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Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says

PEOPLE are living longer than ever and “dramatic” gains in life expectancy show no sign of slowing down, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday (May 15).   “The global life expectancy has increased from 64 years in 1990 to 70 years in 2011. That’s dra

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15/05/2013
Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistani military ruler

Pakistan court extends Musharraf remand in Bhutto murder

A PAKISTANI anti-terrorism court on Tuesday (May 14) extended former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s house arrest over the m ...

13/05/2013
India\'s Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh

Dr Singh congratulates Sharif

INDIA’S Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday (May 12) congratulated Pakistani politician Nawaz Sharif on his “emph ...

14/05/2013
EnStage Inc office in Bangalore

India IT watchdog investigating breach in ATM heist

THE Indian government’s cyber watchdog is investigating how security at two companies that are part of the country’s vas ...

12/05/2013
People watch the Rana building from an underconstructed building in Dhaka

Bangladesh collapsed building death toll rises to 1,125

  THE DEATH toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh rose to 1,125 on Sunday (May 12) after 15 mor ...

12/05/2013
Triumphant: Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) political party, casts his vote for the general election at a polling station in Lahore on May 11

Sharif triumphs in historic Pakistan elections

  FORMER Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif appealed for cross-party support to help rebuild the nuclear-armed but economically ...

11/05/2013
Women line up to vote in a olling booth in Pakistan

Violence casts shadow over Pakistan’s milestone election

A STRING of militant attacks and gunfights that killed at least 15 people cast a long shadow over Pakistan’s general election ...

10/05/2013
Workers from Manila join a candle light vigil in a tribute to Bangladesh garment factory victims

Woman pulled alive from rubble of Bangladesh factory

RESCUERS pulled a woman on Friday (May 10) from the rubble of a Bangladesh garment factory 17 days after it collapsed, astonishing w ...

10/05/2013
People watch the Rana building from an underconstructed building in Dhaka

Bangladesh building collapse death toll tops 1,000

THE death toll from the catastrophic collapse of a Bangladesh factory building, the world’s worst industrial accident since th ...

09/05/2013
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan political leader

Nawaz Sharif calls for warmer ties with India

NAWAZ Sharif, seen as the front-runner in Pakistan’s election race, said he would not allow militant groups to attack India fr ...

09/05/2013
Ali Haider Gilani

Gunmen kidnap Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son in Pakistan

FORMER prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani was on Thursday (May 9) kidnapped in Pakistan’s Punjab ...