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News for Friday, 2 Mar 2012

Justin Bieber’s celebrates 18th birthday with a new single

Pop sensation Justin Bieber turned 18, and he celebrated his big day with his manager, Scooter Braun,who had a special gift he wanted to give him. “We decided to get...

Lady Gaga lends star wattage to youth empowerment

Pop diva Lady Gaga brought her star power, her mom and some of her famous friends, including Oprah Winfrey, to Harvard University to launch a new foundation aimed at empowering...

Iran and Pakistan at the Oscars

Steve Coll writes for the New Yorker that it has been hard to find much art in mainstream American politics this winter or to find much politics in mainstream American...

The pipeline policy

There was never any question of the government abandoning the Iran gas pipeline project. There was just the matter of conveying it to the Americans. And the foreign office’s snub,...

APTMA demands withdrawal

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Friday demanded immediate withdrawal of the 39 per cent increase in the fuel adjustment price determined by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority...

15 shot dead across Syria, including 10 in Baba Amr

Fifteen Syrians were killed on Friday, including 10 shot dead in Baba Amr after regime forces overran the rebel district of the central city of Homs, a watchdog said. Rami...

Putin declines to back Syria’s Assad

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stopped short of backing Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian crisis, saying Russia had no special relationship with his regime and refusing to predict that the president...

EU leaders sign new treaty for budget discipline

European Union leaders signed Friday a treaty designed to force governments to adopt balanced budgets through a "golden rule" or face fines. The Treaty for Stability, Co-ordination and Governance, the...

Confident Putin brushes off Russia protests ahead of vote

Vladimir Putin made a show of confidence ahead of Sunday's poll that is set to see him win back the Russian presidency, belittling the opposition as lacking in vision and...

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