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Print - 2007-10-29
Japan Prime Minister on defensive over military scandals

Japan Prime Minister on defensive over military scandals

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda urged defence and military officials on Sunday to improve discipline even as a media survey showed scandals at the defence ministry denting public support for his month-old cabinet.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Darfur peace talks go ahead without crucial leaders

Darfur peace talks go ahead without crucial leaders

Negotiators working to end four years of violence in the western Sudanese region of Darfur ploughed on Sunday despite predictions of failure by host Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Democrats seek direction as 2008 polls loom

Democrats seek direction as 2008 polls loom

Almost a year on from snatching Congress from the Republicans, US Democrats say they are doing a tremendous job-but voters don't seem to be listening. Riding a wave of anger over the Iraq war, Democrats carved narrow majorities in the House of Representat
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Iran MPs slam nuclear negotiator change

Iran MPs slam nuclear negotiator change

Pro-reform Iranian lawmakers criticised the president on Sunday for replacing Iran's chief negotiator in an escalating nuclear row with the West, saying it was not in the national interest, news agencies reported.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Verdicts due for deadly Madrid train bombs

Verdicts due for deadly Madrid train bombs

A Spanish court will this week deliver verdicts in the trial of 28 men charged in connection with the deadliest attack ever linked to al Qaeda in Europe, the Madrid train bombings which killed 191 people on March 11, 2004.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Hindu nationalists poised to take power in south India

Hindu nationalists poised to take power in south India

The main Hindu nationalist party was Sunday poised to take power in southern India for the first time after ending a political feud that had brought down the government in Karnataka state.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Climate controversy heats up Australian election

Climate controversy heats up Australian election

Australian Prime Minister John Howard was defiant Sunday in the face of reports his environment minister urged him to reverse government policy and sign the Kyoto Protocol ahead of upcoming polls. The prime minister is battling for his political life in t
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Gaddafi to visit France in December

Gaddafi to visit France in December

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is due to make an official visit to France in December, the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche reported on Sunday, adding that important business deals could be signed during his trip. Citing a diplomatic source, the pap
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Tropical depression forms near Haiti

Tropical depression forms near Haiti

The 16th tropical depression of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season formed south of Haiti, the US National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The depression could become Tropical Storm Noel if its sustained winds reach 39 miles per hour (63 km per hour).
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
NASA crew begin new space walk

NASA crew begin new space walk

Astronauts stepped out on the second and most ambitious spacewalk of NASA's latest shuttle mission on Sunday, to arrange heavy hardware on an orbiting station hundreds of miles above Earth, NASA said.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Vietnamese embassy official shot in South Africa

Vietnamese embassy official shot in South Africa

An official of the Vietnamese embassy to South Africa was shot and seriously injured in a robbery at his Pretoria residence at the weekend, police said Sunday. The man, believed to be in his late forties, was shot in the stomach in a scuffle with one of f
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
US online holiday shopping to top $39 billion

US online holiday shopping to top $39 billion

Jupiter Research predicted on Monday that a record number of US shoppers will make purchases via the Internet this year-end holiday season, spending more than 39 billion dollars online.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Low cost software for visually impaired people

Low cost software for visually impaired people

A city-based visually impaired software professional has come out with an 'Open source voice-enabled software' based on Linux system, for the benefit of visually handicapped people.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Facebook users at risk of ID fraud

Facebook users at risk of ID fraud

Users of the popular social networking website Facebook were warned on Wednesday that they were putting themselves at risk of identity fraud by posting even a handful of their details online.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Yahoo to announce new Asia mobile tie-ups

Yahoo to announce new Asia mobile tie-ups

Yahoo Inc expects to announce a series of partnerships with mobile carriers in Asia in coming weeks, as it looks to its mobile services division for growth.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Countries mull making room for digital TV

Countries mull making room for digital TV

The United States led calls on Monday to allocate a prime tranche of the radio frequency spectrum for use by digital television, in a move that would create a multi billion-dollar market for that technology.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Malaysia to build own communications satellite

