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• U.S. seals missile deal with Poland
The United States and Poland have sealed an agreement Wednesday to place elements of a U.S. missile shield in Poland.
• Two US lawmakers ask NSG not to loosen nuclear rules for India
As India prepared to present its case to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to facilitate the India-US civil nuclear deal, two leading US lawmakers asked the cartel not to 'loosen nuclear rules for India'.
• Berlin draws up rules to control foreign state funds
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition unveiled Wednesday new far-reaching rules to head off powerful foreign-owned state-controlled funds going on a shopping spree for companies in Europe's biggest economy.
• Plane veers off Madrid runway, deaths reported
An airplane attempting to take off from Madrid airport veered off the runway Wednesday, killing several people, Spain's RNE radio reported.
• India square ODI series against Sri Lanka
Dambulla, (Sri Lanka) Aug 20 (IANS) Indian batsmen made heavy weather of an easy target before recovering to post a series levelling three wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international here Wednesday.
• China critical of Dalai Lama, French officials meeting
Beijing's foreign ministry Wednesday sharply criticized plans by French government ministers to meet the Dalai Lama.
• Sushil wrestles his way through Repechage for a historic bronze
As India's interest in the Olympics seemed to wane after Abhinav Bindra's gold medal, diminutive Sushil Kumar gave the contingent here an unexpected boost with his bronze medal in the men's 66 kg freestyle competition.
• Euphoric Sushil dedicates medal to mentor Satpal
For the first few seconds after he had been adjudged the winner, wrestler Sushil Kumar, was dazed. Thoroughly exhausted after three nerve-wracking bouts in less than 75 minutes, he looked around, first for the coach and then for a bottle of water.
• Global lobby urges India to sign CTBT on eve of NSG meet
A day before the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) meets here to discuss a change in guidelines for global nuclear commerce with India, an international lobby Wednesday urged New Delhi to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
• Russia delays troop pullout from Georgia to weekend
Tbilisi (Georgia), Aug 20 (DPA) Russia's army Wednesday continued its occupation of two enclaves in Georgia as Kremlin officials claimed they would accelerate what they said was an already in-progress withdrawal.
• UN secretary general to visit Myanmar at year-end
Yangon, Aug 20 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon plans to visit Myanmar in December to discuss the country's political stalemate, his special envoy to Myanmar Ibrahim Gambari disclosed Wednesday.
• Vijender assures India of another Olympic medal
Boxer Vijender Kumar assured India of a medal after beating Ecuador's Carlos Gongora in the middleweight (75kg) category to move into the semifinals of the event at the Olympics here Wednesday.
• Blame from India, aid from US
The US government, whose watch list of terrorist organisations still includes Nepal's Maoists, Wednesday became the first member of the international community to pledge aid for the tens of thousands of people displaced by a ravaging flood in south Nepal while Kathmandu's neighbour India angered the new Maoist prime minister by blaming Nepal for the disaster.
• Boxer Jitender goes down valiantly to European Champion
Belying hopes of an Olympic medal, boxer Jitender Kumar went down fighting to European Champion Georgy Balakshin of Russia 11-15 in the quarterfinals of the flyweight (51kg) category at the Games here Wednesday.
• British fund launched for Gujarat terror victims
A prominent ruling party MP in Britain has launched a fund for the families of those who were killed or wounded in last month's bombings in Gujarat, calling it a 'resounding message against terrorism'.
• ADB, World Bank to help improve Pacific infrastructure
Manila, Aug 20 (Xinhua) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday said it will cooperate with Australia, New Zealand and the World Bank to improve infrastructure in the Pacific Island countries.
• Twin bombs kill at least 11 in Algeria
Algiers/In the latest of a series of terror bombings, twin blasts Wednesday claimed at least 11 lives in the city of Bouira, the Algeria's interior ministry and local authorities reported.
• China urges France to respect its Tibet concerns
Beijing, Aug 20 (Xinhua) China Wednesday urged France to respect its concerns over the Tibet issue ahead of a meeting between the French foreign minister and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Friday.
• Abkhahzia to appeal to Russia for recognition
Georgia's rebel region of Abkhazia will send a formal appeal with Moscow to be recognized as an independent state, the parliamentary speaker for the autonomous region told news agency Interfax.
