Japan suspends Antarctic whaling

Tokyo: Japan has temporarily suspended its annual Antarctic whaling after repeated harassment by a conservationist group, a government official has said.

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ships have been chasing the Japanese whaling fleet for

Libya Follows Tunisia and Egypt, violent protests break out

TRIPOLI: Clashes reported in eastern city of Benghazi as security forces and government supporters confront demonstrators.

Protesters have clashed with police and government supporters in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, reports say.

Demonstrators gathered in the early hours of Wednesday morning in front of police

Argentine-US tensions grow over items seized from US military aircraft

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine-US tensions over items seized from a visiting US military aircraft spiked higher Tuesday after Buenos Aires claimed its personnel "would have ended up in Guantanamo" if the situation were reversed.

"Imagine what situation Argentina would have found itself in if it had transported the same things to the United States?" asked Argentina's cabinet

Middle-aged most likely to seek love on the Internet

LONDON: Middle-aged people searching for a new relationship are the most likely to look for love online, according to a Valentine’s Day survey.

The poll of 12,000 couples from 18 countries by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford found that of people aged 40-69 looking to start new relationships, 36 per cent revealed they had found their current partner online.

Can Japan's spirited youth save their aging nation?

TOKYO: A graduate of the prestigious University of Tokyo's economics department, Keishiro Kurabayashi could have joined a blue-chip firm and begun climbing the corporate ladder. Instead, he interned at DeNA, then a fledgling start-up and now a successful social networking and mobile gaming firm.

Downing Street has a new cat larry to catch the rats

LONDON:  Larry the cat has been brought in to the Prime Minister's official residence to clean up a gang of rats who have been openly parading in front of the TV cameras.

John Kerry meets Pakistani President Zardari and PM Gilani

ISLAMABAD: Senator John Kerry of United States meets  with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Earlier today, Kerry held meetings with Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

American military interests at stake in Bahraini unrest

WASHINGTON:  Long-time home to the US Navy’s mighty 5th Fleet and arguably the Middle East anchor of US defense strategy, but that could change if revolt washes over the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain as unrest surging through the Arab world has so far taken no toll on the American military. 

State Department guidelines support Pakistan's case

ISLAMABAD: As Washington is putting tons of pressure on Islamabad to let Raymond Davis go under the cover of diplomatic immunity, the latest State Department guidelines on giving such immunity to diplomats of other countries within the US are eye-opening.

Muslim celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAWW) today

KARACHI: The Muslims are celebrating Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) today (Wednesday) with religious fervour, renewing the pledge to follow the teachings of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH). 

In Karachi the rally started from Liaquatabad Dakkhana and culminated in Kharadar.

Raymond Davis does not have blanket immunity: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that the United States should realise the sacrifices that Pakistan has given in the war against terror, according to Dawn news.

He further said that both Pakistan and the United States needed each other’s cooperation.

Pakistan Foreign Office to Declare Davis Raymond ‘a diplomat’

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office writes a letter to Law Ministry declaring the US double murderer of two Pakistani citizens, Raymond Davis, ‘a diplomat’. Local media reported late Tuesday.

Gas pipeline blown in Dera Murad Jamali, Baluchistan

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Militants on Wednesday blew up a gas pipeline in Balochistan’s Dera Murad Jamali area.

The pipeline was attacked near the district’s Pat Feeder area.

The explosion and ensuing fire kicked up a blanket of smoke that hovered over the area and could

Defector admits ‘fabricating’ crucial Iraq WMD intel: report

LONDON: The defector admitted that he lied that Iraq had biological weapons, only to help get rid of Saddam Hussein and to justify the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the Guardian newspaper said Tuesday.

Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi, codenamed Curveball by German and American intelligence

More Pressure on Pakistan, Obama wants Davis treated as diplomat

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama urged Pakistan to abide by the Vienna Convention, treat Davis as a diplomat and release him, after police in Lahore submitted a preliminary investigation report in a court accusing American national Raymond Davis of killing two Pakistanis on a street in Lahore.