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| March 30, 2008 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 21, 1429 |
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S. Arabia, Syria conciliatory on Lebanon
DAMASCUS, March 29: Syria promised Arab leaders at an annual summit on Saturday to cooperate in ending a political crisis in Lebanon, and regional power Saudi Arabia said it saw Damascus as part of the solution.... 
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Zimbabwe votes as rigging claims mount
HARARE, March 29: Zimbabweans voted on Saturday in an election which could see Robert Mugabe turfed out of power after 28 years, with his opponents accusing the president of trying to extend his rule by rigging....
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Businessmen threaten to sue Wilders: Anti-Islam film
THE HAGUE, March 29: Dutch businesses on Saturday threatened to sue far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders if his anti-Islam film led to a commercial boycott, as several more Muslim countries condemned it....
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OIC criticises Dutch film
RIYADH, March 29: The Organisation of Islamic Conference has criticised the screening of the anti-Islam Dutch film, urging the international community to discourage such provocative acts....
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Rice in ME to boost peace talks
JERUSALEM, March 29: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Israel on Saturday for the second time this month at the start of three days of talks aimed at boosting the faltering Middle East peace talks....
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15 Kurd rebels killed in Iraq
ANKARA, March 29: At least 15 Kurdish rebels were killed in two days of bombardment by Turkish artillery and warplanes this week in neighbouring northern Iraq, the Turkish army said on Saturday....
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World’s oldest sound recording played in US
PALO ALTO (California): “It’s magic!” exclaimed David Giovannoni when he heard a shaky and distant voice fill a spacious auditorium at Stanford University....
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Seven killed in Delhi building collapse
NEW DELHI, March 29: Seven people were killed, including two young children, when a four-storey building collapsed in the Indian capital on Saturday, and police were attempting to rescue more people still trapped....
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BA cancels 66 more flights
LONDON, March 29: British Airways said on Saturday that it was cancelling flights to and from London Heathrow airport’s new Terminal 5 for a third day running because of logistical problems....
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UK hospitals to miss ‘deep clean’ deadline
LONDON, March 29: Around 13 National Health Service hospitals in England will miss a government deadline to complete a “deep clean” of their wards to help combat superbug infections, Health Minister Ben Bradshaw said on Saturday....
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Two killed in Afghan blast
KANDAHAR, March 29: A bomb blew up a small electricity department building in southern Afghanistan’s troubled Helmand province on Saturday, killing two people and wounding eight, police said....
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Bush to begin farewell tour with his last Nato summit
WASHINGTON, March 29: Winding down his presidency, George Bush is beginning his farewell tour on the world stage trailed by questions about how much clout he still wields....
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100 rescued from rubble
LUANDA, March 29: Nearly 100 people have been pulled alive from the rubble after the seven-storey headquarters of the Angolan police’s criminal investigation department collapsed in Luanda on Saturday, rescue workers said....
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Basra crackdown a dilemma for US
LONDON: Iraq’s crackdown on the Mehdi Army in Basra poses a dilemma for the United States, which wants Iraqi forces to take a lead on security but risks getting sucked into their violent Shia feud....
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Kosovo hopeful of recognition by EU states
BRDO (Slovenia): Kosovo expects recognition from all European Union countries soon, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said on Saturday after his first meeting with EU foreign ministers since independence in February....
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Doomsday cult holed up in Russian cave
MOSCOW: Russian officials on Saturday said they had redoubled efforts to persuade 28 members of a doomsday sect holed up in a cave to come out, after seven others ended their five-month confinement....
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Reunification: Turkish army backs Cyprus talks
NICOSIA: Turkey’s army chief on Saturday backed planned peace negotiations to reunify Cyprus, but warned that a withdrawal of Turkish soldiers from the island after any deal would not be swift....
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Not all aid is help
BRUSSELS: Rich countries have made ‘‘patchy progress” in honouring pledges to improve their contribution to the fight against global poverty, according to a new report....
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New York’s smokers still fuming, five years after ban
NEW YORK: Five years after New York became one of the first major world cities to ban smoking in public places, nearly a quarter of a million people have kicked the habit and tobacco-related deaths have dropped significantly....
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