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India’s ‘river of sorrow’ triggers mass exodus: 15 drown as boats capsize
MADHEPURA/PATNA, Sept 2: Distraught and destitute, countless poor Indian villagers are slowly wading out of their flood-hit region in a desperate search for food and drinking water....
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US House speaker makes historic Hiroshima visit
HIROSHIMA, Sept 2: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid flowers on Tuesday at a memorial to the Hiroshima atomic bombing, becoming the highest-ranking sitting US official to pay respects at the site....
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Russia sees EU climbdown as its victory
MOSCOW, Sept 2: Moscow claimed victory on Tuesday after EU leaders stepped back from imposing sanctions over Russia’s partial occupation of neighbouring Georgia....
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McCain rules out review of Palin’s candidature
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 2: Republican presidential candidate John McCain says he is satisfied that Sarah Palin’s background was properly checked before the Alaska governor became his vice-presidential running-mate....
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Tata suspends work on world’s cheapest car
NEW DELHI, Sept 2: India’s Tata Group on Tuesday officially suspended construction of a plant to build the world’s cheapest car in the face of unrelenting protests and said it was looking at new sites....
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Hamas denies Meshaal has moved to Sudan
DAMASCUS, Sept 2: The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Tuesday denied that its political supremo Khaled Meshaal had moved from his self-imposed exile in Syria to Sudan....
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Iran seeks more cooperation with Bolivia
TEHRAN, Sept 2: Iran wants to expand ties with Bolivia in oil, gas and other fields and is expected to sign agreements on Tuesday to boost cooperation during a visit by Bolivian President Evo Morales, Iranian media reported....
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17 feared dead in Congo plane crash
KINSHASA, Sept 2: A humanitarian plane carrying 17 passengers and crew that went missing in Democratic Republic of Congo has crashed into a mountain and all aboard are feared dead, the flight contractor said on Tuesday....
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China to launch third manned space flight
HONG KONG, Sept 2: China has brought forward the launch date of its third manned space flight to late September, a report said on Tuesday....
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Toronto film festival
TORONTO, Sept 2: The Toronto film festival will provide the unofficial kick start to Oscar season this week, with distributors keen to give an early look at possible awards contenders and perhaps uncover this year’s sleeper hit.—Reuters...
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Mandela partners with OUP
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 2: Nelson Mandela has signed an agreement with Oxford University Press to help raise money for scholarships....
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IFJ seeks probe into Russian reporter’s death
BRUSSELS, Sept 2: The International Federation of Journalists called on Tuesday for an independent probe into the killing of a Russian web journalist and prominent critic, Magomed Yevloyev, while in police custody....
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Indian archbishop files plea for probe into attacks
NEW DELHI, Sept 2: An Indian archbishop filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday requesting an impartial probe into recent Hindu-Christian violence in eastern India that has killed at least 11 people, a news report said....
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Russia says it will complete Iran N-plant
TEHRAN, Sept 2: The Russian company building Iran’s first nuclear power plant has renewed a commitment to complete the project, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday....
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EU move to fight Somalia pirates
BRUSSELS, Sept 2: The European Union is preparing a mechanism to help coordinate protection of vessels from Somalia piracy and is considering a more beefed up operation at a later stage, diplomats said on Tuesday....
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How the Big Easy Withstood Gustav
NEW ORLEANS: Hurricane Gustav announced itself to New Orleans with a colossal black cloud and a sudden howl of wind and rain. Men on Canal Street leaned into it with their ties flying comically behind, then scrambled for shelter....
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S. Korea military objectors against jailing pacifists
SEOUL: South Korean Go Gong-ju had a choice of serving in the army or doing a stint in jail. He chose jail and became one of the country’s several hundred conscientious objectors locked up each year....
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‘Give us a plug’
LONDON: Cambridge University is asking script-writers of popular soaps like “EastEnders” to give it a plug to help break down its elitist image....
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