Four former executives described the plan under the condition of anonymity, the newspaper said. Iraqis had long complained about ground operations by the North Carolina-based company, now known as Xe Corp. Then the shooting by Blackwater guards in Baghdad’s Nisoor Square in September 2007 left 17 civilians dead, further strained relations be.. more »

Shay Given's Biography Séamus John James "Shay" Given (born 20 April 1976) is an Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester City and the Republic of Ireland. After leaving Celtic in 1994 having been deemed surplus to requirements and after just 19 starts for the club, Given was part of the Sunderland team who won the Football League F.. more »

The US government has rejected a report that Washington has a team ready to secure Pakistan's nuclear arsenal due to fears that the country is unstable. Ian Kelly, a state department spokesman, dismissed the report by Seymour Hersh in the New Yorker which said that the US has a special force in place that would move to secure Pakistan's nuclear .. more »

he grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act. "He is a doctor and loves the U.S." Ismail Mustafa Hamad told me in an interview at his home in the Palestinian town of al-Bireh. "America made .. more »

The interior minister issued the ultimatum following today’s militant attack on a senior military official in Sector G11, a residential area that is located near an illegal Afghan settlement... more »

With only five couples left and the end in sight, the results show for week 8 of “Dancing with the Stars” was an entertaining but tense evening. Joanna and Derek opened the show with a repeat performance of their futuristic Paso Doble’. Head judge Len Goodman introduced the piece with, “on season 50 of ‘Dancing with the Stars’…” It was shortly afte.. more »

Jamie-Lynn Sigler's Biography Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born May 15, 1981), formerly known as Jamie-Lynn DiScala, is an American actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Meadow Soprano on the HBO television series The Sopranos... more »

The attack appears to be part of a larger plan by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in and around Darra Adamkhel and their allies in Khyber Agency to demoralise the leadership and disru.. more »

Kristine Tsuya "Kristi" Yamaguchi- Hedican (born July 12, 1971) is an American figure skater and the 1992 Olympic Champion in women's singles. Yamaguchi also won two World Figure Skating Championships in 1991 and 1992 and a U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1992. She won one junior world title in 1988 and two national titles in 1989 and 1990 as .. more »

Barclays' results come after rival Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) last week reported a pre-tax loss of £2.2bn for the three months to 30 September. Unlike RBS, Barclays has not needed direct government support... more »

TEHRAN, Iran - Are these possible barbaining chips for Iran? Shane Bauer, 27, Josh Fattal, 27, and Sarah Shourd, 31, are three American hikers who have been detained since July 31 on charges of illegally crossing the border from Iraqi Kurdistan into Iran. The hikers entered northern Iraq from Turkey on July 28 with plans of a five day hike in .. more »

Australia has given a cause to cheer for the Western economies by becoming the maiden country to increase the key interest rate since the world got engulfed in the financial crisis that started two years ago. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised the rate not once, but twice last month before releasing its quarterly financial report. The RBA .. more »

Ranbir Kapoor, the young heartthrob has found the trade secret which set him apart from his competitors like Imran Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh. So is it like Ranbir has some special talent, or is it the famous tag of the kapoor which set him apart. Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh are the new lot and are fit for the good actors slot. .. more »

Four decades of working in the Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan has more than 100 films to his name and being a playback singer in several film and also produced films; these are some of his achievements in his life time. At the recent 11th Mumbai Film Festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image, Amitabh Bachchan was felicitated .. more »

Preity Zinta comes out to show support to human trafficking at a recently held event for social cause. Her seriousness about the cause is written all over her face about the issue as she answers questions by the media. She even refrained from answering questions that were not related to the social cause... more »