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Terror plot foiled in Hyderabad ahead of Manmohan's trip
Hours before the prime minister's visit to the city, police foiled the plot of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed to trigger bomb blasts, including suicide bombings, in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring

18 killed in Iraq violence
Attack on Turkey's ambassador
At least 18 people were killed in Iraq yesterday, including seven new police recruits blown up by a suicide bomber as they travelled on a bus.

'Indo-Pak war of words won't affect peace bid’
The recent war of words between India and Pakistan will not affect their peace process and both sides will push efforts to resolve dragging disputes through the next round of the composite dialogue talks,

Snow cuts off Kashmir highways
Quake survivor killed
Heavy snow in Indian Kashmir yesterday shut down key highways and killed at least one man in areas hit hard by last year's earthquake, police and residents said.

'Better Indo-China ties a determinant for Asian peace'
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday pitched for "greater substance to bilateral strategic partnership" saying Sino-India relations have implications for theworld

Palestinian cops storm offices in Gaza
About 200 policemen stormed government offices in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on Monday to protest at the failure of the Palestinian Authority to fight growing lawlessness, witnesses said.

Oklahoma wildfires force evacuations
Wildfires fuelled by high temperatures and strong winds damaged several homes around Oklahoma City on Sunday and forced 15 to 20 families to evacuate as the flames neared their houses, officials said.

China sets up blacklist of bribers to fight corruption
China's prosecutors have set up an on-line blacklist of people convicted of bribing officials, in the country's latest attempt to fight rampant corruption, state media said yesterday.

Rajnath takes over as BJP chief
New BJP President Rajnath Singh on Monday identified four priority areas, including intensifying its agitation against the "anti-people" policies of the UPA government and further strengthening the NDA.

UN Hariri probe wants to quiz Syrian president
The UN commission investigating the assassination of a prominent Lebanese politician has asked to interview Syria's president and foreign minister, the panel's spokeswoman said Monday.

Orissa cops kill 6 tribals in clash over land
Six people were killed yesterday in a clash between police and tribals protesting the alleged occupation of their land by a private firm in the eastern state of Orissa, an official said.

Shiv Senas resign en mass, join Raj Thackeray
Former Shiv Sena leader Raj Thackeray, who had announced that he would be forming a new party, has received a boost with around 2,500 Shiv Sainiks led by a corporator quitting the Sena and joining him.