Cricket: Shahid Afridi Retire international cricket

KARACHI: Former skipper Pakistan cricket team Shahid Khan Afridi has announced retirement from international cricket here late on Monday,

ATC declares Pervez Musharraf as proclaimed offender in BB murder case

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Monday declared former President Pervez Musharraf a "proclaimed offender" or fugitive for failing to cooperate with investigators probing the 2007 assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.

Five Pakistan Taliban leaders arrested by NATO forces in Pakistan

Unconfirmed news from intelligence sources said on Monday that five Pakistan Taliban ( TTP) leaders were arrested Monday morning in the Gorvait area of North Waziristan by NATO forces and later taken away by two NATO helicopters to Afghanistan.

NATO choppers again violate Pakistan airspece

The NATO helicopters again intruded into the Pakistani territory on Monday, sources said.

PNS Mehran attack: Ex-Pak Navy commander arrested

Pakistan’s security agencies on Monday arrested a former Pakistan Navy commander and his brother for alleged involvement in last week’s terror attack on naval-cum-air force base PNS Mehran in Karachi.

Rs.5 mn for Karachi attack information

Pakistan has offered Rs.5 million for any information leading to the arrest of those who attacked a key naval base in Karachi.

Pak sovereignty directly linked to resolution against drone attacks: Shahbaz Sharif

Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said the country's sovereignty and integrity is directly linked to the implementation of resolution against United States-led drone attacks.

At least 12 injured in Pakistan blast

Intelligence officials and a witness say a bomb has exploded in a hotel in the main town of a militant-infested Pakistani region close to the Afghan border.

PM Gilani says no more Abbottabad-type acts will be acceptable

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that his government is aware of its democratic responsibilities and an independent commission on the May 2 Abbottabad incident would be constituted shortly as per the demand of the opposition.

Pervez Musharraf appoints APML central office-bearers

Former Pakistan President and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief Pervez Musharraf has appointed office-bearers of the party in consultation with the party's Central Core Committee (CCC).

Pakistan to set up panel to probe Abbottabad incident

An independent commission will be set up in a day or two to probe the Abbottabad incident in which US commandos shot dead Osama bin Laden, Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said.

Floods, mudslides, lightning kill 8 in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Floods, mudslides and lightning have killed eight people throughout Sri Lanka.

Poll: Most Japanese distrust gov't on nuke crisis

TOKYO – A new poll showed Monday that more than 80 percent of Japanese voters do not trust government information about the country's nuclear crisis.

High radioactivity found in Japan nuclear workers

Two workers from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have been contaminated by high levels of radioactive iodine, the operator said Monday, prompting fears over their long-term health.

China orders death penalty in deadly food scandals

BEIJING – China's supreme court has ordered judges across the country to issue harsher sentences, including the death penalty, to people convicted of food safety violations as the government struggles to clean up the nation's food supply after repeated scandals.

800 tons of fish die, rot on Philippine fish farms

TALISAY, Philippines – More than 800 tons of fish have died and rotted on fish farms in a lake near Taal volcano south of Manila, with authorities blaming it on a sudden temperature drop.

Canada warns against involvement in Gaza flotilla

Canada's top diplomat has warned against Canadian involvement in a new aid flotilla that organizers say will leave in June for the blockaded Gaza Strip, calling the unauthorized efforts "provocative."

2 dead, 21 injured in Washington state bus crash

A bus carrying soccer fans forced one car off the road and then slammed into a disabled pickup truck on the shoulder of Interstate 90 in central Washington state, killing two people and injuring 21 others, authorities said.

7 shot dead, tanks circle Syria towns: activist

Syrian security forces shot dead seven people and wounded more than 100 in and around Talbisa and Rastan today after tanks encircled the towns near the central city of Homs, an activist said.

Jonathan Trott plunders double century as draw looms

Cardiff: Jonathan Trott ground his way to a painstaking, chanceless double century as the rain-affected first test between England and Sri Lanka headed for a draw on Sunday.

Chennai IPL crown gives boost to Fleming's coaching career

Former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming continued a strong start to his coaching career by winning consecutive Indian Premier League titles, which ensured that big money flows into his bank account, one year into a new three-year deal with Chennai Super Kings.

Chris Gayle left out of T20, first two ODIs against India

At odds with the West Indies Cricket Board, explosive batsman Chris Gayle was today left out of the squads announced for the lone Twenty20 and the first two one-dayers against India starting June 4.

'We're not distracted by Tharanga dope controversy'

Sri Lankan seamer Farveez Maharoof has insisted that the team is not distracted by reports that batsman Upul Tharanga failed a dope test during the World Cup, saying the players have not even discussed the matter as they are focussed on the ongoing Test series against England.