• Indians, Chinese ignore video war against Anwar Ibrahim
A night-long video war featuring the aide who has charged opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim with sodomising him is raging in the tiny Permatang Pauh constituency in Penang, where an electorate of less than 60,000 is swinging between the 'propah' and the profane.
• Indian Navy purchases Australian minesweeping suites
The Indian Navy has purchased sophisticated Australian minesweeping suites that will qualitatively enhance its ships' protection from underwater objects.
• New report lauds Bahrain
Gulf nation Bahrain's economic diversification programme has come in for praise in a new, independent report.
• Iran to build six more nuclear power plants
Iran plans to build six more nuclear power plants, besides the one in the southern port of Bushehr, official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.
• Dropped European cheerleaders can be seen in Colombo
European cheerleaders, withdrawn by Sri Lankan authorities from the second One-dayer against India after protests from various quarters, will be back in action in Colombo for the remaining three matches of the series, officials here said.
• Chinese stocks surge on talk of government support
Beijing, Aug 20 (Xinhua) Chinese shares surged more than seven percent Wednesday, making their largest one-day gain in four months, amid speculation that the government would act to support the market and boost the economy.
• Syria calls for stronger military ties with Moscow
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday accused the West of spreading 'total disinformation' in an effort to isolate Russia after its conflict with Georgia, and pledged to expand military ties with Moscow.
• The Olympic wrestling format - how Sushil won the bronze
It may be the ultimate rural sport in India, but the rules and the format of how the entire wrestling competition takes place at the Olympics and Asian Games level is still a mystery for most followers.
• Tremor forces evacuation of 1,000 in China
Kunming (China), Aug 20 (Xinhua) Authorities evacuated some 1,000 people after a tremor measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit a county in southwest China's Yunnan province early Wednesday.
• Poland, US sign missile shield pact
Warsaw, Aug 20 (Xinhua) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski Wednesday signed an agreement to deploy a global missile shield in this East European country.
• Amputee Olympic swimmer wants no free ride
Amputee swimmer Natalie Du Toit has made plenty of waves ever since she qualified for the Olympics with a fourth-place finish at the world championships in May in Spain.
• Afghan, coalition forces kill over 20 Taliban
Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed more than 20 militants, including foreign fighters, in two incidents in southeast Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.
• New Zealand premier likens Fiji to Zimbabwe
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Wednesday the situation in Fiji, whose military ruler has boycotted a regional summit meeting, was like Zimbabwe in the lead-up to its suspension from the British Commonwealth.
• Sarkozy in Afghanistan after deadly attack on French soldiers
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Kabul Wednesday to visit his country's troops and meet his Afghan counterpart, a day after 10 French soldiers were killed and 21 were wounded in a Taliban attack.
• Sharath Kamal outwitted by Austrian Chen Weixing
India's table tennis champion Achanta Sharath Kamal lost a match lot closer than the 1-4 scoreline suggests against Chinese-born Austrian Chen Weixing in the Olympics men's singles second round here Wednesday.
• Pirates hijack Malaysian tanker off Somalia coast
Nairobi, Aug 20 (Xinhua) Armed pirates have seized a Malaysian tanker carrying palm oil in the Gulf of Eden off the coast of Somalia, regional maritime officials said Wednesday.
• Used Olympic ticket market thrives in China
Beijing, Aug 20 (DPA) Chinese Internet users are clamouring for used Olympic tickets, with demand highest for last week's China-US basketball match and other high-profile events, media said Wednesday.
• 20 million kids in US most vulnerable to lead poisoning
A constant dose of chronic lead poisoning from contaminated soil affects hundreds of thousands more children in the US than the more-publicised acute attacks of lead poisoning that are linked to imported toys or jewellery.
• Thousands watch topless parade in New Zealand
Thousands of spectators turned out to watch about 30 topless women take part in a so-called Boobs on Bikes parade through Auckland's main street Wednesday after a judge rejected a city council bid to stop it.
