Pakistan to remember Bhutto on anniversary of assassination
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 19:40.
It will be all praise for Benazir Bhutto as Pakistan Saturday reveres its former prime minister on the anniversary of her assassination while campaigning for a third term in office.
Pakistan set to remember Bhutto on first death anniversary
Submitted by Ljubomira Kalcheva on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 17:33.It's all praises for Benazir Bhutto as Pakistan on Saturday reveres in death its former prime minister, who was assassinated a year ago while campaigning for a third term in office.
Eight killed as apartment building collapses in Pakistan
Submitted by William Kaelin on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 17:05.At least eight people were killed and 14 injured when an apartment building collapsed in the southern Pakistan province of Sindh early Thursday, officials said.
Taliban ban female education in Pakistan's Swat district
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 17:30.Islamic militants have imposed a ban on female education and warned teachers of severe consequences if any girl is seen heading for a school in the restive Swat district of Pakistan's North Western Fr
Car bomb kills woman in Pakistan
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 09:04.A car bomb killed one woman and wounded four other people in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, police said.
35 killed as Pakistani forces battle militants in north-west
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 08:40.Security forces battling an Islamist insurgency in Pakistan's troubled north-west killed 25 militants and lost two soldiers in fierce clashes that also left six civilians dead, media reports said Tues
Agents foil attempt to smuggle Buddha relics out of Pakistan
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 12/20/2008 - 11:26.Pakistani customs agents seized two Buddha sculptures which were being smuggled to China, media reports said Saturday.
Rare blind dolphin rescued in Pakistan
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 09:20.Conservationists have rescued a blind dolphin from the shallow waters of a canal in southern Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper reported on Friday.
Shares fell 2.1 per cent Friday on the Seoul stock exchange on general recession fears. South Korea's won dropped against the dollar.
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
Amelie Mauresmo fell victim to a leg injury after less than half an hour on court Friday to hand over a 4-0 victory which put French compatriot Marion Bartoli into the final of the Brisbane International.
Mumbai-based movie Slumdog Millionaire won five prizes Thursday night at the Critics Choice Awards, cementing its position as a surprise favourite just as the Oscar season moves into high gear.
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.