Intelligence rapped after Masjid firing The presence of hardcore militants inside the Lal Masjid and the formidable range of weaponry found after security forces ended their operation indicated the biggest failure for Pakistani intelligence...
Gaza may face irreversible collapse, says World Bank The World Bank warned on Friday that the prolonged closure of the Gaza Strip could lead to its irreversible economic collapse and long- term dependence on humanitarian assistance...
Protests mar Hindu prayer For the first time in its 218-year history, the American Senate on Friday began its session with the recitation of a Hindu prayer, but only after the police removed three shouting protesters from the visitors gallery...
Powerful typhoon Man-Yi hits Japan A powerful typhoon struck the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Friday, pounding them with torrential rains and high winds before heading north towards the nations main islands, with landfall looking increasingly likely...
Talks with Musharraf in a logjam Benazir Bhutto, the self-exiled former prime minister of Pakistan, has admitted to negotiating a political deal with President Pervez Musharraf but said the talks were in a logjam.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner (L) arrives with unidentified officials to a meeting with Kosovo's Prime Minister Agim Ceku (not in picture), 13 July 2007, in Pristina. Kouchner is in on a one-day visit in Kosovo. Kouchner, who ran the UN-administered province from 1999 to late 2000, said yesterday that Serbia will have to make an agreement over Kosovo before it can join the European Union. AFP
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