Israel seizes 33 Hamas leaders The overnight arrests came after Hamas and other groups rebuffed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbass call for a halt to rocket attacks by Gaza militants at Israeli towns.
Tamil Tigers blow up Sri Lankan army bus The military bus carrying four military personnel was travelling near the 1st Cross Street on the Reclamation Road in Colombo Fort area when the powerful claymore mine fixed to a motorbike was exploded by the rebels using remote-control device.
Watchdog raps TV Channel 4 over racism TV watchdog Ofcom found that Channel 4s Celebrity Big Brother 2007 show was guilty of serious editorial misjudgments over its handling of the Shetty racism row.
Crime writers real-life plot thickens The best-selling writer Patricia Cornwell brought a libel suit against Leslie Sachs , who alleged on his website that the author of the Kay Scarpetta series of crime novels was a Jew hater and neo Nazi.
No martial law, says Bangla army chief General Moeen U Ahmed, Bangladeshs army chief, brushes aside the speculation that the military would put the country under martial law and take power directly.
Members of National League for Democracy Party (NLD) pack T-shirts with pictures of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the NLD headquarter in Yangon on Friday. Military-run Myanmar is under growing international pressure as it prepares to review the detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday, with many nations calling for her release. 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.
