Musharraf rules out emergency Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday ruled out declaring an emergency amid a rising tide of militant attacks that have killed more than 130 people this month, officials said.
China wakes up to dangers of pollution Hundreds of millions of people are being made ill every year or dying prematurely from pollution caused by Chinas breakneck economic growth, a leading economic think tank has concluded following an 18-month investigation.
Top Qaeda figure captured The US command said on Wednesday the highest-ranking Iraqi in the leadership of al Qaeda in Iraq has been arrested, adding that information from him indicates the groups foreign-based leadership wields considerable influence over the Iraqi chapter.
A Pakistani policewoman (2R) escorts arrested Umme Hassan (L) wife of Abdul Aziz, the chief cleric of Red Mosque and his two daughters upon their arrival at an anti-terrorist court in Rawalpindi, on Wednesday. AFP
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