Internet in Iran goes into 'coma' ahead of presidential elections   May 19, 4:53 pm
Sydney, May 19 (ANI): Iran has reportedly gone into 'internet coma' by tightening internet controls ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent protests inspired last time around over claims of fraud.
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Knife carried during Osama raid sold at auction to benefit fallen comrade  May 19, 4:40 pm
New York, May 19 (ANI): The knife that was carried by one of the elite SEAL Team Six members in the 2011 raid on former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has been sold at an auction, with the proceeds going to the family of another fallen SEAL, Brett Shadle.
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Senator warns US 'lack of foreign policies' may lead to 'modern-day Hitler invasion'  May 19, 4:04 pm
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A senior US Senator has posted on Twitter that the country is not working on its foreign policies as of now, remembering that last time when the country had no foreign policies Hitler had started the World War II.
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Saudi clerics blame Twitter for 'immoral souls'  May 19, 4:04 pm
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A leading senior religious clerics in Saudi Arabia has said that Saudi citizens using Twitter will risk damnation.
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Pentagon planning to claim lowest-ever annual Afghan war costs since 2005  May 19, 3:57 pm
Washington, May 17 (ANI): The Pentagon is planning to request the lowest-ever annual supplemental budget from the government, about 79.5 billion dollars, which is the lowest cost for anti-terror war ongoing since 2005.
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Pope Francis launches app Missio as Vatican Church embraces smartphone era  May 19, 3:57 pm
New York, May 17 (ANI): Pope Francis and the US Pontifical Mission Societies have joined the smartphone league by launching a new mobile application called Missio featuring latest news and video about the Catholic Church.
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US, Pak should acknowledge each other's roles in good work they do: Sherry Rehman   May 19, 3:57 pm
Islamabad, May 19 (ANI): Pakistan's outgoing ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, has said that Pakistan and the United States should acknowledge each other's roles in the good work they do, adding that the two countries have improved their ties considerably from a low-point in 2011.
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Outgoing envoy Sherry Rehman urges US to end drone strikes in Pak   May 19, 3:57 pm
Islamabad, May 19 (ANI): Pakistan's outgoing ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, has asked Washington to end drone strikes in the country's tribal areas in order to help put the relationship between the two countries on a sustained upward trajectory.
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China ready to act as arbiter in Kashmir dispute   May 19, 3:21 pm
Islamabad, May 19 (ANI): The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan has said that China is ready to act as an arbiter in Kashmir dispute but any such arrangement is subject to India's consent.
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Michelle Obama jokes about hubby's failures  May 19, 3:02 pm
Washington, May 19 (ANI): Michelle Obama made light of the failures that her husband, Barack, faced in his life.
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Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' parties featured nuns and nurses but no sex  May 19, 1:57 pm
Melbourne, May 19 (ANI): The exotic dancer, who was at the center of Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial, revealed at her first court appearance that young women wore nun and nurse costumes to perform "sensual" dances at his "bunga bunga" parties.
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'Legislation necessary to curb religious discrimination, ensure minority rights in Pak'  May 19, 1:32 pm
Karachi, May 19 (ANI): Religious discrimination and acts like forced conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan should be declared as crimes against humanity and legal action should be taken to curb it, speakers at a consultation on minority rights have said.
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Assad blasts West claims of chemical weapons in Syria as 'pretext to wage war'  May 19, 1:32 pm
Johannesburg, May 19 (ANI): Syrian president Bashar Assad has said that claims of the West that the Syrian government used weapons of mass destruction against its countrymen are nothing but a pretext for waging war against Syria.
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Protests halt debate over eliminating 'violence against women' in Afghan parliament   May 19, 1:13 pm
London, May 19 (ANI): A debate held by Afghanistan MPs to back up law to eliminate violence against women came to a standstill amid angry protests by traditionalists.
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Teenage Indian hacker gets paid by US organization for dropping off college  May 19, 1:13 pm
Washington, May 19 (ANI): An Indian immigrant is set to become the most accomplished hacker in US as he is being paid for dropping college studies and engaging himself in Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial environment.
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Pak's MQM demands high-level judicial inquiry into PTI leader's murder   May 19, 1:13 pm
Karachi, May 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has demanded that a high level judicial inquiry be conducted into the events surrounding the murder of senior vice president in Sindh of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in Karachi.
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Britain funding surveys in Pakistan on US drone attacks  May 19, 12:02 pm
London, May 19 (ANI): Britain has been funding surveys in Pakistan's Tribal Areas which reveal that US drone strikes in the region are causing deep resentment among the local population.
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Kayani 'throws weight' behind Nawaz Sharif ahead of govt. transition   May 19, 11:30 am
Lahore, May 19 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has met Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and expected prime minister for the next parliamentary tenure Nawaz Sharif at his residence, and exchanged views on internal and external security issues confronting the country.
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Musharraf should leave Pak before elected govt. takes charge: PML-N tells Kayani  May 19, 11:11 am
Islamabad, May 19 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which is set to lead the government at the Centre, has reportedly told Army Chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani that Pervez Musharraf should leave Pakistan before the elected government takes charge from the caretakers.
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Suspected U.S. drone attack in Yemen kills 4 Al Qaeda militants  May 19, 10:54 am
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A suspected American drone attack has reportedly killed four Al Qaeda militants in the southern province of Yemen according to security officials.
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Saudi woman creates history by reaching Mount Everest summit  May 19, 10:18 am
London, May 19 (ANI): A Saudi woman has become the first female from the country and the youngest Arab to reach the summit of Mount Everest - the world's highest mountain.
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