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| April 15, 2007 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 26, 1428 |
Thousands of Turks in anti-PM march
ANKARA, April 14: Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Turkey’s capital on Saturday to try to stop the ruling AK Party from picking Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as their presidential candidate because of his Islamist roots....
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32 killed as school bus hits truck
ANKARA, April 14: A bus carrying primary school students collided with a truck in central Turkey on Saturday, killing 32 people, a local governor said. Most of the dead were students...
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US consulate in Morocco targeted
CASABLANCA: Two suicide bombers killed themselves in an attack on US diplomatic offices in Morocco’s commercial hub Casablanca on Saturday in the first such targeted bombings in four years, witnesses said....
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Prince William breaks up with girlfriend
LONDON, April 14: Britain’s Prince William has broken up with his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton after a romance conducted under the full glare of the media spotlight....
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Bush, Democrats trade accusations over Iraq
WASHINGTON, April 14: President George W. Bush and congressional Democrats accused each other on Saturday failing to support US troops, showing no signs of backing down in their fight over funding for the Iraq war....
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US won’t free Iranians held in Iraq
WASHINGTON, April 14: In a move likely to irritate Tehran, the United States has decided not to release five Iranians captured in Iraq, a newspaper reported on Friday....
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Titanic’s passenger list goes online
LONDON, April 14: The names, ages and professions of passengers listed on the Titanic’s fateful journey have gone online for the first time, 95 years after the luxury ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage....
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US inaction forces Turkey to toughen line against Kurds
ANKARA: Turkish threats of a military incursion into northern Iraq to pursue Kurdish rebels represent a hardening line in Ankara amid exasperation with US inaction against the militants and what it...
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Women abandoning IT studies in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Brazil): Women are increasingly abandoning information technology courses in Brazil, in line with a global tendency, warns the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) and women professors in the field....
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Cuba’s offer for talks with US deserves reciprocity
WASHINGTON: Several months after Cuba’s revolutionary leader fell ill and left public view, Havana has clearly moved into the post-Fidel Castro era. Whether Washington will follow suit is another matter altogether....
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UK-Russia ties under strain
LONDON: Britain was nursing a giant diplomatic headache on Friday’s night, aware that Boris Berezovsky’s outburst will damage relations at a time when Russia’s cooperation is vital to maintaining pressure on...
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Scientists to reveal genes behind diseases
LONDON: The scientists behind this week’s discovery that some people are genetically predisposed to obesity are poised to reveal the genetic secrets behind a series of other serious but common illnesses....
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Animal trade risky for rare species
GUILIN (Southern China): The padlocked freezer at Xiongsen Bear and Tiger Mountain Village attracts little attention from the tourists who throng to the park each day....
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Man falls from NY Empire State Building
NEW YORK: A man fell to his death from the Empire State Building on Friday, police said, shutting down a bustling midtown Manhattan street just before afternoon rush hour....
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‘I was victimised,’ says Riza
WASHINGTON: The woman at the centre of a scandal that could force the resignation of World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz says she has been victimised and forced to take a transfer she never wanted in the first place....
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China launches satellite
BEIJING: China launched a navigation satellite on Saturday to be used for everything from tracking forest fires to public security, Xinhua news agency said. With more to be launched in coming...
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