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'Super Sherpa' breaks Everest record with 21 summits
May 11, 2011
A 51-year-old legendary Nepali climber and high-altitude guide broke his own awesome record of summiting Mt Everest 20 times to conquer the world's highest peak for the 21st time Wednesday.... Read More
Art work worth $150 mn stolen from Beijing palace
May 11, 2011
A thief, believed to have hidden inside the heavily fortified Forbidden City palace in Beijing, reportedly took off with art work worth over one billion yuan ($154 million).... Read More
US hasn't requested access to Osama's family: Islamabad
May 11, 2011
The US has not requested Pakistan for access to the family of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden who was gunned by US forces in Abbottabad, authorities here said.... Read More
30,000 B.C. cave home found in China
May 11, 2011
A cave home that dates back to 30,000 B.C. has been found in central China. The stone age cave was discovered during excavation at the Longquan Mountain Heritage Site in Henan province.... Read More
Osama's son missing in Pakistan since US raid: Report
May 10, 2011
One of Osama bin Laden's sons went missing after the raid by US commandos on the al Qaeda leader's hideout in Pakistan's Abbottabad town, a media report said Tuesday.... Read More
Pakistan didn't help hide Osama: Malik
May 10, 2011
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Tuesday said his government did not help Osama bin Laden to hide in the country, but the Al Qaeda leader was a "cunning terrorist" who visited Pakistan before ... Read More
Man who threw shoes at ex-Australian PM dies
May 10, 2011
The man who hurled his shoes at former Australian prime minister John Howard has died. Before he died of cancer, he sought that his shoes be auctioned to raise money for the Red Cross.... Read More
Kayani slams `insufficient formal response' to Osama raid
May 10, 2011
Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a round of town-hall style meetings with officers during which he blamed "an insufficient formal response" for the public dismay and despondency f... Read More
Pakistan will provide US conditional access to Osama's wives
May 10, 2011
Pakistan will allow the US to question or take into custody the three wives of Osama bin Laden only if their "country of origin has been asked for permission", according to US media reports.... Read More
Dangerous radiation level at Fukushima No.1 reactor detected
May 10, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), detected a potentially dangerous radiation level at the damaged No.1 reactor of crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Kyodo news agency said Monday.... Read More