World

    Eight killed in US bus accident

    San Francisco, Oct 7 (DPA) A planned night out at the Casino turned into deadly mayhem when a bus packed with gamblers crashed on a rural California road Sunday night, killing eight passengers and injuring 35 more, police said Monday, lowering the original death estimate.


    Iran refuses plane carrying Iraqi lawmaker

    Baghdad, Oct 7 (Xinhua) Iran has refused the landing of a plane carrying Iraqi parliament speaker on its territory citing a technical problem at the airport, media reports said Monday.

US warns Syria against interfering in Lebanon

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Washington, Oct 7 (Xinhua) The US Monday warned against Syria’s alleged interference in Lebanon after recent terrorist attacks in Damascus.



NASA commissions study to develop future aircraft

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Featured Biz-Tech News, World

Washington, Oct 7 (Xinhua) US space agency NASA Monday said that it has awarded seperate contracts worth $12.4 million to six aviation companies to study advanced technologies for developing future transport aircraft.



Eight killed after boat capsizes in China

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Guiyang (China), Oct 7 (Xinhua) Eight people were drowned late Monday when their boat capsized on a lake in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou, officials said.



Crude oil price slides below $90 a barrel

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

New York, Oct 7 (Xinhua) The crude oil price Monday tumbled below $90 a barrel for the first time in eight months as worries over falling demand exacerbated by the spread of financial turmoil.



Quake kills 30 in China’s Tibet region

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Lhasa, Oct 7 (Xinhua) At least 30 people were killed Monday when a powerful quake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted this Tibetan provincial capital in china, officials said.



London stock market drops to four-year low

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

London, Oct 7 (Xinhua) As markets across Europe plunged, the FTSE index in the London stock market notched up its third biggest percentage fall, dropping to a four-year low Monday.



German stocks at 27-month low

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Frankfurt, Oct 6 (DPA) Growing uncertainty about the health of Europe’s banking system sent German stocks plunging to a 27-month low on Monday.



Pamela Anderson strips for Playboy chief’s birthday

Oct 6th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Popular, World

London, Oct 6 (IANS) Former Playboy playmate Pamela Anderson gave a surprise to the magazine’s chief Hugh Hefner on his 82nd birthday by offering him a cake in the nude.