Dubai World debt ‘not guaranteed’
The Dubai government has said it will not guarantee the debt of Dubai World, which caused global panic because it cannot pay back creditors immediately. The statement came after stock markets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi saw sharp falls. “[Creditors] think Dubai World is part of the government, which is not correct,” said... More
US police officers’ killer ‘will be caught’
A gunman who shot dead four US police officers as they sat in a cafe in Washington State will be brought to justice, a police chief has vowed. Lakewood Police Chief Bret Farrar described the four victims as “good people and great officers”. Earlier, police laid siege for several hours to the Seattle house where the chief... More
My job is to score runs: Gambhir
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir can do no wrong these days. The opener has gone from strength to strength over the last year or so, becoming a bigger scourge for the bowlers every passing month. Fresh from leading India to a landslide win over Sri Lanka in the Kanpur Test, Gambhir, who will be skipping the third Test in Mumbai (beginning Wednesday)... More
Obama issues new Afghan orders
US President Barack Obama has issued new orders for the US military in Afghanistan after deciding how many more troops to send, officials say. Mr Obama told senior military leaders about his long-awaited decision on troop numbers on Sunday night, a White House spokesman said. The president is now briefing the UK, French and Russian... More
Demjanjuk lawyer denounces Nazi death camp trial
A lawyer for John Demjanjuk, accused of helping to murder 27,900 Jews at a Nazi death camp, has accused German prosecutors of double standards. Mr Demjanjuk, 89, denies he was a guard at Sobibor camp, in wartime Poland. As the case began in Munich, his legal team said in previous cases Germans assigned to the camp had been cleared.... More
Live Chat: Emraan Hashmi December 3 at 1600 hrs IST
The very moment one utters the term ‘Perfection’, you immediately recall Aamir Khan. When one utters the term ‘brawn’, you recall Salman Khan. The very way, when anyone utters the term ‘kiss’, the only name that pops in every human mind is that of Emraan Hashmi. He is the man who redefined the... More
Somali pirates seize supertanker
Somali pirates have captured a tanker carrying oil to the US, officials say. The Greek-owned Maran Centaurus was about 1,300km (800 miles) off Somalia when it was hijacked on Sunday, said the EU Naval task force (Navfor). The ship was full of oil and is believed to be one of the largest yet seized by Somali pirates. There are 28... More
Chelsea Clinton gets engaged to long-term boyfriend
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of ex-US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is engaged to marry her long-term boyfriend. She is marrying Marc Mezvinsky, a banker at Goldman Sachs, with whom she became friends as a teenager. A spokesman for former President Clinton confirmed that the couple got engaged over... More
