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Massive search operation in Colombo
COLOMBO: Military and police forces in Sri Lanka on Saturday conducted an unprecedented search operation throughout the national capital for suspicious objects and persons. In the operation that went on from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., all vehicles were ...

Bomb attack near Karbala shrine
BAGHDAD: A parked car exploded on Saturday near one of Shia Islam's holiest shrines in the city of Karbala, killing 30 persons and wounding dozens, officials said. The explosion took place about 7 p.m. in a crowded commercial area near the ...

Non-Communist in China's Cabinet
BEIJING: China's top legislature has approved the Cabinet nomination of Wan Gang, a non-Communist party member, as the country's Minister of Science and Technology. Mr. Wan, a member of the China Zhi Gong (Public Interest) Party, replaces ...

Moscow threatens action after Estonia removes war memorial
Ethnic Russians riot in the capital of Baltic republic

NRI in race for top Commonwealth post
LONDON: A prominent British non-resident Indian, said to be close to Prime Minister Tony Blair, has thrown his hat in the race to succeed Don McKinnon as the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth later this year and launched an ambitious a ...

Benazir vows to return home by year-end
LONDON: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said that she would return home by the end of this year "whether Mr Musharraf would like it, or whether he would not like it''. While Ms Bhutto held out the prospect of becoming ...

Singapore, Indonesia sign defence pact
SINGAPORE: Indonesia and Singapore, both founding members of the nearly four-decade-old Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), signed a defence cooperation agreement and an extradition treaty at ceremonies in Bali on ...

Pakistan move to ban satirical play draws flak
ISLAMABAD: A Lahore-based theatre group has said it will defy a Government order banning its musical satire on the Islamic veil, and plans to hold a performance on May 1. Madeeha Gauhar, who runs Ajoka Theatre, said the Government could not ...

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