Islamabad: The Pakistan parliament today unanimously adopted a resolution asking the government to declare teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, the target of a recent assassination attempt by the Taliban, as the "Daughter of Pakistan". The resolution was moved in the National Assembly or low

JAKARTA, INDONESIA, December 10, 2012 (AP): The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck offshore Tuesday morning, with the epicenter 147 miles (236 kilometers) northwest of the city of Saumlaki. The quake was reported at a depth of 96 miles (155 kilometers). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Cente

(IANS) / 10 December 2012 Hundreds of billions of solar systems like ours—comprising planets, asteroids and comets—may be residing in our Milky Way galaxy, which itself may be like a drop in the ocean of galaxies, feel scientists. The rarest and largest of galaxy groupings, called galaxy cluster

(AFP) / 10 December 2012 President Mohamed Mursi has ordered Egypt’s army from Monday to take on police powers — including the right to arrest civilians — in the run-up to a divisive constitutional referendum that has triggered mass street protests. The decree, published in the government gazett

South African icon Nelson Mandela, now admitted to a hospital here, is doing well, said President Jacob Zuma. Zuma visited Mandela, also a former president, at the Pretoria hospital, the official news agency SAnews.gov.za said. "We continue to appeal to the media and the public to respect the pr

Kolalampur - Malaysian astronaut Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor travelled to space as the ninth Muslim astronaut to show how a prayer could be made in space. “Everyone who goes to space feels a miracle. During my trip in space that took place in the holy month of Ramadan, I heard a ‘call to pray

Jerusalem (CNN) -Standing before throngs of cheering supporters Sunday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for an end to the division among Palestinians in the wake of the United Nations upgrading the authority's status -- as Israel refused to acknowledge that newfound recognition.

(CNN) -- Internet and cell phone coverage were restored Saturday to most Syrian provinces, according to the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, two days after a blackout shut down virtually all Internet service in the country. Residents in the capital, Damascus, told CNN via Skype that

(CNN) -- North Korea plans to launch a rocket carrying a satellite between December 10 and 22, a spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology said Saturday, according to state-run media. The Unha-3 rocket will launch from the Sohae Space Center in North Phyongan Province and put a "worki

By SAM DAGHER And MATT BRADLEY Enlarge Image Associated Press An Egyptian protester is treated for wounds sustained during clashes with security force in Tahrir Square in Cairo. CAIRO—Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist allies completed a new constitution with references to Shariah,

United Nations: More than 130 countries voted on Thursday to upgrade Palestine to a non-member observer state of the UN, a triumph for Palestinian diplomacy and a sharp rebuke to the United States and Israel. But the vote, at least for now, did little to bring either the Palestinians or the Isr

Cairo , Nov 30,2012 : Egypt's constituent assembly has adopted a draft constitution after a marathon all-night session that began shortly afternoon on Thursday and ran through until Friday morning. The assembly - boycotted by liberals and Christians - has been accused of rushing through approval

Protesters pack Tahrir Square to call for a second revolution as they say nothing has changed under Islamist president Cairo: Egypt’s Court of Cassation, the final appeals court, will suspend operations until the revocation of President Mohammad Mursi’s decree granting himself additional powers,

A Chinese company thinks they've simplified the construction process so much that they can build the world's tallest skyscraper in 90 days. Broad Sustainable Building Corporation will lay the foundation for their "Sky City" project this month. The company, famous for building tall buildings in ri

Cairo: EgyptAir stewardesses who campaigned to wear the Muslim headscarf have begun donning the hijab for the first time since the national carrier was founded in 1932, a company official said on Sunday. The first flight attendants dressed in the hijab, which mainstream clerics say is mandatory,

CHICAGO: US President Barack Obama told cheering supporters early Wednesday that "the best is yet to come" for the United States as he stormed to a second term by defeating Republican Mitt Romney. After taking the stage at a raucous Chicago victory party with wife Michelle and daughters Sasha a

San Francisco - 15 Sep 2012:Googlerejected a request by theWhite Houseon Friday to reconsider its decision to keep online a controversialYouTube movie clipthat has ignited anti-American protests in the Middle East.The internet company said it was censoring the video in India andIndonesiaafter blocki

Sanaa - 13 Sep 2012: Yemeni police on Thursday shot dead a protester and wounded five others when they opened fire on a crowd attempting to storm the US embassy in Sanaa to protest a film mocking Islam, a security official said.The shooting came as protesters, chanting "O, messenger of Allah ... O,