BENAZIR ASSASSINATED Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into chaos ahead of a general election she hoped to win.Bhutto was also shot in the neck and chest.
Fourteen killed in violence Police used tear gas and batons to break up an angry demonstration in Peshawar after more than 100 angry Bhutto supporters blocked the main trunk road there. They shouted slogans like Musharraf is a dog and Long live Bhutto.
Orissa district still on the boil Miscreants ransacked and torched over a dozen churches and prayer halls at G Udaygiri, Nuagaon, Brahmanigaon and Phulbani Sadar, while the residence of Rajya Sabha Congress MP Radhakant Nayak was ransacked in Dasingbadi...
Sena men attack Husain show Shiv Sena activists on Thursday attacked an exhibition of paintings by acclaimed painter M F Husain in the national capital, damaging two of his works on display.
No SMS jam this New Year In order to ease network congestion, some operators are also charging for the SMSes sent on New Years eve and on the first day of the New Year. According to them, when a SMS is charged, the subscribers will limit sending SMS and network congestion will gradually reduce.
Benazir Bhutto, a charismatic leader meets with a violent end on Thursday evening.Reuters
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