JUNEAU, ALASKA (AFP) - The Republican presidential ticket was on the defensive Saturday after investigators found vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin had abused her powers as Alaska governor. As Republican White House hopeful John McCain sought to restore control over his unruly rallies which ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States removed North Korea from a terrorism blacklist, US officials said Saturday, as Washington said it got everything it wanted in a nuclear disarmament deal. "The secretary of state has rescinded the designation of North Korea as a state terror sponsor," said ...

VIENNA (AFP) - Outspoken Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider, who sparked international outrage with comments praising Nazi policies, died Saturday when his car veered off the road. Haider, 58, suffered serious head and chest injuries when his car flipped over several times and died while en ...

ANGELINA Jolie has vowed to return to work after giving birth to Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline. The mum-of-six, who had twins with partner Brad Pitt on 12 July, did think about ditching her career. 'We had a big discussion about whether I should go back to work at all,' she says. ...

KARACHI- The federal government has notified the KESC that the arrears on the costumers from April to August will not be charged. The new tariff rates will only be applied from the month of September 2008. This step is taken in the scenario of strong protest from all sectors of life as the ...