Coalition airstrike kills 20 Taliban militants in AfghanistanKABUL - Twenty suspected Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike carried out by the US-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan, officials said in a statement Thursday. Britain starts withdrawing troops from IraqBAGHDAD - The British military Tuesday formally transferred control of its base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra to US forces in a ceremony attended by Iraqi leaders. Britain begins to pull out troops from IraqBAGHDAD - The British army is to begin Tuesday its official troops withdrawal from Iraq’s southern city of Basra, a police source said. Militants bring war to heart of PakistanISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s historic eastern city of Lahore has long been known as the country’s cultural capital, with dozens of theatres, film studios, fashion houses, historical sites and exotic food. Suicide attack kills eight in AfghanistanKABUL - A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-filled vest inside a district headquarter in southern Afghanistan Monday, killing eight people including police and civilians and wounded six others, a government spokesman said. Call for G20 summit to focus on protectionismGENEVA - Many experts feel next week’s Group of 20 (G20) meeting in London needs to be focused on fighting protectionism. They warn world leaders against getting distracted. A.R. Rahman announces his world tourKOCHI - Oscar winning music director A.R. Rahman has announced that he will undertake a world tour musical concert. Tennis federation to send security experts to ChennaiNEW DELHI/LONDON - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) Thursday asked its security advisers to visit Chennai and submit a report over the feasibility of holding the third-round Davis Cup tie between India and Australia there May 8-10. Madagascar’s Rajoelina in a corner after AU suspension for ‘coup’ADDIS ABABA/ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar’s new leader was in a corner Friday after the African Union (AU) suspended the country over his ‘coup’ and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said it was planning sanctions. Hippos more closely related to whales, not pigs, say researchersTORONTO - Hippos spend lots of time in the water and now, if researchers are to be believed, it turns out that they are the closest living relative to the whales. Astrophysicists spot “Blazar” galaxy that emits radiationWASHINGTON - An international team of astrophysicists, using telescopes on the ground and in space, has uncovered surprising changes in radiation emitted by an active galaxy classified as a Blazar. Jayalalitha warns Karunanidhi not to underestimate Third FrontCHENNAI - Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha has warned state Chief Minister Karunanidhi not to underestimate the strength of the newly launched ‘Third Front’. 10 Afghan police, two civilians dead in suicide attacksKABUL - Two suicide attacks in southern and western provinces of Afghanistan killed 10 policemen and two civilians, and wounded 30 others, officials said Monday. This February was the Earth’s ninth warmest since 1880WASHINGTON - The combined land and ocean surface average temperature for February was the ninth warmest since records began in 1880, according to an analysis by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Four tourists, guide killed in Yemen blastSANA’A - Four South Korean tourists and a Yemeni tour guide were killed when a bomb went off near a historical site in southeast Yemen Sunday, police and medics said. An early warning system for tsunami developedHYDERABAD - The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in Hyderabad has developed a Tsunami Early Warning System to provide special kind of data for the safety of people living in the Indian coastal areas. Times change at the Gypsy bride marketMOGILA - When a Roma from a southern Bulgarian clan is looking for a bride, he goes to the traditional gathering which his folk stage in Stara Zagora each year in late winter or early spring - though recently some brides want to dance more than to marry. International forces “not winning” their battle against Taliban: ISAF CommanderLONDON - The head of NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), General David McKiernan, has said that international forces are “not winning” their battle against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. Suicide attack on Sri Lankan Muslims kills 14COLOMBO - Fourteen people were killed and about 30, including a minister, were seriously wounded Tuesday as a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber targeted a procession celebrating Prophet Mohammed’s birthday in southern Sri Lanka, the authorities said. Prisoners begin fast unto death in BhutanKATHMANDU - Ten people, including an exiled journalist, have begun a fast unto death in Bhutan’s Chemgang Central Jail from Monday, a media organisation said. Sterlite to buy US copper mining firm for $1.7 bnMUMBAI - Sterlite Industries India, a subsidiary of London-based Vedanta Resources run by industrialist Anil Agarwal, Saturday said it was acquiring the assets of the bankrupt US copper mining firm Asarco for $1.7 billion. Sweden-Israel Davis Cup tie played amid heavy securityMALMO/STOCKHOLM - Swedish police officers greatly outnumbered anti-Israel protesters at the arena where Sweden and Israel finished 1-1 on the first day of their Davis Cup clash. Financial crisis hits China’s Asian Games sponsorsBEIJING - Several sponsors have withdrawn from next year’s Asian Games in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, raising fears that the global financial crisis could leave organisers short of funding, state media said. Credit rating firms now target small enterprisesCHENNAI - As the economic downturn bites and banks become more reluctant to lend to firms that do not have credit ratings, credit rating agencies are aggressively expanding to provide ratings for at least some of India’s 12.8 million small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Women voters outnumber men in five states, a union territoryNEW DELHI - In five Indian states and one union territory, women voters will play a crucial role in electing MPs for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as they outnumber their male counterparts, Election Commission statistics indicated Thursday. Two killed in Israeli air strikes on GazaGAZA - Israeli jets Wednesday evening launched a missile in northern Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians and wounding five, medics and witnesses said. Nepal keeps fingers crossed as India announces pollsKATHMANDU - Nepal has its fingers crossed after its southern neighbour India announced general elections in April and May, anticipating that a change in guard in New Delhi will impact Nepal’s ruling alliance and help or hinder the ongoing peace process. More food streets to open for Chandigarh’s night birdsCHANDIGARH - With the wonderful aromas, spicy snacks and appetising meals of Chandigarh’s only night food street attracting hundreds of people, the administration here has decided to open four other late night dining areas. Martin Luther King III arrives in KeralaTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - American human rights activist Martin Luther King III arrived here Sunday on a three-day state visit. Father unaware son has been a legislator for 10 yearsRAIPUR - Kawasi Lakhma has been a Chhattisgarh legislator for the past 10 years, but his 90-year-old father remains unaware of his status and hopes that Lakhma would return to the village and plough the fields again. |
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