Hurricane Ike weakens, 250,000 evacuated in Cuba
Hurricane Ike weakened as it churned toward eastern Cuba, dropping to wind speeds of 195 km an hour after sweeping destruction across Haiti, killing at least
39 people.
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Army kills 11 drug traffickers in Colombia
At least 11 drug traffickers were killed on Sunday in an operation carried out by the army in Colombia's southwestern province of Cauca, Spain's EFE news agency reported.
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Confidential data goes missing in Britain again
A computer disk containing the personal data of around 5,000 prison workers in Britain has gone missing, in another case of several similar incidents that have embarrassed the government, a British tabloid reported on Sunday.
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Congressional approval may not be automatic, say dissenters
Howard L Berman, the Democratic Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has said he wants to be sure the Bush administration did not cut any side deals with members of the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) in order to get their votes in favour of the Indian waiver.
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US prepares to clear last N-Deal hurdle
With the nuclear suppliers Group (NSG) giving India a waiver, the US is preparing for one more push to clear the last hurdle for their historic civil nuclear deal - final approval by the Congress.
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PML-N urges Zardari to quit as PPP chief
The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz on Saturday urged new President Asif Ali Zardari to quit his position in the ruling Pakistan People's Party to demonstrate that he would function in a non-partisan manner in the post.
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NSG must address aspirations of others too: China
China, seen as one of the sceptics that had reservations in granting a waiver to India, on Saturday hoped that the NSG would "equally address the aspirations of all parties," an apparent reference to its ally Pakistan, for the peaceful use of atomic energy.
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Asif Ali Zardari elected Pakistan president
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari was on Saturday elected the country's 13th president with a big majority, defeating his two rivals from two Pakistan Muslim League (PML) factions and emerging as the first civilian head of the state.
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NSG members restart meeting on waiver for India
The 45-member Nuclear Suppliers' Group began its extraordinary meeting on Saturday to find a consensus on a "clean waiver" to start nuclear commerce with India.
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Early lead for Zardari in Pak presidential polls
Islamabad: Ruling Pakistan People's Party chief Asif Ali Zardari today established an early lead in the country's presidential election, securing a majority of votes cast by members of a provincial assembly which is part of the electoral college.
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