Ghazala Javed: Victim Of Taliban?s War On Women?
Fearing the Taliban?s edicts against music, she recorded many of her albums in Dubai.
Pakistan?s Top Court Disqualifies Prime Minister Gilani From Holding Office
PPP is engaged in an emergency session, probably to choose a successor for Gilani, who has run out of legal options to stay in power.
Horror In India: Father Beheads Daughter For ?Indecent Behavior?
Beheadings have a long and horrific history in India.
Marion Maréchal-Le Pen: The Pretty New Face Of French Fascism
Marion, a law school student at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, has no political experience whatsoever.
Did You Hear The One About The Fat Pakistani Cop?
The cops in Punjab will have to get their waistlines to 38 inches or less in two weeks.
No Easing Of Greek Bailout Terms: Merkel
?The new government in Greece must fulfill their commitments quickly,? says German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Paul McCartney Turns 70: Yesterday, No Tomorrow
Rock 'n' roll musicians, by definition, cannot (and should not) age.
Germany Pessimistic Over Greek Debt Resolution, Despite Pro-Bailout Party?s Victory
Germany remains skeptical that anything positive will be accomplished in Greece anytime soon.
Armed With Victory, Francois Hollande Seeks To Scale Back Austerity In France
The Socialists and their cohorts now control 315 seats in the 577-seat Assembly -- marking the first time in 30 years that Socialists have enjoyed such dominance in the French government.
French Socialists Gain Absolute Majority: Exit Polls
Francois Hollande?s party and its allies will gain at least 312 seats in the 577-seats National Assembly.
Greece: Exit Polls Suggest Pro-Bailout New Democracy and Socialist Pasok Parties Could Gain Slight Majority In Parliament
the two parties which support austerity, ND and Pasok, with a total of 159 seats, would have a slight majority.
New Democracy Party Will Win Election By 1%, Greek TV Predicts
The latest exit poll from Antenna has ND grabbing between 28.6 percent and 30 percent of the tally.
Greek Election: Down To The Wire
The pro-bailout New Democracy Party and the anti-bailout far-left Syriza party are expected to finish in a dead heat.
Are Greek Exit Polls Underestimating Syriza?s Vote Tally?
Earlier exit polls suggested that Syriza and New Democracy (which supports bailout and austerity) are running neck and neck, with about 28 percent of the electorate each.
Greek Election: New Democracy And Syriza In Dead Heat
ND and Pasok are the only two parties which support terms of the EU/IMF bailouts.
Former PM Papandreou Warns Of 'Catastrophe' If Greece Leaves Euro
Papandreou believes that given enough time, the Greeks would be able to adhere to bailout terms.
Greek Elections: What If Syriza Wins?
The political situation in Greece is very volatile and unpredictable.
Socialists Expected To Gain Majority In France?s Parliamentary Election
While the Socialists are guaranteed to win, there is much concern over how well the extreme right-wing, anti-immigration National Front (FN) of Marine Le Pen will do
Greeks Begin Voting In Election That May Determine Fate Of Europe
The conservative New Democracy party and the far-left Syriza present a stark choice for a beleaguered Greek public:
Russia Shipping Air And Sea Defense Systems To Assad
?This is not a threat, but whoever is planning an attack should think about this.?
Syrian Rebels Seeking Weapons Met With U.S. Officials: Report
The development comes as Western and some Arab nations have apparently lost hope that Russia, Syria?s strongest ally, will pressure Assad to give up power or end his crackdown on opponents.
UN Urges Bangladesh To Accept Rohingya Refugees Fleeing Myanmar Violence
About 1,500 Rohingya, including women, children and the wounded, who sought a safe haven in Bangladesh by sea, have already been turned back by Bangladeshi naval authorities.
Greece Cracks Down On Tax Cheats As Public?s Anger Swells
Some Greeks are likely to vent their anger by supporting the anti-austerity radical leftist Syriza party in this weekend?s poll.
Roger Garaudy, Communist, Christian, Philosopher, Holocaust Denier, Dies At 98
The book ?Founding Myths? was particularly critical of what Garaudy viewed as excessive Jewish influence on U.S. foreign policy.
Clinton Urges North Korean Leader To Reverse Repressive Policies
South Korea and the West are concerned that North Korea is determined to develop nuclear weapons
Argentina Demands UK Negotiate Falklands Sovereignty On 30th Anniversary Of War
On the 30th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War, the president of Argentina has again demanded that Britain negotiate the sovereignty of the tiny islands that both countries claim.
As Greece Nears Historic Election, Europe Watches Warily
At stake is nothing less than Greece?s financial survival and the viability of the euro zone currency bloc.
Enoch Powell's Centennial: A Complex, Frustrating And Fascinating Man
The very peak of Powell's career likely occurred in April 1968,when he delivered his infamous Rivers of Blood speech in Birmingham in which he warned that unchecked immigration of non-whites into Britain would lead to violence in the streets and social collapse.
India?s Mining Industry Scarred By Corruption, Lack Of Regulation: Report
Indian media has feasted on scandals in the mining industry in recent years.
Iran Arrests Suspects In Killings Of Nuclear Scientists
Over the past two years, five Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed.
