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Chelsea Clinton set for 'wedding of the millennium'
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:06pm EDT
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America was abuzz on Saturday with what is being billed as the 'wedding of the millennium' with former first daughter Chelsea Clinton set to tie the knot with investment banker Marc Mezvinsky. -
Cleanup of US river oil spill will take months
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 11:38am EDT
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Officials investigating the cause of a huge oil spill along a major river in southern Michigan say it will take months to clean up the mess, and damage to wetlands and wildlife may last considerably longer. -
US church to burn Quran on September 11
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 4:31am EDT
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A church in Florida, US, is reportedly planning to host an "International Burn a Quran Day" on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attack, a move that has been condemned by many Christians and Muslims. -
Now, to clean up BP
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 6:47pm EDT
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The choice of an American as the new CEO of the embattled British oil company shows that the spill will be a top concern for some time to come ... -
Mexican army kills drug kingpin 'Nacho'
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 3:20pm EDT
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Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon's war against drug cartels but one that is unlikely to end violence. -
BlackBerry no more 'fun' for Obama
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:59pm EDT
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Barack Obama fought hard to keep his BlackBerry when he became president, but with only 10 people authorised to email the super-encrypted device, he admitted on Friday that it is "no fun". -
In Pak, Lashkar low on list of concerns
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:53pm EDT
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Though a large number of people in Pakistan describe terrorism as a major problem, a majority of them are far less concerned about India-centric terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as compared to Taliban and al-Qaida. -
UN drops 5 Taliban biggies from blacklist
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:51pm EDT
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The UN Security Council has dropped five prominent Taliban members from its sanctions blacklist, backing Afghan president Hamid Karzai's ambitious national reconciliation plan to bring peace and stability in his war-torn country. -
With 63 deaths, July deadliest month of Afghan war for US
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 9:04am EDT
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Three US troops died in blasts in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 63 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. -
US defence secretary Gates pledges aggressive probe into WikiLeaks source
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:14pm EDT
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US defence secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the Pentagon is conducting an aggressive investigation into the source behind the leaking of tens of thousands of classified documents about the war in Afghanistan to the internet whistle-blower WikiLeaks.