Malaysia to build own communications satellite

Malaysian government will build its own communications satellite, to be used for internal security and defence purposes, reports said on Wednesday. Science and Technology Minister Jamaludin Jarjis told the official Bernama news agency that the satellite p
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Children warned of social Web site dangers

Children warned of social Web site dangers

Police launched a Web site on Tuesday to warn children as young as eight about the dangers of putting their personal details on social networking sites such as MySpace and Bebo. The site - www. think uknow.co.uk/cybercafe - has an online cafe where childr
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
UK's Post Office to offer broadband service

UK's Post Office to offer broadband service

Britain's Post Office is to launch a national broadband service, using its 14,000 stores around the country to attract mostly older customers who have not yet taken up the service.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Windows may soon be on XO laptop: Microsoft

Windows may soon be on XO laptop: Microsoft

Microsoft Corp has made progress in getting its Windows software to work on a low-cost laptop computer for poor children that currently runs on rival Linux software, an executive said on Thursday.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Romania tackles child porn with software

Romania tackles child porn with software

Romania adopted a new computer system on Thursday to tackle Internet pornography, which officials fear may rise after the country joined the European Union this year.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
SanDisk introduces video download device and service

SanDisk introduces video download device and service

SanDisk Corp introduced on Monday a service for downloading free and advertising-supported video from the Internet, which could compete with Apple Inc's iTunes. SanDisk said its new system, called "Fanfare," serves as a companion to the Sansa TakeTV PC-to
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Security holes discovered

Security holes discovered

A new security hole has been discovered in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability allows hackers to execute malicious programs on external computers. The German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn is publicising the hole.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Thumbplay to provide mobile content to AOL

Thumbplay to provide mobile content to AOL

Time Warner Inc's AOL has selected Thumbplay to provide mobile entertainment content such as ringtones and wallpapers for the service. AOL will offer Thumbplay services across its Internet properties including AOL.com, AIM instant messaging service and it
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Comcast denies blocking Internet downloads

Comcast denies blocking Internet downloads

Comcast Corp said on Monday that file transfers on peer-to-peer networks such as BitTorrent may be delayed by bandwidth management technology, but it denied blocking access to any applications or content.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Verizon launches symmetrical speed Web service

Verizon launches symmetrical speed Web service

Verizon Communications Inc on Tuesday launched a new Internet service over its high-speed FiOS network that allows users to upload and download data and Web entertainment at the same speed.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Audi's new phone helps catch car thieves

Audi's new phone helps catch car thieves

Carphones could be set to make a comeback, but they've come a long way since the bricks of the 1980s. Soon they may even be able to help catch car thieves.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
In Short: NEC launches world's most powerful super computer

In Short: NEC launches world's most powerful super computer

Japan's NEC Corp early on Friday announced the launch of what it called the world's most powerful super computer, meant for advanced use in the sciences. NEC said that its latest super computer, called SX-9, is capable of calculating 839 teraflops or 839
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Prudential's new insurance policies up 15 percent

Prudential's new insurance policies up 15 percent

Prudential, the second-biggest insurance group in Britain, said on October 23 that sales of new insurance policies climbed 15 percent during the first nine months of 2007, helped by strong growth in Asia.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Prudential's new insurance policies up 15 percent

Prudential's new insurance policies up 15 percent

Prudential, the second-biggest insurance group in Britain, said on October 23 that sales of new insurance policies climbed 15 percent during the first nine months of 2007, helped by strong growth in Asia.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
London eyes China's new forex investment agency

London eyes China's new forex investment agency

The City of London is lobbying China's 200-billion-dollar foreign exchange investment agency to set up a branch in the leading international financial centre, state media said on October 26.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
London eyes China's new forex investment agency

London eyes China's new forex investment agency

The City of London is lobbying China's 200-billion-dollar foreign exchange investment agency to set up a branch in the leading international financial centre, state media said on October 26.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Toyota to build new domestic plant

Toyota to build new domestic plant

The Toyota Motor Corp group announced plans on October 23 to build its first new domestic car assembly plant in more than a decade to boost efficiency amid fast-growing sales.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Boeing profit soars to $1.1bn despite 787 woes

