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January 02, 2008 Wednesday Zilhaj 22, 1428 Robert Frost home vandalised RIPTON, Jan 1: A former home of poet Robert Frost has been vandalised, with intruders destroying dozens of items and setting fire to furniture in what police say was an underage-drinking party.... Colombian hostage rescue deal crumbles VILLAVICENCIO (Colombia), Jan 1: A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.The... One killed, 20 missing as boat sinks DHAKA, Jan 1: A man was killed and 20 others feared drowned after a boat sank in a Bangladesh river on New Year’s Eve, police said on Tuesday.... UK embassy to defy Russian order : Closure of cultural organisations MOSCOW, Jan 1: The British Embassy in Moscow said on Tuesday it would defy a Russian order to close two offices of a British cultural organisation.... Dhaka culls 20,000 chickens amid bird flu fears DHAKA, Jan 1: Nearly 20,000 chickens were culled after the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected at a government poultry farm in the Bangladesh capital, officials said on Tuesday.... Smoking ban takes effect in France PARIS, Jan 1: Smokers took advantage of a one-day grace period and savoured their last cigarettes over morning coffee in cafes across France as a ban against lighting up in bars and restaurants took effect on Tuesday.... Restless legs linked with heart problems CHICAGO, Jan 1: People with restless legs syndrome or RLS are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart disease and those with the most severe symptoms are at greatest risk, US researchers said on Monday.... 32 die in Baghdad suicide blast BAGHDAD, Jan 1: A suicide bomber detonated a vest loaded with explosives at a Shia funeral in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 32 people and wounding 34 others, police and ambulance officials said.... 12 killed in attack on Nigerian oil port PORT HARCOURT (Nigeria), Jan 1: Suspected militants attacked two police stations, a luxury hotel and a night club in Nigeria’s oil city Port Harcourt on Tuesday killing 12 people, police said.... Traditional family is key to world peace: Pope VATICAN CITY, Jan 1: Pope Benedict ushered in the third New Year of his pontificate on Tuesday with a call for the protection of the traditional family, which he said was vital for world peace.... Olmert hints at Jerusalem’s division JERUSALEM, Jan 1: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert signalled on Tuesday Israel might have no choice but to share Jerusalem with the Palestinians in a peace deal, citing international pressure for compromise over the holy city.... 30 burnt alive as violence continues in Kenya NAIROBI, Jan 1: Thirty people were burnt alive in a church on Tuesday in Kenya, as an eruption of election violence threatened to tip over into a full-scale tribal conflict.More... 372 cars torched in France PARIS, Jan 1: Vandals torched 372 cars as France celebrated the New Year, down on the figure last year after a night the police described as “relatively calm”.... US diplomat dies in Sudan shooting KHARTOUM, Jan 1: A US diplomat shot here while riding in a car early on Tuesday died of injuries sustained in the attack, which also killed the official’s Sudanese driver, the US Embassy said.... Three killed in London crash LONDON, Jan 1: Three people have died and two others been seriously injured after their car collided with a bus in south east London, Scotland Yard said.... Sri Lanka opposition lawmaker assassinated COLOMBO, Jan 1: An opposition lawmaker was assassinated at a New Year’s religious service here on Tuesday. The legislator’s party blamed the government for recently reducing his security detail.... Sonia Gandhi hospitalised NEW DELHI, Jan 1: Sonia Gandhi, the head of India’s ruling Congress party, was admitted to a New Delhi hospital with a chest infection, a hospital official said on Tuesday.... Woman who tried to kill President Ford released SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 1: Sara Jane Moore, who took a shot at President Gerald Ford in a bizarre assassination attempt just 17 days after a disciple of Charles Manson tried to kill Ford, was paroled after 32 years behind bars.... Food scare haunts BD DHAKA, Jan 1: Thousands of Bangladeshis queued up early on Tuesday at fixed rate food shops run by paramilitary troops in the capital Dhaka, as prices of rice and other consumables rose alarmingly in retail markets.... Security fears affect New Year celebrations NEW YORK: Millions staged parties at iconic landmarks around the world to bid farewell to 2007 and ring in 2008, although bomb attacks and security fears darkened some New Year festivities.... Bush aims to wrap up unfinished business TEXAS: George Bush’s final-year agenda as US president is a stripped down list of what he can realistically hope to get done, since the clout he once touted is fading away.... ‘One Campaign’ stresses voters to focus on Africa NEW HAMPSHIRE: The war in Iraq, the war on terrorism and how to improve America’s image abroad are hot issues as presidential hopefuls court New Hampshire voters before the state’s Jan 8 nominating primary.... Milan drivers to pay pollution charge MILAN: Drivers will have to pay a ‘pollution charge’ to enter Milan’s city centre from Wednesday in what the Italian financial capital bills as a trend-setting way to cut smog.... Disturbed sleepers ‘at greater risk of diabetes’ LONDON: Successive nights of disturbed sleep appear to put people at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research in which scientists interfered with volunteers’ sleep patterns.... Abkhazia hopes for freedom like Kosovo SUKHUMI (Georgia): Georgia hopes to end months of political turbulence with a presidential election this Saturday, but in the rebel Black Sea province of Abkhazia even more serious troubles are brewing....

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