Gaza: Free movement ends Egyptian troops closed the last opening on the frontier with Gaza on Sunday, ending 11 days of free movement for Palestinians from the Israeli-besieged coastal strip.
Tight 'Super Tuesday' for Clinton, Obama Pollsters predicted a tight race between democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and a formidable lead for old Republican warhorse John McCain as the presidential hopefuls made a frantic push to woo voters ahead of the crucial Super Tuesday showdown in 24 state primaries.
'Osama's son a designated assassin' In a posthumous autobiography, former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto has named the 16-year-old son of Osama Bin Laden as the leader of one of the four gangs of "designated assassins" who wanted to kill her in suicide attacks.
Nine killed in Colombo blast A suspected female suicide bomber of the Tamil Tiger rebels blew herself up at a crowded railway station here in Colombo on Sunday afternoon, killing at least nine people and wounding over 100 on the eve of the 60th independence celebrations.
Sarkozy kept wedding plans a near state secret French President Nicolas Sarkozy went to elaborate lengths to keep his wedding to former supermodel Carla Bruni a near state secret until it was over, a Paris district mayor has revealed.
Members of Egyptian forces place metal spikes as they seal a breached part of the border wall between Egypt and Gaza, in
Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday.AP
Is Karnataka becoming a new haven for terrorists, as in recent times, even smaller towns have been found harbouring those with terror links? Deccan Herald had invited readers’ opinion on the topic.
Majority of the readers opine that the state has the presence of terrorists and stressed the need for tightening security measures to prevent infiltration. Some even termed the state a haven for anti-national elements.
