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Pakistanis blame 'foreign powers' for deadly Peshawar blast
Washington, Nov.7 : While the Pakistan government has blamed the banned terror outfits such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for the devastating car bomb blast in Peshawar’s Meena Bazaar, in which over 100 people were killed, many Pakistanis believe it was countries like the US, India and Israel which were the real enemies of the state and not the Islamist extremist organisations.
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All NRO beneficiaries liable for arrest, prosecution: Ahsan
Islamabad, Nov.7 : Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader, Aitzaz Ahsan, has said that all those who had used the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) for their benefit were liable for arrest and prosecution.
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UN says Nepal parties should fix president's powers
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Nov 7 : Ignoring a rebuff by Nepal's ruling parties, who have asked the UN not to intervene in the republic's internal matters, a top UN official is suggesting that the parties fix the powers of President Ram Baran Yadav, whose action almost six months ago triggered a fresh crisis in the Himalayan nation.
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Randhawa in line for career-best finish in world golf tourney
By V. Krishnaswamy, Shanghai, Nov 7 : Jyoti Randhawa seems to have found his rhythm and focus at the right time as he added another two-under 70 on a difficult day to keep in sight a first-ever top five finish in a World Golf Championship (WGC). The Indian moved two places, from tied eighth to tied sixth at the end of the third round in the WGC-HSBC Champions here Saturday.
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Payload for Hylas satellite shipped to India from England
Paris, November 7 : Reports indicate that the communications payload for Hylas, a flexible, broadband Ka-band satellite, has been shipped from England to India for integration with the platform, marking a key milestone for the project.
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Gay rights activists honour Boyzone
London, Nov 7 : Irish pop group Boyzone has been honoured by gay rights campaigners here, with a special tribute for late member Stephen Gately.
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In Malaysia, defection may lead to divorce
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 7 : Change of loyalty to the party may require lawmakers belonging to the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) to divorce their wives. The move has caused outcry in political and legal circles.
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Djokovic joins the call for more rational ATP season
Basle (Switzerland), Nov 7 : Exhausted Novak Djokovic is determined to make the most of the remainder of the marathon Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) season, saying his top priority will be to get some much-needed December rest.
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Chelsea boss heaps praise on Ferguson's unparalleled reign
London, Nov 7 : Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti, who as manager of AC Milan twice bundled Alex Ferguson's team out of the Champions League, heaped praise by saying that Ferguson's 23 years in charge at Old Trafford is a reign unheard of in Italy.
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Comet chaser Rosetta's Earth swingby right on schedule
Paris, November 7 : Estimates have shown that European Space Agency's (ESA) comet chaser Rosetta's Earth swingby is right on schedule, and it would pass within a few kilometers of the planned point of closest approach during the swingby.
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No import of Nepal's Maoists, arms to India: Home secretary
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Nov 7 : India's Home Decretary G.K. Pillai Saturday wound up bilateral security talks with Nepal here with no progress in the new extradition treaty proposed by New Delhi. He also scotched allegations that Nepal's Maoists and their arms were being 'imported' to India to fan anti-government violence in the sub-continent.
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