Eight Afghan employees of a private road construction company were killed in international air strikes aimed at insurgents in central Afghanistan at the weekend, police said today. The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said it was investigating the claims, which surfaced

Strongly condemning the killing of a youth in police firing in Baramulla district yesterday, the PDP today warned that such "repressive measures" will derail peace process in the strife-torn state. "Unwarranted use of force against protesters has only fuelled the

Greeting the Hindus in the country on the occasion of Diwali, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for unity and understanding among all irrespective of their ethnicity or religion. The festival, a significant event in the Hindu religious calendar,

A curfew-like situation prevailed in the Kashmir Valley today as troops were deployed in strength to thwart a planned protest by separatists who also gave a strike call forcing closure of business establishments, offices and educational institutions. The restrictions were

A suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up inside a police station in northern Afghanistan today, killing an American soldier and wounding six other people, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility. The bomber entered a police station

Army troops are on high alert to scuttle any attempt by militants to sneak across the border to foment trouble in Jammu and Kashmir which goes to the polls next month, a senior army officer said today. Since the election

In stepped up attacks on Taliban and Al Qaeda bases in Pakistan s tribal areas, a suspected US drone fired missiles on a militant commander s house killing upto 20 people, including a prominent commander. Haji Omar Khan, a Lieutenant

Lok Sabha member Thupstan Chhewang was among five aspirants who entered the fray today for the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly election slated for November 17. Ten assembly seats - four in Ladakh region and three each in

Pakistan and Afghanistan today pledged to step up cooperation to counter terrorism and extremism as leaders from both countries gathered here to discuss modalities for engaging the Taliban and other militant groups in a dialogue. Addressing the inaugural session of

A militant was arrested and a pistol seized from his possession in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir today. Abdul Rashid Khan, a resident of Raiyar village of Beeru, was arrested in a joint operation by police and Rashtriya Rifles

The global financial crisis has hit the festival of lights, Diwali in the country's financial capital with the increased price of various commodities, including fire crackers, sweets. With the plummeting stock market and financial crisis in the market, the festive

In a broad daylight shoot-out, an unidentified gunman was killed today by police in a state transport bus after he was suspected of trying to take the passengers hostage in suburban Kurla. The incident occurred around 0930 hours inside a

Abu Salem, whose name once spelt terror in Bollywood, is now a devastated man. For, actor Monica Bedi, whom he claimed to have married, has said that she was never married to the underworld don. And ever since the actress

Chinese stocks broke the 1800-point mark to 1795.54 points and hit the two year low three minutes after the opening at 9:30 local time on Monday. The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 1809.22 points, down 30.4 points or 1.65 percent

From today to Oct. 30 this year Deutsche Messe will again be staging two important trade shows at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC): PTC ASIA and CeMAT ASIA. PTC ASIA is the world's second largest trade fair for

German companies hope to use Asia's largest power transmission control exhibition - PTC ASIA - this month to forge even stronger business ties with China. The world's second largest annual exhibition of its kind in the industry will serve as

China Pacific Insurance recorded a nearly 33-percent decline year-on-year in profits in the first three quarters, according to the quarterly report the company released on Monday. The Shanghai-based insurer incurred losses of 1.636 billion yuan (239.5 million U.S. dollars) in

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) said here Monday that the country created 9.36 million jobs in the first three quarters this year, and helped another 4.09 million laid-off workers re-employed. MOHRSS spokesman Yin Chengji said at

The Secretary for economy and finance of Macao Special Administration Region (SAR) Tam Pak Yuen said over the weekend that local distributors of the minibonds tied to the collapsed investment bank Lehman Brothers should "follow the buyback measures taken by