Iran opens new parliament
ANI - 57 minutes agoTehran, May 27 (Xinhua-ANI): The Islamic republic inaugurated the new Majlis (parliament) on Sunday. More »Iran opens new parliament
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Tehran, May 27 (Xinhua-ANI): The Islamic republic inaugurated the new Majlis (parliament) on Sunday. More »Iran opens new parliament
London. May 27 (ANI): The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reportedly being given new SAS anti-kidnap training amid mounting fears that they might be targeted during the Jubilee celebrations and Olympics. More »Wills-Kat 'undergoing SAS anti-kidnap training'
Damascus, May 27 (Xinhua-ANI): A Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman denied Sunday his country's government troops' involvement in the deadly carnage that had left more than 90 people killed in the central village of Houla two days ago. More »Syria denies involvement in carnage in central region
Quetta, May 27 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazl ur Rehman has said after the resolution of parliament, all agreements with America on NATO supplies have been cancelled and the government administratively could not restore NATO supplies. More »No reopening of NATO supply routes: JUI-F chief
Riyadh, May 27 (ANI): A Saudi woman confronted members of the country's religious police after they accused her of breaking strict modesty rules with her painted nails. More »Saudi woman confronts religious police for trying to chastise her for 'painted nails'
Jorhat (Assam), May 27 (ANI): A group of young students in Jorhat, Assam, have launched a drive to stop the use of plastic bags. More »Youth gear up to make Jorhat a plastic free city
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Two women and a child were injured when some men threw acid on them in Pakistan's Lahore city Sunday, the authorities said. More » Three injured in Lahore acid attack
The Hague, May 27 (IANS) Dutch football coach Bert van Marwijk named his definite 23-man squad for Euro 2012, including uncapped Jetro Willems and Luciano Narsingh. More » Van Marwijk includes uncapped Willems, Narsingh in Euro 2012 squad
New York, May 27 (IANS) Actor Will Smith's daughter Willow is just 11-year-old, but he is already worried about the trouble she might bring home when she grows up and starts dating. More » Smith nervous about daughter's dating
Islamabad, May 27 (ANI): Top political leaders who attended a National Conference on Balochistan have called for an end to the ongoing military operation in insurgency-hit Balochistan, and the withdrawal of military and paramilitary troops from the province. More »Top Pak leaders demand end to Balochistan military operation
London, May 27 (ANI): A lookalike of Queen Elizabeth was specially flown into Shanghai to greet Chinese shoppers at a local shopping mall, the Daning International Plaza, ahead of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. More »Queen lookalike makes surprise visit to China ahead of Diamond Jubilee
New Delhi, May 27 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today left for Nay Pyi Taw on a three-day state visit to Myanmar during which the two countries are expected to take a series of initiatives to bolster bilateral relations. More »Manmohan Singh leaves on three-day visit to Myanmar(Update: Manmohan)
London, May 27 (ANI): Office desks put workers at risk of serious illness because they are crawling with germs, experts have warned in a new study. More »Office desk 'may jeopardise your health'
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian authorities on Sunday denied carrying out a massacre that opposition activists said killed at least 109 civilians in the central town of Houla, among the worst carnage in the 14-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. "Women, children and old men were shot dead. This is not the hallmark of the heroic Syrian army," Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdesi told reporters in Damascus. (Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Amman newsroom; Editing by Janet Lawrence) More »Syrian authorities deny carrying out Houla massacre
Kabul, May 27 (IANS) Eight civilians were killed in Afghanistan in a NATO air strike, an official said Sunday. More » Eight Afghans killed in NATO attack
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The railways have suspended seven officials, including two drivers, for the Hubli-Bangalore Hampi Express accident that killed 25 people in Andhra Pradesh. More » Railways suspend seven for train tragedy
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday left for Myanmar on a three-day trip that will see him unveil new initiatives in expanding trade and energy cooperation with the oil-rich country besides inking a pact on a bus service between Imphal and Mandalay. More » Manmohan Singh leaves for Myanmar
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) A school principal and his 12-year-old son were shot dead in Pakistan while they were going to their school in a car, police said. More » School principal killed in Pakistan
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) The CPI-M Sunday pulled up a Kerala state leader for claiming that his party had physically annihilated foes. More » CPI-M pulls up leader for murder claims
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday left for Myanmar on a three-day visit that will see him unveil new initiatives in expanding trade and energy cooperation with India's eastern neighbour that was for decades diplomatically isolated from the rest of the world. More » PM leaves for Myanmar