A Royal Wedding in Bhutan
There were no foreign dignitaries invited to the wedding, only members of the royal family and government officials.
Herman Cain: A Grave Dilemma for Democrats and White Liberals
As for Cain, he has handled the slings and arrows thrust upon him with humor, charm and aplomb.
Occupy Wall Street Movement Stretches to Korea
Occupy Wall Street, the four-week-old protest movement against the excesses of corporate America, has now taken root 7,000 miles away in Seoul, South Korea.
U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Iran Airline for Saudi Murder Plot
U.S. officials indicated that the Iranian operatives as well as members of Hezbollah were transported across the Middle East by Mahan.
Letter Written by Albert Einstein Warning of Nazis Fetches $14,000 at Auction
Einstein fled Germany for the U.S. in 1933 when Adolph Hitler became the Chancellor.
Iran Hails Occupy Wall Street Movement, Warns Capitalism Will Collapse
Senior government officials in Iran have hailed the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and across the U.S., claiming the protests will eventually bring down the capitalist system. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly stated that capitalism's “corrupt foundation has been exposed to the American people.
India Launches Satellite to Track Monsoons
The satellite cost five billion rupees ($100 million) to manufacture.
Uganda Halts Oil Deals Amidst Corruption Probe
Significant oil reserves were only discovered in 2006, suggesting Uganda could one day become a dominant petroleum producer in Africa.
Blackberry Service Disruption Enters Third Day, Spreads to North America
Service was briefly restored on Tuesday for a few hours, but then disrupted once again.
U.S. Thwarts Iran Plot to Murder Saudi Envoy
The two men as Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old U.S. citizen with dual Iranian and U.S. passports, and Gholam Shakuri, reportedly a member of the Quds Force.
Pakistan Commerce Minister Seeks to Raise Trade Volume With India
India and Pakistan agreed to issue multiple visas to businessmen from both countries for one year in order to expand bilateral trade,
Wall Street Could Lose 10,000 More Jobs by End of Next Year: Comptroller
Wall Street could lose up to 10,000 jobs through the end of next year, amidst a backdrop of falling corporate profits and lower tax revenue for the city and state of New York, warns State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. One in 8 jobs in New York City and 1 in 13 jobs in New York State are connected to the securities industry.
Tuberculosis Death Rates Falling Globally: WHO
China made particularly extraordinary success against TB.
Greece Likely to Receive Next Tranche of Bailout Cash in November
There were fears that without the cash injection, the government wouldn’t be able to pay public servants and therefore default on its debt.
Poverty in Britain Set to Soar
Within two years time, 600,000 more British children will slip into absolute poverty, pushing the total number to more than 3.1 million.
Budget Cuts Will Imperil Long-Term Health of Greeks: Medical Researchers
The HIV infection rate is expected to rise by a whopping 52 percent this year, half due to intravenous drug use.
Japan Offers 10,000 Free Holidays to Foreigners to Boost Crippled Tourism Industry
The number of foreign travelers to Japan plunged by more than 50 percent year-over-year during the three months following the March 11 catastrophe.
Australian and Pakistani Cricketers Heavily Involved in Fixing Matches: Agent
Prosecutors allege that Majeed conspired with Butt and Asif to fix parts of the Lord's Test between England and Pakistan last August.
Archbishop of Canterbury to Meet With Mugabe in Zimbabwe
The last official visit by a British representative to Zimbabwe was by Baroness Valerie Amos in 2001.
UK PM Cameron Calls for Tougher Immigration Rules
In some of his strongest rhetoric against the problem of illegal immigration to the United Kingdom, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Britons to report such lawbreakers to the authorities so they can be deported.
Blackberry Service Out Across UK, Europe, Mideast, Africa
Ironically, RIMM shares are up 2.4 percent in New York trading.
Gonorrhea May Become Incurable Disease
The antibiotic that has usually been used to treat the sexually transmitted disease, cefixime, is no longer effective.
Public Executions in Saudi Arabia Spark Fury in Bangladesh
The eight men were beheaded in Riyadh on Friday following conviction for the alleged killing of an Egyptian national in 2007.
Renowned Indian Ghazal Singer Jagjit Singh Dies
Singh was hailed for making ghazal music more accessible to the Indian public.
Paul McCartney Needs to Gracefully Retire
I am probably the world’s biggest Beatles fan. I have loved the group since I was a child and could probably recite the lyrics of every one of their 200-plus original songs. However, Paul is addicted to the limelight. He simply cannot get enough of it -- and I think millions of Beatles die-hards (including me) are sick and tired of it.
South Africa Braces for Trial of Accused Murderers of White Extremist Terreblanche
The killing sparked violent clashes between Terreblanche’s white Afrikaner supporters in the northwestern town of Ventersdorp and the local black community.
Troubled Franco-Belgian Dexia Bank Gets Another Huge Bailout
The bank, whose shares had plunged 42 percent last week, was poised to go bankrupt, a fatality of the Eurozone crisis.
Herman Cain: From Godfather to President?
The former chief executive of the Godfather Pizza chain now poses a serious challenge to front-runner Mitt Romney.
Australian Boy, 14, Faces 6 Years in Indonesia Prison For Drug Possession
The boy is the youngest Australian to be arrested under Indonesia's drug laws.
Activists Fear Serial Killer Targeting Gay Men in South Africa
Five homosexual men were found bound and strangled between December 2010 and September 2011 in and around the Johannesburg area.