NEW YORK: - Aitzaz Ahsan, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association,  who is leading the movement for reinstatement of some 60 judges deposed by President Pervbez Musharraf, says an independent judiciary is the best weapon

UNITED NATIONS  - Diplomats from around the world on Thursday urged an end to the persistent plague of sexual violence during armed conflicts at a meeting at UN headquarters. "Rape is a crime that can never be condoned. Yet women and

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has warned Beijing over reported use of Chinese weapons by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Asian giant's continued sale of arms to Iran, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said