Lawyer: Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi charged with violating house arrest

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was charged Thursday with violating terms of her house arrest in a bizarre case involving an American man who swam across a lake to sneak into her home, her lawyer said.

Lawyer says Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi to be tried over US intruder

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken by armed escort Thursday to a prison compound where she will be tried in connection with the intrusion of an American man who sneaked into her compound, her lawyer said.

Lok Sabha battle ends, India heads for cliffhanger verdict

NEW DELHI - India was headed for a badly fractured Lok Sabha making government formation a tough task, television projections late Wednesday showed, as one of the country’s most fiercely contested battles for power ended after voting by some 428 million people.

Chicago couple sparks movement to revitalize business communities _ one black dollar at a time

ATLANTA — It’s been two months since 2-year-old Cori pulled the gold stud from her left earlobe, and the piercing is threatening to close as her mother, Maggie Anderson, hunts for a replacement.

Pakistan finally gets the message: Taliban, not India, real threat

WASHINGTON - A three-way summit here has apparently brought home to Pakistan the US message delivered by President Barack Obama to officials down the line that Taliban extremists within the country rather than India pose its real threat.

Report: German economy minister says Fiat, Magna bids for Opel both leave questions open

BERLIN — Germany’s economy minister was quoted as saying Saturday that questions remain over plans by both Fiat SpA and auto parts maker Magna International Inc. to invest in General Motors’ main European unit, Opel, and stressed that he is equally open to both suitors.

Lopez struggling to lose weight after baby

LONDON - Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez says she is struggling to lose her fat after giving birth to twins.

Edward used campaign money to cover-up of illicit affair?

WASHINGTON - Former Senator John Edwards did not only act immorally when he cheated on his dying wife with a campaign staffer, but he also used campaign money to cover up his illicit affair.

Thomas Levet wins Spanish Open by 2 shots to become 1st Frenchman with 5 European Tour wins

GIRONA, Spain — Thomas Levet became the first Frenchman to win five PGA European Tour titles on Sunday, shooting a 4-under 68 to win the Spanish Open by two strokes over Fabrizio Zanotti of Paraguay.

Pennetta stuns Jankovic again for Stuttgart semis berth

STUTTGART - Flavia Pennetta of Italy did it again to Jelena Jankovic with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 win as the Serbian title holder crashed out of the Porsche Grand Prix quarter-finals.

Delhi sizzles, but it’s cooler than Wednesday

NEW DELHI - It was a scorching day Thursday with the heat wave sweeping through the national capital. However, according to the Met department, the mercury level has dipped a little since the day before.

A look at what’s surprised, troubled, enchanted and humbled Obama in his first 100 days

Here’s what President Barack Obama says has surprised, troubled, enchanted and humbled him in his first 100 days in office:

Jokinen, Staal score in final 1:20 to beat Devils in Game 7

NEWARK, N.J. — The Carolina Hurricanes stole their first-round series from the New Jersey Devils with one of the greatest last-minute comebacks in NHL history.

Bofors case: Quattrocchi no longer on CBI’s most wanted list

NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has removed the name of the lone surviving suspect in the Bofors payoff case Ottavio Quattrocchi from its list of most wanted persons.

Fear, anger, laughter as Mexico’s capital copes with possibility of global flu epidemic

MEXICO CITY — The schools and museums are closed. Sold-out games between Mexico’s most popular soccer teams are being played in empty stadiums. Health workers are ordering sickly passengers off subways and buses. And while bars and nightclubs filled up as usual, even some teenagers were dancing with surgical masks on.

Duminy feeling the pressure of playing behind Tendulkar, Jayasuriya in IPL

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa batting star J P Duminy is feeling the pressure of playing behind superstars Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya in the elite Mumbai Indians batting line-up in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a Sports24 report has revealed.

Spirit of democracy triumphs over militants’ guns

AGARTALA - His life was shattered by terrorists’ bullets, but that is not going to stop Amar Ranjan Shil from casting his first vote.

Rifts in the poll panel ‘nothing new’, says Gopalaswami

NEW DELHI - Bureaucrats don’t need to resign when their recommendations get rejected, former chief election commissioner N. Gopalaswami said Tuesday, a day after demitting office following a controversial three-year tenure as head of the poll panel.

Patil arrives in Spain, calls for strengthening forces of peace

Madrid (Spain) , April 20, 2009 (ANI): President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil on Monday called for strengthening the forces of peace soon after arriving in Spanish capital Madrid.

Two Indian Americans named on Obama team

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has formed a three-man team, including two Indian Americans, to help break Washington’s ‘bad habits’ of wasteful spending and move recession-hit America from recovery to prosperity.

Kim Kardashian wants ‘a six pack by summer’

WASHINGTON - Kim Kardashian is sweating it hard in the gym these days because she is determined to get a “six-pack by summer”.

Mischa Barton likes moody men with geeky twist!

WASHINGTON - Mischa Barton says she enjoys dating moody men.

The former The O.C. star confessed that she likes potential suitors to have a “dark side”, but they should have a geeky side too.
And she is happy for a partner who occasionally sulks - because she is also prone to suffering “huge lows”, reports Contactmusic.

Goa Congress objects to NCP’s Pawar-as-PM campaign

PANAJI - The Congress party, which has a seat-sharing arrangement with the Nationalist Congress Party in Goa, Thursday objected to NCP workers’ statements that their party chief Sharad Pawar would be the prime minister if the coalition wins.

‘Thriller’ voted ‘Greatest Album of all Time’

LONDON - Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ has topped a new poll of ‘The Greatest Albums of all Time’.

Bibi Russel’s ethnic collection kicks off Kolkata Fashion Week

KOLKATA - The inaugural Kolkata Fashion Week opened Thursday with Bangladesh’s international model-turned designer Bibi Russell showcasing her ‘gamcha’ (stole) and natural fibre collection.

George Fernandes files nomination as independent

PATNA - Veteran socialist leader George Fernandes, denied a ticket by the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Wednesday filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate from Muzaffarpur constituency in Bihar, hours after he was reported to have taken ill.

My deal an acknowledgement to non-fiction: Ramchandra Guha

NEW DELHI - Author Ramchandra Guha, has who clinched a Rs.97 lakh deal with Penguin India for seven books, feels that the ‘amount paid by the publisher is an acknowledgement of the imbalance that exists between fiction and non-fiction’.

BBC’s black Friar Tuck irks historians

LONDON - The English folk law has been reshaped - courtesy BBC. In its new series, Robin Hood has been armed with black warrior Friar Tuck - a change which has not been well received by historians.

I have always given special place and respect to women: Mulayam

LUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said he always respected women and also given them proper respect and place in the party.

Indian fans disappointed with IPL going out of India

NEW DELHI - Last summer, Sourav Dey, a software engineer working in Delhi took leave in April especially to be with his family and friends and be a part of the maddening crowd cheering the Kolkata Knight Riders on their home turf.