Turkey's military attacks rebels in northern Iraq
ANKARA (AP): Turkish warplanes and artillery bombed and killed a large group of Kurdish rebels as they tried to cross the rugged mountains into Turkey from northern Iraq, the military said onFriday.
Turkish surveillance teams spotted the rebel group and called in the attack late Thursday that killed most of the group's members along the border, said military spokesman Gen. Metin Gurak.
But rebel group the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, said its fighters had not tried to cross the border, did not have a presence in the area and had not suffered any casualties.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Nano car saga epitomises India's problems: Lee
Singapore (PTI): Regretting Tatas' pulling out the small car project from West Bengal, Singapore's Mentor Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Friday said the "Nano car saga epitomises India's problems."
"It is sad that the Nano project could not go through in West Bengal even after it had the approval of state's Chief Minister Budhdhadeb Bhattacharjee," Lee said at a special function held on the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharati Diwas here.
Singapore (PTI): Regretting Tatas' pulling out the small car project from West Bengal, Singapore's Mentor Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Friday said the "Nano car saga epitomises India's problems."
"It is sad that the Nano project could not go through in West Bengal even after it had the approval of state's Chief Minister Budhdhadeb Bhattacharjee," Lee said at a special function held on the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharati Diwas here.
Bush says anxiety feeding market instability
WASHINGTON (AP): President George W. Bush said on Friday that the U.S. government's financial rescue plan was aggressive enough and big enough to work, but would take time to fully kick in.
``We are a prosperous nation with immense resources and a wide range of tools at our disposal. ... We can solve this crisis and we will,'' Bush said in brief remarks from the White House Rose Garden.
WASHINGTON (AP): President George W. Bush said on Friday that the U.S. government's financial rescue plan was aggressive enough and big enough to work, but would take time to fully kick in.
``We are a prosperous nation with immense resources and a wide range of tools at our disposal. ... We can solve this crisis and we will,'' Bush said in brief remarks from the White House Rose Garden.
Three killed in police firing in MP town; curfew clamped
Burhanpur (MP) (PTI): Three persons were on Friday killed in police firing in this communally sensitive town, where an indefinite curfew was clamped and shoot-at-sight order issued following arson group clashes. Three persons were killed in police firing, Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police S K Raut told PTI.
At least 15 persons, including four policemen, were injured in stone pelting, police said. Police opened fire near a place of worship to control a mob which had set afire 7-8 shops, police sources said. The trouble began last night during a religious procession at Mandavmal Chouraha in Budhwara locality when the sound system mounted on a vehicle fell, leading to chaos in the area, police sources said.
Burhanpur (MP) (PTI): Three persons were on Friday killed in police firing in this communally sensitive town, where an indefinite curfew was clamped and shoot-at-sight order issued following arson group clashes. Three persons were killed in police firing, Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police S K Raut told PTI.
At least 15 persons, including four policemen, were injured in stone pelting, police said. Police opened fire near a place of worship to control a mob which had set afire 7-8 shops, police sources said. The trouble began last night during a religious procession at Mandavmal Chouraha in Budhwara locality when the sound system mounted on a vehicle fell, leading to chaos in the area, police sources said.
Five children killed in China crane crash
Beijing (PTI): Five children were killed and two injured when a tower crane crashed on Friday in a kindergarten in a east Chinese province. A roof of the school building was severely damaged when the crane at a construction site collapsed on it. There were about hundred students in the kindergarten at the time of the accident, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Beijing (PTI): Five children were killed and two injured when a tower crane crashed on Friday in a kindergarten in a east Chinese province. A roof of the school building was severely damaged when the crane at a construction site collapsed on it. There were about hundred students in the kindergarten at the time of the accident, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Portuguese parliament rejects law on homosexual marriage
LISBON (Xinhua): The Portuguese parliament rejected on Friday a bill on the legitimation of same-sex marriage.
The Socialist Party, which has the majority seats in the parliament, announced prior to the voting that it would vote against the initiative sponsored by the Bloc of Left and the Greens.
Only two parliamentarians from the party voted in favor of the bill. Manuel Alegre, one of the two, said he decided to break the vote discipline of his party because he should be faithful to his own principles.
LISBON (Xinhua): The Portuguese parliament rejected on Friday a bill on the legitimation of same-sex marriage.
The Socialist Party, which has the majority seats in the parliament, announced prior to the voting that it would vote against the initiative sponsored by the Bloc of Left and the Greens.
Only two parliamentarians from the party voted in favor of the bill. Manuel Alegre, one of the two, said he decided to break the vote discipline of his party because he should be faithful to his own principles.
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