Myanmar democracy icon wants to sue juntaYANGON - Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has advised her now defunct political party to sue the ruling junta for forcing its dissolution, opposition sources said Sunday. Clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region leave at least 43 people dead
At least 43 killed in violence in Sudan’s Darfur Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86; pencil deflated presidents for 50 years
Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86 Israel’s military says explosions in southern Lebanon occurred at Hezbollah weapons depot
Israel: Explosions occurred at Hezbollah depot AP Interview: Palins’ neighbor McGinniss leaving after finishing research for book more images I have become a ’signing machine’: Haryana governorCHANDIGARH - Expressing discontent over his lack of power and authority, Haryana governor Jagannath Pahadia Saturday called himself a “signing machine” and said that he had no say in the crucial government affairs. Letter exposes differences in Uttar Pradesh BJPLUCKNOW - Differences within the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Uttar Pradesh unit came to the fore here Saturday when copies of a letter containing names of allegedly corrupt party leaders were circulated during a meeting here. BJP stages demonstration demanding ban on cow slaughter in KarnatakaBANGALORE - Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs and a large number of party supporters in Karnataka staged a demonstration here on Saturday to demand the Governor’s endorsement to Cow slaughter ban Bill passed by them for their State. Congress workers make beeline at Sonia’s residence to greet her on re-election as party President
Rahul Gandhi attacks Nitish KumarPATNA - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday while kicking off the party’s election campaign in Saharsa and Samastipur districts in the poll-bound state. Congress workers felicitate Sonia on her re-election
Kashmir stone-pelters backed by opposition: Advani
Trinamool leaders meet police chief on CPI-M ‘terror camps’
Protesters deride French president’s crackdown on Gypsies and new security tack
Thousands protest French crackdown on Gypsies Blair pelted with eggs, shoesLONDON - Former British prime minister Tony Blair was Saturday pelted with eggs and shoes as the first public signing session to promote his memoirs in the Irish capital Dublin turned violent. Majority in Kashmir not anti-India: AdvaniNEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Saturday said a majority of people in Jammu and Kashmir do not nurture any anti-India sentiments. Labor Day Promise By Barack ObamaABVP sweeps DUSU electionsNEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) student’s wing, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), swept Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections on Saturday, giving a jolt to Congress party backed National Students Union of India (NSUI), wining three out of the four top posts, including that of the President. Hold Kashmir dialogue without preconditions: Karat
US military chief calls for Turkish support in enforcing UN sanctions against Iran
US military chief seeks Turkish support over Iran Sixth round of Nepal PM poll to take place SundayKATHMANDU - As Nepal’s parliament votes Sunday, for the sixth time in two months, to elect a new prime minister, the indications are that the poll will yet again end in a fiasco with the opposition Maoist party failing to win, especially with horse-trading allegations casting a long shadow on the exercise. Weekly Address: President Obama Honors America’s Workers; Outlines Steps Taken to Strengthen the Middle Class
Anti-war protesters, and a hurled shoe, greet Tony Blair at Dublin signing of his memoir
Shoe, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin Shiv Sena mouthpiece raises Sonia’s foreign origin issue again
US general backs report saying Afghan withdrawal date ‘emboldens’ Taliban
Afghans continue pulling money from Kabul Bank amid concerns over liquidity, risky lending
Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank Top US military officer says no plans to withdraw weapons from Iraq through Turkey
Top US commander discusses Iraq with Turkey Nepal Maoists sought Chinese cash to ‘buy’ MPs?KATHMANDU - Nepal’s opposition Maoist party has been dragged into a snowballing scandal with a leaked audio tape indicating the former guerrillas sought NRS.500 million from Chinese “friends” to buy MPs’ votes ahead of Sunday’s election to choose a new prime minister. Manmohan Singh wants teachers to be associated in education policy formulation
Tony Blair calls radical Islam “world’s biggest threat”LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned that radical Islam is the greatest threat that the world is facing today. Dadabhai Naoroji remembered on his 185th birth anniversary |
