Can Palestine become a UN member state?

REUTERS

United Nations, Aug 26: The Palestinians have vowed to seek full UN membership for a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, with East Jerusalem as its capital, ignoring opposition from Washington and Israel. But there appears to be little chance it could succeed at present because More
ISRAEL, GAZA MILITANTS AGREE TO HALT FIRE

REUTERS

Gaza, Aug 26: Israel and Islamic Jihad militants agreed to halt fire on Friday after days of deadly cross border violence, a Palestinian official said.Eight Palestinians, including a local commander of the Islamic Jihad in Gaza, were killed since a truce was called on Monday, raising to 26 the number More
Qaddafi family homes become looters’ delight
Tripoli, Aug 26: Muammar Qaddafi’s son Al-Saadi liked fast cars, yachts and soccer, and his beachfront villa was stocked with his expensive toys. His sister Aisha lived in a two-story mansion with an indoor pool and sauna. As rebels took control of the Libyan capital over the weekend, the luxurious More
UN building attacked in Nigeria

18 Killed In Car Bomb Blast

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Abuja, Aug 26: A suicide attacker today rammed an explosives-laden car into the main UN office building in the Nigerian capital Abuja, killing at least 18 people, including two women and a foreigner. The blast destroyed a huge portion of the five-storey building that houses 400 employees More
Teenager asked Facebook friends to kill million cops

UK RIOTS

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

London, Aug 26: A British teenager has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail for asking his 2,000 Facebook "friends" to kill one million policemen during the London riots, a media report said. Amed Pelle, 18, incited 2,197 "friends" to commit violence and looting in Nottingham. He More
Slain Pak Governor's son kidnapped
Islamabad, Aug 26: The son of assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer was kidnapped Friday from Lahore, a media report said.Shahbaz Taseer was abducted from Lahore's Gulburg area Friday, Geo News reported.Punjab governor Salman Taseer was shot dead Jan 4 by Mumtaz Qadri who was member of More
Lockerbie bomber escapes with Gaddafi?
Tripoli, Aug 26: Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the Libyan national convicted for planting a bomb that killed 270 people onboard a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, has reportedly escaped along with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The Daily Telegraph quoted witnesses as saying that More
  • Kashmir

3-day old baby left to fend for himself

Mentally challenged mother refuses to feed him

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Aug 26: A three day old baby has been left to fend for himself in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Valley’s sole maternity health institution Lal Ded hospital here.    More


  • Srinagar City

City reels under water shortage, people suffer

AUTHORITIES BLAME RISE IN TEMPERATURE

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, Aug 26: Many areas of the summer capital are reeling under immense shortage of potable drinking water causing huge inconvenience to the inhabitants.   Badly hit areas include Rajbagh More



  • Jammu

Dislocated villagers return home after 10 yrs

ISHRAT BHAT

Poonch, Aug 26: It was not less than Eid celebrations for around 244 families of Kerni village along the Line of Control, who returned their homes after ten years in this border district. Though the More


  • World

Can Palestine become a UN member state?

REUTERS

United Nations, Aug 26: The Palestinians have vowed to seek full UN membership for a Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, with East Jerusalem as its capital, ignoring opposition from Washington More


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