US begins major assault on Qaeda The offensive against the al-Qaeda around the city of Baquba, a stronghold of the Sunni group, is partly aimed at taking down car bomb networks that cause carnage in Baghdad and other regions of Iraq.
Lebanon: Mediators hopeful of early truce A Palestinian political source said that a group of Palestinian mediators had met Shahin Shahin, a key Fatah al-Islam member, on Monday to discuss details of a truce.
Taliban seizes Afghan area Hundreds of Taliban fighters launched raids on police posts near the strategic town of Chora in Uruzgan province Saturday, forcing NATO, backed by fighter jets, to respond.
Sunita proves to be a true Miss Universe No other woman has spent so much uninterrupted time in space, no other woman has worked on four spacewalks and no woman has spent so much time working in free space 29 hours and 17 minutes.
Britain in a tizzy as Sir Rushdie turns 60 The familiar voices of condemnation and support for Rushdie were in full flow as reports poured in from Pakistan and Iran, where state and non-state actors criticised Britains decision to confer knighthood on Rushdie for services to literature.
Smoke rises from a severely damaged building at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon following
shelling on Monday. Soldiers battled militants on two fronts, tightening the noose on a group of Islamists of Fatah al-Islam.
The Karnataka Government is planning to send 250 legislators to China for a study tour. Will the tour help in the development of the State? We invite our readers to express their views in about 100 words. Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday.
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