|
| September 19, 2008 | Friday | Ramazan 18, 1429 |
|
Seven US troops killed in Iraq helicopter crash
BAGHDAD, Sept 18: Seven US soldiers were killed when a Chinook transport helicopter crashed in southern Iraq on Thursday, the US military said.... 
|
|
Lankan army accuses Tamil Tigers of using ‘CS’ gas
COLOMBO, Sept 18: Sri Lankan troops, locked in heavy fighting with Tamil rebels in Wanni region, have started using gas masks after rebels used “CS” gas against government troops on Monday....
|
|
||
|
BD-India maritime talks end inconclusively
DHAKA, Sept 18: The authorities of Bangladesh and India have failed to make headway in minimising their differences over two major thorny issues — sovereignty over South Talpatti island and claim...
|
|
I’m in the driving seat: Mugabe
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has described his power-sharing deal with the opposition as a humiliation but intends to remain “in the driving seat,” state media quoted him as saying on Thursday....
|
|
|
||
No N-retreat despite threat of curbs: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN, Sept 18: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday Iran would not halt sensitive nuclear work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs and brushed aside threats of more sanctions....
|
|
West behind Palestinian suffering, says Tutu
GENEVA, Sept 18: South African Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu on Thursday accused the West of complicity in Palestinian suffering by its silence, suggesting it did not want to criticise Israel because of the Holocaust....
|
|
|
||
|
30 held in Yemen after US embassy attack
SANAA, Sept 18: Yemeni authorities have arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to Al Qaeda following an attack on the heavily fortified US embassy in Sanaa, a security source said on Thursday....
|
|
West must stand up to ‘bullying’ by Russia, says Rice
WASHINGTON, Sept 18: The West must stand up to “bullying” by Moscow and keep Russia from benefiting from its military move into Georgia, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a harshly-worded speech on Thursday....
|
|
|
||
|
Ike aftermath lays bare US immigration paradox
HOUSTON, Sept 18: The men gather early on street corners here in storm-battered Houston, ready for the jobs they know will come their way, sweeping up broken glass and clearing downed trees and debris from city streets....
|
|
Psychologists vote against role in probe
NEW YORK, Sep 18: The leading US psychologist’s association has voted to ban its members from taking part in interrogations at the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other military detention sites....
|
|
|
||
|
Women’s group seeks arrest of Bush
NEW YORK, Sept 18: A US-based women’s peace group known as CODEPINIK called on Thursday for the arrest of US President George W. Bush, when he comes to address the UN...
|
|
Bolivia in talks to end political crisis
SANTA CRUZ (Bolivia), Sept 18: Bolivia’s President, Evo Morales, and opposition provincial governors began talks on Thursday to try to end a standoff that erupted in violence last week, but there is deep mutual mistrust....
|
|
|
||
|
Palin may take part in rally against Iran
NEW YORK, Sept 18: Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin was likely to participate in an anti-Iran protest outside the United Nations on Monday, her campaign announced on Wednesday....
|
|
Women in majority in Rwanda legislature
KIGALI, Sept 18: Rwanda became the first country in the world where women outnumber men in parliament, according to provisional results announced on Thursday at the close of a four-day legislative vote....
|
|
|
||
|
Georgia OSCE monitor talks stall over deployment row
VIENNA, Sept 18: Talks on sending more monitors to Georgia have broken down because of disputes with Russia on where they should be deployed, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said on Thursday....
|
|
Russia test-fires strategic missile
MOSCOW, Sept 18: A Russian submarine on Thursday test-fired a Bulava strategic multiple warhead missile designed to overcome missile defences, news agencies reported, citing the defence ministry....
|
|
|
||
Latin American left dents US clout
CARACAS: Russian bombers swoop over the Caribbean, Bolivia and Venezuela expel American ambassadors and once-trusty Washington ally Honduras aligns with Cuba as Latin America’s hard-left dents US influence in its backyard....
|
|
Currywurst hits the silver screen
BERLIN: US President George W. Bush reputedly once turned down Germany’s ubiquitous “currywurst,” the curried sausage cherished as a national institution, but it’s now starring in a new film – and a museum....
|
|
|
||
|
Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai on a tightrope
The events of this week mark a milestone in Zimbabwe’s history. The Harare agreement is a breakthrough that represents the country’s last, best chance of averting apocalypse....
|
|
Tough ride ahead for Tzipi Livni
JERUSALEM: Tzipi Livni, Israel’s soft-spoken peace negotiator with the Palestinians, will have to prove her toughness and political savvy quickly following her election as leader of the centrist Kadima party....
|
|
|
||
|
Polish PM bolstered by surprise euro move
WARSAW: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s surprise decision to accelerate plans to adopt the euro currency will buttress voters’ support for his centre-right government and raises the possibility of early elections....
|
| |
|
|
||
