JERUSALEM (AFP)--The fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert hung in the balance on Wednesday amid media speculation key ally Defence Minister Ehud Barak would demand he step down over corruption allegations.

Sapporo (Japan), July 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said the withdrawal of support by the Left allies would not affect the stability of his government and it would go to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 'as soon as possible\

To the casual observer, the blanket earthquake news coverage served up by China's media over the past few days might suggest the nation's thousands of newspapers and TV stations had been given a free hand to report its biggest natural disaster in decade

11:15 a.m. — Guam Police Department Chief Paul Suba issued a statement today that, contrary to some reports in the media, “no arrests were made, no contraband was found or confiscated” after the fire at Government House early Thursday morning.

New Delhi, April 24 : Criticizing the growing deterioration in news content of the electronic media, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sumitra Mahajan said in the Lok Sabha Thursday there was need to curb the mushrooming of news channels as mafia were using