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April 22, 2008 Tuesday Rabi-us-Sani 15, 1429 Colombo threatens action against rice hoarders COLOMBO, April 21: The Sri Lankan government warned traders on Monday it would use security forces and the police to crack down on dealers suspected of hoarding rice following government-imposed price controls.... Food price anger sparks protests ANGER over high food and fuel costs in recent months has sparked protests in several countries.Surging food prices have posed a particular risk to poor economies.... Kolkata paralysed by strike over high food prices KOLKATA, April 21: A general strike against spiralling food prices paralysed the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Monday as thousands of police were deployed across West Bengal state to stop protests turning violent.... Rice fails to clinch firm Arab commitments: Debt relief for Iraq KUWAIT CITY, April 21: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice moved to Kuwait on Monday after trying to persuade Arab allies to back Iraq’s leadership but failing to clinch any concrete commitments on debt relief or diplomatic presence.... Afghan army must secure most of country by 2011: US NEW YORK, April 21: A top US general has said that the Afghan army and police forces should be able to secure most of Afghanistan by 2011, allowing international forces to start withdrawing.... Nine clerics found dead in Mogadishu mosque MOGADISHU, April 21: The bodies of nine Islamic clerics were found in and around a mosque in the Somali capital on Monday, with residents saying they were shot by Ethiopian forces during weekend clashes with Islamist fighters.... Pope returns home after US trip ROME: Pope Benedict XVI arrived home on Monday from his six-day trip to Washington and New York during which he sought to atone for decades of sexual abuse of young people by US priests.... UN official holds talks with Iran on nuclear plan TEHRAN, April 21: The UN atomic watchdog’s top investigator began talks with Iranian officials on Monday to press them to explain Western intelligence which suggested Iran had covertly studied how to design nuclear bombs.... Kidnapped Austrian girl sues paper over disclosures VIENNA, April 21: A Viennese schoolgirl held in captivity for eight years by a man who later took his life is suing a newspaper for disclosing intimate details of what went on between victim and captor, her lawyer said on Monday.... Gates seeks greater role for drones in Afghan, Iraq WASHINGTON, April 21: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday demanded a greater role for Predator drones in the war in Afghanistan and Iraq.... Woman suicide bomber kills three in Iraq BAQUBA, April 21: A woman suicide bomber blew herself up near the office of a group fighting Al Qaeda in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Monday, killing three of its members, police and a doctor said.... Greece reclaims ancient vase from Switzerland ATHENS: Greece on Monday reclaimed an ancient funerary vase found in the possession of a Swiss art dealer after it had been illegally exported, the Greek culture ministry said.... Woman gets suspended lashing sentence TEHRAN: An Iranian court has given a women’s rights activist and journalist a suspended flogging and jail sentence for disturbing the public order, press reports said on Monday.... Berlin Wall guide for tourists BERLIN: Tourists in the German capital disappointed to find little of the Berlin Wall left will, from next month, be able to have it reappear before their eyes with a gadget unveiled.... 27 Basque separatists’ trial begins in Spain MADRID: The trial opened in Madrid on Monday of 27 members of a banned group that helps prisoners of the armed Basque separatist organisation ETA.... Missing Norwegian’s body found in held Kashmir SRINAGAR: Indian police found the body of a Norwegian skier on Monday on the slopes of a popular ski resort in Kashmir, a senior officer said.... Georgia accuses Russia of shooting down drone TBILISI, April 21: Georgia on Monday accused Russia of shooting down an unmanned Georgian reconnaissance plane in an “act of international aggression”, but Moscow hit back by saying Tbilisi was deliberately fanning tensions.... Indonesia jails militant leaders for 15 years JAKARTA, April 21: An Indonesian court sentenced two top leaders of the regional Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant group to 15 years each in prison on Monday for harbouring militants and for weapons possession.... Anti-France protests sweep China BEIJING, April 21: Thousands of people joined angry protests outside Carrefour stores across China on Monday on the third day of anti-France demonstrations in the wake of Tibetan unrest, police and business sources said.... 20 Haitians drown off Bahamas MIAMI, April 21: The bodies of 20 drowned Haitians were found overnight Sunday, around 25 kilometres off the coast of the Nassau in the Bahamas, the US Coast Guard said on Monday.... Ex-bishop ends one-party rule in Paraguay ASUNCION, April 21: A sandal-wearing former bishop won Paraguay’s presidential election on Sunday, ending the ruling Colorado Party’s 61-year rule.... Karzai backs ban on Indian soap operas KABUL, April 21: Afghan-istan’s President Hamid Karzai on Monday defended a decision by his government to ban a handful of Indian soap operas, saying they violated his nation’s moral standards and culture.... Obama must not allow type-casting by the right WASHINGTON: One of the most appealing things for me about Barack Obama has always been that he comes post the post-60s generation. Ever since the Clintons - the first 60s-era presidential... Turks revive glory of tulips from Istanbul ISTANBUL: It’s not the minarets, the sunsets or the Bosphorous views making Istanbul’s April crowds coo with pleasure — it is the tulips.... Traditional dress tied to girls’ mental well-being NEW YORK: Teenage girls who dress in their culture’s traditional clothing may fare better mentally and emotionally than their peers who try to assimilate, a study suggests.... Indonesian polls unlikely to signal Islamist swing JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Islam-ic parties won two gubernatorial polls this month in the key provinces of North Sumatra and West Java, but the surprise victories are unlikely to signal a swing towards religious parties in elections next year.... New technique to safeguard cancer patients’ fertility LONDON: Scientists have found a way to store and grow a woman’s immature eggs in the laboratory using a technique which could be used to protect the fertility of women undergoing chemotherapy.... How the English language borrows from others LONDON: Over its 1,500-year existence, English has borrowed words from more than 350 other languages. Anxiety about such imports usually called loanwords, although this is a misnomer, since no borrowed term...

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