Germany to shut down nuke plants by 2022

German Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen has said the country would shut all nuclear power plants by 2022.

Yemeni planes bomb tribesmen during clash; 3 die

A Yemeni tribal leader says government planes have bombed his fighters during a clash at an army camp outside the capital, and that three tribesmen have died in the bombing.

Mladic denies Srebrenica massacre role

Serbian genocide suspect Ratko Mladic has insisted he was not responsible for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in which thousands of innocent civilians were killed.

Drought affects 35 million in China

A severe drought in China's central, eastern and southern provinces has affected nearly 35 million people and caused an economic loss of almost 15 billion yuan ($2.3 billion), officials said.

US researchers a step closer to reading your mind!

A team of scientists from the Centre for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology at the University of Washington is one step closer to mind read, peering into the deepest recesses of the brain to watch words forming.

Iraqi police search for killer of anti-Baathist

Iraqi police Friday hunted for the killer of a Shiite who was responsible for purging loyalists of deposed ruler Saddam Hussein. The official was once implicated in a bombing that killed Americans.

Thousands protest power project in Chile

More than 15,000 people took to the streets of Santiago to protest the HidroAysen project, which calls for building five dams in Chile's Patagonia region.

NATO apologizes for Afghan civilian deaths

The top U.S. generals in Afghanistan are apologizing for an airstrike that killed civilians in southwestern Afghanistan.

China imposes heavy controls to halt protests in Inner Mongolia

Chinese police have imposed heavy controls across volatile towns in Inner Mongolia after a week of ethnic protests by students over the hit-and-run killing of a Mongolian herder by a Chinese truck driver.

Killing of 40 Algerian soldiers has direct connection with chaos in Libya: PM

Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia said Sunday that the killing of 40 soldiers in clashes with armed groups in the country is due to the spread of Libyan arms in the African Sahel region.

President Obama visits tornado-ravaged Joplin, offering condolences, encouragement to tornado victims

U.S. President Obama visited Joplin, Missouri Sunday to attend the memorial service, one week after the city was battered by the deadliest single tornado, according to local media.

Pakistan agrees to launch operation in North Waziristan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has finally succumbed to US pressure and has given commitment to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit last week to move against pockets of militants in North Waziristan.

6 US engineers included in PNS Mehran incident investigation

Six American engineers have been included into the PNS Mehran terrorist attack investigation, the investigation team suspected the engineers to provide support for terrorist attack on Naval Airbase.

Wikileaks: Pervez Musharraf intended to dissolve parliament to save his position

Former president gen (retd) Pervaz Musharraf was intended to dissolve the parliament after the 2008 elections to save his position and wanted to installed technocratic government.

US-Indian agents behind suicide attacks, terrorists’ incidents: Hafiz Saeed

Amir Jamaat-ud-Dawa Professor Hafiz Mohammad Saeed said that suicide attacks and terrorist incidents in Pakistan are not being carried out by Taliban but United States and Indian agents are busy in such activities.

CIA, ISI relations fine now: PM Yousuf Raza Gilani

Relations between the CIA and Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ISI, strained by recent events including the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a US raid, have now been repaired, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday.

Did not attend funeral of David Headley's father: PM Gilani

Lashkar-e-taiba (LeT) operative David Headley has told a jury in the Tahawwur Rana trial that Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani attended his father's funeral, but the latter's office rubbished the claim.

PM Yousuf Raza Gilani optimistic about Indo-Pak dialogue

Pakistan is hopeful of moving forward through dialogue with India as responsible nations believe in resolving their outstanding issues through talks,

Religious seminaries maligned by anti-sate elements: Fazal ur Rehman

PESHAWAR: Chief Jamiat Ulema Islam- Fazal (JUI-F), Maulana Fazal ur Rehman said that anti-sate forces are making conspiracy against Pakistan by connecting religious Madrassas with terrorist activities.

While addressing Ulema Convention organized under JUI-F here on Sunday,

PM Gilani seeks US assistance to overcome energy crisis

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday said that the government has sought US assistance to overcome load-shedding in the country for providing immediate relief to the masses. 

Commission on Abbottabad incident to be set up soon: Rehman Malik

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that an independent commission on Abbottabad incident would be constituted in a day or two.“No single political party but the parliament is to be credited with the constitution of the independent commission on Abbottabad incident,”

Budget to be growth-oriented: Hafeez Shaikh

The next budget will be growth-oriented with the main objective of promoting private sector to create job opportunities for the unemployed youth. 

Writ petition filed against US in Lahore High Court

A constitutional petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court to seek the registration of a criminal case of the unilateral Abbottabad operation by the United States resulting in the death of Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden.