SC clears thorns in General path Pakistans Supreme Court, packed with government-friendly judges since the imposition of Emergency rule, dismissed on Monday the main challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's re-election last month.
Hunger stalks Bangladesh Survivors of Thursdays devastating storm in Bangladeshs 16 coastal districts are facing acute shortage of food, drinking water and medicine.
New spin: Christ fought caste in India Hollywood is to fill in The Bibles "missing years" with a story about Jesus as a wandering mystic who travelled across India, living in Buddhist monasteries and speaking out against the iniquities of the countrys caste system.
UK royals mark diamond wedding Queen Elizabeth becomes the first reigning British monarch to celebrate 60 years of marriage and with genes on her side her mother died at 101 and abdication out of the question, the abolitionists could be in for a long wait.
US mulls enlisting tribesmen A new and classified American military proposal outlines an intensified effort to enlist tribal leaders in the frontier areas of Pakistan in the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, as part of a broader effort to bolster Pakistani forces against an expanding militancy, American military officials said.
US foes in arms.. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during an official welcoming ceremony for Chavez in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Chavez is in Iran to boost ties with 'a close ally'. This is his fourth visit to Iran in the last two years, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. AP
A new government has been installed in Karnataka. What should be the priorities of the Yeddyurappa-led government? Transparency, focus on power sector and infrastructure, curbing graft and warding off terror threats to Bangalore... the list of priorities set by Deccan Herald readers for the government is endless. Some of them have also insisted that the Bharatiya Janata Party should prove that it indeed is a party with difference.