TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that his re-election was proof of the peoples faith in his previous four-year government. The election result confirmed the work of the ninth government which was based on honesty and service to the people, the President said in ...

UNITED NATIONS - A group of nearly 40 UN agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Wednesday called for an end to Israels blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has now been in force for two years and has left the population of 1.5 million almost totally dependent on international aid. We call ...

BAMAKO (AFP) - Malian security forces have killed around 20 suspected Al-Qaeda followers in a raid near the Algerian border targeting a cell thought to have executed a British hostage, security sources said. Tuesdays attack in Malis northern region was the first time the army specifically targeted ...

PRESIDENT Obama displayed impressive hand-eye coordination during the TV interview. After killing the fly, he declared: That was pretty impressive, wasnt it? I got the sucker. As Obama started to respond to a question from the interviewer he became distracted by a fly buzzing around his head and ...

KARACHI (Reuters) - Net foreign investment in Pakistan fell 47.5 per cent to $2.22 billion in the first 11 months of the fiscal year 2008-09, compared with $4.23 billion in the same period last year, the State Bank of Pakistan said on Wednesday. Foreign private investment fell 34.2 per cent to ...