UN calls for timeframe to restore Iraq's sovereignty
US to seek new UNSC mandate for troops
The United Nations said Friday it wants to see a timeframe for restoration of Iraqi sovereignty, and Washington said it would consider a new UN mandate for troops in Iraq amid ongoing attacks on US forces.
Media blasts Blair for turning Kelly into a 'fall guy'
Newspapers said Saturday British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a major crisis over the apparent suicide of a defence adviser at the centre of a row about the way the government took the country into
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has dropped the charge of criminal conspiracy against Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, HRD Minister M M Joshi and other BJP leaders in the Ayodhya demolition
US holds off military trials of Britons
The United States said Friday it will hold off military trials of British and Australian suspected terrorists imprisoned at its base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending legal discussions about their fates.
N Korea poses serious nuke threat: IAEA
The UN atomic agency's chief called North Korea "the most serious threat" to nuclear proliferation Friday while urging Iran to let inspectors investigate suspect nuclear facilities.
Bhutan mulls militia training for all
Bhutanese parliamentarians have suggested military training for all able-bodied citizens amid fears of conflict with Indian separatists holed up in the south of the Himalayan kingdom, state media reported
