US sheriff defends Obama assassination joke

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 21:32

A Republican sheriff is defending a joke he told at a St. Patrick`s Day breakfast in which Abraham Lincoln visits President Barack Obama in a dream and suggests he go to the theater.

US denies plotting to kill Venezuelan oppn leader

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 08:42

The Obama administration Monday rejected accusations of any US involvement in a plot to assassinate a Venezuelan opposition leader.

`Kim Jong-un was target of assassination bid`

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 10:39

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was the target of an assassination attempt linked to a power struggle within one of the nation`s military bureaus, South Korean intelligence sources have claimed.

Last surviving Hitler assassination plotter dies at 90

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 17:50

The last surviving member of the network of German officers who tried to assassinate dictator Adolf Hitler in the famous briefcase bomb plot of July 1944, has died at the age of 90.

Pak court orders speedy trial in Benazir assassination case

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 20:26

A Pakistani court on Wednesday directed an anti-terrorism court to conduct daily hearings in the 2007 Benazir Bhutto assassination case and to conclude the trial within three months.

Syrian MP survives assassination attempt

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 14:01

A Syrian MP has survived an assassination attempt, when his car was booby-trapped with an explosive device, Xinhua reported.

Tunisia PM sacks govt after Chokri’s assassination

Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 09:19

Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali made the announcement in a televised address at the end of the day that saw clashes and protests over the assassination of Chokri Belaid, a prominent leftist and anti-Islamist politician.

Libya defence chief says deputy tried to kill him

Last Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013, 12:50

Libya`s defence minister is accusing his former deputy of trying to assassinate him in eastern Libya.

Zardari stops release of Bhutto assassination report

Last Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 16:27

The President issued instructions to Malik not to make the report public just hours before the PPP held a rally outside the Bhutto family mausoleum at Garhi Khuda Bux in Sindh.

Zac Efron joins JFK assassination movie `Parkland`

Last Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 09:29

After starring in Lee Daniels` thriller ‘The Paperboy’, former Disney heartthrob Zac Efron is set to tackle another gritty role in Peter Landesman`s ‘Parkland’, which is inspired by the notorious assassination of President John F Kennedy.

Right wingers wanted to assassinate Jacob Zuma: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 19:08

A Right winger group planned to assassinate South African President Jacob Zuma at the recent party meeting of the ruling African National Congress.

Pak rejects Karzai`s assassination bid allegation

Last Updated: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 12:57

Islamabad Saturday dismissed Afghan President Hamid Karzai`s allegation that the assassination bid on Afghan intelligence chief was planned in Pakistan`s Quetta city, Xinhua reported.