KARLSRUHE, Germany: Germany’s finance minister defended the European Central Bank’s bond-buying scheme against charges it violates German law and questioned whether the country’s top court had the power to rule on a scheme many credit with saving the euro zone. The comments by ...

LAHORE  - Pakistan's tour of the West Indies in 2013 is in serious jeopardy, after both boards failed to find a suitable window for the tour. Pakistan were originally scheduled to play two Tests, five ODIs and two Twenty20s in the Caribbean in June and July, but ESPNcricinfo understands that ...

MOSCOW  - The 23-year-old girlfriend of the late Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky said Monday that she did not believe he had killed himself and that they had been planning to go to Israel on holiday together days after he was found dead.In an interview with liberal weekly New Times, Katerina ...

NEW YORK  - A controversial radiation treatment for patients who’ve had lung cancer surgery may not help elderly people live longer, US researchers have found. Postoperative radiotherapy, or PORT, is thought to cut the chances that a tumor will return. But it can damage the heart and ...

ISLAMABAD - The current increase in gas prices has belied the tall claims of the government that it would erase all sorts of distortions in the overall gas price outlook. Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) calls upon the government to immediately withdraw the announced gas price ...

ISLAMABAD US intelligence officials are highly sceptical of reports that Al-Qaedas new leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has fled Pakistan and gone to either Yemen or Somalia. The officials told NBC News they have no intelligence that al-Zawahiri has left Pakistan. The officials said it would be extremely ...

The ECB has suspended Shahid Afridi's registration as an overseas player, putting his stint with Hampshire into doubt. This follows Tuesday's decision by the PCB to suspend Afridi and revoke his no-objection certificate, which the ECB said it is investigating. "We have received notice of the ...

WASHINGTON - The man who beheaded US journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan has been identified as a senior al-Qaeda leader, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, The Washington Post reported Thursday. A report by The Centre for Public Integrity said the FBI and CIA made the positive identification through a ...

ISLAMABAD - One fourths of the total sitting MPs are on the verge of losing their respective seats, as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared their graduation degrees as suspicious on Tuesday. The ECP sources told The Nation on Tuesday that as many as 298 parliamentarians including ...

LONDON (Agencies) - Thai leaders harbour grave misgivings about the crown princes fitness to become king owing to his reputation as a womaniser and links to a fugitive former prime minister, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable, reports the Guardian. Three senior members of Thailands powerful ...

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has restated his commitment to fighting terrorism, following talks with UK Prime Minister David Cameron. In an interview with BBC Newsnight, he said: "I don't think anybody doubts our intentions on this war." But he refused to be drawn on whether he had tackled ...

US Coordinator for Economic and Development Assistance Robin Raffell has said US has no doubt on transparency of Benazir Income Support Food Program. Robin Raffell said this during signing ceremony of 7.23 billion Rupees budget support agreement here Thursday. Chairperson Benazir Income Support ...

South Africa captain Graeme Smith is in doubt for the second test against India starting Sunday, with the visitors needing only a draw to clinch a series victory and reclaim top spot in the world test rankings. Smith injured the little finger on his left hand during catching practice on Friday. A ...

KABUL (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai proposed new names on Saturday to replace an Afghan cabinet lineup rejected by parliament, omitting controversial ex-guerrilla commanders and their allies but still disappointing diplomats and lawmakers. The absence of powerful figures such as former ...

The killing of five British soldiers by an Afghan policeman raised fresh doubts yesterday about Britains mission in Helmand. Senior political, diplomatic and military figures warned that public support for the British presence was in danger of collapse without a clear and freshly defined ...

YANGON (Reuters) - As Aung San Suu Kyis trial enters its second week, taxi driver Thein Aung offered a widely held view on its eventual outcome. Shes innocent, said the 45-year-old law graduate who drives an old Toyota on the streets of army-ruled Myanmars main city, Yangon. But Im not sure the ...

LONDON (AFP) - Leading European and Asian stock markets rose sharply Monday on tentative signs of economic recovery, but analysts said the good times were likely to be short-lived. Japanese shares ended at a one-month high, mirroring strong gains Friday on Wall Street. There were meanwhile large ...

Israel dismissed on Friday international calls for a full reopening of border crossings with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, leaving a shaky ceasefire and post-war reconstruction in doubt. While a UN official praised Israel's "goodwill" for letting 120 truckloads per day of food and medicine into Gaza, ...

BIRMINGHAM (AFP) - John Terry figured in Fabio Cappello's squad for next week's friendly against Germany but he may be forced to withdraw due to a foot injury sustained in Saturday's 3-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. The England captain was substituted towards the end of ...

LONDON (AFP) - Plans to stage the world's richest cricket match in Antigua next month were thrown into disarray on Tuesday when the West Indies Cricket Board lost a dispute with sponsors Digicel in London's High Court. As a result of the defeat, the WICB was forced to withdraw its sanction for ...

BIRMINGHAM - Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli has admitted fearing she could miss Wimbledon after aggravating a wrist injury during her first round exit from the Birmingham WTA event on Wednesday. Bartoli was a shock finalist at the grass court showpiece last year, where she lost to American Venus ...