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| September 26, 2007 | Wednesday | Ramazan 13, 1428 |
Fukuda elected PM, forms new cabinet
TOKYO, Sept 25: Yasuo Fukuda, a seasoned moderate lawmaker, was chosen Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday, then tapped veteran ministers from his predecessor’s cabinet to confront a powerful opposition keen to force an election....
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Iran president given hostile reception at Columbia University NEW YORK, Sept 25: When Iranian President Ahmadinejad landed in New York, he was greeted by a screaming headline in a New York tabloid ‘Evil Has Landed’ and scores of demonstrations...
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Cuba walks out of UN General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25: Foreign Minister of Cuba Felipe Perez Roque on Tuesday walked out of the UN General Assembly when US President George Bush in his remarks criticised the Island nation....
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Canadian military accused of writing Karzai’s speech
OTTAWA, Sept 25: A speech that Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivered to Canada’s parliament a year ago, urging the country’s continued military support, was nothing more than a “political stunt”, written...
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Curfew imposed on Myanmar cities
YANGON, Sept 25: Myanmar’s junta announced the imposition of a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the country’s two main cities on Wednesday after pouring security forces into Yangon to try to end the biggest protests against military rule in nearly 20 years....
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40 killed in Afghan violence
KANDAHAR, Sept 25: Nearly 40 people, including a Canadian soldier and an Afghan police commander, were killed in a new wave of violence across Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday....
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Israel hopes to benefit from US-India N-deal
VIENNA, Sept 25: Israel is looking to a US-India nuclear deal to expand its own ties to suppliers, quietly lobbying for an exemption to non-proliferation rules so it can legally import atomic material, according to documents made available on Tuesday....
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Lebanon presidential vote put off
BEIRUT, Sept 25: Lebanon’s parliament on Tuesday adjourned for four weeks a crucial session to elect a new president for lack of a quorum and to allow more time for MPs to reach agreement on a consensus candidate....
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Tigers call for world pressure on govt
COLOMBO, Sept 25: Tamil Tiger guerillas called on Tuesday for international pressure to be cranked up to force the Sri Lankan government to halt military operations and return to peace negotiations....
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European fishing pirates hit Pacific
CANBERRA, Sept 25: Illegal fishing vessels linked to large European fishing firms have begun plundering endangered ocean stocks in the Western and Central Pacific, environment watchdog Greenpeace said on Tuesday....
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Tough choices tempt kids at every turn
CHICAGO, Sept 25: Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and...
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US court to examine legality of lethal injections
WASHINGTON, Sept 25: In a move which could suspend capital punishment in the United States, the Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider the constitutionality of lethal injections which are used in almost all US executions....
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Bush names Iran among four ‘brutal regimes’: Spread of democracy urged
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 25: US President George Bush on Tuesday rallied fellow UN members to what he called a mission of liberation and named Belarus, Syria, Iran and North Korea as “brutal regimes” that deny people their rights....
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Ahmadinejad riles West but woos Iran’s poor
TEHRAN: His speeches cause outrage in the West and critics at home say his economic policies are failing, but President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad still rallies Iran’s poor with his common touch and promises of state handouts....
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Satirical paper tries to make Iraqis laugh
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi man stands with his hands up in surrender, surrounded by a US soldier, Iraqi security forces, a militiaman, an Al Qaeda fighter and a faceless thug....
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Mountains of rubbish threaten Himalayan resort
GULMARG: Tonnes of litter dumped at occupied Kashmir’s showpiece Himalayan resort are threatening a fragile alpine ecology and endangering villagers dependent on its glacial waters....
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China can play crucial role in Myanmar crisis
BEIJING: If there is one power that could pressure Myanmar to avoid a bloody crackdown on the country’s biggest anti-government protests in 20 years, it is China....
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Taliban attacks moving closer to Kabul
KABUL: Preying on a weak government and rising public concerns about security, the Taliban is enjoying a military resurgence in Afghanistan and is now staging attacks just outside the capital, according to Western diplomats, private security analysts and aid workers....
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