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Russian tanks enter Georgia

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:08:26 -0400

Java (Georgia), Aug. 8: Russian tanks and troops entered Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia province on Friday to repel a Georgian military offensive to reclaim the

UK underworld runs £40 billion economy

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:08:06 -0400

By OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT London Aug. 8: Britain’s £40 billion underworld economy is run by homegrown criminals from inside British jails, according to a report. An intelligence map,

Disunity might cloud Democrat convention

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:06:41 -0400

By STEVEN R. HURST Washington Aug. 8: A cloud of disunity hangs over preparations for the Democratic party’s national convention later in August as Barack Obama’s vanquished

‘Flu bigger threat than terrorism in Britain’

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:07:03 -0400

By OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT London Aug. 8: The most serious threat to security in the UK is a flu pandemic as it would claim up to 750,000

Fritzl lied about door timer

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:06:00 -0400

London, Aug. 8: Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl lied that he rigged the cellar door to open if he died, it has emerged. This revelation implies

Fritzl lied about door timer

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:06:00 -0400

London, Aug. 8: Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl lied that he rigged the cellar door to open if he died, it has emerged. This revelation implies

Another villa for PM as Italy faces credit crunch

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:06:25 -0400

London, Aug. 8: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi apparently is not too bothered about the credit crunch woes of his fellow Italians, for he has

Another villa for PM as Italy faces credit crunch

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:06:25 -0400

London, Aug. 8: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi apparently is not too bothered about the credit crunch woes of his fellow Italians, for he has

Weight of numbers against Musharraf

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:05:16 -0400

By Raja Asghar Islamabad Aug. 8: Though it seems a close call on paper, the numbers game in Parliament could be chilling for a besieged President Pervez

Nepal Maoists fail to form govt

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:02:39 -0400

Kathmandu, Aug. 8: A day ahead of the expiry of the deadline for formation of a Maoist-led government, Nepal’s four major political parties on Friday