Nepali woman gang raped in DelhiNEW DELHI - A 21-year-old Nepali woman, who had come to Delhi a few weeks ago was gang raped by three men in east Delhi, police said Sunday. Showdown looms as President Zelaya plans return to Honduras; his potential escorts unclearTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — President Manuel Zelaya is insisting on a confrontation with the government that ousted him from Honduras. But just how he’ll reenter his country remains unclear. G-8 summit in quake-hit Italian town brings hopes for help and fears of wasted resourcesL’AQUILA, Italy — At this week’s Group of Eight summit, the leaders will stay in a barracks instead of the usual luxury hotel. The road to the site is lined with ghostly houses ruined by the earthquake that hit the central Italian mountain town of L’Aquila three months ago. Iran says has released British-Greek reporter; reformists call for president to step downTEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sunday it has released a British-Greek journalist detained for two weeks during its postelection crackdown as opposition forces pressing their claims of fraud called for parliament to dismiss President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Saddam Hussein’s FBI interrogation files reveal ‘almost’ allWASHINGTON - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s interrogations by the FBI, after his capture in December 2003, have been released in form of transcripts, revealing some of the last thoughts of the Iraqi dictator. Zimbabwe vows to withdraw troops from diamond fields after allegations of killings, abusesHARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe has promised to withdraw its soldiers from diamond fields in the east, an official newspaper reported Sunday — a week after a rights group alleged the military was committing killings and abuses in the area. Showdown looms in Honduras as deposed President Zelaya vows return, urges backers to massTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras braced for confrontation Sunday as ousted President Manuel Zelaya insisted on coming home to reclaim his post, urging his supporters to mass at the airport for a showdown with the interim government in power since the army sent him into exile a week ago. Mamata uses rail budget to needle Left FrontKOLKATA - Trinamool Congress chief and Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday lost no opportunity to needle West Bengal’s ruling Left Front when she proposed a new rail line from Singur to Nandigram and sops for Lalgarh - areas in the state that have witnessed violent anti-Left agitations. Achuthanandan leaves his fate to ‘party and people’NEW DELHI - Under attack from CPI-M party members in his state, Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said Friday he had left the issue of his continuing in the post to “the party and the people”. Official: Electrical part failure caused Staten Island ferry to lose power, slam into pierNEW YORK — Authorities say a transformer failure caused a Staten Island ferry to lose power and slam into a New York City pier earlier this week. Interim Honduras leader says he is open to early vote; OAS chief prepares to deliver ultimatumTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim leader said he was open to early elections if it resolves an impasse with the world community, as a top diplomat headed to the Central American nation to demand he restore the president ousted by a coup. Southern California-to-Las Vegas train route wins federal designationLAS VEGAS — The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated a federal high-speed rail corridor, in a move that officials hope would signal increased cooperation between the regions on building speedier train travel. 3 more banks fail as FDIC seeks stronger rules for buyers of failed banksWASHINGTON — Three Illinois banks were shuttered Thursday as government regulators proposed new rules for private equity firms seeking to take over failed banks. Marines battle Taliban in massive Afghan offensive; suffer first casualtiesNAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and several others were injured or wounded on the first full day of the assault, the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the fall of Taliban government in 2001. Putin must realize that the cold war is over: Obama
Ford Canada says it led auto sales in June for the first time in 50 yearsTORONTO — Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. has claimed the top spot in Canadian vehicle sales in June for the first time in 50 years, the company reported Thursday. Education secretary challenges NEA to stop resisting teacher pay tied to student performanceWASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan challenged members of the National Education Association Thursday to stop resisting the idea of linking teacher pay to student achievement. Iraq’s top Shiite clerics are silent on political struggles next door in IranNAJAF, Iraq — There is no place outside Iran that has closer links to Tehran’s ruling establishment than Iraq’s holy Shiite city of Najaf, where the silence during Iran’s post-election crisis says much about the deep complexities of their cross-border bonds. EPA approves TVA plan to dump millions of tons of coal ash from Tenn. spill in Ala. landfillBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The nation’s largest utility can dump millions of tons of coal ash from a Tennessee spill into an Alabama landfill, federal regulators said Thursday, despite criticism that the plan is unfair to one of Alabama’s poorest counties. 2 bombs targeting police, government workers kill 8, injure 30 in PakistanRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Two bombs targeting police and government workers killed up to eight people and wounded scores more Thursday — latest attacks to hit Pakistan as it battles Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan. Backbenchers are in limelight for once (Parliament Diary)NEW DELHI - Backbenches in the Lok Sabha, obscured by pillars in a circular chamber, are no longer the haunt of MPs who want to remain unheard of and even perhaps unseen. They are occupied by gen-next, no less. UN General Assembly condemns military coup in Honduras, demands president’s return to powerUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously condemned the military coup in Honduras and demanded President Manuel Zelaya’s immediate return to power, a decision the ousted Honduran leader called “historic.” 40-year-old man commits suicideNEW DELHI - A 40-year-old man Tuesday allegedly committed suicide by jumping off from the second floor of a hospital in south Delhi, police said, even as his family alleged he was killed. India to view longest solar eclipse July 22NEW DELHI - India will view 21st century’s longest solar eclipse July 22 which will provide a life time opportunity to scientists and sky gazers to study this grand spectacle of nature. Aviation fuel prices hiked againNEW DELHI - State-run oil companies Tuesday raised jet fuel prices by over 6 percent, the fourth hike in two months, after crude oil price at the global market reached a seven-month high of $72 per barrel. Chandigarh records decade’s lowest rainfall in JuneCHANDIGARH - The rain gods have not been kind to Chandigarh this year, with the city recording the decade’s lowest rainfall in the month of June. BJP reaffirms commitment to Ram templeNEW DELHI - As its senior leaders met to discuss the Liberhan Commission report that probed the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to a Ram temple on the site of the 16th century mosque in Ayodhya. Minister seeks to focus India’s attention on climate changeNEW DELHI - Climate change is one of three issues that dominate the international agenda today; the others are terrorism and the global financial crisis. India’s Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh is now keen to ensure that climate change becomes part of the “domestic political discourse”. Japan’s jobless rate rises to 5 1/2-year high while household spending edges upTOKYO — Japan’s jobless rate rose to a five-and-a-half year high in May, the government said Tuesday, possibly delaying a recovery for the world’s second-largest economy even as manufacturers enjoy a nascent rebound. SC governor’s affair with Argentine woman changes political landscape for would-be successorsCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford’s bombshell admission of an affair with an Argentine woman has touched off a delicate political dance among fellow South Carolina Republicans vying to replace him when his term ends. |
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WASHINGTON — Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin “still has a lot of sway” in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
