80 Taliban killed in gun-battle US-led coalition and Afghan troops killed some 80 Taliban fighters in a six-hour battle after an ambush in southern Afghanistan, the US military said on Sunday.
Argentine first lady seeks presidency Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the other half of the power couple credited with Argentina's rebound from an economic collapse, overshadowed 13 rivals as voting opened on Sunday in Argentina's presidential polls.
10 rebels slain in Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan Government on Sunday claimed that at least ten Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in two separate clashes with the troops manning the forward defences in Wanni and Jaffna.
Thousands flee tense northwest Pak town Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing a tense northwestern town and outlying villages amid fears of a showdown between the security forces and an Islamist militant Taliban-style movement, residents said.
Quit Iraq: US protesters At the rallies, leaders spoke against military intervention in Iran besides chiding the Bush administration on its international policies which, they contended, were raising tensions across the globe.
Faces of Halloween... This combo picture shows participants of a Halloween parade in Kawasaki, Tokyo, on Sunday. About three thousand people dressed in costumes took part in the Halloween celebrations. Reuters
With the Left parties rejecting any compromise on the nuclear deal with the United States, should the UPA government dump the deal and move ahead? Deccan Herald invited its readers to express their views on the subject. Many readers were of the opinion that the UPA government should ignore the Left’s objections and go ahead with the deal. However, some others held that the Left’s concerns were justified and opposed the deal.
