Bangla blast kills four
Dhaka: A bomb ripped through a village carnival in northern Bangladesh, killing at least four people and wounding eight others, police said today.

Berlinale to grapple with  the theme of refugees
BERLIN:The Berlin Film Festival will grapple with the serious theme of the world’s refugees this year, but hopes that more stars will turn up to add glamour to the event.

Protests by Iraqi scribes  greet UN arms experts
BAGHDAD: A second day of protests by several hundred angry Iraqi journalists met UN disarmament experts today as they set off for the 50th day of inspections. The Iraqi Journalists' Union,

Russian envoy in N Korea to defuse crisis 
BEIJING: A Russian envoy arrived in Pyongyang today to find a way to bring North Korea and the United States to the negotiating table as Washington.....

Westerners trained at Indonesian  terror camps 
Jakarta: Seven Western men were among 50 Indonesians who trained in military camps organised and funded by al-Qaida in 2001 ......

UN tightens sanctions  regime against al-Qaeda
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to tighten and strengthen the implementation of the sanctions.....

NRI figures in S Carolina Governor’s Cabinet 
WASHINGTON: A Non-Resident Indian, Swati Shah Patel has been appointed as Deputy Chief Counsel to the newly sworn in Republican Governor of South Carolina....

Sri Lankan fireball dancers perform at an annual cultural pageant at the Kaleniya Buddhist Temple near Colombo on Thursday. Tourists flock to the pageant, which depicts traditions from around the Indian Ocean Island through various dance forms. The Buddhist Duruthu Festival on Friday marks the moment when the Lord Buddha is said to have visited the Kelaniya Temple. REUTERS

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