Plot to kill Indonesian president exposed as police rush to identify dead terrorist suspectJAKARTA, Indonesia —Police scrambled Sunday to identify the body of a suspected terrorist killed in a farmhouse gunbattle after discovering a plot to kill Indonesia’s president in a suicide car bombing. NYC mayor says 9 believed dead after small plane, helcipter collide over the Hudson RiverNEW YORK —A small private plane collided with a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River on Saturday, scattering debris in the water and forcing thousands of people on the New Jersey waterfront to scamper for cover. Nine people on both aircraft were presumed dead. Tourism officials hope summer travelers keep Indianapolis in sights for more than Indy 500INDIANAPOLIS — Indy 500 drivers go through up to five 22-gallon tanks of fuel as they roar around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on race day each May. Somali pirates seize small Dutch ship, diplomat says; Romanian pleads for return of sailorsNAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates seized a small Dutch ship Thursday in the Gulf of Aden, the latest hijacking in one of the world’s busiest and most dangerous waterways, a Western diplomat said. Parents urged to stop kids’ ’sexting’SYDNEY - Parents will be urged to keep an on eye on their kids in a campaign to stop an alarming rise in the number of teenagers involved in ’sexting’. Sri Lankan boy held captive in Malaysia rescuedKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities rescued a Sri Lankan teenager who had been held captive for eight months and arrested two suspects, a news report said Sunday. Bloggers are like my extended family: Amitabh BachchanMUMBAI - He calls them his extended family, shares his day-to-day life with them and is now looking forward to see the faces of those who regularly visit his blog. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who completed a year of blogging April 17, doesn’t want to tag his online friends who enrich his life as ‘faceless’. Part I of the text of President Barack Obama’s news conference on WednesdayText of President Barack Obama’s news conference on Wednesday at the White House, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions: Now, lip-reading computer to interpret different languagesWASHINGTON - In a breakthrough study, researchers from University of East Anglia (UEA) have developed a novel computer, which can distinguish between different languages. Hollywood celebs come forward to save Slumdog’s Rubina AliLONDON - A number of Hollywood celeb parents have expressed their desire to adopt ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ child star Rubina Ali after her dad tried to sell her, it has emerged. Children’s diaries: corporal punishment must stopNEW DELHI - Diaries kept by some child reporters at the instance of NGOs reveal a sordid saga of how young students are thrashed, punished, humiliated daily by teachers in schools across India. They also reveal how 11-year-old Shano Khan’s death in Delhi is far from being an isolated case. BJP battling hard to retain both Arunachal seatsITANAGAR - The battle lines for elections to the two parliamentary seats in Arunachal Pradesh are drawn with the Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) trying its best to retain both seats, while the Congress party puts up a tough challenge. I don’t think Shah Rukh ever was ‘King Khan’: Aamir KhanNEW DELHI - Keeping up his swipes at superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the No.1 slot in Bollywood, Aamir Khan, riding on the super success of his revenge drama ‘Ghajini’, has said he never thought Shah Rukh was ever on the top pedestal at all. I will reveal more, says expelled CPI-M MPTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM MA - Expelled Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP A.P. Abdulla Kutty Sunday said he will expose the ideological contradictions in the party. LA Galaxy say Beckham deal not imminentROME - Los Angeles Galaxy chief executive Tim Leiweke has denied a deal was imminent to allow David Beckham to join AC Milan. Tsvangirai promises change in ZimbabweHARARE/JOHANNESBURG - Following his historic swearing-in as prime minister, Zimbabwe’s former longtime opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai Wednesday pledged to work towards ending his country’s humanitarian crisis and called for a process of national healing. US to raise A Q Khan’s release issue with PakistanWASHINGTON - Expressing disappointment at the release of Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan accused of selling nuclear secrets in the black market, the US says its special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke would raise the issue with Islamabad. Mumbai attacks planned in Europe: FIA officialISLAMABAD - An official of Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed Monday that the Mumbai terror attacks were planned in Europe. The agency, however, denied the report. India hopes Pakistan won’t backtrack on KasabNEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD - A day after Pakistan officially owned up to the nationality of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Mumbai attacker in Indian custody, New Delhi Thursday hoped Islamabad would not backtrack on this and asked it to fulfil its anti-terror pledge. Proteas’ losses to Aussies now a thing of past: SteynMELBOURNE - South Africa’s young fast bowler Dale Steyn said Tuesday his side’s frequent defeats to Australia is now a thing of the past. |
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