ICC chief favours making betting legal in India
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat advocates making gambling legal in India, saying regulating betting on cricket matches would make the fight against corruption much ea
Apocalypse almost: World waits for Rapture
With an aging fundamentalist Christian preacher warning that Saturday is Judgment Day, Americans have been getting ready.
A handful quit their jobs and were traveling around the United States to urge
Apocalypse almost: world waits for Rapture
Warnings by a US fundamentalist preacher that Saturday is Judgment Day have sent some people into hiding or rushing to repent, while others are planning parties to wave off good Christians.
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US will go after Al Qaeda leadership anywhere: Clinton
Despite Pakistan's warnings that it would not tolerate another US raid, the US has made clear that it would go after the Al Qaeda leadership anywhere in the world.
"We've made it clear to people arou
IMF releases ethics rules after scandal
The International Monetary Fund published its new official code of conduct ironically the same day its chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned to face charges of alleged sexual assault in New York.
The
Strategies of repression won't work: Obama tells Arab rulers
Warning that "strategies of repression and diversions" will not work anymore, US President Barack Obama has asked Arab rulers to listen the people's voices.
CIA chief puts gag on information on Osama raid
CIA chief Leon Panetta has ordered a gag on his employees not to reveal secrets about recent raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, warning that disclosures could jeopardise future operations.
Pak visit depends on progress of talks with Islamabad: Clinton
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said that her proposed visit to Pakistan depends on progress of on-going talks with Islamabad and response to the questions raised after the killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad.
US offers coping tips on 'zombie apocalypse'
With rumors swirling in conspiratorial corners that the end of the world is nigh, the US government this week posted some online counsel on how to be prepared in case of a zombie apocalypse.
"There a
Osama bin Laden’s new audio message released
An audio message purportedly recorded by Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shortly before he was shot dead by US commandos in Pakistan has been released, a media report said.