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  Jordan King's Motorcade Attacked

  World | June 13, 2011 20:33 IST

  Amman, Jun 13: A group of young men attacked the motorcade of Jordan's King Abdullah II with stones and empty bottles as he visited the southern city of Tafileh today, but no one was hurt,

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  Jackman, Ash Bag Top Honours At FICCI Frames Awards

  Bollywood | March 26, 2011 16:24 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 26: Hollywood star Hugh Jackman and Bollywood's international face Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan havebagged the top honours at the FICCI Frames Awards here.Jackman, known for his role as 'Wolverine' in the popular 'X Men' series,

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  Foreign Plot Against Gulf Foiled: Bahrain King

  World | March 21, 2011 19:55 IST

  Manama, Mar 21: Bahrain's monarch Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today said an external plot to "subvert security and stability" in the country had been foiled as he praised the Saudi-led GCC force for helping

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  Bahrain King Says Foreign Plot Against Gulf Foiled

  World | March 21, 2011 14:34 IST

  Manama, Mar 21: Bahrain has foiled a "foreign plot" to target Gulf countries, King Hamad said in a possible reference to Iran, after security forces crushed Shiite-led unrest, the state news agency reported today.He said

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  Bahrain Unleashes Forces On Protesters' Camp

  World | March 16, 2011 15:01 IST

  Manama, Bahrain, Mar 16: Military troops and security forces opened a large-scale assault Wednesday against hundreds of anti-government protesters occupying a landmark square in Bahrain's capital, a day after emergency rule was imposed and clashes

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  Bahrain's King Visits Saudi Allies Amid Protests

  World | February 23, 2011 17:30 IST

  Manama, Bahrain, Feb 23:  Faced with mounting pressure from demonstrators, Bahrain's king is visiting ally Saudi Arabia for talks on the unrest. Tens of thousands of protesters have flooded the tiny kingdom's capital, calling for

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  Unrest Spreads To Jordan, King Sacks His Cabinet

  World | February 04, 2011 23:48 IST

  Amman, Feb 1: Jordan's King Abdullah II fired his government Tuesday in the wake of street protests and asked an ex-prime minister to form a new Cabinet, ordering him to launch immediate political reforms. The