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News for Saturday, 17 Sep 2011

Zero tolerance for corruption in judiciary: Justice Jan

Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan on Saturday said there was zero tolerance towards corruption in the country’s judiciary and many judges in lower courts had been sacked for corruption. He was addressing...

Nepal landslide wipes out village, kills seven

Seven people, two of them children, were killed on Saturday when a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains buried a remote village in western Nepal, police said. Police and army...

Russia, US discuss differences

Top Russian and US diplomats have discussed their differing positions surrounding a Palestinian bid for recognition as a state at the United Nations, the foreign ministry said on Saturday. US Secretary...

Three dead as plane crashes into stands in US air show

A vintage World War II aircraft killed at least three people and injured more than 50, some critically, when it ploughed into spectators at an air show in the US...

Khamenei warns Arab revolts against trusting West

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday warned those involved in popular Arab uprisings against trusting Western powers and their promises, saying they should instead confide in Islam for...

Russian lawmakers in Damascus, to meet Assad

A group of Russian lawmakers arrived in the Syrian capital Saturday to meet Moscow’s ally President Bashar al-Assad and opposition members in a bid to initiate talks, Interfax news agency...

Niger refuses to extradite Gaddafi’s son

The Nigerien government said Friday it will not send fallen Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi back home from Niger, where he fled after the collapse of the regime in...

Mass protest at EU debt crisis talks

A mass anti-austerity protest called by unions took to the streets Saturday, as EU ministers cut short talks on the eurozone debt crisis a day after Washington told them to...

Modi fasts in premiership bid

Controversial Indian Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi began a fast on Saturday to promote ‘goodwill’ in what was seen as a bid to project himself as a potential candidate for...

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