Boeing profit soars to $1.1bn despite 787 woes

Boeing on October 24 beat most forecasts by reporting a net profit rise of 61 percent to 1.1 billion dollars and lifted its outlook despite recently announced delays in its key 787 Dreamliner programme.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Reinsurers face small price drop in 2008 talks: S&P

Reinsurers face small price drop in 2008 talks: S&P

After two years of high prices, reinsurers are likely to see some price declines for the protection they offer to insurers but the collapse in prices seen in past cycles is unlikely, credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) said on October 23.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
DoCoMo profits slip amid Japan's mobile war

DoCoMo profits slip amid Japan's mobile war

Japan's largest mobile telephone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc, said on October 26 its net profit fell by more than 20 percent in the first half of its business year amid a price war among the nation's top carriers.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
DoCoMo profits slip amid Japan's mobile war

DoCoMo profits slip amid Japan's mobile war

Japan's largest mobile telephone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc, said on October 26 its net profit fell by more than 20 percent in the first half of its business year amid a price war among the nation's top carriers.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
RAKIA seeks $1.8 billion for India plant and islands

RAKIA seeks $1.8 billion for India plant and islands

The Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) said on October 24 it would raise at least $1.8 billion in bonds and loans this year to build islands off the United Arab Emirates coast and an aluminium plant in India.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
RAKIA seeks $1.8 billion for India plant and islands

RAKIA seeks $1.8 billion for India plant and islands

The Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) said on October 24 it would raise at least $1.8 billion in bonds and loans this year to build islands off the United Arab Emirates coast and an aluminium plant in India.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
15 firms eye stake in India's UTI before IPO

15 firms eye stake in India's UTI before IPO

Companies from the United States, Europe and Australia are among 15 firms in the race to acquire a stake in India's No 3 asset management firm, UTI, ahead of an initial public offer (IPO), its chairman said on October 23.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
World Bank boosts focus on private sector

World Bank boosts focus on private sector

Just a few years ago, the International Finance Corp "flew below the radar" in the World Bank Group. Now, it is a big player in President Robert Zoellick's plans to mobilise the private sector to help pull poor countries and people out of poverty.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Sharp warns of profit slip in first half

Sharp warns of profit slip in first half

Sharp Corp, the pioneer of LCD screens, warned on October 22 that it expected its net profit to slip in the first half of the business year on rising costs of its investments and raw materials. But the Japanese company said it still expected sales to incr
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Sharp warns of profit slip in first half

Sharp warns of profit slip in first half

Sharp Corp, the pioneer of LCD screens, warned on October 22 that it expected its net profit to slip in the first half of the business year on rising costs of its investments and raw materials. But the Japanese company said it still expected sales to incr
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Bank of China eyes UK expansion

Bank of China eyes UK expansion

Bank of China (BoC), the world's No 6 bank by market capitalisation, is seeking acquisition opportunities to expand its British retail business, a senior executive said. Kenneth Ge, the chief executive of Bank of China UK, the Beijing-based lender's UK ar
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Subprime crisis impact negligible: Infosys chief executive

Subprime crisis impact negligible: Infosys chief executive

India's No 2 software services exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd, has felt a "negligible" impact on its business from the US subprime mortgage crisis, its chief executive said on October 22. "Given our size, impact has been negligible," Chief Executive S
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Rising prices an election obstacle for Malaysian government

Rising prices an election obstacle for Malaysian government

Malaysia's economy is riding high on a commodities boom, but public anger over rising prices and a looming US slowdown could spell trouble for the government as it heads towards elections. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has until March 2009 to go to
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
India's poor march for land rights

India's poor march for land rights

Thousands of poor farmers, landless workers and indigenous people reached the Indian capital Sunday after a month-long protest march to highlight the plight of those marginalised by India's economic boom.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Hi- technology listings overseas deprive China

Hi- technology listings overseas deprive China

China should create a Nasdaq-style bourse for firms specialising in science and technology to help keep creative assets, Wu Zezhong, China's Vice Minister of Science and Technology, said on Sunday.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
EU's gain is US loss in influence on antitrust

