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February 05, 2008 Tuesday Muharram 26, 1429 US forces admit to killing civilians: Air strike in Iraq BAGHDAD, Feb 4: American troops ‘accidentally’ killed nine Iraqi civilians while hunting down Al Qaeda militants, the US military admitted on Monday, the latest in a series of mistakes in which innocent Iraqis have died.... Turkish planes bomb 70 Kurdish targets ARBIL, Feb 4: Turkish warplanes bombed 70 Kurdish guerrilla targets inside northern Iraq on Monday in one of the biggest raids for weeks, Turkey’s General Staff said.... Air strike kills 7 civilians in Afghanistan HERAT, Feb 4: An air strike allegedly targeting a Taliban commander has killed seven civilians from one family in south-western Afghanistan, provincial officials said on Monday.... Thousands flee Chad capital: More attacks feared N’DJAMENA, Feb 4: Thous-ands of civilians fled Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Monday after rebels broke off a two-day assault, but threatened a fresh attempt to topple President Idriss Deby.... Nine killed in German apartment blaze BERLIN, Feb 4: Nine people, including five children, were killed in a fire in an apartment building in the western German city of Ludwigshafen, police said on Monday.... Thackeray hurls threats at Amitabh MUMBAI, Feb 4: Amitabh Bachchan’s home here was under guard on Monday after a key right-wing politician criticised him at an anti-migrant rally for funding a college in another state, sparking violence in India’s financial capital, police said.... Court finds 5 men guilty of abetment: London bombings LONDON, Feb 4: Five men who helped the bombers in the aftermath of the failed London attacks on July 21, 2005, have been found guilty of terror charges.... America heads for Super Tuesday WASHINGTON, Feb 4: The race for the White House further tightened on Monday, hours before the national primary begins when as many as 24 states choose Democratic and Republican candidates for the 2008 presidential election.... Tadic re-elected Serbian president BELGRADE, Feb 4: Boris Tadic celebrated his re-election as Serbia’s president by pledging on Monday to stay on a pro-Western course despite nationalist anger over a looming declaration of independence by Kosovo province.... Airline to charge $25 to check a second bag CHICAGO, Feb 4: UAL Corp’s United Airlines said on Monday it will charge some passengers a fee to check more than one bag, a move that could generate $100 million annually as the carrier attempts to offset soaring fuel costs.... Robot to fill car fuel tank EMMELOORD, Feb 4: Motorists nostalgic for the time they could sit tight while attendants braved windswept garage forecourts to fill their tanks may yet see those heady days return -- compliments of a Dutch robot.... Kenya unrest stalls rail traffic with Uganda NAIROBI, Feb 4: A private consortium managing the railway line between Kenya and Uganda said on Monday Kenya’s post-election unrest had paralysed traffic, severing landlocked Uganda’s trade lifeline to the port of Mombasa.... Staid Vatican newspaper gets facelift VATICAN CITY, Feb 4: It may not seem like much of a publishing upheaval, but the Vatican newspaper’s switch to colour pictures is part of a quiet media revolution for that conservative institution.... SocGen in dock over ‘money laundering’ PARIS, Feb 4: French bank Societe Generale and its embattled chairman went on trial today along with three other lenders over a vast money laundering scam between France and Israel dating back to the 1990s.... Nasa to beam Beatles’ song to aliens LONDON, Feb 4: An intergalactic celebration of The Beatles is launched on Monday with the beaming of their peace anthem “Across the Universe” into outer space.... Europeans heave a sigh of relief over Tadic’s victory VIENNA: European governments expressed relief on Monday that Serbia’s pro-Western president survived a tough re-election challenge by an ultranationalist rival, and pledged anew to help bring the Balkan country into mainstream Europe.... Sarkozy’s popularity sinks to new low: poll PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s popularity plunged in a new poll released on Sunday while his ruling party also suffered an election defeat which some leaders have blamed on the president’s private life.... In Cairo, noise pollution kills CAIRO: From blaring car horns to wedding parties, rising noise pollution in the 24-hour metropolis of Cairo has reached alarming levels, leading to hearing problems, irritability and even death.... Calamity strikes Rwanda church CYANGUGU (Rwanda): The earth shook and the Rwandan congregation, which had been in the middle of prayers, looked upward to see the heavy wooden frame of their church come crashing down.... War takes heavy toll of children in Iraq, Afghanistan: study CHICAGO: US military hospitals treated a significant number of wounded and sick children in the early years of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, a new study finds, and military doctors say children keep arriving at their hospitals today.... Hollywood writers discuss deal to end strike LOS ANGELES: After three months of cancelled awards shows, picket lines at the gates of the Hollywood studios, and TV schedules reduced to reality programmes and reruns, striking Hollywood writers appear to be close to a deal with the studios.... Microsoft builds library to challenge Google LONDON: A good place to see the true frontline in Microsoft’s battle with Google is deep in the bowels of the British Library in London.... Scandal swirls around Buddha’s tree BODH GAYA (India): Tales of corruption, looting and religious rivalry are swirling around the spot where Buddha is said to have gained enlightenment in eastern India some 2,500 years ago, sullying one of Buddhism’s holiest sites....

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