Israel resumes air strikes on the Gaza StripGAZA - Israeli warplanes Saturday night resumed bombardments on targets of the Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, including security installations and roads, witnesses and security officials said. Israel’s Gaza offensive enters second day, 271 killed (Third lead)GAZA CITY - Israeli aircraft pounded the Gaza Strip for the second day Sunday, hitting a Hamas headquarters in Gaza City, witnesses said, and bringing to 22 the number of attacks launched against the Islamist movement since Saturday. Australia include Hauritz, retain Symonds for Boxing Day TestMELBOURNE - Australia captain Ricky Ponting said on the eve of the Boxing Day cricket Test against South Africa that the only change in his side from the eleven that lost the first one in Perth is that off-spinner Nathan Hauritz comes in for Jason Krejza. Congress demands resignation of Chandigarh administratorCHANDIGARH - The Congress party and the mayor of the city Thursday demanded that S.F. Rodrigues, the administrator of the union territory of Chandigarh immediately step down and a central agency probe be initiated to look into all the major deals carried out during his tenure. BSP leaders on overdrive to collect funds for Mayawati’s birthday bashLUCKNOW - Ever since Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati declared that her birthday Jan 15 would be observed as ‘Aarthik sahyog diwas’ (financial support day), party leaders and units across the state have been bending over backwards to ensure the collection drive for the occasion is a stupendous success. Fed grants GM’s financial arm to avail bailout fundsWASHINTON - The US Federal Reserve Wednesday approved General Motor’s financial arm GMAC Financial Services’ request to become a bank holding company, allowing it to tap into the $700 billion federal bailout funds. OPEC oil price inches below $37VIENNA - The price for oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) slid to $36.92 Monday, just above this year’s record low price, which was set earlier this month, the oil cartel announced Tuesday. |