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| July 22, 2007 | Sunday | Rajab 06, 1428 |
Taliban claim killing two German hostages
KANDAHAR, July 21: A spokesman for Afghanistan''s Taliban claimed on Saturday the militants had killed two Germans and five Afghan hostages and threatened that 23 South Korean captives could meet the same fate....
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Turkey warns of incursion into Iraq
ANKARA, July 21: Turkey warned on Saturday that it could send troops into northern Iraq after Sunday''s general elections if talks with Iraqi and US officials fail to produce effective measures against Kurdish rebels based there....
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US troops raid Baghdad mosque complex
BAGHDAD, July 21: US and Iraqi troops raided a prominent Baghdad mosque complex and detained 18 suspected militants on Saturday, while a bomb aboard a minibus in the capital killed five people....
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Thousands stranded by floods in England
LONDON, July 21: More than 2,000 people woke up on Saturday in make-shift shelters in southern and west central England after abandoning their cars on flooded highways or leaving trains disrupted by torrential rains....
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11 killed in Sri Lanka violence
COLOMBO: Eleven people were killed and three wounded in battles between security forces and Tamil Tiger rebels across Sri Lanka''s north and eastern regions, the defence ministry said on Saturday....
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Bush okays CIA’s interrogation techniques
WASHINGTON, July 21: US President Bush signed an order on Saturday that allows the CIA to resume some of the harsh interrogation methods it has used against terrorism suspects....
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Japan rejects IAEA offer over N-plant
TOKYO, July 21: Japan has turned down an offer of help from the UN nuclear watchdog following last week''s quake which damaged the world''s biggest nuclear power plant, media reported on Saturday....
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North Korea renews demand for light water reactor
BEIJING, July 21: North Korea''s top nuclear envoy said on Saturday Pyongyang wanted a light-water reactor as compensation for shutting down its nuclear programmes....
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Call for release of Saudi reform activist
RIYADH, July 21: Rights groups have called for the release of a prominent Saudi reform activist and a woman arrested for leading a rare protest last week in the city of Buraidah, north of capital Riyadh....
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West needs to treat Islam, extremism separately
WASHINGTON: Nearly half of Americans have a generally unfavourable view of Islam, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted last year, a number that has risen since the Sept....
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Last book is a fitting finale for Harry Potter series
NEW YORK: Clearly, since this is the last chapter, J.K. Rowling decided to go all out. It may not be the longest book in the series, but “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” definitely packs the most punch....
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Military impunity is the greatest hindrance for Nepal’s peace process
LONDON: On Monday, Lt General Rukmangad Katuwal, the head of the army in Nepal, is scheduled to arrive in Britain for a red carpet visit organised by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)....
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Erdogan tipped to retain power in Turkey
ANKARA: Turkish leaders wrapped up their campaigns on Saturday in early legislative elections with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan tipped to retain power after a political crisis that polarised the country....
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US-Iran talks should be frequent, confidential
WASHINGTON: After an eight-week hiatus, the American and Iranian ambassadors in Baghdad are scheduled to meet soon to discuss Iraq. Some accounts portray these encounters as a departure from decades of non-communication....
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Railways: Mumbai’s lifeline
LONDON: There used to be poetry on the railways. Ask Hardy or Wordsworth, Auden or Betjeman. Actually, don’t, they’re dead. But that’s my point: the poetry has gone from the tracks....
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Teachers protest Hasina’s arrest
DHAKA: Teachers at Bangladesh''s main university taught classes on Saturday wearing black badges in protest at former premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed''s arrest and were later questioned by intelligence officials, the teachers'' association said....
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Four Asian workers killed in S. Arabia
RIYADH: Four Asian workers died in a fire at Saudi Arabia''s Ras Tanura oil terminal on the Gulf, though the blaze did not affect production or loading activities, state oil giant Saudi Aramco said on Saturday....
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Tareq Aziz in intensive care
AMMAN: Ailing former Iraqi deputy premier Tareq Aziz has been hospitalised after temporarily losing consciousness at the US prison where he is being held in Iraq and is intensive care, his son said on Saturday....
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New party launched in BD
DHAKA: Rebels from Bangladesh''s two main parties launched a new party on Saturday in what they said was a bid to create corruption-free politics in the south Asian country....
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