Bush’s political ‘brain’ decides to quit
WASHINGTON, Aug 13: Top White House adviser Karl Rove, who has often been called George W. Bush''s political “brain” and linked to the most controversial decisions of his presidency, said in...
Singh is lying on nuclear deal, says BJP
NEW DELHI, Aug 13: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday defended the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement before parliament, saying it had secured Delhi''s right to conduct future nuclear tests, but...
Indian state to set up special courts over Mumbai riots
NEW DELHI, Aug 13: The Congress Party-led government in India’s Maharashtra state has agreed to set up special courts to deal with “around two dozen serious cases” mentioned in the Justice...
US students want to carry guns to class
WASHINGTON, Aug 13: A group of students in the US state of Virginia wants to be allowed to carry guns to class, saying it would prevent a repetition of the massacre...
Mental health disorders bedevil US army
BAGHDAD: Lieutenant Clay Hanna looks sick and white. Like his colleagues he does not seem to sleep. Hanna says he catches up by napping on a cot between operations in the command centre, amid the noise of radio....
Australian farmer lured into internet kidnap plot
SYDNEY: A sheep farmer from a remote Australian community whose quest for love on the internet took him to the jaws of death in Africa has admitted he was naive and is lucky to be alive....