Fierce battle rocks Lebanon On Monday the Lebanese army tightened its grip on the Nahr al-Bared camp, home to 30,000 Palestinian refugees, cut off water and electricity and shelled areas where gunmen of Fatah al-Islam, a radical fundamentalist group were believed to be holed up.
Khaliq accused of possessing al Qaeda manual
Suspect charged over 7/7 London blasts Khalid Khaliq, from Beeston, Leeds, is accused of possessing a document or record, namely the al Qaeda training manual, containing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism on July 17 2005, according to Scotland Yard.
New World Bank chief likely to be American Media speculation about Mr Wolfowitzs replacement has been rife, with possible candidates seen including US Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt and former US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.
Cutty Sark ship gutted The Cutty Sark, a famous London landmark and thought to be the worlds last surviving 19th century tea clipper, was severely damaged in a blaze on Monday, the fire service said.
White House fires back at Jimmy Carter The White House on Sunday fired back at former president Jimmy Carter, calling him increasingly irrelevant a day after Carter described George W Bush's presidency as the worst in history.
Lebanese soldiers pay homage to their colleague Elie Maaluf as his coffin, draped in the Lebanese flag, is carried shoulders-high during his funeral in a church in Beirut, on Monday. Lebanese troops pounded Islamist militiamen in a Palestinian refugee camp today, the second day of the bloodiest internal fighting since the civil war that has now killed 55 people and raised deep concerns about Lebanon's fragile security. Twenty seven soldiers lost their lives and 17 gunmen were also reported killed, in addition to a civilian and a Palestinian refugee. AFP
The term of A P J Abdul Kalam is coming to an end. Should India go in for a woman President? If so, who should be the first woman President?
Most of Deccan Herald readers are of the opinion that the idea of ‘Woman as President’ is as exciting as old wine in a new bottle. While some feel that the time is ripe, most are unanimous in their opinion that only a non-political nominee would fit the bill for the highest office in the country.
