Israeli colonel prevented from speaking in London
Recalcitrant Bavarians fight pub smoking ban
South Africans flee Mozambique, fearing backlash
Jaitley going to BRICS Bank inaugural meet in Moscow
Brown hits new low as voters desert Labour
Poland fires missile-shield negotiator with US
Michelle Obama campaigns against childhood obesity
Narrow win for pro-West bloc in Ukraine poll
Famed Pakistani qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down
Iran to send monkeys into space
Nepal royal family ‘shifts’ to Nagarjun palace
Canada’s exports slip lower, but economy creates more jobs
Obama says, fight against racism in US not ove
IAEA chief calls for dialogue on North Korea nuclear issue
French PM congratulates Putin
Bali conference calls U.S. to ratify toxic treaty
N-deal will pass, but India may have to wait: Giuliani
Global financial stability improves, but risks of reversal high: IMF
Floods in west Europe, heat wave in east
By IANS
London : Parts of Britain, Germany and Switzerland were left flooded Sunday, Denmark and Sweden braced for very heavy rainfall, while a tornado hit Poland and the heat wave continued in eastern and southwest Europe.
Parts of the English Midlands and areas to the west were left paralysed by floods Sunday, as helicopters were called in to rescue the stranded, and drinking water threatened to run out in one area.
Insurgents impose Islamic law in Somali town
Iran to talk with US, Saudi Arabia on Syria: Rouhani
Brazilian judge assassinated
Over 500 prisoners granted amnesty in Myanmar
14 Sea Tigers killed in Sri Lanka
China decries McCain’s meeting with Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama is coming to Poland again by Surender Bhutani
EU ready to send humanitarian aid to Mumbai
Gloucester’s new Asian mayor suffers heart attack
By Jaideep Sarin
IANSGloucester/Jalandhar : Hardly four days after taking over as the 527th mayor - and the first Asian to do so - of Gloucester city in England, Jalandhar-born Harjit Gill is in hospital after suffering a heart attack.
China’s first Boeing 787 delivered
Asian businessman named in Britain’s party funding scandal
Most of chemical weapons removed from Syria: UN
US collector willing to stop auction of Gandhi items
Russia: Kosovo Tipped World Order
Tatas setting up two hotels in South Africa
European businesses bullish about China despite downturn: Survey
Germany reaffirms ECB independence amid France’s euro plans
Belgium Snubs Fast NATO Entry of Georgia
US-Pakistan strategic dialogue not at India’s expense: Holbrooke
UN says Russian aircraft responsible for shooting down of Georgian drone
Rising demand for energy threatens world’s wetlands
British polls: Forecast reveals Conservatives, Labour neck-and-neck
Thailand protesters move on Army base to topple government
Uncertain future for US car industry as bailout collapses
23 Tamil rebels, 1 soldier die in Sri Lankan jungle fighting
Iran’s selection of new UN envoy not viable: US
13 trapped in China gold mine fire
‘Sarkozy’s politics to take priority over private life’
Chavez writes off Haiti’s oil debt to Venezuela
Heavy rain leaves 14 dead in Caribbean, Central America
Mexico City/Santo Domingo : Heavy rain in Central America and the Caribbean led to the deaths of at least 14 people as tropical storm Barbara continued to make up the Pacific coast.
13 dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river
Missing Brazilian air force plane located, nine survivors found
Train hits mine near military base in Georgia
Peru leftists criticise Apec
Russia, Venezuela sign energy, defence deals
Britons want looser ties with EU, poll
US judge halts voter ID law
“Share the burden in Afghanistan”, Defence Secretary
British police visit Israel to probe passport fraud
Canada pulls out of NATO surveillance project
Rights groups halt plan to kill diseased dogs in Argentina
6.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
10 Mexican cops charged with extortion
Teen father wins court ruling in bitter Palin custody fight
China to set up rare earths trade body
Extramarital sex cause earthquakes, claims Iranian cleric
News of the World ex-editor arrested over phone hacking
Russian court dismisses case seeking Gita ban
US hopeful of signing end-user agreement with India soon
China to support labour-intensive businesses to create jobs
Pakistan takes ‘serious exception’ to Pentagon report, conveys protest
Delegates return from climate talks with more homework
Obama raises $6 mn from online donations
World lost 70 mn hectares of forest in 15 years: UN
Man claims to have plotted Nepal royal family massacre
Another Obama nominee withdraws cabinet nomination
China suspends wild bird sales over avian flu
Cuba: Bush is Desperate
Russia may use nuclear weapons if necessary: army chief
Car bomb kills soldier in Spain
North Korea vows to counter enemy n-threats
Russia opens criminal case against Ukrainian officials
Researchers deluged with online information, but seldom use it
Over 200,000 people displaced in Somalia conflict: UNHCR
Terror attack foiled in Turkey
Kenyan president wants Burundi election to be postponed
US closely watching Pakistan’s tightening of media
Washington : The US has said it is closely watching Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's decree to tighten the regulation of media.
British government under pressure over torture claims
Call for action at key UN climate change summit
Tight security in lead-up to Russian presidential polls
Bush urges Taiwan’s new leader to work with China
Nepal To Make New Strategy To Tackle Disasters
N.Korea puts rocket’s second stage on launch pad
Tibetan unrest shows China’s strong-arm policy stays
80 more Asian election observers arrive in Nepal
Four Chinese protesters chop off, swallow finger tips
Darfur town where African peacekeepers were attacked burned down; UN
Police impose curfew in eastern Sri Lankan town
70 protesters detained during G20 summit
Seoul preparing for inter-Korea summit: former premier
Seoul : Seoul had begun preparations for a new round of inter-Korea summit this year amid progress on nuclear issues with Pyongyang, former South Korean prime minister Lee Hae-chan said Monday.