Brown to alter inner circle A chastened Gordon Brown has told key allies that he going to 'radically alter' the composition of his inner circle which has been criticised for being too small and excluding senior members of the Cabinet from major decision-making.
Lankan air force bomb LTTE targets Sri Lanka on Sunday said that the supersonic fighter jets of the Air Force have bombed "a LTTE satellite communications and coordinating centre in Dharmapuram" in the north-east of rebel-held Kilinochchi, but the rebels claimed that the early morning air raid has killed three civilians in the region.
Bhutto files nominations, Sharif to file today Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto filed her nomination for the January eight general elections on Sunday, while her arch rival and Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Nawaz Sharif, who returned from seven years in exile, will file his papers today.
Chess legend Garry Kasparov sentenced to 5 days in jail
200 arrested in new demo Russian riot police on Sunday detained opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and some 200 other protestors in Saint Petersburg as they broke up the second demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in two days.
Georgian prez resigns before elections Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili resigned on Sunday in order to campaign in snap presidential elections, said the deputy speaker of parliament in the ex-Soviet republic, in a special session.
Suicides of two brilliant researchers in three months at a prestigious institute in Bangalore point to the pressures of various kinds the students face today. What remedial measures are needed to prevent such tragedies?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their views. Commenting on the overwhelming academic and peer pressure encumbering students, readers suggest that understanding and support from parents and teachers can ease children to confide their problems and find a workable solution.
