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| March 21, 2008 | Friday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 12, 1429 |
‘Man For All Seasons’ Scofield dies
LONDON, March 20: Paul Scofield, hailed as one of the great British actors of his generation and awarded an Oscar for his haunting performance in “A Man For All Seasons”, has died aged 86 of leukaemia, his agent said on Thursday....
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Restaurant wins challenge over ‘speak English’ signs
NEW YORK, March 20: Authorities in the US city of Philadelphia have ruled that the owner of a local restaurant who placed a sign asking customers to “speak English” had done nothing to violate discrimination rules....
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Obama blames Iraq war for US economic slump
NEW YORK, March 20: US presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Thursday blamed the Iraq war for higher oil prices and skyrocketing debt as hundreds of anti-war protesters who were arrested on Wednesday sought bail....
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Kenya violence cuts tourist arrivals
NAIROBI, March 20: Tourism arrivals to Kenya slumped 44 per cent in January due to post-election violence that killed more than 1,200 people and displaced 250,000, rocking the billion dollar industry, officials said....
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Iraq pullout to hand Al Qaeda victory: McCain
LONDON, March 20: Withdrawing US forces from Iraq would hand victory to Al Qaeda, US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said here on Thursday on the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq....
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US warns against Iran banks
WASHINGTON, March 20: The Bush administration issued a fresh warning Thursday to US banks that Iran is using “an array of deceptive practices” to hide its alleged involvement in nuclear proliferation and terrorist activities....
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Older Britons indulging in risky holiday activities abroad
LONDON, March 20: A growing number of older Britons are indulging in risky holiday behaviour, the Foreign Office warned on Friday....
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Russian police raid British firm’s office
MOSCOW, March 20: Russia’s security service said on Thursday it had arrested an employee of British Petroleum’s Russian joint venture for spying, deepening investor fears of a politically inspired campaign against the oil company....
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US military deaths in Iraq near 4,000
BAGHDAD, March 20: The US military’s death toll in Iraq is nearing the 4,000 mark as the conflict launched in March 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein’s iron-fisted regime enters its sixth year....
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Floods claim 13 lives in US
CHICAGO, March 20: Spring flooding swamped much of the US Midwest on Thursday, after heavy rains swelled rivers, swallowed roadways and filled homes and businesses with murky waters....
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UN council extends Afghanistan mandate
UNITED NATIONS, March 20: The UN Security Council unanimously agreed on Thursday to extend the UN mandate in Afghanistan where Nato-led forces are struggling to overcome a surprisingly fierce Taliban insurgency....
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Military action against Iran will be disastrous: Russia
TEL AVIV, March 20: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday warned that any military means to solve Iran’s controversial nuclear programme would have a “disastrous” effect....
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No US visa for French musician
PARIS, March 20: A musician with the French glam rock group Fancy has been refused a visa for the United States probably because he has the same name as a slain Al Qaeda operative, Fancy’s record label said on Thursday....
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Last odyssey for Clarke
COLOMBO: Science fiction visionary Arthur C. Clarke, who died on Wednesday at 90, seized the world’s imagination with his best-known book “2001: A Space Odyssey” and visions of extra-terrestrial civilisations....
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Bush, Putin seek to part on good terms: New warmth in US-Russia ties
MOSCOW: They may have ceased to be soulmates, but as the Russian and US presidents prepare to step down over the next few months, both sides are keen to ensure a civilised parting, commentators say....
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Million dollar trade in domain names
LONDON: Speculators are the latest breed of dotcom entrepreneur, buying up website domain names and making their fortune by dealing in them....
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Legal battle threatens Turkey’s stability
ANKARA: A legal battle to ban Turkey’s ruling party could usher in a period of political instability and deepen the already bitter rift between the Islamist-rooted government and secularist forces, analysts said on Thursday....
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School in the Arctic readies students for the wild
LONGYEARBYEN (Norway): Nestled between an Arctic fjord and snowy mountains, the world’s northernmost school teaches students avalanche survival, how to fend off a hungry polar bear and how to skin a reindeer....
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Moneylenders only hope for India’s poor farmers
PANDHARKAWDA (India): Almost every farmer across India’s arid cotton-bearing central plateau is a hostage, in one way or another, to a profitable mega-business of illegal money-lending....
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