US poised to bomb Pak border area US troops in Afghanistan are massing close to the border with Pakistan, poised to launch bombing raids on suspected terrorist bases in the North Waziristan region, British and Pakistani newspapers reported on Wednesday.
Sobhrajs fiancee gets kidnap, torture threats Catapulted into headlines worldwide after the news of her engagement to criminal mastermind Charles Sobhraj became public, Nepali girl Nihita Biswas is now facing the flipside of her controversial romance.
Hezbollah hands over dead soldiers in exchange deal Lebanons Hezbollah on Wednesday handed over two coffins which are believed to contain the remains of kidnapped Israeli soldiers in a prisoners exchange deal. The deal comes two years after their abduction which ignited a 34-day war that killed more than 1,300 people on both sides.
Peony nebula, Eta Carina vie A new star discovered in the centre of the Milky Way is a serious contender for the title of the brightest star in our galaxy.
Delhi cheapest place to park Delhi is the cheapest city in the world for parking, while London has earned the dubious distinction of being the costliest place for the same, a study indicated on Wednesday.
Run for life... Siberian tigers try to catch a chicken at the Hengdaohezi Siberian Tiger Zoo in Hailin, Heilongjiang province on Tuesday. According to the zoo, which has some 200 Siberian tigers, it is the world's largest breeding centre for Siberian tigers. REUTERS
