LONDON: The wheels need to be made of solid titanium, the cockpit must be completely airtight and the driver's nerves made of steel. A team of British engineers on Thursday announced plans to shatter the world's land speed record by creating a car that

NEAR ARKALYK, Kazakhstan: A Soyuz capsule carrying a US space tourist and two Russians bumped down safely in Kazakhstan on Friday, ending a string of mishaps on previous landings that have raised concerns about its safety.

CAMBRIDGE: Famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking will retire from his prestigious post at Cambridge University next year, but intends to continue his exploration of time and space.

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has not asked the International Monetary Fund for financing but current talks with the authorities will enable the fund to respond swiftly should they do so, an IMF spokesman said on Friday.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has rejected President Asif Ali Zardari's claim that there is no judicial crisis in the country.

According to police officials, two people were killed in the blast, which also left 11 wounded.

Pakistani and Afghan officials have met for talks in Islamabad to find ways to end violence along their border.

ISLAMABAD: US attacks in tribal areas are harming the government's efforts to isolate extremists and mobilise people against militancy, according to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.