EU's gain is US loss in influence on antitrust

The European Union's antitrust agency is becoming more influential just as its US counterparts have grown more cautious and inactive, experts say. The European Commission's recent success in forcing Microsoft to carry out antitrust sanctions underscores t
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Rising prices hit Bangladeshis hard

Rising prices hit Bangladeshis hard

The head of Bangladesh's army-backed interim government has asked his advisers to tour the country to find reasons for unabated rises in commodity prices, which analysts say pose the biggest challenge to the authority.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
US and Chinese carriers launch regional airline

US and Chinese carriers launch regional airline

Kunpeng Airlines, a venture between China's Shenzhen Airlines Ltd and US-based Mesa Air Group Inc has begun operating in China's north-west Shaanxi Province, Xinhua said late on Saturday. The new airline is the first such venture by a US carrier in the gr
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Never rains but pours as Zimbabwe faces energy crisis

Never rains but pours as Zimbabwe faces energy crisis

An escalating energy crisis has pulled the plug on hopes of reviving Zimbabwe's economy as production grinds to a halt in a manufacturing sector already battling the impact of sky-high inflation.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Germany tempted to lock up its industrial jewels

Germany tempted to lock up its industrial jewels

Germany's fractious coalition government has an issue both sides agree on-the need to protect key industries, the country's crown jewels, from hostile foreign take-overs. Several initiatives were floated last week that aimed to head off investors seen to
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
23 killed in Cameroon

23 killed in Cameroon

A head-on crash at night between two buses killed 23 people and injured 36 others in Cameroon, state radio reported on Sunday. A third bus crushed two people on a motorcycle and plunged into a ditch after swerving to avoid the collision, which happened on
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
France backs off on Rafale fighter sale to Saudis

France backs off on Rafale fighter sale to Saudis

France is no longer pushing Saudi Arabia to buy Rafale fighters now that the kingdom has purchased Typhoon jets from Britain, French Defence Minister Herve Morin said on Sunday during a visit to the Arab kingdom.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Chad children offered sweets to leave home

Chad children offered sweets to leave home

Europeans offered sweets and biscuits to encourage poor African children to leave their homes, children said on Sunday, as Chad probed an operation to ship out young children to live with families in Europe.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Bulgarian voters battle with giant size ballot

Bulgarian voters battle with giant size ballot

They frowned and sighed, folded and squeezed - determined to vote despite the challenge of a giant sized ballot paper that came up beyond their waists. In the southern Bulgarian municipality of Sandanski and around the country voters struggled Wednesday t
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Iran cool as Turkey says PKK strike possible

Iran cool as Turkey says PKK strike possible

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan warned on Sunday that Turkey could launch an attack on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq but failed to win the support of neighbouring Iran for a military strike.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Maoists kill five villagers in India

Maoists kill five villagers in India

Five villagers have been shot dead by suspected Maoists in eastern India, a day after the left-wing rebels killed 18 people, including a former minister's son, in an ambush, police said Sunday.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
North Korean nuclear talks focus on energy aid

North Korean nuclear talks focus on energy aid

North Korea and the five other nations involved in disarmament talks will this week resume negotiations on energy aid for Pyongyang in return for its promised nuclear shutdown, officials said Sunday. The meeting comes after the North agreed earlier this m
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Saudi king to begin European tour from Britain

Saudi king to begin European tour from Britain

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is to travel to Britain on Monday at the start of a four-nation European tour, the royal court announced on Sunday. The tour, which will also take the king to Italy, Germany and Turkey, is intended to "develop bilateral relat
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
14 migrants dead off Italian coast

14 migrants dead off Italian coast

At least 14 migrants died in the waters off southern Italy in two separate incidents overnight, coastguard officials said on Sunday. Six of the victims died when their 23-metre-long vessel sank near the Calabrian coast. More than 113 others on board survi
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Retreating California fires leave smoke hazard

Retreating California fires leave smoke hazard

Fire-fighters tightened their grip on California's wildfires with the help of cooler weather, but a threat remained Sunday of health hazards from choking plumes of smoke over the region.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Egypt median overnight interbank near steady at 8.7625 percent

