GPS helps pygmies defend forest Late in the night we hear a low howling across the forest. It builds to a crescendo until I am certain that what I am hearing is the sound of murder.
Saudi women hope to drive Haifa Osra (left) asks women at a coffee shop in Jeddah to sign a petition pressing for the right to drive. More than 3,000 signatures have been already collected.
Fear in Sri Lanka Mannar in north-western Sri Lanka has seen some of the worst of the fighting between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in recent months.
Egyptian soldiers prevent a Palestinian woman from crossing the border between Gaza and Egypt, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip,
on Sunday. Egyptian troops closed the last breach in Egypt's frontier with the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, ending a chaotic, 11-day stream of Palestinians out of long-blockaded Gaza. 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.