• Ethanol blend petrol cut emissions only negligibly
Use of five and 10 percent ethanol blend petrol was found to cut emissions only marginally in a project undertaken by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
• Musharraf chills out on first day out of office
Pervez Musharraf spent his first day out of office as Pakistan's president catching up with his family and friends - and listening to old Bollywood songs by Mohammad Rafi.
• Beijing threatens women protesters with labour camp term
The Beijing government has threatened to send two elderly Beijing women, who applied to hold demonstrations in designated 'protest zones', to a labour camp, a human rights group said Wednesday.
• Asian teams miss out on hockey medal yet again
For the second successive Olympic Games, there will be no Asian team on the podium at the hockey competition. Asian champions South Korea, who had an outside chance of making the last four grade Tuesday, were beaten 1-2 and shut out of the semi-finals. Pakistan and China were already out of the reckoning.
• Bacterial pneumonia caused most deaths in 1918 flu pandemic
Bacterial pneumonia, not flu virus alone, accounted for the bulk of deaths during the 1918 pandemic, according to researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
• China restricts Internet addresses with Olympic champions
Beijing, Aug 20 (Xinhua) China's sport authorities have banned the issuing of Internet domain names based on the country's Olympic gold medal-winning athletes to anyone other than the medallists themselves.
• Moderate quake shakes eastern Japan
Tokyo, Aug 20 (Xinhua) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit Japan's Kanto region in eastern Honshu island Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
• Wrestler Sushil loses in first round, still in repechage
Freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar went down in the opening round of the men's 66 kg freestyle competition, but he is still alive in the Games, as his conqueror fought his way through to the final Wednesday.
• Miss Nepal becomes Maoist government
Miss Nepal, Nepal's oldest and best-known beauty pageant, has become the first casualty of the new Maoist government, with the organisers mulling scrapping it after the former rebels announced a Kathmandu closure and a boycott of Indian ayurvedic giant Dabur, the main sponsor of the show.
• Coal burning polluted Arctic, affected human health
Coal burning contaminated the Arctic and potentially affected human health and ecosystems in and around the polar regions, according to a new study.
• India rejects blame as Nepal floods affect 50,000
As a breach in a river barrage turned over 50,000 people homeless in southern Nepal and threatened thousands more in neighbouring India, the Indian government rejected allegations that its negligence had caused the disaster, putting the blame squarely back on Nepal.
• Megan Fox all set to be an ideal stepmother
Actress Megan Fox is trying to be an ideal stepmother-to-be for fiance Brian Austen Green's son Kassius and says she even feels guilty when she has to travel for shootings.
• Chinese-born Austrian sends Sharath packing in second round
An off-colour Achanta Sharath Kamal was full of errors as he went down 1-4 to a much higher ranked Chen Wiexing, a Chinese-born Austrian, in the second round of the men's singles table tennis competition Wednesday.
• Teens full of misconceptions about emergency contraception
Minority teens need to be helped to better understand how the emergency contraception pill works and eliminate some misconceptions about side-effects, confidentiality and accessibility, according to a new study.
• US offers to set up drug regulatory authority in Pakistan
The US has offered to help Pakistan establish a drug regulatory authority to ensure the availability of safe, efficacious and quality medicines.
• Seniors more prone to interpersonal conflicts
Individuals holding senior positions or authority have higher levels of interpersonal conflict, according to a new study.
• Dhaka foils trafficking bid, hosts border management talks
Bangladesh's elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) prevented 25 people from being transported illegally to India, even as the two South Asian neighbours are set to take up contentious issues pertaining to border management at talks beginning Wednesday.
• Musharraf takes solace in
On his first day out of power, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf heard his favourite Hindi song 'Chal udja re panchhi, yeh desh hua diwana' (fly away bird, this country is no longer yours) but assured friends that he would not run away, writes a prominent Pakistani journalist.
• 21 killed in tribal clashes in Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 20 (Xinhua) At least 21 people were killed and 35 injured in tribal clashes in northwest Pakistan's Kurram tribal agency Wednesday.
• Pro-Tibet demonstrators detained in Beijing
Chinese security personnel detained five American pro-Tibet activists after they unfurled a banner in Beijing's Olympic Park.
