PML-N won't withdraw its presidential candidate: Sharif
With the Presidential race heating up in Pakistan, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari called up PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif to withdraw his party candidate but Sharif refused to oblige Zardari.

PML-Q sees possibility of understanding with PML-N
Pakistan Muslim League-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain today said that PML-Nawaz presidential candidate Justice (retired) Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui had contacted him in person and asked for PML-Q's support in the upcoming presidential polls.

Ties between Central and South Asia facing hiccups: Expert
Links between Central Asia and South Asia stand a chance of improving only if the historical linkages of the past are given their due importance and applied in the modern context, a strategic affairs expert has said.

Unity in Asia, the key to avoiding politics of confrontation: Nazarbayev
The recently concluded two-day Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) saw Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev significantly dwelling on several points, the sum objective of which was to promote greater unity and association in the Asian region to ward off traditional and non-traditional security challenges.

Europe unites to condemn Kremlin
European leaders like British Foreign Secretary David Miliband have condemned Russia for jeopardizing European security by recognizing Georgia's two breakaway regions -- Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Indians students among 300 detained in Australia for violating immigration laws
Australian Police have arrested several Indian students for violating the country's immigration laws.

Zardari, Sharif talk about presidential polls, government rejoining
Pakistan's key coalition leadersAsif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif exchanged views about the presidential elections here today.

Palestinian couple locks disabled kids for 40 years in urine-stained rooms
A Palestinian couple locked their disabled kids in two urine-stained rooms for forty years because they were afraid the children would ruin the marriage prospects of a healthy child, police has revealed.

Nepal Foreign Minister in India for BIMSTEC moot
Nepal Minister for Foreign Affairs Upendra Yadav arrived here today to attend a meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).

Blast in Bannu claims eight lives
At least eight people have been killed and several others injured when a police van was blown up with explosives near Karam bridge in Bannu on Thursday.

Britain's happiest and unhappiest regions revealed
In a study conducted to find out the happiness level in a region in Britain, it was found that the remote region of Brecknock, Montgomery and Radnor, in Powys, Wales, came out tops.

Three million families in UK are living in jobless households
One in seven children in Britain -- almost 1.8million -- now live in totally work-free households, the majority with a single parent, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Proposed 'Baghdad Eye' to be over 200ft taller than iconic London counterpart
Iraqi authorities are inviting companies to submit designs to make a giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad, as part of a strategy to make the capital a leisure friendly city.

Brown set November deadline to save his job
Britain's Cabinet Ministers have given Prime Minister Gordon Brown time till November to improve Labour's prospects.

Virgin Mary's likeness appears on bark of suburban Scarborough tree!
An uncanny likeness of the Virgin Mary formed into the bark of a suburban tree has left local residents wondering if their neighbourhood has been blessed.

Monopoly fans attempt Guinness World Record
Monopoly fans in London joined forces with players in 22 cities across the world on Wednesday to attempt a world record for the most people playing the game at any one time.

Koshi embankment reconstruction to cost 5.25 billion rupees
Indian technical team today estimated around Rs 5.25 billion cost for reconstructing the embankment breached by the Saptakoshi River.

Prachanda to induct UML in Government
Nepal's Prime Minister Prachanda today said that he will initiate the process to expand his cabinet by inducting the ministers from Unified Marxist Leninist (UML).

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