New Brunswick, New Jersey, Mar 17 : A former Rutgers University student convicted on Friday in the webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate's suicide could be headed off to prison in a case experts say stands as a tragic lesson for young people about casual cruelties and unintended consequences in the Internet age.
New Brunswick, New Jersey, Mar 17 : A former Rutgers University student convicted on Friday in the webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate's suicide could be headed off to prison in a case experts say stands as a tragic lesson for young people about casual cruelties and unintended consequences in the Internet age.
Kabul: The Taliban broke off confidence-building talks with the Americans today and the Afghan president ordered US troops out of villages, demanding a transition of security from NATO control in 2013.
Kabul: The Taliban broke off confidence-building talks with the Americans today and the Afghan president ordered US troops out of villages, demanding a transition of security from NATO control in 2013.
United Nations: The United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the Syrian authorities to end the violence which has so far killed over 8,000 people as the pro-democracy uprising in the country completes one year.
United Nations: The United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the Syrian authorities to end the violence which has so far killed over 8,000 people as the pro-democracy uprising in the country completes one year.
WASHINGTON: Visiting British PM David Cameron went in for " cricket diplomacy" as he invited US President Barack Obama to a cricket match, but kept the latter guessing whether it will be the limited over games or the fiveday test match.
WASHINGTON: Visiting British PM David Cameron went in for " cricket diplomacy" as he invited US President Barack Obama to a cricket match, but kept the latter guessing whether it will be the limited over games or the fiveday test match.
BEIJING: Chinese premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday expressed concern over self-immolation by young Tibetans to protest China's occupation of Tibet, saying they "are innocent and we feel deeply distressed by their behaviours''. At least 25 such suicides - by monks and nuns - have been reported in recent months.
BEIJING: Chinese premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday expressed concern over self-immolation by young Tibetans to protest China's occupation of Tibet, saying they "are innocent and we feel deeply distressed by their behaviours''. At least 25 such suicides - by monks and nuns - have been reported in recent months.
Washington: The World Bank has announced $ 4.3 billion financial aid to India through a new innovative and flexible financing arrangement to help the country fight poverty.
Washington: The World Bank has announced $ 4.3 billion financial aid to India through a new innovative and flexible financing arrangement to help the country fight poverty.
Tokyo: Small tsunami waves hit Japan’s northeastern coastline today, officials said, after a strong earthquake rocked the region a year on from the country’s worst post-war natural disaster.
Tokyo: Small tsunami waves hit Japan’s northeastern coastline today, officials said, after a strong earthquake rocked the region a year on from the country’s worst post-war natural disaster.
LONDON: Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of News International and a close aide of Rupert Murdoch, was arrested by Scotland Yard detectives on Tuesday on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. She is facing a police investigation for illegal hacking of phones by journalists, a probe codenamed Operation Weeting.
LONDON: Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of News International and a close aide of Rupert Murdoch, was arrested by Scotland Yard detectives on Tuesday on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. She is facing a police investigation for illegal hacking of phones by journalists, a probe codenamed Operation Weeting.
Damascus: Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree today setting May 7 as the date for parliamentary elections that were delayed last year, the state news agency SANA reported.
Damascus: Syria’s embattled President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree today setting May 7 as the date for parliamentary elections that were delayed last year, the state news agency SANA reported.
Dhaka: In one of the worst boat tragedies in recent times, at least 32 people, including women and children, were killed and nearly 200 missing when a ferry packed with 300 passengers capsized in a river in central Bangladesh today after a head-on collision with an oil tanker.
Dhaka: In one of the worst boat tragedies in recent times, at least 32 people, including women and children, were killed and nearly 200 missing when a ferry packed with 300 passengers capsized in a river in central Bangladesh today after a head-on collision with an oil tanker.
