Bombers are alive, says US official: Probe assumes ‘urgency’
WASHINGTON, July 10: US investigators suspect those who carried out deadly terror bombings in London last week remain alive, adding urgency to the investigation, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Sunday....
Bakiyev wins Kyrgyz presidency
BISHKEK, July 10: Kyrgyzstan’s acting President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won Sunday’s presidential elections by a landslide, a broadcast from the central election commission said, echoing earlier exit poll reports....
20 hurt in blast at Turkish resort
ANKARA, July 10: A bomb exploded in a seaside holiday resort in western Turkey on Sunday, leaving at least 20 people injured, including a number of foreign tourists, officials said....
G4’s bid for SC hits snag
UNITED NATIONS, July 10: A bid by Brazil, Germany, India and Japan to join an overhauled UN Security Council faced spirited opposition from regional rivals as the General Assembly readied for...
Dumped baby sues parents 28 years later
CHANDIGARH, July 10: More than 28 years after being dumped in the street as a newborn baby, an Indian woman is suing her biological parents for one million rupees (about 23,000 dollars) for abandoning her....
Pressure, persuasion push N. Korea back to talks
SEOUL: Stepped up contact with Pyongyang, a big incentive package from Seoul and increased international pressure were behind North Korea’s decision to return to stalled talks on its nuclear ambitions, analysts said on Sunday....
Africa is offered a little – at a price
GLENEAGLES: The G8 leaders offered Africa a little with one hand, but that offer cloaked intent to take back more — and with many more hands....
French struggle to bring back old music
VERSAILLES: In the very building where the French Revolution took shape, a team of officials, researchers, editors and musicians are seeking to revive the long-forgotten baroque music of monarchist France....
US losing edge in science, says study
WASHINGTON: More than half a century of US dominance in science and engineering may be slipping as America’s share of graduates in these fields falls relative to Europe and developing nations such as China and India, a study says....
Al Qaeda remains a lethal force
SINGAPORE: Fuelled by the Iraq war, Al Qaeda’s ability to inspire and direct Islamic radicals around the world has grown over recent years despite its own organizational structure being diminished, analysts say....
UK police ask firms to store emails
LONDON, July 10: British police have asked mobile phone and Internet companies to store the content of voicemails, emails and SMS text messages that were in their systems on the day of the London bombings, a police source said on Sunday....
Press says criminals were home-grown
LONDON, July 10: The London bombings are almost certainly the work of a home-grown terror cell, the British press said on Sunday as investigations deepened into blasts which killed at least 50 people....
Arsonists target British mosque
LONDON, July 10: Suspected arsonists set a mosque in northwestern England on fire on Saturday, police said. A man living in a flat above the Shahjalal Mosque, which is part of...