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  • Sarah Palin defends herself against criticism

    The former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has defended herself against criticism that she helped create an atmosphere of political hatred that led to last Saturday’s shooting in Arizona of Congress woman, Gabrielle Giffords and six other people. In an eight-minute video, Ms Palin said, the attack was not the result of heated political debate.

    Clashes continue in Tunisia

    Clashes between protesters and security forces continued throughout the day in many parts of Tunisia despite Government measures to quell the month-long unrest. A night time curfew has been imposed in the capital Tunis after police fired tear gas on demonstrators. At least two protesters were shot dead. Earlier, President Zine Abidin Ben Ali sacked […]

    Pakistan PM allows traders to export Onion to India

    Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday allowed traders to export Onion to India for orders contracted before January 4, the day a ban was imposed on supply of the commodity via the Wagah land border. The Prime Minister’s directive, which was forwarded to the Commerce Ministry, will apply only to orders that were […]

    Lebanon’s National Unity government collapses after 11 ministers of Hezbollah and its allies resigned

    In Lebanon, the National Unity government collapsed on Wednesday evening after 11 ministers of opposition Hezbollah and its allies resigned. According to Naharnet news agency, Energy Minister Gibran Bassil said the decision was prompted by a dispute over the UN tribunal investigating former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s murder. AIR West Asia correspondent reports that the […]

    Do not use shooting tragedy to turn on one another: Obama

    Mourning the victims of Arizona shooting over the weekend which also left a lawmaker fighting for her life in hospital, US President Barack Obama has asked his countrymen to overcome their divisions and not use the occasion to turn on one another. Cancelling all his pre-scheduled engagements, Obama accompanied by the First Lady, Michelle, travelled […]

    Pak eventual solution to terrorism in the world: US

    The United States sees Pakistan as part of the “eventual solution” to global terrorism, the White House has said. At the same time, White House official Mike Hammer, during an interaction with foreign reporters based in New York and Washington through video conferencing, insisted that any resolution to this would be through the “process of […]

    Brazil mudslides leave 257 dead

    Summer rains sent tons of red mud and torrents of water rushing down mountainsides in towns outside Rio, enveloping homes of rich and poor alike and killing at least 257 people in 24 hours. Some survivors clung to trees to escape the water and landslides. Rescuers used heavy machinery, shovels and bare hands to dig […]

    Poland: Russia’s Plane Crash Report Incomplete

    Poland on Wednesday said a Russia report on the plane crash that killed its President Lech Kaczynski was incomplete and erroneous. Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) investigating the crash has identified in its report that the main cause of the crash was the Polish crew’s decision to land in a bad weather. Poland’s representative accredited […]

    World Offers Support to Australian Flood Victims

    At least 100 governments around the world have offered their support and sympathy to Australia’s Queensland flood victims, Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday. “We have been inundated with expressions of solidarity, support and offers of military aid … as well as other forms of assistance as well,” Rudd told the Australian TV […]

    Lebanese Gov’t Collapses after 11 Ministers Resign

    Lebanese government on Wednesday collapsed after 11 ministers from the 30-seat cabinet declared resignation, as the two rivalry blocs reached a stalemate on the investigation of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s killing in 2005. Eleven ministers, 10 from the Hezbollah-dominant March 8 Alliance and one close to the President Michel Suleiman, resigned on Wednesday afternoon. […]