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| December 02, 2007 | Sunday | Ziqa’ad 21, 1428 |
Chinese beauty crowned Miss World
SANYA (China), Dec 1: Pre-contest favourite Miss China won the Miss World 2007 title in her own country late on Saturday, much to the delight of the audience, in front of an estimated two billion viewers around the globe....
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Russia prepares to vote with all eyes on Putin
MOSCOW, Dec 1: Russians on Saturday prepared to vote in parliamentary elections expected to hand a sweeping victory to President Vladimir Putin’s party and consolidate the Kremlin’s power three months before presidential polls....
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Iran, EU trade barbs after failure of talks
TEHRAN, Dec 1: Iran was not to blame for the disappointment expressed by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana after key talks in London on the nuclear crisis, chief negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Saturday....
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Chavez raises stakes in referendum
CARACAS, Dec 1: Facing a stiff challenge to his bid to expand his powers in a referendum on Sunday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused Washington of plotting to stir up...
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Israel forces US to withdraw resolution
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1: The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Zalkmay Khalilzad, may resign his post after the US delegation under Israeli pressure withdrew a UN resolution negotiated by him...
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Howard loses parliament seat
SYDNEY, Dec 1: The defeat of Australia’s outgoing prime minister John Howard appeared complete on Saturday when his opponent claimed victory in the parliamentary seat he held for 33 years....
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27 killed in Sri Lanka clashes
COLOMBO, Dec 1: At least 27 people were killed in fresh fighting in Sri Lanka’s embattled northeast, the military said on Saturday, marking the latest violence in the long-running ethnic conflict....
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Bush pushing for law on funding, intelligence
WASHINGTON: President George Bush has a full slate of assignments for Congress when it returns next week after its recess for the Thanksgiving holiday — everything from approving government spending bills to passing intelligence legislation to reforming the tax code....
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Environmentalists to discuss planet’s future
BALI: The future of the planet may be at stake. Delegates from 190 countries gather on the resort island of Bali in coming days to try to head off a scientific...
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World’s first heart transplant remembered 40 years on
JOHANNESBURG: Forty years ago, in the middle of the night at a Cape Town hospital, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard rewrote medical history when he carried out the first ever heart transplant....
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Philippines masses shun another round of ‘people’s power’
MANILA: The Philippines’ poor majority are still unhappy, convinced that all government officials are corrupt and eager to see the end of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo....
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Russian students, doctors complain of election threats
MOSCOW: Students in Siberia, doctors on the Volga river, and office workers in Moscow say they are being threatened with disciplinary action if they do not vote in Sunday’s parliamentary election....
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Iranian women told to observe dress code
TEHRAN: Iranian police will crack down on women in Tehran flouting Islamic dress codes with winter fashions deemed immodest, such as tight trousers tucked into long boots, an officer was quoted as saying on Saturday....
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Military training comes to US schools
CHICAGO: Dozens of teens dressed in uniforms provided by the US Marines stand at attention in the gym of a Chicago public high school as a drill sergeant goes through a list of the day’s do’s and don’ts....
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Malaysia’s ruling party may suffer poll losses
WASHINGTON: Malaysia’s ruling party is expected to suffer losses in elections expected early next year as it grapples with rare street protests and racial and ethnic tensions, experts told a forum here....
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Hu Jintao invited to Japan
BEIJING: Japan on Saturday invited Chinese President Hu Jintao to make the first state visit by a Chinese head of state in 10 years next spring, another sign of warming relations, an official said....
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Four Taliban killed at Afghan wedding
KANDAHAR: Four Taliban rebels were killed when their ammunition exploded during a wedding party they attended as special guests in a southern Afghan village, police said on Saturday....
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Lack or excess of sleep increases mortality risk
WASHINGTON: Sleeping too little or too much can significantly increase the risk of mortality, according to a study conducted in Britain the results of which were published in the United States Saturday....
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Madhuri’s comeback film banned
LUCKNOW: An Indian state has banned a film featuring Bollywood superstar Madhuri Dixit because it allegedly offends low-caste Hindus, an official said on Saturday. The government of India’s most populous state...
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Indian Muslims to discuss stand on Nasreen
NEW DELHI: Indian Muslim groups said they would meet on Sunday to decide whether to keep up demands for the expulsion of Bangladesh author Taslima Nasreen, hounded into hiding by protests against her....
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12 heroin traffickers sentenced to death
HANOI: Twelve people were sentenced to death after a Vietnamese court found them guilty Friday of trafficking more than 70kg of heroin, state media said on Saturday....
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