Nearly 400 prisoners will be put to death across China while the world's elite athletes compete for Olympic glory in Beijing, a leading human rights organisation warns today. Amnesty International disclosed that China used capital punishment far more than any

When Pushpa Kamal Dahal was a schoolteacher in the mountains of Nepal he was nicknamed "Lotus Flower" as a result of his soft and gentle manners. Not surprisingly, when he gave up teaching to lead a rebel army he adopted

Saddam Hussein enjoyed fishing, although not always in a particularly relaxed fashion - he would sometimes order grenades to be lobbed into the water if the fish were not biting. The catch would then be served to guests who would

A British journalist kidnapped in Basra was freed after two months in captivity when Iraqi security forces raided the building where he was being held.

An Iraqi man seriously injured when he was accidentally shot by a British soldier has been awarded £2m compensation by the Government in a move which could pave the way for similar claims.

Lebanese families fighting to learn the fate of hundreds of their relatives thought to be held in Syria have been encouraged by the unexpected release of a prisoner after 16 years in Syrian detention. "Milad Barakat, a Lebanese, arrived in

The Italian commander of the western sector of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), General Paolo Rugero, presented educational equipment to a technical institute for students with special needs in the Tyre region of Burj al-Shemali on Monday, as

The Lebanese Association for School Safety Awareness (LASSA) urged parents and school administrators on Monday to promote road safety measures for students. The LASSA statement came after a major school-bus accident lead to the death of Kafaat School student John

Professor Alex Boraine, former deputy chairman of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, said over the weekend that Lebanon can learn lessons from his country post-Apartheid reconciliation process, during a conference in Beirut organized by UMAM Documentation and Research.

Lebanon is the safest country in the world," Tourism Minister Joseph Sarkis told a news conference here Monday as he urged Arab states to lift restrictions and travel warnings placed on Lebanon. Sarkis announced that he will soon tour the

The amendment would undo the impact of amendments made after the imposition of the state of emergency last year through Ordinance LXV of 2007 and remove all restrictions imposed on the press therein. Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman introduced the

The irregularities have been detected in various departments of the defence ministry, including Military Land and Cantonments, Military Engineering Services and Defence Production Division. According to the audit report, major irregularities worth Rs 23.076 billion were found in the accounts

There is, however, a difference of opinion between film directors and producers on the one hand, and cinema owners, on the other, over this issue. While the former are against the idea, the latter favour screening of Indian films in

Five tribesmen were killed and several injured in a firing incident at Marro Khel involving Shia and Sunni tribes. Three persons were shot dead by rival groups in separate incidents in different parts of the agency bordering Afghanistan. Of the

This was decided during a telephone conversation between Zardari and the London-based Hussain. The two leaders described the recent violence in Karachi "highly regrettable" and exchanged views about relations between their parties, said a release issued by the MQM. "Asif

The journalist, Richard Butler, as shown on state television soon after his release surrounded by Iraqi military officials who hugged him and gave him a round of applause before sitting down with him to share a meal. Wearing a T-shirt,

Thackeray family members and prominent party office bearers filled forms pledging to donate their eyes, a MNS release said here. The party observed the day as `Netradaan Sankalp Din'. Raj, his wife Sharmila, children Amit and Urvashi, sister Jaiwanti Deshpande,

When I did not succumb to the pressure and said no to top generals present at the President's camp office in Rawalpindi on March 9, 2007, with then Army Chief Pervez Musharraf, then why I should resign now," the President

He said that the MQM chief should provide a list of party terrorists and unlicensed weapons to the government. "Altaf should also set the Urdu-speaking majority free, which is held hostage by his men in Karachi and Hyderabad," he added.

The resolution moved by Law Minister Farook Naek recommended that the Pakistan government should approach the United Nations to get the Bhutto's assassination probed by an international investigation commission. Taking to reporters, Naek said the Pakistan governmnet "will officially make