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| December 20, 2007 | Thursday | Zilhaj 9, 1428 |
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US does not treat Russia as an equal: Putin
NEW YORK, Dec 19: Russia wants to be a close ally of the United States but Washington does not treat it as an equal, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Time magazine published on Wednesday.... 
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White House assails paper over CIA report
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: The White House on Wednesday made a rare public demand for a formal correction from the New York Times for implying that it had misled the US public over the destruction of CIA interrogation videos....
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China-India wargames begin today
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Indian and Chinese troops will begin a landmark joint exercise from Thursday in China’s Kunming region bordering Myanmar, the Indian government said on Wednesday....
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Fire in Cheney’s office
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: A fire broke out on Wednesday in US Vice President Dick Cheney’s ceremonial office in a building next to the White House, according to US officials, who ruled out terrorism as a cause....
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India’s tribes worst hit by mining, dams
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: India’s tribal communities are being driven from their homes in disproportionate numbers by large development and industrial projects, global anti-poverty group ActionAid said on Wednesday....
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Person of the year
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its “Person of the Year” for 2007 on Wednesday, saying he had returned his country from chaos to “the table of world power” though at a cost to democratic principles....
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Israel mulls over new settlement
JERUSALEM, Dec 19: Israel said on Wednesday it was examining a plan to construct a new Jewish settlement in occupied east Jerusalem, weeks after sparking world criticism for expanding another neighbourhood in the city....
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New direction urged for S. Africa
POLOKWANE (South Africa), Dec 19: Newly elected ANC leader Jacob Zuma came under early pressure from his leftist backers on Wednesday to steer South Africa on a more pro-union course after toppling arch rival Thabo Mbeki....
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Malaysian activists on streets again
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19: Hundreds of activists took to the streets here on Wednesday to assert their right to protest following a recent crackdown on public demonstrations that led to dozens of arrests....
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100 pickpockets held at Hajj
RIYADH, Dec 19: Saudi police dressed as pilgrims seized around 100 pickpockets similarly disguised who were mingling with the two million Muslims performing the hajj, Saudi media said on Wednesday....
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Tradition, modernism beset India with tough decisions
MUMBAI: In drama and intrigue, the story is straight out of a film script — she a fabulously rich girl, he an IT engineer, and both dare to marry despite her family’s arch-resistance....
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Afghan opium output takes care of growing addiction
KABUL: Living in Afghanistan, the world’s unrivalled producer of heroin, Faqirullah has no problem finding drugs to feed his habit....
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Mumbai plans maglev train
NEW DELHI: India’s financial capital, Mumbai, is considering a $8bn futuristic magnetic levitation high-speed train network as a part of a radical overhaul of the infrastructure of the city whose transport system is bursting at the seams....
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Colombo accused of interference in HR probe
COLOMBO: An international human rights panel on Wednesday accused Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse’s office of interfering with an investigation into alleged rights abuses and a series of unresolved killings in this war-torn nation....
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Court delays ruling on Sobhraj’s appeal
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Supreme Court on Wednesday delayed ruling on an appeal by “Bikini Killer” Charles Sobhraj against his murder conviction as judges ordered another case against him be reopened....
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Indian coach accused of stealing million
NEW DELHI: The mother of a child marathon runner dubbed India’s “Forrest Gump” has accused his trainer of stealing more than a million dollars donated for the slum boy’s future, a report said on Wednesday....
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Young travellers doing something constructive in Nepal
KATHMANDU: Young Israelis, who have a reputation for visiting Nepal to party hard and smoke dope, now have a chance to do something more constructive — thanks to a Jewish rabbi from the United States....
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Karzai calls for ‘terror’ focus outside Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday the US-led “war on terror” should be directed at Islamist sanctuaries outside his country which he said was not a “hideout for terrorism” but a victim....
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