Smoky Mountains Park marks 75th anniversary with hikes, homecomingsGATLINBURG, Tenn. — The ancient blue-green mountains with breathtaking vistas and distinctive mists are home to salamanders and black bears, 19th century log cabins, rippling streams, waterfalls and more than 800 miles of trails, including a large section of the Georgia-to-Maine Appalachian Trail. Russia ready to buy IMF bonds worth $10 bn: PutinMOSCOW - Russia is ready to buy $10 billion worth of bonds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. Netanyahu rejects US calls for West Bank settlement freeze as ‘unreasonable’HAVAT GILAD, West Bank — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected President Barack Obama’s demand for a freeze on West Bank Jewish settlement construction, but his government’s move to dismantle some squatter camps set off a rampage by Jewish settlers against Palestinians. Trial looms for Ga. Tech student accused of plotting ‘violent jihad’ against bases, refineriesATLANTA — Armed with a handheld video camera, a Georgia university student drove with a friend in April 2005 to Washington, D.C., and captured scenes of the Capitol, the Pentagon and other locations. Threatened tribal families take refuge in District Collector’s officeNARAYANPATRA - Thirty families of Kondh community have taken shelter in District Collector’s office after being left homeless in Narayanpatna area here following a Maoist support group’s attack on their village. Pakistan military says it has regained full control of largest town in Swat from TalibanISLAMABAD — Pakistani troops have retaken the largest town in the Swat Valley from the Taliban as the army presses its offensive against militants in the country’s northwest, the army spokesman said Saturday. Oklahoma drugstore shooting stirs debate over self-defense, turns a pharmacist into folk heroOKLAHOMA CITY — Confronted by two holdup men, pharmacist Jerome Ersland pulled a gun, shot one of them in the head and chased the other away. Then, in a scene recorded by the drugstore’s security camera, he went behind the counter, got another gun, and pumped five more bullets into the wounded teenager as he lay on the floor. Gunmen wound 3 people at Ahmadinejad’s campaign office in southeast IranTEHRAN, Iran — Gunmen wounded three people at one of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s campaign offices in southeast Iran on Friday, a day after a bombing in a Shiite mosque in the same city killed 25 people, the official news agency said. Left Front asks ministers to regain voter confidenceKOLKATA - After its dismal show in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal’s ruling Left Front Thursday asked its ministers to speed up implementation of projects benefiting the common man and regain confidence among the voters who had veered to the opposition. US House panel drops India mention in Pakistan aid billWASHINGTON - A US House panel has dropped explicit demands for preventing terrorist attacks against India and access to nuclear smuggler A.Q.Khan as conditions in a legislation that triples US aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion annually. Mega project for Ghaziabad difficult after NDA’s defeat: RajnathGHAZIABAD - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh, who won the Ghaziabad Lok Sabha seat in the polls, admitted Tuesday that his dream to bring a mega project to the area may not turn into reality following the defeat of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Union Cabinet meeting endsNEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet meeting ended here today with the passing of a resolution to dissolve the 14th Lok Sabha. Can US banks repay loans? Fears it could threaten recoveryWASHINGTON - US banks declaring their readiness to pay back government loans would usually be considered a good sign, but the depth of the global financial crisis has left some experts wary that such actions could stall the country’s possible turnaround. Congress inching towards majority in Andhra assemblyHYDERABAD - The ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh may retain power as it was inching towards a majority in the state assembly. Naveen Patnaik to play key role in government formation (Profile)BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to play a key role in government formation after the Lok Sabha election results are out — besides retaining power in the state. ‘Lotus will not be allowed to bloom,’ says PaswanNEW DELHI - The “lotus will not be allowed to bloom” at the Centre at any cost, said Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan. Kenya, India to beef up ties in small industry sectorADDIS ABABA - In yet another indication of India’s growing interest in the East African region, the country’s National Small Industries Corp (NSIC) has signed an agreement with Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE) to strengthen cooperation in the small scale industry sector. Italian climber Achille Compagnoni, one of first to reach K2 summit in 1954, dies at age 94ROME — Italian climber Achille Compagnoni, a member of the first team to reach the summit of the world’s second-highest peak, died Wednesday. He was 94. Senate confirms Craig Fugate as FEMA chief after La. senator lifts hold on his nominationWASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed President Barack Obama’s pick to head the nation’s emergency management agency Tuesday after a Louisiana Republican agreed to stop blocking the vote amid bipartisan criticism that the agency was left vulnerable with hurricane season just a few weeks away. House Democratic leader says hearings should look into Pelosi’s interrogation briefingWASHINGTON — The House majority leader reluctantly agreed Tuesday that congressional hearings should investigate Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s assertion that she wasn’t informed, more than six years ago, that harsh interrogation methods were used on an al-Qaida leader. Hunt for numbers: PM calls Nitish, BJP woos Naidu, Left waits (Roundup)NEW DELHI - With barely four days left for judgment day, both the BJP and the Congress Tuesday stepped up their hunt for post-poll allies to shore up the numbers in what is widely expected to be a hung parliament. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,293 Monday, according to Associated Press countAs of Monday, May 11, 2009, at least 4,293 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Prosecutors: More than 100 under investigation, 2 arrested, in MAN bribery probeBERLIN — More than 100 people are under investigation in a probe of alleged bribery at German truck maker MAN AG, and two were arrested last week, prosecutors said Monday. NKorea vows to bolster nuclear arsenal, citing Obama administration’s ‘hostile’ policiesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea vowed Friday to bolster its atomic arsenal in response to what it called Washington’s “hostile” policy, even as a special envoy for President Barack Obama traveled to the region in a bid to draw Pyongyang back to nuclear negotiations. Left support depends on numbers game after polls: PranabNEW DELHI - Senior Congress leader and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said that support from the Left parties for government formation would depend on the numbers game after the elections. Bouquets, brickbats galore for Rahul GandhiNEW DELHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s place in the politics of tomorrow may be a certainty after his emergence as the party’s most visible face in the Lok Sabha elections. But while some first timers are drawn towards his focus on the youth, many are unimpressed. Chrysler gets urgent court approval for loanWASHINGTON - Perched on the brink of collapse, Chrysler LLC. crept forward Tuesday with approval by a US bankruptcy judge to start drawing down from a government loan to pay outstanding bills. Help us to disarm Taliban, says PakistanLONDON - Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has urged the global community to play its role in stopping the flow of weapons to the Taliban instead of questioning the government’s competency to deal with the problem. Taliban take up positions in northwestern Pakistan town as peace deal unravelsISLAMABAD — Taliban militants patrolled the streets of a northwestern town Tuesday and residents were urged to flee as a peace deal widely criticized as a surrender to the extremists appeared on the verge of collapse, witnesses and officials said. Obama plans tax crackdown on firms setting shop in IndiaWASHINGTON - Contending that the current US tax system gives US-based multinationals shipping jobs to places like India an unfair advantage over domestic rivals, President Barack Obama has announced plans to reduce tax breaks for them. |
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