Probe finds Palin 'abused' power Governor Sarah Palin abused the powers of her office by pressuring subordinates to try to get her former brother-in-law, a state trooper, fired, an investigation by the Alaska Legislature has concluded.
Sharifs on 'hit list' of Pak Taliban Former premier Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz are on the 'hit list' of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who is also accused of masterminding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, a media report claimed on Saturday.
N Korea steps up bid to show 'recovered' Kim North Korean state TV broadcast pictures of Kim Jong-il on Saturday as the reclusive country stepped up its campaign to show its leader was healthy after reports surfaced last month he may have suffered a stroke.
Mugabe move angers Oppn Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has allocated three important government ministries to his ZANU-PF party, angering the Opposition and threatening a power-sharing deal.
Surrender: Lanka to LTTE Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday asked the beleaguered LTTE to lay down arms and join the democratic mainstream, even as he underlined that there was no military solution to the ethnic problem in the island nation.
Flight of might... F/A-18 Hornets of the US Navy Blue Angels fly by the Golden Gate Bridge as they practise their Fleet Week performance in San Francisco on Friday. San Francisco kicked off its annual Fleet Week celebration on Saturday with a parade of ships and an air show featuring the Blue Angels. - AFP
