Sri Lanka jails former army chief Fonseka

 

Sarath Fonseka was found guilty of corruption in defence deals. (Reuters Photo)
COLOMBO: Already stripped off his military rank and medals, former Sri Lankan Army chief Sarath Fonseka, was on Friday held guilty of corruption charges by a second court martial, sentenced to a prison term of three years.

Senior Pakistani politician killed in UK - The Times of India

LONDON: Imran Farooq, a leading member of Muttahida Quami Movement -- Pakistan's third largest political party, has been stabbed to death outside his London home last evening, the police said.

Liz Taylor was on my list too: Lennon killer

LONDON: Despite other famo us people like US TV talk show host Johnny Carson and the actress Elizabeth Taylor on his hit-list, Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon because he was more accessible.

Egyptian paper fakes Obama's photo

LONDON: Egypt's state-run newspaper Al-Ahram has come under fire for doctoring a photograph to suggest that President Hosni Mubarak had led US President Barack Obama and other Middle East leaders into historic peace talks in the White House earlier this month.

Scientists identify brain's region for introspection

Scientists have identified the part of the brain that appears to control introspection - the ability to think about what you are thinking.
The discovery could lead to an understanding of one of the key ingredients of human consciousness and could help to treat certain brain injuries where people lose their ability to reflect upon their own thoughts and actions.

Raids against Taleban increase on eve of poll

Up to 30 insurgents have been killed in fighting in Afghanistan before this week's parliamentary elections, Nato and Afghan officials say.
The military alliance said that up to 23 militants were killed in action in southern Helmand province on Tuesday and three in eastern Wardak province yesterday. An Afghan official said four Taleban

Plea for more NZ help in Afghanistan

Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged New Zealand to stand by its commitment to the international alliance in Afghanistan as he called for help at a crucial stage in the nine-year-old war.

Gunman kills himself, mother at US hospital

A man who became distraught as he was being briefed on his mother's condition by a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital pulled a gun and shot the doctor Thursday, then killed his mother and himself in her room at the world-famous medical centre, police said.

Japan's Cabinet resigns ahead of reshuffle

Japan's Cabinet resigned en masse Friday to make way for a revamped administration after Prime Minister Naoto Kan survived the ruling party's leadership election this week.

Pope admits church failures on UK visit

Pope Benedict XVI has waded into the hostile atmosphere of highly secular Britain, admitting the Catholic Church did not act decisively or quickly enough to remove priests who molested children in his strongest comments yet on the worldwide sex abuse crisis shaking his church.