Commonwealth lifts Pakistan suspension The AustralianTHE Commonwealth has re-admitted Pakistan as a full member after a six-month suspension triggered by a clampdown by President Pervez Musharraf, the grouping's secretary-general said. The suspension was lifted today after a meeting of key ministers of the 53-nation Commonwealth in London. The... (photo: AP Photo / Anjum Naveed)
High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors HealthfinderStudy finds little more than half of patients were checked, only 39% met treatment goals. this article to news version (SOURCE: Stanford University School of Medicine, news release, May 2008) MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- The dangers of high blood pressure are well-known, but a new study finds... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Poll: Clinton far ahead in West Virginia in Democratic presidential race Star TribuneTHE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in West Virginia ___ THE NUMBERS Hillary Rodham Clinton, 60 percent Barack Obama, 24 percent ___ OF INTEREST: Though Obama seems on the verge of capturing the Democratic nomination, two-thirds in this poll of likely Democratic voters in Tuesday's West... (photo: creative commons / Marc Nozell from Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA)
Djokovic senses No1 ranking The AustralianNOVAK DJOKOVIC is ready for a changing of the guard at the summit of tennis after establishing his claycourt credentials with a 4-6 6-3 6-3 title victory at the Rome Masters. Yesterday's win over Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka gave the world No3 his third major title of 2009 after the Australian Open and... (photo: WN / aruna)
Pakistan coalition facing collapse The AustralianPAKISTAN'S fledgling coalition Government was in tatters last night when Nawaz Sharif announced he was pulling his ministers out of the cabinet because of irreconcilable differences with the Bhutto Pakistan People's Party over the reinstatement of the country's anti-Musharraf judges. The former... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary)
