America awoke to its third deadly shooting incident in barely two months when news emerged on Friday morning of two people killed and nine wounded in the vicinity of the Empire State Building in New York City.
Initial comments from NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly suggested that the shooter was Jeffrey Johnson (53), apparently a disgruntled worker laid off from a women’s apparel store a year ago.
America awoke to its third deadly shooting incident in barely two months when news emerged on Friday morning of two people killed and nine wounded in the vicinity of the Empire State Building in New York City.
Initial comments from NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly suggested that the shooter was Jeffrey Johnson (53), apparently a disgruntled worker laid off from a women’s apparel store a year ago.
WASHINGTON: The Taliban have attempted to kidnap the brother and other relatives of jailed Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA trace Osama Bin Laden, it has emerged.
According to Qamar Afridi, a cousin of Dr Shakil Afridi, the alleged attempted abduction happened on Monday, when a man identifying himself as a representative of Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with a family lawyer in Peshawar to discuss the case.
WASHINGTON: The Taliban have attempted to kidnap the brother and other relatives of jailed Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA trace Osama Bin Laden, it has emerged.
According to Qamar Afridi, a cousin of Dr Shakil Afridi, the alleged attempted abduction happened on Monday, when a man identifying himself as a representative of Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with a family lawyer in Peshawar to discuss the case.
US First Lady Michelle Obama has travelled to Oak Creek City in Wisconsin to meet the victims of the Gurdwara shooting, with the community leaders saying her visit goes a long way to assuage the feelings of hundreds of Sikh families across the nation.
US First Lady Michelle Obama has travelled to Oak Creek City in Wisconsin to meet the victims of the Gurdwara shooting, with the community leaders saying her visit goes a long way to assuage the feelings of hundreds of Sikh families across the nation.
Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from research on people explaining how the popular beverage may be carcinogenic. The results, which have special implications for hundreds of millions of people of Asian descent, were reported here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from research on people explaining how the popular beverage may be carcinogenic. The results, which have special implications for hundreds of millions of people of Asian descent, were reported here today at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.
The blast occurred as a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps was passing through Saryab Road, a key thoroughfare in Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province.
The security personnel escaped unharmed though the blast hit a taxi and two auto-rickshaws.
The blast occurred as a convoy of the paramilitary Frontier Corps was passing through Saryab Road, a key thoroughfare in Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province.
The security personnel escaped unharmed though the blast hit a taxi and two auto-rickshaws.
The US has denied having an intent to persecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been granted asylum by Ecuador and is currently in the South American country's embassy in London.
"If you're asking me whether there was any intention to persecute rather than prosecute, the answer is no," the State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, told reporters here, when asked about allegations that US is pressurising Britain on Assange.
The US has denied having an intent to persecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been granted asylum by Ecuador and is currently in the South American country's embassy in London.
"If you're asking me whether there was any intention to persecute rather than prosecute, the answer is no," the State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, told reporters here, when asked about allegations that US is pressurising Britain on Assange.
London: Iran is trying to find new flags of convenience for its fleet of oil tankers after Tanzania and Tuvalu announced plans to deregister the vessels owned by Tehran, hitting Iran's ambitions to use the tankers to supply its Asian oil clients.
Iran has over the past three months renamed and replaced the flags of more than half of its fleet of very large crude oil carriers – each capable of transporting roughly 2m barrels, equivalent to the daily consumption of France – in an apparent attempt to bypass US and European sanctions on its crude oil exports.
Iranian oil production has already fallen to a 22-year low of less than 3m barrels a day due to the combined impact of US and EU sanctions, which aim to bring Iran to the negotiating table over its nuclear programme.
London: Iran is trying to find new flags of convenience for its fleet of oil tankers after Tanzania and Tuvalu announced plans to deregister the vessels owned by Tehran, hitting Iran's ambitions to use the tankers to supply its Asian oil clients.
Iran has over the past three months renamed and replaced the flags of more than half of its fleet of very large crude oil carriers – each capable of transporting roughly 2m barrels, equivalent to the daily consumption of France – in an apparent attempt to bypass US and European sanctions on its crude oil exports.
Iranian oil production has already fallen to a 22-year low of less than 3m barrels a day due to the combined impact of US and EU sanctions, which aim to bring Iran to the negotiating table over its nuclear programme.
Raj started his speech by slamming home minister RR Patil and Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik for not being able to control the violence during a protest rally at the Azad Maidan organised by the Raza Academy to highlight the killing of Muslims in Burma and Assam.
Raj started his speech by slamming home minister RR Patil and Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik for not being able to control the violence during a protest rally at the Azad Maidan organised by the Raza Academy to highlight the killing of Muslims in Burma and Assam.
Geetika Sharma , a former flight attendant who committed suicide here, was exploited by her employer, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said on Tuesday, promising to press for punishment for those who drove her to death.
Geetika Sharma , a former flight attendant who committed suicide here, was exploited by her employer, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said on Tuesday, promising to press for punishment for those who drove her to death.
Sports Desk. Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf and the relationship between a model in Mumbai last week shook the sports world. Leena Kapoor named Rauf accused the model that he promised to marry her to sexual harassment.
Sports Desk. Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf and the relationship between a model in Mumbai last week shook the sports world. Leena Kapoor named Rauf accused the model that he promised to marry her to sexual harassment.
