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The International Monetary Fund -- the IMF -- has approved the second portion of a loan to Sri Lanka to help the country overcome the economic crisis. An official said the executive board of the IMF had decided to release...
For Hindus in the UK, demand for places of worship outstrips supply. The result is that everyone just has to get on "Was there a swimming pool there as well?" my mate Laurie asked when I told him about the Hindu temple I...
A senior human rights envoy from France has asked Sri Lanka to end a state of emergency. After a three-day visit to the island nation, the envoy, Francois Zimeray said the end of the conflict between the government and the...
Ryan McLaren's three-year Kolpak spell at Kent came to an end on October 1, allowing him a shot with South Africa Buy this photo Ryan McLaren is set to make his debut in South Africa's first one-day international against...
The global food crisis has prompted various rich countries to start buying up land in the poorer world to secure their food supplies. As well as affecting domestic food supplies in the countries affected, Sue Branford says it...
The arms industry has changed dramatically since the end of the cold war. But British government policy, including subsidies and promotion of arms exports, hasn't. Nicholas Gilby looks at the changes and the state of the arms...
Saturday, November 07, 2009 Nov. 5: Pakistan's top designers and models are taking part in the country's first-ever fashion week. KARACHI, Pakistan — Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. As...
Pakistan's military said Saturday it had killed 12 Taliban militants as government troops pressed a major offensive in the South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan. Some 30,000 troops backed by fighter jets and...
Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 9:40 AM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Overnight clashes in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region resulted in 15 militants' deaths, military sources said Saturday. Unnamed sources told...
In Peshawar, denial over deadly Taliban tactics Many Pakistanis blame ‘foreign hands’ for heinous market bombing Oct. 28: A powerful bomb rips through a crowded bazaar in Peshawar, Pakistan. Learn about Pakistan’s revolving...
