China-Dalai envoys talk ends abruptly Chinese officials and the Dalai Lama's "private representatives" agreed to hold another round of "contact and consultation at an appropriate time", state run Xinhua news agency said...
Push to ease Palestinian crisis, Rice meets Abbas The United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday in a bid to reassure him that the United States is determined to secure a blueprint for a Palestinian state by January next when President George W Bush leaves the White House.
Cyclone claims over 351 lives in Myanmar More than 351 people were killed and thousands of homes destroyed by a powerful cyclone that swept through Myanmar, state-run media said on Sunday.
Obama wins Guam by a whisker Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama beat rival Hillary Clinton by just seven votes in Guam's nominating contest after record numbers of residents voted in the tiny US territory's primary, officials said on Sunday.
Cops' eye on Haneef if he returns to Oz Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, wrongly accused of terror links, will be under 24-hour police surveillance if he returns to Australia.
Did Harbhajan Singh deserve the 11-match ban for his onfield misbehaviour with a fellow-player or is the punishment too harsh? Deccan Herald had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. Most of our readers opined that Harbhajan deserved the punishment as this is not the first time that the player has crossed the limits. Some readers questioned Sreesanth’s action in provoking Harbhajan and said both the players should amend their behaviour to suit the gentleman’s game.
