| 40 Lebanese Civilians Killed In Israel's Bloodiest Attack Updated:30 July 2006 |
| In a bloodiest attack made by Israeli troops on Lebanon during the 19-day-old fighting with Hezbollah, an Israeli air strike killed at least 40 Lebanese civilians, including 21 children, in a southern Lebanese village on Sunday.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Congo Preparing for Presidential Election Updated:29 July 2006 |
| The people of Congo will choose a new leader Sunday. This will be the first multiparty presidential election since the country won independence nearly a half a century ago.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| 40 Tigers Killed In Sri Lanka Air Strikes Updated:30 July 2006 |
| Amidst reports that the latest Sri Lankan air strike against an LTTE conference centre left at least 40 Tamil Tigers dead, the government said the four days of bombings on rebel positions in the island's northeast were a "limited operation" and not a return to full-scale war.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Lava Flow From Mayon Volcano To Reach Danger Zone In Two Days Updated:30 July 2006 |
| Volcanologists in the Philippines warned Sunday that lava flow from Mayon Volcano in Legazpi City, Albay province, will reach the six-kilometer permanent danger zone in two to three days. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said field observations at the Mabinit channel also showed that threat of fire became high as lava encroached on the southeast PDZ boundary, which is a wooded area.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| India Plans To Spend $30 Billion On Arms In Next Five Years Updated:30 July 2006 |
| In a step to make its military more advanced, India plans to spend over $30 billion for purchasing of military arms during 11th plan period i.e. 2007-2012.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Heavy Rains Ravage Gujarat, 25,000 Evacuated Updated:30 July 2006 |
| Authorities have evacuated more than 25,500 people from low-lying areas in South and Central Gujarat following heavy rains in the region, even as an alert was sounded in villages on the banks of River Narmada.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| 16 Indians Die In Bahrain Fire Updated:30 July 2006 |
| At least 16 Indians were killed and seven others injured when a major fire broke out in a building housing over 200 workers in Bahrain.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Pakistanis Beaten In Attacks In Britain Updated:30 July 2006 |
| Two men of Pakistani origin were badly beaten by a mob of white youths in a racially motivated attack, police said, the latest in a string of such assaults in Northern England.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Pakistani Prime Minister: India "Lacks Passion" For Peace Updated:30 July 2006 |
| India is not passionate about making peace with Pakistan, Pakistan's prime minister was reported as saying days before officials of the two countries are due to hold peace talks.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| 132 Bangladeshis Arrive in Dhaka From Lebanon Updated:30 July 2006 |
| The first batch of 132 Bangladeshi people living in Lebanon arrived in Dhaka from the war-torn country by two flights on Sunday morning.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| 34 Children Among 56 Dead In Qana Strike Updated:30 July 2006 |
| The Lebanese Red Cross confirmed Sunday that the Israeli air strikes in the village of Qana in southern Lebanon which killed 56 people, include 34 children, in the deadliest attack in 19 days of fighting. Rescuers digging through the rubbles using their bare hands, recovered bodies, some charred beyond recognition while others blown to pieces, when Israeli war planes destroyed several buildings.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Somalian Legislature Breaks into Brawl Updated:30 July 2006 |
| A brawl broke out Sunday in the legislature after Somalia's Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi survived a no confidence motion in parliament. Armed police had to come in and take control.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Car Bomb Rocks Iraqi Oil City Under "Terrorist" Assault Updated:31 July 2006 |
| Insurgents detonated a car bomb in a protected enclave housing the US and British consulates in Iraq's oil city of Kirkuk during the latest in a string of deadly blasts.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Update: Israel Suspends Air Raids For 48-Hrs Updated:31 July 2006 |
| Israel suspended air attacks on south Lebanon for 48 hours in the face of widespread outrage over an airstrikethat killed at least 56 Lebanese, almost all of them women and children, when it leveled a building where they had taken shelter.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Iraqi Gunmen Kidnap 25 Employees At Baghdad Company Updated:31 July 2006 |
| Gunmen dressed in Iraqi police uniforms on Monday kidnapped 25 employees and customers at the offices of a company in central Baghdad. While some witnesses said the incident occurred at the offices of the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce, others said the offices belonged to an independent mobile phone company.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| NATO Takes Over The US Led Coalition In Southern Afghanistan Updated:31 July 2006 |
| In the latest attempt to curb Taliban forces, the troops from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Monday assumed command of military operations in southern Afghanistan from the U.S.-led coalition.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Australian PM To Go For Fifth Term Updated:31 July 2006 |
| After consulting his Liberal Party colleagues, the Australian Prime Minister John Howard has announced his decision to contest elections and announce he's vying for a fifth term in office.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Lesbians Fail To Have "Marriage" Recognized In UK Updated:31 July 2006 |
| An attempt by a lesbian couple to legalize their Canadian marriage in Britain turned futile on Monday when London's High Court ruled that giving legal recognition to gay marriages would "fail to recognize physical reality."
