New Zealand's economic growth is slowing rapidly, and consumers have virtually stopped additional spending, according to the Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), the country's most respected independent think tank, on Tuesday, dpa reported. It said the rate of growth in

Admittedly, there is a political entity called Lebanon recognized by the world community.

Beirut - Thousands of Hezbollah supporters in the Dahiyat , a southern suburbs of Beirut came to hear a speech by their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to mark eight years since Israeli forces withdrew from southern Lebanon.

Beirut - Lebanon's former president Amin Gemayel urged General Aoun to rejoin the March 14 alliance for the sake of the Christian community in Lebanon and to adopt an open heart policy

Beirut- Everyone thought that Doha accord will be the beginning of a new page in Hezbollah's behavior , since it is a signatory to that agreement and according to Iranian foreign minister even Iran supported the agreement.

Uganda and Ethiopia denied Saturday that their troops in Somalia were selling arms to local insurgents fighting government and Ethiopian troops in the shattered African country.United Nations monitors last week accused Ugandan officers in the African Union peacekeeping force -

On the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, it has become more clear than ever before that there are two worlds, two concepts and two future prospects for the Middle East, especially as far as the Arab-Israeli conflict is concerned. The

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday that indirect peace talks with Syria, a process begun more than a year ago and confirmed this week, will be conducted seriously and in secrecy. "We have no intention to conduct these

Pakistan's main ruling coalition party has unveiled a proposed package of constitutional amendments designed to clip the wings of President Pervez Musharraf. Announcing the package, Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari told a news conference here the amendments would

A top Israeli official met Egyptian mediators in Cairo on Sunday in the latest bid to find a truce with Hamas in the Gaza Strip but Israel's internal security chief cast doubt on the chances of success. Amos Gilad, a

Spanish King Juan Carlos held talks with the president of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state that saw the signing of a number of economic accords. Juan Carlos, who arrived in Abu

The 10-year-old girl was first raped allegedly by her paternal uncle Sahdev on Saturday while his son Sanjay sexually assaulted her last night in her residence in New Ashok Nagar of east Delhi, police said. The incident came to light

Issuing a notice to Commissioner of Police, a Division Bench of Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar sought a reply by July 9 on the DCW's petition pointing to the high acquittal rate in such cases. The

A court of enquiry has been instituted to find out the reason for lapses," IAF sources said here. The enquiry comes after MI-17 helicopter carrying the entourage of President Pratibha Patil had to make emergency landing 20 kilometers from the

Lamba who fought in the 1971 Indo-Pak has also commanded a Mountain Brigade in Nagaland, Manipur and in 'Operation Parakram'. He was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2006 after he commanded an Infantry Division on the western border.

Inaugurating the 1,000th day agitation of those evicted from their homes and land at nearby Vaduthala for laying the railway line for the Vallarpadam International Container Terminal Project, she asked 'why are the writers and artists of Kerala afraid of

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari, however, steered clear of the issue of President's rule in the state and was ambivalent on its stand on the demand for ST status for Gujjars. Criticising the Raje government for putting the onus of the

Three persons including two children were killed in the incident at Etawah after a powerful squall hit the area, officials said. The temperature continued to show a downward trend due to duststorms and rainfall with the maximum temperature in the

We think the rise of communal forces will have to be discussed and means (to check it) will have to be found," CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan today said. Echoing similar views, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said the

As far as Tamil Nadu is concerned, work is happening as per schedule and it will happen as it is," Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary L K Tripathy told reporters here today while declining to elaborate. The Rs 1,334 crore project,