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August 08, 2007 Wednesday Rajab 23, 1428 35 Taliban, six Afghan police killed KABUL, Aug 7: Fresh battles in insurgency-plagued Afghanistan on Tuesday left 35 Taliban fighters and six policemen dead, officials said. US-led coalition forces killed more than 20 militants when they repelled... Bush, Karzai failed to help hostages, say families SEOUL, Aug 7: The relatives of 21 South Koreans kidnapped by the Taliban said on Tuesday that summit talks between US President George W. Bush and Afghanistan''s Hamid Karzai had not made enough effort to save their lives.... Saudi team to visit Iraq next week: Embassy in Baghdad RIYADH, Aug 7: Saudi Arabia is sending a delegation to Iraq next week to explore the possibility of reopening of the kingdom''s embassy in Baghdad, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Faisal announced at a press conference in Jeddah on Tuesday.... Israel shaken after religious troops refuse orders JERUSALEM, Aug 7: Israel plunged into bitter debate over the source of authority for many of its soldiers on Tuesday after a group of troops refused orders to evacuate hardline Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.... UK wants release of Guantanamo prisoners LONDON, Aug 7: The foreign secretary and the home secretary have decided to request the release from Guantanamo Bay and return to the UK of five men who, whilst not UK nationals, were legally resident here prior to their detention.... Bail granted to Hasina in extortion case DHAKA, Aug 7: The High Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday granted Awami League president Sheikh Hasina bail in the second extortion case filed bybusinessman and also stayed the operation of the Anti-Corruption Commission''s notice asking for her wealth statements.... Abe to avoid shrine on war anniversary TOKYO, Aug 7: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided not to visit a controversial war shrine on the sensitive anniversary next week of Japan''s defeat in World War II, a report said Tuesday.... Three killed in Assam blast GUWAHATI, Aug 7: Three people were killed and 10 injured in a powerful explosion on Tuesday in India''s northeastern state of Assam, ahead of the country''s Independence Day celebrations next week, police said.... Russia test-fires ballistic missile MOSCOW, Aug 7: Russia successfully test fired a ballistic missile from a strategic nuclear missile submarine in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, a navy spokesman said.... Hillary, Thompson seek opposite gender’s votes WASHINGTON: Women are flocking to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Democratic presidential candidacy and men are doing the same for Republican Fred Thompson. Yet for all that support, both candidates are showing early vulnerabilities wooing voters of the opposite sex.... US faces obstacles as it seeks to improve ties with Turkey WASHINGTON: Bush administration officials see Turkey’s recent election as an opportunity to improve strained relations with an important ally, but they face obstacles that may be beyond their control.... S. Korea on way to becoming full-fledged robot producer SEOUL: South Korea, at the forefront of the drive to develop robots which can do anything from guarding the border to caring for the elderly, is now drawing up a code of ethics for them.... Somalia talks fail to enforce peace MOGADISHU: Critics may say Somalia’s national reconciliation conference has little concrete to show half-way into the six-week meeting of 2,000 delegates charged with dragging the Horn of Africa nation out of anarchy.... BD court hears appeals in ’75 coup case DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court resumed on Tuesday the appeal hearings of five people sentenced to death for killing the country’s first president and independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in a 1975 coup.... For Bolivian women work comes first LA PAZ: The role of self-sacrifising wife and mother who stays at home is no longer the main goal of many Bolivian women. The National Survey on Women’s Perceptions of Exclusion... World hit by extreme weather events GENEVA: Many parts of the world have experienced record extreme weather conditions including unusual floods, heatwaves, storms and cold snaps since the beginning of the year, the... Rowling loses London court battle LONDON: Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling on Tuesday lost a court fight in London to ban publication of a photograph of her young son. Rowling, whose seventh and final Potter book... UK floods to cost £3billion LONDON: Britain''s recent floods will cost insurers up to three billion pounds ($6.2 billion), the main industry body said on Tuesday, significantly upping its previous estimate.... 13 charged in Mumbai train bombings MUMBAI: An Indian court formally charged 13 men with murder and other charges for their alleged roles in train bombings last year that killed 187 people in India''s financial capital of Mumbai.... 780-year-old pine tree discovered HELSINKI: Scientists in Finland have discovered a 780-year-old sylvester pine tree, the oldest living specimen known in Scandinavia, a research institute said on Tuesday. The ancient “Pinus sylvestris”, a contemporary of... Army women deny charge KATHMANDU: Two female soldiers in Nepal said they had been kicked out of the army after being found in bed together and accused of a sexual relationship, the Kathmandu Post reported on Tuesday.... Most expensive Asian city SINGAPORE: Seoul remains the most expensive place to stay in Asia for expatriates due mainly to the stronger won, while living costs in Japan have eased because of a weaker yen, a survey released on Tuesday showed....

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