November 6, 2012
In a cryptic message Pakistan's army chief has issued a rare public statement warning against efforts to undermine the country's military. According to analysts the message is a response to the pressures the army is facing from the government, media and judiciary.
November 5, 2012
Asylum seekers from South Asian nations, sent by Australia to the tiny island of Nauru entered the fifth day of a hunger strike Monday, vowing to continue their protest indefinitely. The asylum seekers, all men who arrived in Australia by boat, are protesting their detention on the tiny Pacific state.
November 5, 2012
Attempting to reclaim lost political ground after being battered by a series of corruption scandals, the leaders of India's ruling Congress party addressed a rare gathering of hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday.
November 4, 2012
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Sunday attacked opposition parties for "lying" to farmers about foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, saying the UPA government's policy will benefit farmers immensely.
November 4, 2012
NEW YORK: University students eating at one buffet-style dining hall produced less food waste when the facility removed the trays students had used to carry food, a new study has found.
At the single facility, researchers estimated the switch away from using trays saved about 25 total pounds of solid food waste at each lunch and dinner meal.
November 4, 2012
Washington: With less than a week left for the November 6 Presidential Election, majority of Americans believe that US President Barack Obama is better poised to win the elections than his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, the Gallup poll has said.
November 4, 2012
India's ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi and Premier Manmohan Singh will speak Sunday to rally support for controversial economic reforms ahead of 2014 elections.
Indian Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi speaking about the Party staging massive rally to push econimic reforms case
November 4, 2012
Sydney: Two super-luminous supernovas, 10 to 100 times brighter than others of their type, have been detected in the distant universe.
Dazzling Twin Supernovas
The discovery, led by Swinburne University of Technology astrophysicist Jeffrey Cooke, sets a record for the most distant supernova yet detected.
November 4, 2012
NEW DELHI: Unfazed by Subramanian Swamy's charges over acquisition of a company that published National Herald newspaper, Congress on Friday dared the Janata party chief to sue Sonia and Rahul Gandhi contending that the onus to prove allegations lay with those who make these.
