Kids used as shields in Pak mosque: govt Women and children were being used as human shields by militants besieged in a mosque in Islamabad, the Pakistan government said on Thursday as security forces ratcheted up pressure on hundreds inside to surrender.
Pak court acquits Bhutto in assets case A Pakistan court has acquitted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Zardari on charges of concealing the fact that they allegedly owned a mansion in Surrey, Britain, from the government.
Al Gores son busted for drugs Al Gore III whose father is a leading advocate of policies to fight global warming was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff's deputy at about 2:15 am.
Made in China tag tainted China is facing a global crisis of consumer confidence as the country's food safety watchdog acknowledged this week that almost a fifth of the domestic products it inspects fail to reach minimum standards.
Painting the sky red... Local residents celebrate at the central square in Sochi, early on Thursday. Sochi became the first Russian venue to host the Winter Olympics when it was declared the winner of the contest to host the 2014 Winter Games, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge announced on Wednesday. AFP
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