Scores die as Chinese trains collide 2008-04-29 05:10 - Two passenger trains have collided in eastern China, killing at least 70 people and injuring hundreds as carriages toppled into a ditch.
Bold assault heightens Afghan security fears 2008-04-29 05:10 - The attempted assassination of President Hamid Karzai has worsened fears that Islamist militants remain able to penetrate defences here despite a boost in international and Afghan troops.
Wealth helps to ward off strokes – but only until 65 2008-04-28 06:01 - Wealthy people have a far lower risk of suffering a stroke — but only until
the age of 65. Researchers in the United States studied the personal
circumstances of almost 20,000 people aged 50 and over. They followed them
for more than eight years, on average, in which time there were 1,542
strokes.
Fags and chocolate: a City boy’s survival guide to the gulag 2008-04-28 06:01 - In July 2003 Toby “Tig” Hague – a 31-year-old derivatives broker with a
successful career, a beautiful girlfriend and an almighty hangover – arrived
at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on a business trip. Groggily he made his
way to customs, where an airport official informed him he had too many
duty-free items in his bag.
The way the world can feed itself 2008-04-28 06:01 - Food prices have doubled in little more than a year, provoking riots in many
countries, including Haiti, Indonesia and Bangladesh. In Britain, one
calculation suggests that supermarket food prices have risen by 15% in a
year, adding £800 to a family’s annual shopping bill.
Kim Jong-il builds ‘Thunderbirds’ runway for war in No... 2008-04-28 06:01 - North Korean military engineers are completing an underground runway beneath a
mountain that can protect fighter aircraft from attack until they take off
at high speed through the mouth of a tunnel.
Do not fight Iraqi forces, Hojetoleslam Moqtada al-Sadr tells foll... 2008-04-28 06:01 - The religious leader of Iraq’s biggest Shia militia ordered his followers
yesterday to stop fighting Iraqi security forces, explaining that an earlier
threat of all-out war had been directed at US and British troops alone.
Chinese to meet Dalai Lama representative 2008-04-28 06:01 - Beijing yesterday executed an about-face and announced that it would meet
representatives of the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the restive Tibetan
region.
Spain’s military banned from websites showing models or giving sports ... 2008-04-28 06:01 - When Spain’s Socialist leader appointed a pregnant Defence Minister the
conservative Spanish military establishment mostly grinned and bore it. But
many members of the armed forces are now angry about Carme Chacón’s first
act in office - banning them from websites featuring football or naked women.
Two rebels linked to Dili attacks arrested in Jakarta 2008-04-28 06:01 - Two rebels involved in attacks on East Timor’s top two political leaders arrested at the Jakarta home of a notorious Timor-born gangster, Indonesian police say.
