British embassy employee in Iran charged
Tehran (AP): The lawyer of a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran says his client has been charged with "acting against national security." Lawyer Abdolsamad Khorramshi says his client is being held in Evin prison and will ... More

Landslide kills family of six in Bangladesh
Dhaka (PTI): Six people, including four children, of a family were killed in a landslide caused by torrential rains in northeastern Bangladesh, police said on Saturday.The entire family was buried alive under a huge chunk of earth as their mud ... More

Pope urges G8 leaders to act on meltdown
Vatican City (AP): Pope Benedict XVI has urged G-8 leaders meeting next week in central Italy to rewrite global financial rules and defend the world's poor from the effects of the economic downturn. In a letter to Italian Premier Silvio ... More