ROGER FEDERER started his bid for a seventh ATP Tour Finals title in record breaking fashion yesterday as the Swiss great crushed Janko Tipsarevic 6-3 6-1 at London’s O2 Arena. Federer’s victory took him to 40 match wins in his 11 appearances at the prestigious season-ending event, breaking the previous record of 39 held by Ivan Lendl. The 31-year-old already has a record six titles in this season-ending ev ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASH. — The U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in a nighttime attack on two villages in Afghanistan in March was largely calm and compliant when he turned himself in, witnesses testified Tuesday at the second day of his hearing. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales followed orders, sometimes sat with his head in his hands and made a joke in a failed effort to ease the tension. [captio ...

Democrats gained at least one seat in the Senate by winning a series of high-profile races, giving them a continued stronghold in Washington and disappointing early Republican hopes of retaking the chamber. [caption id="attachment_3586" align="alignnone" width="534"] Democrat Elizabeth Warren Tuesday after unseating Republican Sen. Scott Brown.[/caption] In one of the tightest races, Democratic Sen. Jon Tes ...

Romney lost the campaign months ago. During trip to Summer Olympics, Democrats painted him as ruthless capitalist, a tag that stuck  I fought against long odds in a deep- blue state. But I was a severely conservative Republican governor. MITT ROMNEY REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Mitt Romney lost the presidential race in the summer. [caption id="attachment_3574" align="alignnone" width="572"] Republican ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan’ 7th Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) opened at Karachi Expo Centre Wednesday show casing locally manufactured military equipment. Some of the major indigenously developed products being showcased in IDEAS-2012 include main battle tank Al Khalid, JF 17 Thunder fighter aircraft, jet trainer aircraft and UAVs in addition to other armaments and communication equipment. While i ...

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall calls Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new deal that will allow sales of uranium to India “very positive” for Saskatchewan. “The federal government has now announced they’re getting to the conclusion part of the nuclear co-operation agreement with India,” Wall told reporters Tuesday at the Legislative Building. “We don’t always agree with the federal government on everything th ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan Israel's army said that three Israeli soldiers were wounded Tuesday morning when an explosive device planted by the border fence in the southern Gaza Strip close to the town of Khan Younis detonated near their vehicle. One soldier suffered a moderate limb injury and was evacuated by helicopter to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. Two other were lightly wounded in the blast an ...

By THOMAS FULLER BANGKOK — Radical Buddhist groups are preventing doctors from delivering assistance to areas of western Myanmar affected by intense sectarian violence, an international medical charity said Monday. The group, Doctors Without Borders, reported that many of its local staff members were afraid to work at refugee camps and medical centers in Rakhine State, where people wounded in clashes need t ...