Islamabad, March 13 – Five successive low-intensity blasts hit Pakistan’s eastern city Lahore Friday, less than 12 hours after massive twin blasts killed at least 48 people and injured 95 in the town.
The five back-to-back blasts took place in the span of 45 minutes within the distance of few hundred metres at the Moon Market [...]
Lahore, March 12 – Five successive blasts within the span of 45 minutes ripped through a market place in Pakistan’s eastern city Lahore Friday, less than 12 hours after twin blasts rocked the town, killing 48 people.
All the five back-to-back explosions took place in Iqbal Town area of Moon Market, raising the total number of [...]
Lahore, March 12 – Yet another blast rocked a market place in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore Friday. This is the fourth explosion in the area in the past 12 hours.
The fourth blast occurred in Iqbal Town, minutes after a similar explosion hit a neighbouring site in the Moon Market area, injuring four people, Geo [...]
Lahore, March 12 – Hours after two suicide attacks targeted a military convoy in Lahore, killing at least 48 people Friday, a powerful third blast ripped through a crowded market place in Pakistan’s eastern city.
The third blast occurred at Lahore’s Moon Market, where dozens of people were killed in two blasts in December last [...]
Beijing, March 12 – China warned Friday that internet search software giant Google will have to face consequence if it violates laws in the communist country.
‘It is irresponsible and unfriendly if Google insists on doing something that goes against China’s laws and regulations and it will have to bear the consequence for doing so,’ said [...]
London, March 12 – French President Nicolas Sarkozy Friday termed as ‘ridiculous rumours’ the media reports about extramarital affair of his wife Carla Bruni, who was reported to have been holidaying in Thailand with an old friend.
Sarkozy, who travelled to Britain without his spouse, refused to be drawn on the issue when confronted by a [...]
London, March 12 – British Airways (BA) said Friday it feared ‘massive disruption’ from threatened strikes by cabin crews later this month as Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for a last-ditch negotiated settlement between the airline and trade unions.
‘We certainly hope that a negotiation is reached so that people don’t need to go on strike,’ [...]
London, March 12 – Singer Robbie Williams has come forward to help former ‘Take That’ bandmate Mark Owen who is going through marriage crisis.
Williams stepped in after his pal was thrown out by devastated wife Emma, 33, over his womanising ways and offered him his LA mansion as a getaway from his marriage meltdown, reports [...]
Washington, March 12 – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be presented the Appeal of Conscience Foundation 2010 World Statesman Award in September in New York.
The announcement of the award was made by former Deputy Secretary of State,John Negroponte at a reception hosted at the residence of Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar here Thursday. [...]
London, March 12 – Actor Dustin Hoffman is said to be in final talks to direct ‘Quartet’, a comedy that will star Maggie Smith, Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay.
The film, based on a 1999 play by author Ronald Harwood, is set in a retirement home for opera singers in the Home Counties. Harwood, who won [...]
