Poachers trying to poison rhinos in Assam’s national parkKAZIRANGA - Forest authorities in India’s northeastern state of Assam have intensified patrol at a famed national park as there are fears that poacher gangs might try and kill animals by poisoning the grass instead of gunning down the wildlife. Myanmar refugees head home from China as battles ending between government, rebelsNANSAN, China — Myanmar refugees began heading home from China on Monday as fighting between government troops and a rebel militia that left more than 30 people dead appeared to be over. Gulf countries should step up anti-terror drive: UAE paperABU DHABI - Gulf countries should accelerate their anti-terror drives as they are high profile targets for terrorists who want their heinous acts to get wider publicity, WAM news agency reported, citing a UAE newspaper. India moots tax reforms, Bill likely by end 2009NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that India proposes to reform its archaic tax laws, phase out exemptions, simplify rules on corporate mergers and help improve compliance. Dutch, Britons have chance to vent anger over political scandal and economic crisis in EU voteTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — A right-wing lawmaker called on Dutch voters worried about immigration to pick his party Thursday in European Parliament elections expected to bring successes for fringe and extremist groups. CPN-UML central committee meeting beginsKATHMANDU - The central committee meeting of the CPN-UML began here today to name the leader of proposed ruling coalition. IPL player-blogger mysteriously vanishesNEW DELHI - The mole who created ripples in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by spilling out the juicy dressing room gossip of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has suddenly stopped posting his missives after his blog made waves in the media. Sri Rama Sene will support Varun Gandhi: Pramod MuthalikBANGALORE - Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik has come out in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi, who stirred controversy with his alleged anti-Muslim hate speech, saying the Nehru scion had ‘the guts to speak the truth’. |