New Delhi, Jan 2 (PTI) Several parts in north India faced
power cuts in the wee hours of the day as a thick blanket of

Jaipur, Jan 2 (PTI) Hollywood's latest 'It' couple,
popstar Katy Perry and comedian Rusell Brand's Indian sojourn
has taken them to Rajasthan where they are enjoying a typical

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (Bernama) -- The Prime Minister's Department, with the
cooperation of the Home Ministry, will appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High

Singapore, Jan 2 (PTI) Somali pirates hijacked an
India-bound Singapore flagged chemical tanker with a crew of
24 on board in the Gulf of Yemen, marking the first seizure in

Police are investigating whether a body found in Sydney's north is linked to a
suspicious car fire on the same street hours earlier.

The Victorian government will continue to allow the sale of marijuana-smoking
implements, despite an opposition pledge to ban bongs should they win the next
election.

The federal government has pushed NSW to speed up the construction of 6000 public
housing units, Premier Kristina Keneally says in response to community backlash.

Plastic shopping bags would be banned in Western Australia under a plan to be tabled
when parliament resumes in Perth in February.

75 ADEN, Jan. 02 (Saba) -
Former presidential candidate Faisal Bin Shamlan has died at the age of 75 years old
at his

LONDON, Jan. 02 (Saba) - British prime minister Gordon
Brown has called for a Yemen meeting to address the country's economic, political
and
security issues.