Egypt median overnight interbank near steady at 8.7625 percent

The median overnight interbank rate on the Egyptian pound was near steady at 8.7625 percent on Sunday compared to 8.758 percent on Thursday in the absence of significant auctions, traders said. "It is liquid. There are no deposit auctions," one dealer sai
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Singapore shares expected to trade higher

Singapore shares expected to trade higher

Singapore shares are expected to trade higher on anticipation the US central bank will again cut interest rates, dealers said. For the week ended October 26, the Straits Times Index (STI) rose 23.57 points, or 0.63 percent, to 3,771.55.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Malaysian shares expected to move upwards

Malaysian shares expected to move upwards

Malaysian share prices are expected to edge upwards with foreign investors eyeing regional bourses for better returns amid concerns about the US economy, dealers said Friday. "As US markets are going no where, funds are flowing into Asian markets to look
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Thailand shares may rise on US rate cut hopes

Thailand shares may rise on US rate cut hopes

Thai share prices are expected to rise, led by growing hopes for a US rate cut and strong demand for energy stocks as oil prices continue to hit record highs, dealers said.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Indian equities to remain volatile

Indian equities to remain volatile

Indian share prices are expected to remain volatile next week and will be affected by how hedge funds react to new rules limiting the anonymous purchase of shares by foreign investors, dealers said.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
JGB futures fall from one-month highs as stocks climb

JGB futures fall from one-month highs as stocks climb

Japanese government bond futures fell on Friday, pulling away from one-month highs hit earlier this week as share prices rose, while economic data shed little light on the likely timing of the Bank of Japan's next interest rate rise.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
JGB futures fall from one-month highs as stocks climb

JGB futures fall from one-month highs as stocks climb

Japanese government bond futures fell on Friday, pulling away from one-month highs hit earlier this week as share prices rose, while economic data shed little light on the likely timing of the Bank of Japan's next interest rate rise.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Bangladesh central bank takes reverse repos at 6.5 percent

Bangladesh central bank takes reverse repos at 6.5 percent

Bangladesh's central bank said on Sunday it accepted one-to-seven-day reverse repos worth 21.16 billion taka ($308 million) at a 6.50 percent interest rate. On Thursday, before the Friday and Saturday weekend, the bank accepted reverse repos worth 19.595
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Philippines shares likely to consolidate

Philippines shares likely to consolidate

Philippines share prices are likely to consolidate as the rest of the country goes on extended holidays, dealers said. Financial markets will be closed on Monday for nation-wide district-level elections, while the country will also shut down on Thursday a
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Hong Kong shares likely to face more volatility

Hong Kong shares likely to face more volatility

Hong Kong shares are likely to face yet more volatility next week, as dealers warn there could be a "deep correction" on the market. The benchmark Hang Seng Index finished above the 30,000-point mark for the first time Friday after a roller-coaster perfor
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Jakarta shares to maintain upward trend: analyst

Jakarta shares to maintain upward trend: analyst

Indonesian shares will continue to trade higher in the week ahead on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate, dealers said. "The market will still trade stronger on expectation that the Fed would lower its interest rate on
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
UK investors eye volatile oil prices

UK investors eye volatile oil prices

The British stock market may struggle to build on recent gains should world oil prices continue to smash record highs. The FTSE 100 index jumped by 2.04 percent or 133.4 points to end the week on Friday at 6,661.30 points.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Seoul shares to trade in volatile conditions

Seoul shares to trade in volatile conditions

South Korean share prices are likely to see a volatile week following a recent steep run-up, dealers said Friday. "Next week will be full of macroeconomic data and corporate earnings.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Australian shares likely to depict modest falls

Australian shares likely to depict modest falls

Australian share prices are likely to post modest falls as the market consolidates recent gains, dealers said. For the week to October 26 the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 6.3 points to 6,700.6, after a 42.6 point drop the previous week.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Tokyo shares may claw back some ground

Tokyo shares may claw back some ground

Japanese stocks could claw back some ground if corporate results continue to cheer investors and the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates as expected, dealers said Friday.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
29 rebels killed in Sri Lankan clashes

29 rebels killed in Sri Lankan clashes

Sri Lankan troops killed 29 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers also died in clashes in the north, the military said on Sunday, as stepped-up fighting continues in the latest chapter of a long-running civil war.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
No women elected in Omani vote

