JAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir government will have to deal with Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) plans to hoist the tricolour at Srinagar's Lal Chowk Jan 26 and its consequences on its own though the central government has promised to help in whatever way possible.

LONDON - Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie wore a pendant to 'ward off evil spirits' because she needed to be 'slightly mad' to deal with life at No 10.

TUNIS/PARIS - Gunfire erupted in the Tunisian capital Tunis just hours after Foued Mbazaa was sworn in as interim president.