The people fell ill after consuming poisonous food at a wedding party in Sultanpur. According to official sources, some those affected are in serious condition due to dehydration, and have been admitted in hospital.

The attack took place at a tribal council meeting that was discussing the security situation in the area and steps to bring peace in the region.

While millions continue to log into social networking sites like Orkut and Facebook to make friends and socialise, a small but growing number of individuals are also logging on to share not only their personal problems but also to find

At least 20 people were killed and scores injured when a suicide bomber attacked a traditional tribal meeting in NWFP of Pak.

India beat Australia by six wickets in the first match of their best-of-three one-day cricket tri-series finals.

Hillary Rodham Clinton took a break from the campaign trail to thank comedy skit show "Saturday Night Live" for giving her candidacy a boost although she failed to get an official endorsement from the show.

The new Government in Pakistan should review the causes for the Kargil war, including President Pervez Musharraf's role, and fix responsibility for the conflict with India, former premier Nawaz Sharif has said.

The PPP and PML-N, in a charter signed two years ago, had committed to setting up a commission to review the Kargil conflict. Musharraf claimed that Sharif, the then prime minister, was aware of the Pakistan army's advances into Kargil.

Reacting to Zardari's comment that the Kashmir issue be set aside for focus on Indo-Pak ties as a whole, Kashmiri separatist leaders asserted that the resolution of the Kashmir was vital for peace in south Asia.

KINGSTON (JIS): Prime Minister Bruce Golding has appointed a 12-member committee to review the country's libel and slander laws, but what are some of the critical issues surrounding the matter?Mr Golding had ordered the review to...

Fitz Bailey: Acting Senior Superintendent of Police, Fitz Bailey has recently been reassigned to the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID) from the Fraud squad, which he headed.While at the Fraud squad, Bailey began the probe into the light-bulb...

Political analysts are divided over whether Kern Spencer should resign as a member of parliament. For attorney-at-law Paul Ashley, Spencer should not only resign as an MP but should also walk away from the People's...

Yesterday our Guest Editors from the Violence Prevention Alliance were busy selecting stories and photographs for tomorrow's Gleaner.

The arrest last week of Kern Spencer, a junior minister in the previous People's National Party (PNP) government, has flung the party into crisis as it struggles to minimise the fallout from the Cuban light bulb saga.Senior party members spent

WITH NO regulatory framework in place, the multimillion-dollar wrecking business is wide open to corruption, with many players in the industry raking in huge sums.

LINCOLN EVANS, town clerk for the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC), discloses that the corporation has an arrangement with a number of wrecker services.

Three weeks ago, driving an unmarked company vehicle, this reporter parked along Dominica Drive, New Kingston, in the vicinity of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, locked the car doors and walked away.

First Global Bank has announced the establishment of a special award in recognition of women.

Social Democratic Party leader Kurt Beck's comments earlier this week that his party should consider working with the Left Party -- disgruntled far-left voters and former Communists in western German states -- could kill his chance of running as his

Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore can look forward to watch classy Australian films as 13 of them will be screened in these cities.