Junta ready to meet Suu Kyi Senior Gen Than Shwe told UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari during their talks on Tuesday that he is willing to meet Suu Kyi if she gives up her calls for confronting the government and for imposing sanctions on it.
Koreas seek to build a peace regime "North and South Korea shared the view that they must end the current armistice and build a permanent peace regime," President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il said in a joint statement at the end of their three-day meeting in Pyongyang.
Envoy holds talks with LTTE
Recall diplomat: Lanka to Iceland The Government of Sri Lanka on Thursday urged the Icelandic government to "recall immediately" its visiting Foreign Ministry envoy, angered by his meeting with the LTTE leaders in Kilinochchi earlier this week without permission from the government.
Mush, Benazir edge closer to power deal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, who is close to Mr Musharraf, said an announcement of an agreement - expected to include the dropping of corruption charges against Ms Bhutto - would come within the house.
1,250 SA miners rescued Up to 200 women were among those stuck in a cramped space in the Elandsrand mine where temperatures could reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit).
Champions in sports other than cricket complain that Indian cricketers get disproportionate rewards as compared to them. Are they justified in complaining? Is the recognition of achievements related to the popularity of the game? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send in their opinions. Most readers feel that cricket is over-glorified and its players are pampered at the cost of other sports. Others contend that cricket is the nation’s religion and the players certainly deserve the booty.
