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Karachi, May 13 (PTI) A Pakistani court today acquitted PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in a case in which he was charged with smuggling artefacts, antiques and other contraband items to

Melbourne, May 13 (ANI): The doctors attending to part-time taxi-driver Jalvinder Singh, who was stabbed several times and left bleeding profusely two weeks ago by the side of a Clifton Hill street, have described his recovery as "miraculous". They said that the knife stabs had almost reached his heart and pierced one of his lungs leading to loss of nearly five liters of blood.

Somerset West (South Africa), May 13 (IANS) There can be no meaningful reform of global democracy if the UN and the Security Council is not reformed, the foreign ministers of India, Brazil and South Africa said here at the end of the Fifth Meeting of the Trilateral Commission of the IBSA Dialogue Forum.

Somerset West (South Africa), May 13 (IANS) The changes in the political landscape of South Africa will not affect the work of the IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) initiative that aims to foster South-South cooperation, South African Foreign Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said here Monday.

Somerset West (South Africa), May 13 (IANS) The first IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) naval exercise that brought ships from the three countries together off the coast here was not any kind of precursor to a treaty, Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Monday.

Somerset West (South Africa), May 13 (IANS) The IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) initiative that aims to extend South-South cooperation is beginning to take shape five years after it was initiated, Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said at the 5th Ministerial Commission Meeting of IBSA here.

Vinay Shukla Moscow, May 12 (PTI) Vladimir Putin in his new capacity as Russian prime minster today unveiled a revamped cabinet, retaining key ministers in their posts and bringing powerful

Dubai, May 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Dubai today as part of the ongoing high-level interactions between India and the UAE.

Melbourne, May 12 (ANI): With budding office romances, bosses Down Under are making sure that they don't get caught in the crossfire if a relationship goes bust - by asking couples to sign a 'workplace pre-nup'.

Melbourne, May 12 (ANI): The risk of gambling addictions among children as young as 13 has prompted new counselling measures in New South Wales (NSW) schools.

San Francisco, May 12 (ANI): Zubeida Khan, a Pakistani-American community activist, was last evening awarded the 'Woman of the Year Award' for the 38th US Congressional District for her contributions as a board member of the Beverly Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees.

Madrid, May 12 (ANI): The wreck of a 13th or 14th century ship has been found on a construction site in Barcelona's city centre.

Nairobi, May 12 (DPA) Sudan Sunday announced it had broken off diplomatic relations with Chad over a row about Chad's alleged support for rebels from Darfur launching an attack on Sudan's capital, Khartoum.

Johannesburg/Harare, May 12 (DPA) Post-election violence in Zimbabwe continued unabated Sunday as the country headed for a presidential run-off, with more than 50 opposition members arrested in the past days for allegedly burning property at a farm belong to the country's top cop.

Cape Town, May 11 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has reached Cape Town to participate in the fifth meeting of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Ministerial Trilateral Commission, which is beginning today.

Perth, May 11 (ANI): A courageous mum risked her life to save a man savaged by a 4m shark just off a popular beach in Western Australia.

Melbourne, May 11 (ANI): Much like drugs and alcohol, the BlackBerry smartphone has become an addiction that is not only controlling lives and increasing stress loads, but is even threatening relationships with loved ones.

Pretoria, May 10 (DPA) Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai Saturday said that he will take part in a run-off presidential election against President Robert Mugabe.

Melbourne, May 10 (ANI): Parents in Australia have been warned that their school-going kids are being offered the drug ice disguised as lollies.

Sydney, May 10 (DPA) A 37-year-old swimmer lost 'great big chunks' of his leg when he was attacked Saturday by a four-metre shark at a popular beach on Australia's west coast.