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Vidya Balan's oomph could beat Ranbir's Rockstar appeal: Tra...

Vidya Balan's sexy avatar, itsy bitsy clothes, cleavage-showing blouses and raunchy dance numbers in The Dirty Picture are receiving jaw-dropping reactions. Fans and trade pundits say the masala movie is expected to beat the musical t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Cameron and Zardari to hold talks ‎

Pakistan’s President Zardari meets British PM David Cameron today at Cameron’s official country residence, Chequers. The meeting comes in the wake of a diplomatic spat between the two countries prompted by comments made by th [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

South Africa nurses World Cup hangover

Just a week ago, Mary Muthui was selling dozens of football scarves, beanie hats and vuvuzelas every day from her stall at the Rosebank Mall crafts market in northern Johannesburg. But on Tuesday – just two days after the end of So [...]

Posted On : Jul, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

World Cup stewards walk out in pay strike

About 1,000 police officers stood in for the stewards at the game, between Italy and Paraguay in Cape Town. Fans said there appeared to be no security problems at the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Earlier, riot police in Durban fired [...]

Posted On : Jun, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Spectacular start for Africa's first World Cup

South Africa started the day in shock but ended the first day of the World Cup with a smile after the Bafana Bafana earned the respect of the footballing world. The metropolis of Johannesburg was nearly bursting with excitement as the na [...]

Posted On : Jun, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Israel against the world yet again

This was supposed to be the easiest week in the tumultuous tenure of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. He had settled key differences with US President Barack Obama, received an invitation for a kiss-and-make-up session. At the [...]

Posted On : Jun, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Scandal-hit Akhtar dreams of Pakistan World Cup win

Injury-plagued paceman Shoaib Akhtar said Thursday he dreams of winning the World Cup for Pakistan next year, despite a series of setbacks and scandals that have kept him out of the game. The 34-year-old paceman, who has not played f [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Ahmadinejad offers mechanisms for a world free of nuke weapo...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad mentioned five offers for reaching a world free of nuclear weapon. Speaking in International Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in Tehran, Ahmadinejad said, “the motto of nuclear d [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Manmohan alerts world about Pakistan's A Q Khan network

Without naming Pakistan's A Q Khan operation, India on Tuesday reminded the world of the dangers of "clandestine proliferation networks" and asked the world to join hands to combat trafficking of nuclear materials. "Cl [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Obama, world leaders work to stop nuclear spread

President Barack Obama and presidents, prime ministers and other top officials from 47 countries start work Monday on a battle plan to keep nuclear weapons out of terrorist hands.Confronting what he calls the "single biggest threat [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

World leaders to talk nuclear security

Dozens of world leaders are to gather in Washington next week for an unprecedented meeting on nuclear security, and U.S. President Barack Obama hopes they can agree on how to keep atomic bombs out of terrorists' hands. Altho [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

World leaders hold breath as chaos engulfs Kyrgyzstan

Protesters overthrew the government of the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan yesterday after spectacular violence tore through the strategic central Asian state. World leaders watched anxiously as street demonstrations turned into blo [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

World pressure makes Iran more determined: Ahmadinejad

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that world pressure on Iran, including talks of imposing new sanctions, makes the Islamic republic more determined than ever to pursue its nuclear programme. Ahmadinejad also reiterated [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

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The world's biggest energy sector forum opens here Tuesday urging oil producers and consumers to help prevent a repeat of the excessive price volatility witnessed during the economic crisis. The biennial International Energy For [...]