Lebanons past wounds bleed afresh Three days after a police raid touched off a violent confrontation between the Lebanese Army and a militant Palestinian group, Fatah al Islam, the first clear look inside Nahar al-Bared Refugee presented stark reminders of Lebanons bloody past.
12 guilty in Serb premiers death Milorad Ulemek, paramilitary commander of Slobodan Milosevic and 11 other men were convicted of assassinating Serbias first democratically elected Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.
Fight against crusaders to go on: Qaeda No 2 Ayaman-al-Zawahri eulogised Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah and exhorted his men not to depart from his path, continue his march, and be among the patient reward-seekers.
Lesbian couple SOS General Pakistans first known lesbian couple, who wept throughout their journey in a police van and discussed the possibility of killing themselves if they were separated, appealed to President Pervez Musharraf as well as the international community for help.
After Everest, youngest climber to tackle college Samantha Larson, an 18-year-old Californian woman who became the youngest foreign woman to scale Everest, is set to tackle another challenge starting college in the fall.
A Palestinian child stands outside a house that was damaged in a Israeli missile strike, in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. AP
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.
