlwind tour in first week of April to ignite minds and inspire the collective ambitions of students of the country towards a career in space. She will address a massive gathering of engineering and pure sciences students at Science City on April 5 in Ahmedabad.
BEIJING: China's new leader Xi Jinping capped his rise to the top Thursday by adding the largely ceremonial title of president, though he will need more time and cautious maneuvering to consolidate his power and build support from a public that is increasingly clamoring for change.
BEIJING: China's new leader Xi Jinping capped his rise to the top Thursday by adding the largely ceremonial title of president, though he will need more time and cautious maneuvering to consolidate his power and build support from a public that is increasingly clamoring for change.
VATICAN CITY: The pomp surrounding his selection was just the beginning of an exceptionally busy few days for Pope Francis. A look at the first night — and what comes after.
VATICAN CITY: The pomp surrounding his selection was just the beginning of an exceptionally busy few days for Pope Francis. A look at the first night — and what comes after.
