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Republican Powell endorses Democrat Obama
WASHINGTON, Oct 19: The Republican effort to make Islam an issue in the US presidential election cost them the support of an iconic Republican figure, former secretary of state Colin Powell, who on Sunday endorsed Senator Barack Obama....
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Guerillas take on Russian troops in Ingushetia
MOSCOW, Oct 19: A third Russian soldier has died after a troop column was ambushed in the volatile North Caucasus region, an official said on Sunday, while unconfirmed reports said clashes had killed around 50 Russian soldiers....
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Cambodia, Thailand postpone border talks
BANGKOK, Oct 19: Thai and Cambodian military officials postponed talks aimed at calming a border dispute which recently escalated into a deadly shoot-out, officials from both sides said on Sunday....
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Delhi’s under construction bridge collapses; two killed
NEW DELHI: Two people were killed and 12 injured on Sunday after a bridge being built to extend New Delhi’s six-year-old metro system collapsed onto a bus and cars, police said....
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Kuwaiti MPs object to women’s Appointment as ministers
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 19: The appointment of two Kuwaiti women ministers breached the constitution and the law because they do not wear the hijab headscarf, a panel in Kuwait’s conservative parliament ruled on Sunday....
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Lanka asks Indian FM to visit Tamils area
COLOMBO, Oct 19: The Sri Lankan government has invited Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to Colombo to see for himself the ground situation in regard to Tamil civilians trapped in...
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NASA sends probe to study edge of solar system
WASHINGTON, Oct 19: The US space agency is to launch a space probe that will go into orbit high above earth to study the distant edge of the solar system where hot solar winds crash into cold outer space....
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Dubai opens ME’s largest IT show
DUBAI, Oct 19: The Middle East’s largest information technology event, Gitex Technology Week 2008, opened on Sunday in the Gulf emirate of Dubai....
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Nine Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan
KHARTOUM: Kidnappers have snatched nine Chinese oil workers in central Sudan, the third such incident this year in the oil-producing region, diplomats said on Sunday.Chinese Embassy spokesman Raymond Yu said the...
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French woman dies after self-immolation protest
TOURS (France): A 60-year-old French woman died on Sunday after setting herself on fire to protest a decision to deport her partner back to Armenia, hospital staff said....
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Manila lures communist rebels with cash for guns
MANILA: The Philippine government on Sunday said it would pay 50,000 ($1,063) for every M-16 assault rifle surrendered by a communist insurgent who abandoned the long-running rebellion....
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Greek police face probe over public strip search
ATHENS: Police in Athens confirmed on Sunday that an investigation is taking place into allegations that officers had ordered a public strip search in a neighbourhood with a large immigrant...
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Russia to boost army officers’ pay
MOSCOW: Russian army officers’ pay will soar under a modernisation plan, the head of Russia’s general staff said about reforms which aim to improve morale and drive out corruption that has undermined the Soviet-style military....
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335 kg of heroin seized in Turkey
ANKARA: Turkish police have seized 335 kilos of western Europe-bound heroin stashed in a truck in the eastern town of Bitlis, the Anatolia press agency reported on Sunday....
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Republicans fear hammering in Congress elections
WASHINGTON: Republicans always feared a pounding in this year’s congressional elections, but the shockwaves of the Wall Street crisis may inflict a bloodbath on President George W. Bush’s demoralised party....
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Economic crisis inspires investment plan in Japan
TOKYO: Kotaro Tamura, an investment banker turned Japanese lawmaker, has an immodest proposal for healing the sick global economy, making all Japanese richer and compelling the United States to be more deferential toward Japan....
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Thousands of Christians abandon homes after fresh threats in Orissa
ORISSA: Hundreds of Christians in the Indian state of Orissa have been forced to renounce their religion and become Hindus after lynch mobs issued them with a stark ultimatum: convert or die....
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