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Seven Russian soldiers killed in S. Ossetia blast
MOSCOW, Oct 3: Seven Russian peacekeepers were killed and seven others wounded when a car filled with explosives blew up near their base in Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia on Friday, Russian news agencies reported....
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India eyeing big-ticket military deals
NEW DELHI, Oct 3: India said on Friday it was gearing up to seal military contracts worth billions of dollars including a massive fighter jet deal which has prompted a dogfight among global aeronautical giants....
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Four held over rape of nun in India: Violence a political agenda: Christian leaders
BHUBANESWAR/ NEW DELHI, Oct 3: Police have arrested four people for the alleged rape of a nun during Hindu-Christian clashes in eastern India that have left 33 dead since August, a senior official said on Friday....
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Afghanistan elected to IAEA board
VIENNA, Oct 3: Afghanistan was elected to the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday after the rival candidate for the seat, Syria, agreed to pull out of the race....
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Militant group takes aim at Philippine Muslim rebels
ALEOSAN, Philippines: Felimon Cayang says he is ready to die to save his native southern Philippine island from the Muslim separatist rebels spreading terror through its Christian communities....
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Refugees speak of civilians killed by coalition air strikes
KABUL: In the evening the temperature falls at last and light slants across the camp, throwing long shadows across the stagnant puddles and shining through the kites, made from plastic bags, that the children fly....
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Palin power fails to shore up McCain campaign
DENVER, Oct 3: Despite a gutsy debate performance by Republican VP pick Sarah Palin, she failed to turn the tide in the race for the White House, leaving John McCain struggling to revitalise his slipping bid, according to analysts....
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UK’s top policeman resigns
LONDON, Oct 3: Britain’s top policeman announced his resignation on Thursday after long-running criticism over the shooting of an innocent man, allegations of racism and open discord with London’s new mayor....
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Israel to install radar antennae near N-site
JERUSALEM, Oct 3: Israel will install two massive radar antennae near the Dimona nuclear plant to bolster its defence measures against Iran, the Maariv newspaper reported on Friday....
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Lost World War II sub found
WASHINGTON: The sunken wreckage of a US submarine lost with all hands during World War II has been located off an island in the Aleutian chain, the US Navy said on Friday....
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Uganda’s new family of mountain gorillas
KAMPALA: A new family of mountain gorillas, one of the world’s most endangered species, is ready for interaction with tourists, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said on Friday....
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UN panel tells Britain to improve child protection
GENEVA: A United Nations panel called on Britain on Friday to stem persistently high rates of violence and sexual abuse against children at home and in school....
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Smoking, coal set to claim millions of lives in China
PARIS: Tobacco use and smoke from coal and wood are likely to claim tens of millions of lives in China over the next quarter-century, according to a study published online by the British journal The Lancet....
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80 killed in Somalia fighting: UN
GENEVA: At least 80 civilians were killed and more than 100 others injured in violence in the Somalian capital Mogadishu in the last week of September, the United Nations said on Friday....
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Bollywood strike ends
MUMBAI: A strike that hit production in Bollywood was called off on Friday after unions and producers announced they had thrashed out a deal for better pay and working conditions....
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When it comes to Palestine and Israel, the US doesn’t get it
Palestinians ceased to exist in the United States on Thursday night. Both Joe Biden and Sarah Palin managed to avoid the use of that poisonous word....
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Museum retraces artwork looted by Nazis
BERLIN: More than a half-century after Nazis looted artwork from European Jews, an unprecedented Berlin exhibition tells both sides of the story: how property was seized and how efforts, at times fruitless, were made to have it restored....
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Water-themed resort boosts Dubai’s tourist aspirations
DUBAI: Dubai, home to the world’s tallest tower and other extravagant landmarks, boasts a new resort billed as unique in the Middle East: the ocean-themed Atlantis, where a night will cost up to 25,000 dollars....
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