Bhutto under house arrest Former premier Benazir Bhutto was on Friday put under detention for an unspecified period after she tried to step out of her house here to lead her Pakistan Peoples Party rally in Rawalpindi against the emergency imposed by President Pervez Musharraf.
FOUR DEAD: PTV
Blast at home of Pakistani minister A suicide blast at the home of a Pakistani government minister killed four people today, state-run Pakistan Television said.
Suu Kyi dissociates from sanctions on Myanmar Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and senior members of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party announced on Friday that they were in no position to persuade Western governments to drop their sanctions against the countrys junta.
US donates equipment to Lanka navy The US has donated a radar-based maritime surveillance system and several Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) to the Sri Lankan Navy, aiming to enhance its maritime surveillance capabilities mainly in dealing with the LTTE arms smuggling activities.
SHARES PRIZE WITH UNHCR
Angelina wins Freedom Award Hollywood actress Angelina Jolies efforts to improve the lot of the refugees has won her the prestigious Freedom Award from the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
Flushed out... Haewoojae, the world's one and only toilet house, is seen in Suwon, south of Seoul, South Korea, on Friday. The two-story house, set to be finished on Sunday, is being built to commemorate the inaugural meeting later this month of the World Toilet Association. AP
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