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| August 15, 2008 | Friday | Sha'aban 12, 1429 |
Russia occupies Georgia towns: Tension with Ukraine
GORI (Georgia), Aug 14: Russian troops and armour moved in or around at least three Georgian towns on Thursday, ignoring demands by Washington that Moscow respect Georgia’s territorial integrity....
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Aafia likened to Mata Hari
NEW YORK, Aug 14: Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist dubbed as the “terrorist Mata Hari” by US intelligence officials, when arrested in Afghanistan last month allegedly had in her possession list...
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Iran, Turkey fail to sign energy deals
ISTANBUL, Aug 14: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Turkish counterpart failed on Thursday to sign energy deals opposed by US, which is seeking to pressure Tehran into halting its nuclear programme....
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Action to harm ties: Gates
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said Russia’s military offensive in Georgia is having serious implications for bilateral security relations with Moscow that could last for years to come....
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Tripoli — an image of Beirut during civil war
TRIPOLI, Aug 14: Abdullah got it about right. Picking his fingernails in the ticket office of the local bus station, he lowered his eyes. He had seen everything; the severed arms...
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Indian military gets pay raise
NEW DELHI, Aug 14: India on Thursday raised the wages of millions of state workers by over 20 per cent and offered better pay and promotions to the military in a bid to ward off mounting discontent in army ranks....
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Ban calls for end to lawlessness
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he was concerned about the humanitarian situation, lawlessness and lack of access for aid workers in war-torn parts of Georgia....
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West hasn’t given up Cold War mindset
LONDON: The brief, brutal war in Georgia is not a victory of the Russians over the West. That is just a schoolboy way of looking at the whole sorry episode....
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Lebanon attack is a message for army
BEIRUT: The bomb attack that killed nine soldiers in Lebanon was a message to the army and aimed at undermining a landmark visit by President Michel Sleiman to former powerbroker Syria, analysts said....
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Internet is Iraq’s new matchmaker
BAGHDAD: Young Iraqis in Baghdad are surfing the internet to search for partners to tie the knot as violence and sectarian tensions take their toll on more traditional forms of socialising....
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An exam system that could serve pupils better
LONDON: This year’s crop of A-level results, out on Thursday, is confidently expected to follow the trend of steady improvement seen in recent years. And we will, as we always have...
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Radiation can zap cancer: study
WASHINGTON: Precisely targeted radiation therapy can eradicate tumours that have spread to other parts of the body, offering more months or years of life to patients who have no other options, US have researchers reported....
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Russia-Georgia cyberwar recasts battle lines
WASHINGTON: As the violence unfolded between Russia and Georgia during the past week, hackers waged war on another front: the internet.The Georgian government accused Russia of engaging in cyberwarfare by disabling...
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