Iceland’s parliament narrowly votes to apply for European Union membership.REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Iceland’s parliament voted by a narrow margin Thursday to apply for membership in the European Union, moving to relinquish some of the recession-hit country’s cherished independence in the name of stability. Yeddyurappa hails BJP show in Karnataka, grieves NDA defeatBANGALORE - For Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, D-day turned into an anti-climax as the joy of his party winning 19 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the state was dashed by the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the national level. |