Prez Karzai survives assassination attempt Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt on Sunday after an assassination attempt by Taliban fighters who fired guns and rockets at an official celebration in Kabul.
SC upholds king's removal Nepal's Supreme Court has upheld a declaration of the Parliament to strip king Gyanendra of all his powers, giving a blow to pro-monarchy supporters who had hoped to halt the abolition of the 240-year-old institution.
All hands stop in key refinery Workers at a key British oil refinery began a two-day strike on Sunday, forcing a major North Sea pipeline to shut down and sparking fuel shortages.
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Barack Obama's ratings fell by 10 percent: Survey
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Unfurled giant... An aerial view of a large Israeli flag after it was laid on the ground ahead of Israel's 60th anniversary, in Latrun, central Israel, on Sunday. The massive blue and white flag, measuring 18,847 square metres-– the size of two football fields - and weighing 5.2 tonnes, broke the record for the world's largest flag. AP
Many candidates have made it a habit to change parties just to contest elections. Should people of Karnataka reject the party-hoppers lock, stock and barrel? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. Not surprisingly, most readers called the turncoats as a sign of decadence in democracy and ideology, and that they should be written off with the bullets of the ballot. Voting for stable, honest and ideal-driven candidates, requires maturity on the voters’ part, said some.
There were a handful who felt that it was okay to be search for “greener pastures” to seek gain and sure enough, hop and jump.
