British government defiant over aid program to Pakistan

London : Britain has defended its £350 million a year aid program to Pakistan as questions were raised in the House of Commons over why British taxpayers were giving so much money when Osama bin Laden found a safe haven there for so long.

Pakistan dismisses United States raid fears

London : Pakistan has hit back at United States claims that it could not be trusted with details of the raid that killed Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden on Sunday night in Abbotabad.

Altaf Hussain asks govt, agencies to break silence

Karachi : Founder and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has urged the government to call a round table conference of all religious and political parties within next 36 to 48 hours

Bike-riding without helmet claims 89 lives in four months

Karachi : The trend of riding motorcycles without wearing protective helmet is resulting in fatal injuries to bikers and out of 170 casualties of road accidents during the first four months of this year, 89 victims were motorcyclists.

PM Gilani says "intelligence failure of whole world to capture Osama bin Laden

Paris, May 4 PPI: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani says "there is intelligence failure of the whole world not to capture (Al Qaeda leader) Osama bin Laden" who was killed in operation by United States special forces early Monday in Abbotabad.

US to continue aid to Pakistan: State Department

Washington: Notwithstanding strains in ties with Pakistan over the Osama issue, the US on Wednesday said it will continue to provide financial aid to Islamabad, pointing out that the country was still facing the scourge of terrorism.

Pakistan cricket chief selector threatens to resign

Karachi : A storm is brewing in Pakistan cricket with the country's chief selector threatening to resign over 'reservations' on the 15-man squad announced for this month's Test series against the West Indies.

Osama Bin Laden's 12-year-old daughter saw father being shot

Osama bin-Laden's 12-year-old daughter had reportedly seen her father being shot by the US Navy Seals during a raid on his Pakistani compound.

Twitter sets new record with Osama Bin Laden's death

Twitter has set a new record with users posting messages at an average rate of 3,440 tweets per second after the death of 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden.

Shoaib Malik hopeful of return to national team

Karachi : Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik remains hopeful of making his international return in spite of reports that he has been sidelined by his country's cricket authorities because of match-fixing suspicions.

World population to reach 10.1 billion in 2100: UN

The world population is expected to reach 10.1 billion in 2100, according to a new United Nations (UN) report.

Danish Kaneria wants justice from PCB

Karachi : Pakistan's discarded Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has sought the help of top authorities to get 'justice' after being snubbed by the country's cricket chiefs 'without any reason'.

Radiation rises to 1,000 times above normal level near Fukushima plant

The radiation readings have risen from 100 to 1,000 times above the normal level on the Pacific seabed near the tsunami hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Pervez Musharraf jogged in area where Osama was found

London : Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said that when he was training in the military, he would frequently run through the area where Osama bin Laden was hiding, a media report said.

Pakistan-India Water Secretaries to meet on May 11

The Secretaries of the Water Ministries of India and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in Islamabad for talks on Wullar Barrage/Tulbul Navigation issue from May 11 to May 14.

60 Malaysian-Indian women held in foreign prisons

Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister Senator A. Kohilan Pillay has said 60 Indian women belonging to his country are held in foreign prisons for various crimes.

Libyan leaders may face UN arrest for war crimes

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has said that he would advise the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that Libyan leaders, including Colonnel Muammar Gaddafi and his son Saif al-Islam, should be arrested for crimes against humanity.

Osama bin Laden's son says other warlords are 'worse' than his father

Osama bin Laden was Al-Qaeda's most kind person and the rest are 'much, much worse', according to his son.

Tornado strikes New Zealand's largest city, 1 killed, 14 injured

BEIJING - A tornado has torn through New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, killing one person and injuring 14. The tornado first struck the northern suburb of Albany, with damage centered on a shopping mall, before it moved south, leaving heavy destruction.

Osama bin Laden was unarmed when killed: White House

 Washington: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was unarmed when US Navy commandos shot him dead during a special operation in Pakistan though he did offer resistance, the White House said on Tuesday.

Pakistan criticizes US raid on Osama bin Laden

Pakistan criticized the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden as an "unauthorized unilateral action," laying bare the strains the operation has put on an already rocky alliance.

Relationship with Pakistan complicated but important: White House

Washington: Terming US' relationship with Pakistan "complicated but important", the White House has said it was "working very hard" on its ties with Islamabad which got a setback after a secretive American commando operation to kill al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.

Nepal bus accident kills 12, injures many

KATMANDU, Nepal – An official says a crowded bus skidded off a mountain road in central Nepal, killing at least 12 people and injuring many others.

Three dead, 11 trapped in Mexican coal mine explosion

SAN JUAN DE SABINAS, Mexico – A gas explosion in a coal mine in northern Mexico on Tuesday killed three miners, injured one and left 11 others trapped deep underground. Officials said chances were slim that anyone could have survived the massive blast.

Five decapitated bodies found near Mexican capital

TOLUCA, Mexico – Police in the suburbs of Mexico City say they found a total of five decapitated bodies on Tuesday with signs of the kind frequently left by drug gangs.

Supreme Court summons ZA Bhutto case record from Ichra police station

ISLAMABAD : Supreme Court of Pakistan has summoned the complete record of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto case from Ichra police station and adjourned the hearing of the presidential reference till today (Wednesday.

Osama Bin Laden's neighbors noticed unusual things

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – When a woman involved in a polio vaccine drive turned up at Osama bin Laden's hideaway, she remarked to the men behind the high walls about the expensive SUVs parked inside. The men took the vaccine, apparently to administer to the 23 children at the compound, and told her to go away.

Dozens dead as Ivorian troops clash with militia

ABIDJAN  – Dozens of bodies littered the streets of an Abidjan neighborhood on Tuesday as fighting continued between Ivory Coast troops and the remnants of a militia loyal to deposed leader Laurent Gbagbo.

Osama Bin Laden's son under treatment in Abbottabad

ISLAMABAD: Osama Bin Laden’s son, one of the five injured in the US forces operation, is said to be undergoing treatment at a hospital in Abbottabad.

Masood Mehmood apparently was master mind of Nawab Muhammad Ahmad murder case : CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP ) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had remarked prima facie Masood Mehmud was master mind of Nawab Muhammad Ahmad Khan Kasuri murder case.

Pakistan has abiding interest in peace and prosperous Afghanistan: President Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari underlined that Pakistan has played a significant role in efforts to eliminate terrorism and reiterated that we will continue to support international efforts against terrorism till the complete elimination of this menace.

FIA given last chance to complete Moonis Elahi challan

LAHORE: Special Judge (banking offences) Abdul Rasheed on Tuesday adjourned the hearing by May 12 of the NICL scam case against PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi, son of former Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi, as the Prosecution could not submit complete challan against the accused.

MQM rejoins Government: to get 4 ministries

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement has agreed to join the federal cabinet and would be given four ministries.

Pakistan playing double game on war against terror: US

WASHINGTON: Eminent lawmakers on Tuesday accused Pakistan of playing a "double-game" with the US on the war against terror and raised suspicion that its spy agency ISI was knowing about Osama bin Laden’s presence in the country.

ISI admits Osama Bin Laden intelligence failure

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, the ISI, has said it is embarrassed by its failures on al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.