No survivors at Afghanistan airline crash site
KABUL: No survivors were found Friday among 44 people on board an Afghan commercial airliner that crashed this week on a mountain in Shakar Darah district north of Kabul,the aviation minister said. The Antonov-24 disappeared Monday on a flight from Kunduz to Kabul.
Dalai Lama tweets to Chinese citizens
BEIJING:7/7 attack: Inquest looks at spies role
LONDON: The probe into the suicide bombings on Londons transit system in 2005 will look at whether failures by British spies contributed to the attacks,a judge ruled Friday. Victims families have demanded to know if the bombings could have been prevented.
Indian-US candidate gets Palin support
WASHINGTON: Candidacy of Indian American Nikki Haley for the Governorship of South Carolina received the endorsement of Republican leaders including Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney. The impact of this was evident as latest opinion polls showed Haley way ahead of rivals.
UK family shot dead in honour killing
LONDON:Pakistani-origin Mohammed Yousaf,51,his wife Pervaze,49,and their daughter Tania,22,from Lancashire,were gunned down by armed men in a suspected case of honour killing as they visited a grave near Jaurah in Pakistan. The Sun said Yousafs son was married to a Pakistani girl they were having problems. AGENCIES