In Major Poll, U.S. Religious Identity Appears Very Slippery

America has always been a competitive religious marketplace, but a major survey released yesterday shows a country increasingly exploring different faith identities and ways of worship. More than 40 percent of respondents told pollsters that they had changed their religious affiliation since chil...

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Red Carpet Fashions

Rainy weather notwithstanding, lots of women screen stars wore red and rosettes in celebration of an event that nearly didn't happen.

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Bernanke: Fed ready to act to boost economy

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress that the nation is in for a period of sluggish business growth and sent a fresh signal Wednesday that interest rates will again be lowered to steady the teetering economy.“The economic situation has become distinctly less favorable”

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Taliban have Kabul in their sights

The indications are that whoever takes power in Islamabad - be it the Pakistan People’s Party or the Pakistan Muslim League of Nawaz Sharif or a combination of both - the real battle will be in Afghanistan between the Taliban and al-Qaeda-led militants and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and its allies.

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World powers mull changes to Iran nuclear offer

BRUSSELS: World powers are mulling whether to reformulate an offer to Iran to persuade it to suspend uranium enrichment, even as they discuss new UN sanctions, an EU diplomat said Wednesday.

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efforts for democracy restoration in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday said he would continue his struggle for the elimination of dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the country.Addressing a luncheon arranged in honour of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), ANP and independent representatives.

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