Clan Allied With Philippine Leader Is Suspected in Killings
As the toll rose to 57 dead, the army announced that it would disband a militia controlled by the clan, a close ally of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Review of Land Mine Treaty to Take Some Time, State Dept. Says
The State Department revised a statement saying that it had concluded that the United States needed antipersonnel mines.
Iranian-American Faces New Spying Charge
An Iranian-American scholar, Kian Tajbakhsh, already serving a 15-year jail sentence for spying, is facing a new charge of spying, a family member said Wednesday.
Release of Marwan Barghouti is price of freedom for Gilad Schalit
Hamas officials have told The Times that Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian politician who was jailed in 2004 for murder, is at the top of a list of prisoners that they want released in exchange for the kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit.
Fears remain over security in Mumbai
A year on, and the security threat to Mumbai remains high. Confidence in the authorities ability to prevent another atrocity, however, does not. The five-star hotels have a heavier and more visible security presence. One the Taj, which was attacked last year has an armoured personnel carrier outside it, but elsewhere little looks different.
Leftist Past Clouds Europe s Choice for the Foreign Affairs Portfolio
On Wednesday, several politicians questioned the role once played by Catherine Ashton, the bloc s new foreign affairs chief, in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in Britain.
Victims remembered a year after attack on Mumbai s Jews
In a ramshackle alley out of public sight stands the most poignant monument to the Mumbai attacks.
Knobbly knees aside, Bermuda shorts teamed with a pair of socks rule
Bermudians are often called Onions, thanks to their once thriving trade in the vegetable. Yesterday the Onions handed the Duke of Edinburgh a sartorial hot potato because, as befits the emblematic garment of this conservative island, the etiquette of Bermuda shorts is governed by some extremely complicated protocol.
New Belgian Prime Minister Named
The Christian Democrat Yves Leterme was nominated on Wednesday to replace Herman Van Rompuy, who has been appointed the first president of the European Union.
In Welcoming Iranian President, Ch vez Blasts Israel
President Hugo Ch vez of Venezuela described Israel as the murderous arm of the Yankee empire.
Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Could Get 40 Years
Victims called the requested sentence unacceptable, calling instead for a life sentence for the man accused overseeing the torture and execution of about 16,000.
Doubting a ‘Locked-In’ Man’s Words
Rom Houben, a Belgian man who spent 23 years lying motionless in bed, suffering from complete paralysis that was misdiagnosed as the result of a coma, was discovered to have been fully conscious three years ago by a doctor using new brain-scan technology.
Look out! The robots are coming to take your job away
For as long as anyone can remember, the Tokyo International Robot Exhibition has been a showcase for Japan at its wackiest: stern industrial machines lurked backstage as waltzing, noodle-making or ping-pong playing humanoids stole the limelight.
Temporary Jewish settlement freeze excludes East Jerusalem
Israel announced a ten-month freeze on building Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank yesterday, a move welcomed by Washington but rejected by the Palestinian leadership because it did not include East Jerusalem. After months of wrangling between Israel and the Obama Administration, which had demanded a total settlement halt, Binyamin Netanyahu made a televised address to announce the temporary moratorium and call for a return to long-stalled peace talks.
Feral camels terrorise Australian Outback community
An Australian Outback town is under siege from thousands of feral camels that have invaded the area in search of water.
U.S. Policy on Honduras Puts Latin Ties at Risk, Brazilian Says
The foreign policy adviser to President Luiz In cio Lula da Silva of Brazil said Washington should not recognize the coming presidential election in Honduras.
Mumbai terror suspect Mohammed Ajmal Kasab moves closer to gallows
The prosecution case against the only accused Mumbai gunman to be captured alive will close today, one year after the attacks, bringing him a step closer to a possible death sentence.
Samak Sundaravej, Former Thai Prime Minister, Dies at 74
The firebrand right-wing politician and television cooking show host had a four-decade political career in which he was associated with military-backed, authoritarian governments.
Soul-Searching in Turkey After a Gay Man Is Killed
Ahmet Yildiz was shot last year outside his apartment in Istanbul, in what may have been the first honor killing of a gay man to gain public attention.
2 Journalists Are Freed in Somalia After 15 Months as Captives
Nigel Brennan, an Australian photographer, and Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian freelance reporter, described a hellish experience, alternating between tedium and terror.