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Venezuelan President Chavez Visits Vietnam, Signs Energy Deal Updated:31 July 2006 |
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Vietnam on Monday, pledging a vow to work together in oil, gas, mining and agriculture. The two-day visit to Vietnam, first-ever by any Venezuelan leader, is another leg of a world tour which has taken Chavez to Russia, Qatar, Belarus and Iran.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| India, Bhutan Ink 10-Year Trade Pact Updated:31 July 2006 |
| India's Commerce Ministry on Friday announced that it signed a new ten-year agreement with Bhutan that gives the Himalayan nation four more entry and exit points. The pact also simplifies procedures for import and export between the two countries.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| U.N. Security Council Calls On Iran To Halt Nuclear Program Updated:31 July 2006 |
| The United Nations' Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution which called on Iran to suspend its nuclear program by the end of August without which it would face sanctions. The resolution urged Iran to, "suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development."
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| 44 Killed In Fierce Fighting In Sri Lanka Updated:31 July 2006 |
| The Sri Lankan army and the Tiger Tamil rebels are locked in fierce ground battle resulting in the deaths of 44 combatants from both sides. The army launched air strikes against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam positions using Israeli-made Kfjr jets. Ground troops are also conducting offensives against the rebels.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Hugo Chavez Receives Iran's Highest Honor Updated:31 July 2006 |
| Iran awarded Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez its highest state medal on Sunday for supporting Tehran in its nuclear standoff with the international community, while Chavez urged the world to rise up and defeat the U.S. Venezuelan state television reports the leftist Venezuelan leader also condemned Israel for what he called the "terrorism" and "madness" of its attacks in Lebanon.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Report Claims 1,000 English Prison Officers Are Corrupt Updated:31 July 2006 |
| At least 1,000 prison officers in England are believed to be corrupt, according to a report written by London's Metropolitan Police. The report states some prison officers have smuggled illicit items into prisons for inmates and have also taken money from inmates for transferring them to less secure prisoners.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Environmental Disaster Feared In Russian Oil Spill Updated:31 July 2006 |
| A Russian environment official warned of an environmental catastrophe on Monday as a major oil spill was reported in one of the country's major export pipelines near the border with Ukraine and Belarus. The Russian Natural Resources Ministry spokesman Rinat Gizatulin said the spill had affected some 4 square miles and has already contaminated local water sources and forests in the western province of Bryansk.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Court Orders Doctor To Testify In Rape Case Against Four U.S. Marines Updated:31 July 2006 |
| A court on Monday ordered the doctor who examined the Filipina girl who is accusing four U.S. servicemen or rape, to disclose details of his conversation with the victim. Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Benjamin Pozon overruled the argument of the prosecution that the conversation between Dr. Rolando Ortiz of James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital and "Nicole," the court-appointed name of the victim, was privileged communication.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Over 50,000 March In Dhaka To Call For Electoral Reforms Updated:31 July 2006 |
| More than 50,000 activists marched in the Bangladeshi capital on the sixth and final day of protests to press for electoral reforms ahead of January polls. Chanting slogans such as "no reforms, no polls" and "accept reforms before it is too late," the protesters representing a 14-party opposition alliance began the march from Gabtali, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of central Dhaka.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Iranian Prisoner Dies After Going On Hunger Strike Updated:31 July 2006 |
| An Iranian student leader who went on a hunger strike to demand his release dies in prison. Authorities arrested Akbar Mohammadi in 1999 after conflict broke out between students at Tehran University and security forces. He was freed last year, but was rearrested recently, prompting his hunger strike.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Philippines Wants U.S. Documents On Espionage Case Updated:31 July 2006 |
| The Philippines justice department is asking the United States for copies of the documents related to the espionage case of former Filipino police officer Michael Ray Aquino. Earlier this month, Aquino pleaded guilty on two counts of espionage following his arrest in the U.S. last year.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
| Maoists Seek Support For Republican System For Nepal Updated:31 July 2006 |
| Three months after the re-establishment of democracy in Nepal, Maoists in the Himalayan country are now actively campaigning for a Republican form of government. According to a report in Nepal News, the rebels have intensified their efforts in this direction. The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) has announced that it will launch a two-month long campaign in the first week of August to garner public support ahead of the forthcoming constituent assembly elections.
Article © All Headline News - All Rights Reserved
|
| |
