Bombings, clashes in Iraq kill 62 A spate of bombings across Iraq and a fresh surge of fighting between Shiite militiamen and US forces in eastern Baghdad killed at least 62 people on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said.
Clinton's tactics 'typically Republican': Obama Democrat Hillary Clinton faced some of the harshest criticism yet from Barack Obama, her rival for the party's nomination, who accused her of having no restraint and using tactics typical of Republicans.
Italy to target immigrant crime New Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi pledged on Tuesday to use his big election win to push through economic reforms, and vowed to close the border to illegal immigrants in a crackdown on criminals he called "the army of evil".
Top US official to hold talks with Dalai Lama A special envoy of President George W Bush will hold talks with the Dalai Lama next week on the "ongoing and serious" problem in Tibet, the highest level of contact between the administration and the Tibetan spiritual leader since an unrest erupted in the Himalayan region, the US said on Tuesday.
Monarchy to end in one month: Maoists The Maoists, which are poised to head a new coalition government in Nepal, on Tuesday said the 240-year-old monarchy will be abolished within a month, with its leader Prachanda even saying there will not even be a symbolic king.
Heave ho... Acrobats of Spain and Argentina called Puja! Theatre of Height perform during the first day of International Festival of Theatre and Stage Arts in Seville on Tuesday. The festival will run until April 27. Reuters
Will the Election Commission’s move to ban posters and buntings seriously affect campaigning of political parties in the coming Assembly elections in the State? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue.
While some feel that the ban would take the zing out of electioneering, most readers welcome EC’s move. Notwithstanding the ostentatious display that deface a city’s environs, they feel that posters do little service to voters’ decision-making. Besides, they feel that campaigners can opt for other channels of publicity.
