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Would-be Hitler assassin dies at 90
BERLIN, May 2: A former German army officer involved in two failed plots to assassinate Hitler, including one in 1944 when the Nazi leader narrowly survived a bomb explosion, died aged 90 on Thursday, his family said....
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Food crisis payback for ‘20 years of mistakes’: expert
PARIS, May 2: The United Nation’s new top adviser on food blamed two decades of wrong-headed policies by world powers for the food crisis sweeping the globe, in a stinging interview published on his first day in office on Friday....
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Turkish planes bomb Kurd bases in Iraq
ANKARA, May 2: Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq overnight, in the latest air raid in the region since December, the military said on Friday....
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Labour suffers drubbing in UK local elections
LONDON, May 2: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s governing Labour Party was crushed in local elections and seemed set to lose the London mayoralty on Friday in results dubbed a “bloodbath” by commentators....
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Olmert questioned over corruption
JERUSALEM, May 2: Israel’s fraud squad on Friday questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who has been dogged by corruption scandals that surfaced after he took office in 2006, police said....
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Major powers agree on new incentives offer to Iran
LONDON, May 2: Major powers have agreed to make a new offer of incentives to Iran to halt its sensitive nuclear work, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Friday....
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Amnesty calls on India to abolish death penalty
NEW DELHI, May 2: Amnesty International said on Friday that India should abolish the death penalty after hundreds of cases examined by the human rights group revealed “fatal flaws” in the country’s judicial system....
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Somali militants warn foreigners to stay away
MOGADISHU May 2: Islamist militants on Friday vowed to avenge the killing of a man said to be Al Qaeda’s chief in war-torn Somalia and warned people from nations they consider hostile to stay away from the country....
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Tornados kill 3 in US
WASHINGTON May 2: At least 19 tornados tore across four US states leaving three people dead in Arkansas, US media reported on Friday....
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US spy plane crashes in Iraq
BAGHDAD May 2: An American spy plane crashed in southern Iraq on Friday during a pre-dawn mission, the US military said....
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Brown safe for now; focus shifts to economy, Cameron
LONDON: Britain’s Gordon Brown is under no immediate pressure from his party to step aside after a drubbing in local elections, although Labour risks being ousted from government if the economy does not pick up....
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You are never too old to fall in love
TOKYO: You’re never too old to fall in love....
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Uneasy quiet reigns on Georgia-Russia flashpoint
KODORI GORGE (Georgia): Russia says Georgia is massing troops and weapons in this steep-sided valley ready to attack the separatist Abkhazia region, but it does not feel like a place preparing for battle....
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Asia’s new collectors of art seek status, style
HONG KONG: A pioneering art fair in Hong Kong is expected to attract 15,000 potential buyers, reflecting how modern art has become as desirable for many Asian consumers as the latest luxury-brand watch....
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How baby birdies learn to sing
WASHINGTON: Baby birds babble much like human infants do, and they have their own special brain circuits to do it, researchers reported on Thursday....
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Obama shows signs of campaign fatigue
INDIANAPOLIS: Barack Obama was showing signs of campaign fatigue. Sitting on a picnic bench in a park on Pagoda Street, Indianapolis, in discussion with a group of 30 supporters, he told...
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