8 commandos held for killing 11 in Pak
lahore: lahore police have arrested eight commandos in connection with the alleged killing of 11 supporters, including two women, of Canada-based cleric Tahirul Qadri here last month.
Russia likely to extend Snowden asylum
Moscow: Fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden could have his request to extend his asylum in Russia agreed within a week, a senior migration service representative said.
Thai junta to share power with new govt
Bangkok: Thailand’s junta on Friday said it would keep control of national security in a power sharing arrangement with a new interim Government, ignoring international calls for complete return to civilian rule.
Mom buries 2 sons 19 yrs after massacre
Sarajevo: After 19 years, Hajrija Selimovic will finally have a place to mourn her family on Friday. Selimovic was reburying her husband and two sons under white tombstones in a cemetery for victims of the Europe’s worst massacre since World War II.
32 jailed in China for violent terror content
Beijing: At least 32 people were jailed in China, three of them for life, for downloading and spreading terror-related audio and video as authorities crackdown on militants groups, which they say are behind recent attacks in the restive Xinjiang province.
Seven new dwarf galaxies discovered
Washington: Astronomers have used a new type of telescope to discover seven new dwarf galaxies. Yale University astronomers used a new type of telescope made by stitching together telephoto lenses and discovered the seven celestial surprises while probing a nearby spiral galaxy.
Stop spying, revive ties: Germany to US
Berlin: German politicians on Friday called on the US to stop all spying activities against Germany and to work together to revive bilateral ties on the basis of honesty.