• Pitt, Aniston among stars to attend Toronto film fest
Movie stars Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are among a host of celebrities slated to walk the red carpet next month at the Toronto film festival, the organisers have said.
• Tom Cruise eyes
Tom Cruise is eyeing a comic book adaptation as one of three new films he hopes will turn around his stalling career, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
• UAE starts price control campaign for Ramadan
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Ministry of Economy has launched a comprehensive nationwide price control campaign to prevent manipulation and monopoly and ensure smooth supply of food items during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
• ArcelorMittal to buy Brazilian mining company
ArcelorMittal, the world's leading steel company, Wednesday said it has agreed to buy the iron ore mining company London Mining Brasil for $810 million.
• Beijing Games biggest broadcast event in Olympic history
Beijing, Aug 20 (Xinhua) An official with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said here Wednesday that the Beijing Olympic Games are set to become the biggest broadcast event in Olympic history.
• Jade Goody breaks down on return to London
British television star Jade Goody, diagnosed with cervical cancer, broke down in tears as she arrived here Tuesday night after cutting short her appearance in an Indian reality show.
• Air strikes kill nine rebels in Afghanistan
Kabul, Aug 20 (Xinhua) Nine Taliban insurgents were killed Wednesday in air strikes by international forces in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province, a provincial police spokesman said.
• UAE to host second alternative energy summit next year
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) would host the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) here from Jan 19-21 next year to explore ways for larger investments in alternative and renewable energy sources, WAM news agency reported Wednesday.
• Sri Lanka for international pressure on Tamil Tigers
Colombo, Aug 20 (Xinhua) The Sri Lankan government Wednesday urged the international community to put pressure on the Tamil Tigers to allow civilians to leave the conflict zones to safety.
• Winehouse, husband Blake neighbours now
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse and her husband have become neighbours - the 'Back to black' singer has booked into a clinic which is only a short drive from the jail where Blake Fielder-Civil is kept.
• NATO rebukes Russia as hostilities ease
Brussels, Aug 20 (DPA) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has suspended ties with Russia until Moscow withdraws its forces from Georgia, and the United States warned that Russia would not be allowed to re-establish Soviet-era borders.
• Finland beckoning Indian travellers with lakes, saunas and Santa
The picture postcard land of lakes, reindeers and the mystic Santa Claus - Finland - has caught the Indian traveller's fancy. Statistics reveal that the number of Indian tourists to the small Nordic country has jumped by over 50 percent in the last one year.
• Is Sharon Stone dating a 24-year-old
"Basic Instinct" star Sharon Stone is reportedly dating a man who is less than half her age.
• Tata planning electric-drive version of Nano
Indian car maker Tata Motors, which is planning to produce the world's cheapest car selling at 1,700 euros ($2,600), also has plans to produce an electric-drive version, according to a German press report.
• Shamed star Glitter in airport standoff
Glitter's flight scheduled to depart Bangkok for London Wednesday afternoon Glitter is known for a stadium anthem song called "Rock and Roll (Part 2)" He was convicted in Vietnam of sexually...
• No regrets despite 10 troop deaths
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, is flanked by Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, left, and Defense Minister Hervé Morin, right, as he addresses French soldiers in Kabul, Afghanistan, o...
• Maple Leaf Foods recalls deli meats
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• Dave Matthews Band co-founder Moore dies
From Montreal to Vancouver, their names are written in paint, marker and carved into walls, benches and windows -- and all manner of public and private spaces
• Eleven killed in new Algeria bomb attacks
ALGIERS: Two car bomb attacks in eastern Algeria killed at least 11 people, state radio reported on Wednesday with the country still in shock from a suicide bombing attack that killed 43 people a day ...
• Injury could end Wagner
Mets ' bullpen blew another lead. This had more to do with the very real notion that the first-place Mets could be without their biggest late-game weapon for the stretch run after
• For Spain, the spectre of the
Julián Juderías , the "black legend" refers to the centuries-old idea of Spain possessing an intolerance and lust for blood unparalleled within Europe. Supported by the worst excesses of...
• Scores feared dead in Madrid plane crash
Nearly 150 people are feared dead after a plane overshot the runway at Madrid's Barajas airport, according to Spanish media reports.Only 25 people survived when Spanair flight JK 5022, which had 173 p...
