PESHAWAR: The police said Wednesday they arrested a teenager carrying a small quantity of explosives at an election campaign rally for opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. The boy, aged about 16, was caught at the gate of the rally, held amid tight security. "He was carrying explosive material. We are investigating," city police chief Mohammad Tahir […]
Europe’s Schengen Zone Expands To 9 Other Countries
The Schengen agreement or zone allows people to travel across the area passport-free. Now, the Schengen zone embraces at least 24 nations right now. At least 2,000 people have celebrated in the town of Frankfurt on Oder at the border between Germany and Poland. They have celebrated with fireworks at the European Union anthem, Ode […]
Serbia threatens war against Kosovo
NATO emerged Friday with a consensus to keep its 17,000-strong peacekeeping force in Kosovo and give its commanders "full flexibility" to deal with any future crises, alliance members said. NATO and EU foreign ministers reached the agreement late Thursday in a bid to promote stability in the Albanian-majority province of Kosovo which appears to be […]
Murli breaks it!
Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took his 709th Test wicket on Monday to move to the top of the all-time list above Australian Shane Warne. Muralitharan bowled England’s Paul Collingwood for 45 shortly before lunch on the third day of the first Test, sparking wild celebrations in Kandy. England kept Muralitharan at bay during his […]
France’s Prime Minister Calls Rioters ‘Criminals’
During the second night of rioting in Paris’ suburb known as Villiers-le-Bel, over eighty police officers have been injured. On Monday night, four of them were seriously injured according to the police unions. Upon returning from China, President of France Nicolas Sarkozy has called an emergency meeting. The youths that have rioted said they were […]
The great Indian wedding season begins
The mad, mad, mad marriage season began in Delhi this week with 20,000 weddings scheduled for the next few days – and with them endless traffic snarls, deafening fireworks, booming loudspeakers and baraat processions galore. "Roughly 20,000 couples will tie the knot between Nov 21 and Dec 3. Around 5,000 couples tied the nuptial knot […]