Sharon seeks support over evacuation plan
Palestinian premier hopes to meet Sharon this month
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rallying support for his controversial Gaza evacuation plan among sceptical members of his own party Sunday as a wanted militant was shot dead in the territoryby
India's EC warns politicians over misuse of public funds
India's new election chief yesterday warned parties not to use public funds to entice voters ahead of parliamentary polls expected within months in the world's largest democracy.
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Pakistan says Khan's pardon conditional
As international concern mounted over the public admission by top nuclear scientist Dr A Q Khan that he leaked sensitive data to Iran, Libya and North Korea, Pakistan has said the pardon granted to him
Kerry eyes conciliatory foreign policy
Call him a prudent statesman, call him a weak-kneed dove, but when Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry looks out on the world he sees diplomatic landscapes vastly different than the harshhorizons
UN envoy fails to win invitation to Myanmar
UN envoy Razali Ismail met with Myanmar's Foreign Minister Win Aung yesterday but failed to win an invitation to visit the country or find out when its "road map" to democracy will be launched.
WHO says Bird flu cannot transmit easily among humans
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the bird flu virus has not yet changed into a form capable of easy human-to-human transmission after further tests on suspect cases in Vietnam.
Boy found alive under rubble
A 16-year-old boy was pulled out alive yesterday from the wreckage of an 11-storey apartment block in the central Turkish city of Konya that collapsed five days ago, media reported.
Two-headed baby dies after op
A young baby has died hours after landmark surgery in the Dominican Republic to remove a live second head.
Doctors said the baby's blood refused to clot, leading to her death.
