Games medical chief falls sick
New Delhi, Oct. 1: The chief medical officer for the beleaguered Delhi Commonwealth Games has fallen sick with suspected typhoid just days before the event kicks off, an official said Friday.
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CIA steps up drone campaign in Pakistan: report
The US military is secretly diverting aerial drones from Afghanistan to escalate a CIA-led campaign against militants in neighbouring Pakistan, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
Bin Laden repeats call for Pakistan flood aid: monitors
Osama bin Laden has reiterated a call for aid to flood victims in Pakistan, in the second such audio message posted online in as many days, a US monitoring group said on Saturday.
Pak blocks UN route after Nato airstrikes
Sept. 30: Pakistan blocked a vital supply route for United States and Nato troops in Afghanistan on Thursday in apparent retaliation for an alleged cross-border helicopter strike by the coalition that
Gay student caught on webcam ends life
Sept. 30: Two undergraduates at a US university have been arrested after a fellow student they allegedly filmed and broadcast over the Internet during a gay encounter killed himself by jumping into th
Nato supplies in Pakistan blocked for second day
The main land route for Nato supplies remained blocked in Pakistan on Friday and no trucks were being allowed to enter in Afghanistan for the second consecutive day, officials said.
Gunmen torch Nato supply trucks in Pak: police
Gunmen in southern Pakistan on Friday torched more than two dozen trucks and tankers carrying supplies for Nato forces in Afghanistan, the police said.
Thailand lifts emergency in 3 more provinces
Thailand on Friday revoked a state of emergency in three northeastern provinces but not in Bangkok, where there have been a series of minor blasts in recent weeks, a government spokesman said.
Chelsea, Gunners march on
Sept. 28: Chelsea and Arsenal maintained their perfect records to edge closer to the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday, while Europe’s elite club competition revelled in a little Brazilian magic. Ch
An Aussie will succeed me as champ: Evans
Geelong (Australia), Sept 28: Defending world champion Cadel Evans would like to believe a fellow Australian will succeed him as world road race cycling champion on Sunday.
Evans, who won Australia’s