22 NATO supply trucks destroyed in Afghanistan
A Taliban bomb attack Wednesday destroyed 22 fuel tankers carrying supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, local officials said. A pre-dawn explosion triggered a fire which engulfed the trucks, parked in the northern... Full storyLibya’s Jibril beats Islamists in vote
A moderate Islamic coalition led by wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril beat Islamist rivals in Libya’s landmark election, results showed on Tuesday, but it was not yet clear who would dominate the new assembly... Full storyjustice: Karzai
The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, on Wednesday admitted his Western-backed administration was unable to deliver justice to the people, despite decade-long international efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation. Full storyPhysical inactivity kills 5 million a year: report
A third of the world’s adults are physically inactive, and the couch potato lifestyle kills about five million people every year, experts said in the medical journal The Lancet on Wednesday. Full storySouth Africans sing happy birthday to Mandela
Jong-Un named ‘Marshal’ of North Korea
Kim Jong-Un has been made ‘Marshal’ of North Korea, a title previously held by his late father, Pyongyang said Wednesday, as the young successor of the communist dynasty tightens his grip on power. Full storyOnly Rahul will decide on playing bigger role: Sonia
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said it is for Rahul Gandhi to decide for himself on playing a larger role in the party. ‘No one can take a decision on his behalf. He has to take a decision,’ she said... Full storyBomb kills 14 Pakistani relatives
A bomb tore through a vehicle in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt on Wednesday, killing 14 members of the same clan, including three children, officials said. ‘It was a remote-controlled bomb planted on the road. Full storyFrench priest charged over child sex abuse
Authorities in France have charged a 68-year-old Catholic priest with sexually abusing young boys over nearly 30 years in the north of the country, a judicial source said Wednesday. Full storyPakistan intel chief to discuss drones in US
Pakistan’s spymaster will next week visit the United States to resume talks on intelligence cooperation and drone strikes, the thorniest aspect of Pakistani-US relations, an official said Wednesday. Full storyDelta passengers find needle in sandwich
Jim Tonjes was high above North America when he bit into a hot turkey sandwich aboard a Delta Air Lines flight and felt a sudden jab in his mouth. Glancing down, he noticed what looked like a sewing needle in the food. Full storyUS can’t clear Gulf of mines: Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday scoffed at US claims that it could Gulf waters of mines in case of conflict, after Washington announced plans for a multinational anti-mine operation. Full storyJapan’s seniors find 2nd working life abroad
