Washington - Dr Sanjay Gupta, the chief medical correspondent for the US cable news channel CNN, withdrew his name from consideration for becoming surgeon general in the administration of US President Barack Obama, the latest in a series of personnel setbacks for Obama.
Gupta, 39, in an interview Thursday with CNN host Larry King, gave personal and professional reasons for his decision, chiefly the fact that the birth of his third daughter was imminent and he did not want to spend more time away from his family.
"Well, first of all, it was a really tough decision and a long decision and a long process for sure," Gupta said.
Johannesburg/Harare - The magistrate who this week freed on bail Roy Bennett, the detained deputy minister-designate in Zimbabwe's three-week-old coalition government, has himself been arrested by state agents, lawyers said Friday.
Washington, Mar 6: A new study has stated that Sarah Palin's looks could have been the cause that she and John McCain lost in November''s election. 
Islamabad, Mar. 6: Amidst the on-going political uncertainty and blame game, the Pakistan Army has downed speculations about a probable military coup in the country, saying that it would remain neutral on political developments.
Washington - Just six weeks into one of the toughest jobs in the world, could US President Barack Obama be getting some grey strands?
New York - The Sudanese government is inflicting "irrevocable damage" in Darfur by expelling relief groups that provided humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of people, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.
