WASHINGTON: Admiral Mike Mullen’s assertion last week that an anti-American insurgent group in Afghanistan is a “veritable arm” of Pakistan’s spy service was overstated and contributed to overheated reactions in Pakistan and misperceptions in Washington, American officials “involved in US policy in the region” were quoted as saying by ‘The Washington Post’ daily. It [...]
He Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, is expected to lay out his case for going to the security council in a speech to the UN on Friday, while insisting it is not meant as an alternative to negotiations. Abbas is also expected to say that the move is not a threat to Israel. That [...]
Megalomaniac Olson is dying Canada’s most-hated killer. Olson has been serving a life sentence since he pleaded guilty to killing 11 teenagers in the Vancouver area in the early 1980’s. Olson may have been simply stating the obvious — and with news this week that he’s near death, it appears he’s about to be proven [...]
The study is considered the first randomized controlled trial to directly compare a commercial weight-loss program with standard care by family doctors. The reserachers focused on 772 overweight or moderately obese adults from Australia, Germany and the U.K. They were each randomly assigned to either try the Weight Watchers program for a year, or to [...]
Here are some highlights from the Ipsos Reid poll: . 58 per cent of Canadians agree they are more concerned about a terrorist attack in Canada now than before 9/11. 77 per cent disagree that Canada and the U.S. can relax security measures now that there hasn’t been an attack in 10 years. . 74 [...]
As President Barack Obama called for members of Congress to put their country before politics as the US economy stutters, David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff, said there was now a real risk of the world’s largest economy going into recession. “If you’re looking for something positive it will have to be from the [...]
According to BBCLATESTNEWS A religious leader is charged with a string of sexual offences against some of his students. Mohammad Masroor, 48, of Toronto, faces 13 charges and is believed to have traveled extensively around the world, raising fears there are other victims. He was arrested Aug. 10 in a case involving five people, both [...]
According to BBCLATESTNEWS Osama bin Laden is gone, but 10 years after the September 11 attacks the United States is still entangled both by his legacy and the impact of its own avenging actions after the 2001 terror strike. The horror unleashed in New York and Washington traumatized the public and sparked a “war on [...]
WASHINGTON: Standard & Poor’s cut the US credit rating for the first time in history Friday, saying the country’s politicians are increasingly unable to come to grips with its massive fiscal deficit and debt load. It was the first time the US was downgraded since it received an AAA rating from Moody’s in 1917; it [...]
Former television game show host Bob Barker says he’s willing to put up $100,000 to make sure the Edmonton Valley Zoo’s lone elephant gets another checkup. Lucy is at the centre of a battle between the city and animal rights activists who want her moved to a warmer climate to live with other elephants. They [...]
McFly star Harry Judd has developed some dirty habits in the bedroom since signing up for Strictly Come Dancing
Pakistani Actress Veena Malik Shoots her first Bollywood film
New movie of Bollywood “MERE BROTHER KI DULHAN” earns Rs.25.6 crore over weekend
The hottest “bodyguard” is super star Salman Khan.
Wasim Akram’s girl friend make her debut in Bollywood
Eid collection showcases by Shahid Afridi
