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US traces Pak national linked to Headley, Rana

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:02 GMT

The Pakistani national, whose identity has been kept secret, is believed to have been in Pak at the time of 26/11 attacks. The US also believes that some elements in ISI could be linked to Headley.

Presidents and residences

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:49:56 GMT

Two observations that I've heard unfailingly in the past 15 years from family and friends visiting Washington DC: One, the "White House is so small!" and two, "Food portions in America are so LARGE" .

Portrait of a jackal

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:50:26 GMT

The boastful and fiercely independent Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has never fit the mould of an al-Qaida chieftain. But he's the man who actually got the (9/11) job done.

Where has the world headed after 1989?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:04:11 GMT

Politics without idealism can end up becoming a mere accounting exercise, says Ian Buruma ...

US President Barack Obama's job approval rating drops below 50%

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:03:47 GMT

Gallup said the contentious debate over national healthcare reform and the continued economic crisis are the possible reasons for the drop in Obama's popularity ratings.

Trying Hard to Go Easy

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:39 GMT

A ROUND-UP OF THE ISSUES OF THE WEEK AS REPORTED IN THE MEDIA ...

PM's banquet in Washington: It just keeps getting bigger

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:31:54 GMT

The guest list for President Obama's state banquet for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expanded to nearly 400, forcing the White House to shift the venue.

Convicted felon in US, Gilani changed name to hide tracks

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:03 GMT

Daaod Gilani, one of the two Pakistani expats charged with transcontinental terror plots, is a convicted felon who served prison sentence in US before he changed his name to David Coleman Headley.

Mullah Omar moved to Karachi by ISI: US

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:48 GMT

The US has come perilously close to calling Pakistan a terrorist state by alleging that the country's spy agency helped move the Taliban leader to Karachi.

25 yrs on, Oprah to end TV show

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:21:21 GMT

Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on American television, will announce on Friday she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011.

Tobacco giant to pay $300m in damages

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:19:23 GMT

A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema.

Rana keeps Headley's money: Relative

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:38:33 GMT

TIMES NOW spoke exclusively to Muhammed Akthar, a close relative of Tahawwur Hussain Rana who confirmed the link between David Headley and Rana, saying the two were close friends.

US election, iPhone among top 10 internet moments of the decade

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:24:19 GMT

Barack Obama's win, launch of Wikipedia and emergence of the iPhone have been listed among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, the annual Webby awards said.

Oprah Winfrey to end talk show in Sept 2011

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:34:00 GMT

Oprah Winfrey, one of the most influential and highly paid women on television, will announce on Friday she is ending her popular daytime talk show in 2011.

US reopens Watergate probe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:19:44 GMT

The US is said to have reopened the investigation into the Watergate saga, more than 35 years after the biggest political scandal in the country's history forced the then President Richard Nixon to step down.

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