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Dalai Lama will live to be 113
Jul 06, 2011
An oracle has predicted that the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will live to be 113, the Tibetan cabinet said on his 76th birthday Wednesday.... Read More
Don't repatriate Osama's family: Pakistani panel
Jul 06, 2011
An official commission probing the killing of Osama bin Laden has said that the Al Qaeda leader's family members should not be repatriated without their permission.... Read More
23 cm-long worm taken out of woman's brain
Jul 06, 2011
A 23 cm long tapeworm has been surgically removed from a Chinese woman's brain.... Read More
Woman, her two kids set afire in Bangladesh for dowry
Jul 05, 2011
A woman was badly burnt and her two children, aged three and five, were killed when their home was set on fire in a Bangladesh village over dowry.... Read More
Bangladesh not to make statement on Manmohan remark
Jul 04, 2011
Dhaka will not make a formal statement on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remark on Bangladesh, a top official has said.... Read More
Japanese car-makers to work on weekends to save energy
Jul 02, 2011
Japan's car manufacturing plants will work on the weekends as part of the nation's energy-saving plan in the wake of a recent earthquake and tsunami, the NHK television company said Saturday.... Read More
Indian firm in Britain asked Asians to use fake names
Jul 02, 2011
A firm in Britain owned by Indian-origin people has asked all Asians working there to use anglicised names as they said customers struggle with Indian names.... Read More
Indian student leader gets Australian award
Jul 02, 2011
The leader of the association of Indian-origin students in Australia who protested attacks against Indians in Melbourne has been given the 2011 Young Victorian of the Year award.... Read More
New Zealand man attempts hugging world record
Jul 02, 2011
A New Zealand man is asking people to help break the world record for the largest group hug.... Read More
Show face to police, burqa-clad Australians told
Jul 02, 2011
Women wearing the burqa or full-face veils will now be forced to show their faces when stopped by police, a senior official said.... Read More