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WASHINGTON: In a potential reversal, White House advisers are close to recommending that President Barack Obama opt for military tribunals for self-professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his alleged henchman, senior officials said.
The review of where and how to hold a 9/11 trial is not over, so no recommendation is yet before [...]

London, Aug 29 (ANI): Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, has announced that it has a vision to become the world’s best city for cyclists.

Copenhagen, which will host the United Nations climate change summit, already has a third of its population cycling to work, school and university.

It has about 350km (217 miles) of cycle routes around [...]

Lahore, Aug.25 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the first choice venue for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to host the One-day International series against New Zealand scheduled to be held in November-December.

Sources said the PCB is likely to host the series in [...]

London, July 12 (ANI): Chelsea FC captain John Terry held two hours of crisis talks with club owner Roman Abramovich on Saturday and demanded that he be given a chance to speak to Manchester City, who have shown an interest in him.

According to News of The World, Terry stopped short of handing in an official [...]

As expected, the ticket lottery for the Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service has sparked a fan frenzy not unlike one of the pop icon’s concerts.
Over 1.6 million people registered for the chance to receive one of the 17,500 free tickets that have been allotted for Tuesday’s 10 a.m. service, according to Ken Sunshine, a Jackson [...]

Washington, July 4 (ANI): Russian dignitaries are upset with Madonna over the use of foul language to promote an upcoming show in St. Petersburg.

The Material Girl addressed the Russian crowd by saying “It’s f**king great” at the beginning of an online audio teaser for her ‘Sticky and Sweet’ concert in Palace Square, scheduled for August [...]

Karachi, May 27 (ANI): After establishing its control over a major part of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan, the Taliban is looking to expand its control over other parts of the country , making women its prime target.

In [...]

London, May 24 (ANI): Manchester City officials have reportedly stepped up their chase to snare Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor, though the striker has just signed an 80,000-pound-a-week deal with the Gunners.

According to News of The World, Manchester City have asked his Adebayor’s agent Stephane [...]

Washington, May 17 (ANI): Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, child star of hit film “Slumdog Millionaire,” and his family have more or less rebuilt their shanty home after officials in Mumbai, India, demolished it.

The ten-year-old and his family moved back into what was left of their home on May 15.

Azharuddin, who played the young Salim in the [...]

Hanoi – Vietnam’s prime minister cancelled the construction of a luxury hotel inside a popular Hanoi park, local media reported Wednesday. The online newspaper Tien Phong said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday ordered Hanoi’s People’s Committee, the city’s governing body, to find another spot for the project and to compensate investors for expenses.
The [...]

Belgrade – A day before the International Roma day, some 40 Roma aimed to spend another night outside Belgrade’s city hall in an ongoing drama after their “unhygienic neighborhood” was torn down.
Roma families living in cardboard slums in the posh New Belgrade district were evicted from their houses last weekend and their homes – [...]

Washington – The 13 victims of Friday’s shooting at a service center for immigrants in a New York town included two US citizens and people from seven other countries.
The largest number of victims – four – were from China, ranging in age from 22 to 54, the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin reported online Monday.
The [...]

Washington, April 7 (DPA) The 13 victims of Friday’s shooting at a service centre for immigrants in a New York town included two US citizens and people from seven other countries.
The largest number of victims – four – were from China, the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin reported online Monday.
The information was released by city officials [...]

London, Mar 27 (ANI): Chinese officials are urgently seeking a nugget of deadly radioactive material encased in a lead ball of the size of a watermelon that was lost this week.

The Caesium-137 may be buried in a scrap yard under tonnes of metal, and local officials believe it could have been melted down, the [...]

London, Jan.15 (ANI): Manchester City may target Brazilian striker Kaka’s dad to get the superstar to accept a proposed 100-million-pound move from A C Milan.
Mirror Sport has learned that Kaka’s father Bosco, who is his son’s closest adviser, is due to fly to Milan to discuss the City proposal with their chief executive Garry Cook.
The [...]