Koreas walk the talk again North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will host South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun from August 28-30 in Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, South Korean presidential security adviser Baek Jong-chun told reporters.
US raids kill 32 in Iraq A US-led raid and airstrike killed 32 suspected militants on Wednesday in Baghdad's Shiite stronghold of Sadr City.
Pak Oppn planning Ahesan vs Musharraf Pakistan's Opposition parties are planning to field Aitzaz Ahesan, a lawyer-politician who defended the case of suspended Chief Justice leading to his reinstatement, against Musharraf.
Troops gear up for rescue "We've the ability to carry out an operation. The reason why we haven't yet is because we don't want to risk their lives, and the Korean government has also demanded us to not launch a military operation, Interior ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary said.
Giants booked out of Booker Judges for this year's Man Booker prize tore up nearly all predictions and disregarded virtually all star literary novelists with new books under their belts.
Deluge...A passenger bus stranded beside a car on a flooded street in Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province on Saturday. China is bracing for more killer weather as two tropical storms approached, continuing a devastating spell of natural disasters that last month left nearly 900 dead or missing.. AFP
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