Blair pegged as peace envoy Working from an office in Jerusalem, and possibly another in the West Bank, Mr Blair will become the special representative for the Middle East quartet of UN, EU, US and Russia.
Prepare for war with US: Chavez to army He said Washington had already launched a non-military campaign using economic, psychological and political means to topple his socialist government and seize control of Venezuelas vast oil reserves.
Floods cripple Yorkshire Residents were taken by bus to a temporary evacuation centre set up at Dinnington comprehensive school in Rotherham.
Cyclone batters Pak coast Tropical cyclone Yemyin, packing winds of up to 80 miles per hour roared over the Arabian Sea to the south of Karachi and hit the coast of the south-western province of Baluchistan.
Lab-grown skin to heal wounds Intercytex Group Plc, which specialises in cell therapy, said that its laboratory-made living skin was fully and consistently integrated into the human body.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez addressing the gathering, holding a Russian-made rifle, during a ceremony commemorating the Day of the Army and the battle of Carabobo, in Caracas, on Tuesday. AP
The nations conscience is divided between whether to retain incumbent President Abdul Kalam or anoint a woman president in the form of Pratibha Patil. Will the UPA candidate Ms Patil make a better constitutional head than Mr Kalam? Certainly not, feel a majority of Deccan Herald readers. Since Ms Patil will become a pawn in the hands of her political boss, they want someone with a firm hand to be in the post.
