| |  English  'Assassins' had seething hatred The Times of India 28 Aug 2008, 0034 hrs IST,ANI NEW YORK: US federal investigation authorities have said that people arrested in connection... photo: AP / Alex Brandon  Opec may not support Saudi move to trim supply The Times of India LONDON: Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter, may come under pressure from within Opec ranks to reduce supplies to prevent a further fall in crude prices when the group meets on September 9. While Opec is unlikely to change its official supply target at the meeting in Vienna, it is... photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny   Clooney raises money in Venice for Darfur victims CNN VENICE, Italy (AP) -- George Clooney hosted a charity event Tuesday night to raise money for victims in Darfur. Clooney, who's in Venice for the premiere Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival of the Coen brothers' film "Burn After Reading," swept past reporters as he arrived for the fundraiser for his Not On Our Watch charity.... photo: AP/Damian Dovarganes  Exhausted Dalai Lama cancels world trips CNN (CNN) -- The Dalai Lama, Tbet's spiritual leader is suffering from exhaustion and has canceled his international trips for the next three weeks, according to his Web site.... photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang  Anwar wins Malaysian parliament seat CNN PERMATANG PAUH, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a landslide victory in a special election for a parliament seat Tuesday, strengthening his campaign to topple the government and become the next prime minister despite sodomy charges against him.... photo: AP / Wong Maye-E  Sharif withdraws party from Pakistan ruling coalition CNN ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's ruling coalition split on Monday after former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif withdrew his party and vowed to nominate a rival presidential candidate. The political upheaval comes one week after the coalition, which took power in March, successfully forced President Pervez Musharraf to resign.... photo: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis  Protesters in Kashmir defy curfew Dawn SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Indian police beat Kashmiri protesters who defied a curfew on Tuesday and troops searched for separatist leaders as the biggest anti-India protests in two decades showed no sign of abating. Authorities said they had detained four Kashmiri leaders since Monday. They raided... photo: WN / Imran Nissar  Mugabe booed at opening of parliament in Harare Taipei Times Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was heckled by the opposition yesterday as he opened parliament and declared that “landmark agreements” were expected to be signed by the country’s political rivals. “Landmark agreements have been concluded with every expectation that everybody will sign up,” Mugabe said to boos and jeers from the house. While... photo: AP/Karel Prinsloo  Why Georgia's on my mind Seattle Times KYIV, Ukraine - The conflict in Georgia revealed problems that extend well beyond our region. Recent events have made clear how perilous it is for the international community to ignore "frozen conflicts." The issues of breakaway regions in newly independent states are complex; too often, they have been treated as bargaining chips in geopolitical... photo: US Navy / Lt. Jim Hoeft US cancels plan to send military ship to Poti The Boston Globe TBILISI, Georgia—The United States has canceled plans to try to dock a military ship carrying humanitarian aid in the Georgian port of Poti, where Russian forces are posted on the outskirts, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said Wednesday. The ship, the Coast Guard cutter Dallas, was to have come to the Black Sea port Wednesday morning. But embassy... Authorities have no evidence of plot to shoot Obama The Australian US authorities have found no evidence of a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Three men were arrested and a weapons cache seized this week amid claims the men planned to kill Obama. US Attorney Troy Eid told a press conference that following an exhaustive investigation, officials were satisfied that the arrested men... U.S. assessing possible military aid to Georgia - Yahoo Daily News By David Morgan 9 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military planners have begun pondering the thorny question of how Georgia's shattered armed forces might be rebuilt without provoking a Russian backlash that could risk direct confrontation with Moscow.... No survivors found in crashed C-130; sabotage ruled out Inquirer Most Read News Key players brought their secrets to the grave Mike Arroyo lawyer tied to CA row (UPDATE) No survivors so far in crashed C-130--Navy official Comedian files complaint vs cashier for fraud Batangas town vice mayor shot dead -- police Couple charged with 'unauthorized' use of credit cards 'Don't feign ignorance,' Arroyo son tells... Pro-N. Korea paper: Nuclear tension could spike Syracuse SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's threat to restore its nuclear facilities should not be seen as "empty talk" and the standoff could develop into a crisis similar to the country's first atomic test, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper said Wednesday. The report came one day after North Korea's Foreign Ministry announced it has stopped disabling its... Mile-High Musings: Dean denies Democrats are divided The Columbus Dispatch Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, dismissed talk that the party remains split because of the primary battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. "Don't succumb to the Republican talking points," Dean told the Ohio delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver yesterday. "This party is united. This is a... Politics hold Pakistan economy hostage Asia Times By Syed Fazl-e-Haider QUETTA, Pakistan - The breakup of Pakistan's five-month-old ruling coalition, just a week after the resignation of former president Pervez Musharraf, has further aggravated investors' concerns about the country's political uncertainty and weak economic outlook, dragging stocks and the local currency to record lows.... Left slams Buddhadeb for anti-bandh remarks The Times of India 27 Aug 2008, 1640 hrs IST,AGENCIES KOLKATA- West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's opposition to bandhs on Wednesday invited sharp criticism from his party and allies alike who said it was "unbecoming" on the part of a veteran Marxist like him to make such remarks. The opposition Congress and... California Stop-Smoking Campaign Saved $86 Billion: Report ABC News August 26, 2008 FONT SIZE CHICAGO (Reuters) - California's large-scale tobacco control campaign has saved $86 billion in health care costs in its first 15 years, U.S. researchers said on Monday.Revenues generated from the 1998 voter-approved anti-smoking Proposition 10, which added a... Revenues generated from the 1998 voter-approved anti-smoking... Gunmen take 5 hostages in Indian Kashmir International Herald Tribune : Tensions in the deeply polarized Jammu and Kashmir State in northern India worsened Wednesday as gunmen barricaded themselves in a house on the outskirts of Jammu city and held five civilians hostage, including four children. An Indian Army spokesman, S.D. Goswami, said by telephone from Jammu that at least five people had been killed, including... |