No women elected in Omani vote

Oman's 84-member advisory Shura Council will have no women members after 21 female candidates failed to win seats in Saturday's election. The outgoing fifth Shura Council, elected in 2003, had two women members. Some women and activists have suggested a q
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Man poisons wedding guests in Somaliland

Man poisons wedding guests in Somaliland

Authorities in the breakaway Somali republic of Somaliland have arrested a man for poisoning dozens of guests at his younger brother's wedding. Ambe Abdillahi Omer, 39, apparently poisoned sweets he handed out at Saturday's celebration near the Ethiopian
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Cuba takes harsh look at dentistry woes

Cuba takes harsh look at dentistry woes

It may not be fun anywhere but visiting the dentist in Cuba is a still unhappier prospect marked by a lack of dentists, technicians, materials and even reclining chairs, an official newspaper reported on Sunday.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
11 parties go-ahead to fight Russian parliamentary polls

11 parties go-ahead to fight Russian parliamentary polls

A total of 11 political parties have been given permission to fight December's parliamentary elections in Russia, the Central Electoral Commission announced Sunday, according to Russian news agencies. A further three parties were turned down by the CEC fo
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Thousands join US anti-Iraq war protests

Thousands join US anti-Iraq war protests

Tens of thousands of demonstrators joined marches in cities across the United States demanding an end to the war in Iraq, organisers said. Local television stations Saturday showed crowds filing peacefully through the streets in New York, Los Angeles and
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Palestinians say Israel cuts Gaza fuel supply

Palestinians say Israel cuts Gaza fuel supply

Palestinian officials complained that Israel cut fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip on Sunday but Israel denied it had started to implement sanctions it plans to impose in response to rocket fire from the Hamas-run enclave.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
British army unit signs million pound record deal

British army unit signs million pound record deal

A British army regiment has signed a one million pound ($2.05 million) record deal with Universal Music, a spokesman for the Pipes and Drums of the unit, the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, said on Sunday.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Israeli Foreign Minister to press for Iran sanctions

Israeli Foreign Minister to press for Iran sanctions

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will push for "dramatic" sanctions aimed at stalling Iran's nuclear drive during a two-day visit to China, she was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
20 Kurds killed

20 Kurds killed

Turkish soldiers killed 20 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in clashes in eastern Turkey on Sunday, army sources said. There was no information on any army casualties. Earlier, army sources had said an 8,000 troop-strong operation had been launched
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
UK lawmakers press China over Darfur

UK lawmakers press China over Darfur

A group of British politicians called Monday on China to use its role as host of the 2008 Olympic Games to put pressure on Sudan over the Darfur conflict and to stop selling weapons to its government.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
US and Russia urge other states to join missile pact

US and Russia urge other states to join missile pact

Russia and the United States urged all countries to destroy medium range nuclear-capable missiles, in a joint declaration by the former Cold War foes published by the Russian foreign ministry on Sunday.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
11 Sunni tribal chiefs kidnapped in Baghdad

11 Sunni tribal chiefs kidnapped in Baghdad

Eleven Sunni tribal leaders from the restive province of Diyala were kidnapped in Baghdad on Sunday after meeting a top official in Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office, a security official said.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Israel minister threatens to quit over peace talks

Israel minister threatens to quit over peace talks

An ultranationalist Israeli minister threatened on Sunday to quit the cabinet if the core issues at the heart of the Middle East conflict are raised at a peace conference later this year.
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Turkey threatens to launch Iraq incursion

Turkey threatens to launch Iraq incursion

Turkey said on Sunday that a military solution was still on the table to tackle Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, while Washington urged dialogue to avert an incursion it fears will destabilise the region. Turkish-Iraqi talks aimed at preventing a cro
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Four killed, six injured in accidents

Four killed, six injured in accidents

Four persons were killed while six others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in city and its suburbs during last 24 hours. According to police, a speed car (FS-9018) turned turtle on Sahiwal-Pakpattan road near chak No 81-D. As a result car rid
Published 29 Oct, 2007 12:00am
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