“We have the capabilities, we have the people, and all tragedies always unite nations,” president Zardari said.

Smith will remain captain of South Africa’s Test squad and will be available for selection for the national team.

Funding for the UN aid appeal to help victims of the devastating floods has reached $227.8m or 50% of the total sum.

British International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi were airlifted from protesters.

The presidents of Pakistan and Russia back the Afghan government's fight against rebels at a rare summit meeting.

A train derailed after colliding with a sewage tanker at a railway crossing in Britain, injuring 21 people.

Rescuers have been sent to the affected area, in a remote and mountainous part of Yunnan on the border with Myanmar.

The explosion of social media like Twitter and Facebook is revolutionising how journalists work.

Sri Lanka Cricket apologised to India after Sehwag was denied a one-day century due to a deliberate no-ball.