• Applegate Has Double Mastectomy
Good Morning America : "I didn't want to go back to the doctors every four months for testing and squishing and everything. "I just wanted to kind of get rid of this whole thing for me. This was the ...
• Gamers Hit By Fines From Lawyers
The makers behind popular games such as The Lord Of The Rings and the Colin McRae rally series are set to serve 25,000 people with the legal notices. The families targeted must then pay £300 to sett...
• Abortion is important issue in choice of McCain
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico : Senator John McCain is facing increasing scrutiny about his selection of a running mate as some social conservatives expressed alarm that McCain might ask a candidate who favo...
• Shopping for fall finds at home
Karen Sahn's living room sofa is strewn with items from The Worth Collection, an upscale women's clothing line. "I could sell this at the Americana, in Manhasset," she says. But instead it's sold at h...
• Thailand To Deport Gary Glitter
He made the decision after Thai police brushed aside his claims of ear and heart problems and said he would be put on the first available plane to London whether he liked it or not. It was not immedi...
• Clement slams doctors for supporting drug-injection site
From Montreal to Vancouver, their names are written in paint, marker and carved into walls, benches and windows -- and all manner of public and private spaces
• Turkish troops target Kurdish rebel positions in Iraq
Baghdad: Turkish troops targeted Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq early on Wednesday, an Iraqi border guard said. A salvo of shells was fired at three areas in Iraq's mountainous border with T...
• US, Poland sign missile shield deal
WARSAW : Poland and the United States on Wednesday signed a deal to deploy part of a US missile shield on Polish territory in the face of deep Russian anger. "This will help us to deal with the new th...
• Wild monkey causes chaos on Tokyo metro
A wild monkey gave police the slip as it ran amok in a central Tokyo rail station this morning.Thirty officers were sent in with nets after a security guard saw it jumping about near the ticket barrie...
• Zimbabwe parliament set to convene next week
Harare: Zimbabwe's parliament is set to convene on Monday, a parliament clerk said on Wednesday. President Robert Mugabe will officially open parliament on Tuesday, he added. "We have now been in...
• Festival Pulled Over Doherty Ban
The singer and his band Babyshambles were due to headline Moonfest in Westbury, Wiltshire, on August 29. But organisers, who had promised "the best music event ever" in the county, decided it would b...
• Hundreds set fire to police post in Jammu
Jammu: Hundreds of Hindu protesters set fire to a police post on Wednesday in Jammu city in Indian Kashmir, defying a curfew imposed to defuse protests over a land row with the region's Muslims. Hind...
• Public pools reopen in Baghdad
The U.S. military helped reopen several public pools in steamy Baghdad this summer, restoring some normalcy for beleaguered residents. But the openings were not without problems.
• In Georgia, food aid arrives, and Russians stay
A convoy of badly needed food aid for beleaguered Georgians rumbled through a Russian checkpoint Wednesday, waved through by soldiers who themselves showed no signs of fulfilling their president'...
• Bush Defends US War on Terror
U.S. President George Bush Wednesday is defending the U.S. war on terror and his administration's efforts to keep pressure on terrorists.Mr. Bush is to speak before the same U.S. veterans group that U...
• Phil Green steps down from B&B top job
AFTER seven months of sleepless nights and depressing days, the king of deal-making and leverage, Phil Green, has finally heeded the call of investors and quit the top job at Babcock & Brown.
• Review gathers pace as B&B execs leave
INVESTMENT banks Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank are believed to be accelerating their strategic review of the Babcock & Brown empire after the biggest individual shareholders in the company, chai...
• TV prepares for life after Games
Olympic viewers may be sick of the network's endless commercials and in-house promos after two weeks of the Beijing Games, but those promos for Dancing with the Stars and Home and Away, in particular,...
• Chinese media picks up Harper, Chretien squabble
From Montreal to Vancouver, their names are written in paint, marker and carved into walls, benches and windows -- and all manner of public and private spaces
• Sarkozy says troops must stay
From Montreal to Vancouver, their names are written in paint, marker and carved into walls, benches and windows -- and all manner of public and private spaces
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