Petition questioning Musharraf’s trial rejected
Islamabad – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected a ! petition challenging the constitution of a special court for the treason trial of former Paksitan president Pervez Musharraf, Online news agency reported. During the hearing, IHC Justice Noorul Huque Qureshi observed Wednesday that... read more »
We cherish each other: Bloom on Kerr
Los Angeles – Actor Orlando Bloom says that he may have split from his supermodel wife Miranda Kerr, but he will always love her. “We’re a family and we’ll always love each other and we’re going to be in each other’s lives,” eonline.com quoted Bloom as... read more »
Katy Perry can’t cook
Singer Katy Perry says that she is a bad cook and cannot even boil an egg, if required. The “Roar” hitmaker also has some other negative habits like getting late for work and finding it tough to say no to sweets, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “The first thing you should know about me is that I... read more »
Law will catch up with service tax defaulters, warns Chidambaram
Hyderabad – Warning service tax evaders that the law would ultimately catch up with them, union Finance Minister P. Chida! mbaram Wednesday asked the defaulters to avail the Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme (VCES) ending Dec 31, saying it is “once in a life-time”... read more »
No confirmation on invitees for Syria conference: UN
United Nations – The UN has said that there has been no confirmation on any invitees for the international conference on Syria, scheduled to begin in Geneva in January. In response to... read more »
Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500
Manila – The de! ath toll from typhoon Haiyann in central Philippines soared to 5,500 by Wednesday with 1,757 missing and 26,136 injured, the state media said. As another 260 bodies... read more »
40 killed in fresh Nigeria attacks
Abuja – At least 40 people were killed in fresh attacks by gunmen in Nigeria’s state of Plateau, where ethno-religious crises have claimed hundreds of residents in the past,... read more »
Iran ‘cautiously optimistic’ about future of n-talks
Tehran – Iranian government said Tuesday that it was cautiously optimistic about future of the nuclear talks. “Ir! anians proved that the nuclear issue would only be solved... read more »
EU threatens to freeze data sharing with US
London – The European Union’s (EU) justice and rights commissioner Viviane Reding has threatened to halt data-sharing arrangements with the US following revelations of surveillance... read more »
