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US to share 10 percent of H1N1 vaccine

The US will share 10 percent of its H1N1 vaccine supply with other countries to combat the global spread of the pandemic, President Barack Obama said.

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Tharoor says 'sorry' for his 'cattle class' remarks

Reacting on the controversy over his 'cattle class' remarks, Shashi Tharoor said he was 'sorry' for hurting any sentiments and that his words had been misunderstood.

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Pashupatinath attacks do not affect Nepali students in Varanasi

Varanasi, Sep 19 (ANI): The attacks on Indian priests of Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu failed to disturb the relationship between Nepali and Indian students studying at a temple in Varanasi.

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5 deaths take India's swine flu toll to 262

Five swine flu deaths, including three in Karnataka, were reported, taking India's total toll due to the contagious influenza A (H1N1) virus to 262, health authorities said here. Also, 324 new swine flu cases were reported in the country, taking the total number of people affected so far to 8,477.

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Al Qaeda releases new 9/11 video

Al Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video apparently marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, according to a US -based terrorism monitoring service.

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US commander request more troops for Afghanistan

The top US commander in Afghanistan is expected to soon request as many as 40,000 additional soldiers. The newspapers reported earlier that without more troops within the next 12 months the mission would 'likely result in failure'.