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COLOMBO - A court in Sri Lanka has sentenced a Tamil man to 30 years in prison for his role in attempting to assassinate former President Chandrika Kumaratunga.
LONDON/WASHINGTON - Pentagon chiefs were stunned to discover that a U.S. air force base had lost control of 50 nuclear, inter-continental missiles due to power failure.
PESHAWAR - At least eight militants were killed in two US drone strikes in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, according to local security officials.
KABUL - Senior Afghan officials have pressed the United States at a closed-door strategy session in Kabul to force Pakistan to crack down on insurgents within its territory, saying that recent military gains will be short-lived as long as those terrorist havens prevail across the border.
AUCKLAND - Chinese authorities have assured New Zealand police that the 23-year-old alleged killer of Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini would not face the death sentence if he is found guilty.
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