Kanwariyas burn two trucks in Allahabad

Handiya (Allahabad, UP),J - A group of Kanwarias hailing from Madhya Pradesh turned violent and torched two lorries in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad district after one of them was killed in a road accident on Thursday.

Afghanistan offensive showing signs of success: Brown

London/Sangin (Helmand, Afghanistan),J - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that the British troop offensive against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan is showing signs of success, despite the force losing fifteen troopers over the last month.

Launch of NASA’s Endeavour to take place on Sunday

Cape Canaveral (Florida, US),J - The lauch of the space shuttle Endeavour will take place on Sunday evening local time (on Monday morning IST) to give technical teams more time to evaluate lightning strikes at the launch pad.

Palin says she plans to stay on in politics after quitting as Alaska Governor

Anchorage (Alaska, US),J - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has said that she plans to stay on in the national political fray, stumping for conservative issues and even Democrats, after she prematurely vacates her elected post on July 26.

Palin ethics complaint has cost Alaska 1.9 million dollars

Anchorage (Alaska, US),J - Alaska’s response to ethics allegations and requests for information concerning the conduct of soon-to-be-ex-governor Sarah Palin has cost the state 1.9 million dollars.

Dallas police cut extra protection at Bush home

Dallas (Texas, US),J - The Dallas Police Department has cut back on some of the additional protection that the department provided around the Preston Hollow home of former President George W. Bush.

Devotees on both sides of border pay respects to Hindu saint

Chamliyal (India-Pakistan border),J - Thousands of devotees gathered Thursday in this Jammu and Kashmir village, barely 200 metres from the India-Pakistan border, for the annual festival in the memory of a Hindu saint who devoted his life to preach peace and love to the people.

Alaska Governor Palin accepts comedian Letterman’s apology

Juneau (Alaska, US),J - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has accepted comedian David Letterman’s apology on making a bad joke about her 14-year-old daughter.
In a statement, Palin said she accepted Letterman’s apology “on behalf of young women like my daughters, who hope men who ‘joke’ about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve.”

14 houses set ablaze in Assam’s North Cachar Hills

North Cachar Hill (Assam),J - At least 14 houses in a Dimasa tribal village were set ablaze on Wednesday in Assam’s strife-torn North Cachar Hill district.

Palin takes low-key return to the top from New York

Seneca Falls (New York, US),J - America’s most famous Republican elected official quietly took a commercial flight into sleepy Central New York Thursday.