First Indian plane with relief supplies reaches China
New Delhi | May 17, 2008 6:45:13 PM IST
An Indian Air Force (IAF) plane carrying relief supplies Saturday landed in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, which was hit by a devastating earthquake Monday.

 British PM presents book to Indian religious head
Mumbai | May 17, 2008 6:45:13 PM IST
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has presented an autographed copy of his book "Courage: Eight Portraits" to Dawoodi Bohra spiritual head Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in London.

 Compensation for Orissa electrocution deaths (Lead)
Bhubaneswar | May 17, 2008 6:45:13 PM IST
The Orissa government Saturday announced a compensation of Rs.155,000 each for the families of the seven people who were electrocuted in Dhenkanal district late Friday night, an official said.

 Kuwait goes to polls for second time in two years
Dubai | May 17, 2008 6:45:13 PM IST
Kuwait went to the polls Saturday, the second time in two years, to elect its 50-member parliament.

 Drugs worth Rs.20 mn seized at Kerala airport
Kozhikode | May 17, 2008 6:45:13 PM IST
Customs officials at the Calicut international airport seized 19.45 kg of ketamine, a narcotic substance, from a passenger Saturday. The drug consignment is estimated to be worth Rs.20 million in the international market, a customs official said.

 Holiest Buddhist shrine gets governing panel, finally
Patna | May 17, 2008 6:45:06 PM IST
The Mahabodhi temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, Buddhism's holiest shrine, has got a governing panel after a gap of eight months.

 Two children killed as earth caves in
Lucknow | May 17, 2008 6:45:05 PM IST
Two children were killed and one injured in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh Saturday when the earth caved in as they were playing by a lake, a police official said.

 Russias opposition launches 'alternative' national assembly
Moscow | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
Russias opposition, the Other Russia movement, led by world chess champion Garry Kasparov and writer and leader of the banned National Bolshevik Party Eduard Limonov launched an 'alternative National Assembly' in Moscow today. Mr Kasparov said that the national assembly was the ''only way to ensure a future for our country,'' adding that any attempt to change political reality always begins when ''people are ready to reach an agreement with one another.'' Mr Limonov called for branches of the alternative parliament to be set up all over Russia. The Moscow police detained 14 members of the youth movement 'Molodaya Gvardiya' as they held an unsanctioned rally outside the building where the first meeting of the alternative parliament was taking place.

 Pakistani envoy to Afghanistan released
Islamabad | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
Pakistans ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Aziz, who was abducted three months ago, was released by local Taliban militants, as their peace talks with the government made headway despite Wednesdays missile strike in Bajaur tribal region that killed 14 people.

 Nigerian held without travel papers in Chennai
Chennai | May 17, 2008 5:45:12 PM IST
A Nigerian was detained Saturday when he was moving suspiciously near a high security military cantonment here, police said.

 Swami's pistol goes off in police station, injuring him
Thiruvananthapuram | May 17, 2008 5:45:12 PM IST
A controversial swami in Kerala, who was detained in a police station after he threatened to commit suicide, was injured after his pistol went off inside the station in full view of television cameras. Another bullet whizzed past a reporter.

 Bush in Egypt to discuss stalled Mideast peace
Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) | May 17, 2008 5:45:07 PM IST
US President George W. Bush Saturday arrived in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the last stop of his three-country tour in the Middle East.

 Advani hopeful of BJP majority in Karnataka
Hyderabad | May 17, 2008 5:45:07 PM IST
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani is optimistic his party will get a majority mandate in the Karnataka assembly elections.

 Chhattisgarh security act challenged in Supreme Court
Raipur | May 17, 2008 5:45:07 PM IST
The People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), a human rights organisation, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005 (CSPSA).

 UN to exit Nepal peace process July 23
Kathmandu | May 17, 2008 5:45:06 PM IST
The UN agency that was invited by Nepal's major political parties last year to assist in the critical peace negotiations will exit the Himalayan nation July 23 after its contract ends, as it has no hope of getting an extension, according to a report tabled before the UN Security Council.

 14 Pakistani fishermen freed by India reach Karachi
Islamabad | May 17, 2008 5:45:06 PM IST
Fourteen Pakistani fishermen released from Indian jails in a "goodwill gesture" reached Karachi Saturday where they were received by a team of the Fishermen's Cooperative Society (FCS).

 Nirvana records bring painful memories to singer Stipe
London | May 17, 2008 5:45:06 PM IST
REM lead singer Michael Stipe has problems listening to Nirvana albums because the memory of his friend Kurt Cobain's death is still too painful.

 UK hospital selling placentas for cosmetic use faces ire
London | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
A British hospital has come under fire from politicians and health experts for selling placentas from new mothers for use in development of cosmetic products.

 'Cyclone Nargis to have bigger impact than Tsunami
Melbourne | May 17, 2008 4:22:18 PM IST
World Vision chief executive Tim Costello, who returned after a 10-day visit to Myanmar, has said that Cyclone Nargis is going to have a bigger impact on the country than the (Boxing Day) tsunami did on Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand.

 Abducted Pak envoy to Afghanistan freed
Islamabad | May 17, 2008 4:21:05 PM IST
Tariq Azizzudin, Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan, who was kidnapped by Afghan militants on February 11 was on Saturday reported to have been released by his captors.

 Now, Oz politician Troy Buswell accused of grabbing MP's testicles!
Melbourne | May 17, 2008 4:13:47 PM IST
Barely has the scandal of West Australian Opposition leader Troy Buswell sniffing a female colleague's chair and pulling another's bra strap died down that he's been accused of squeezing another MP's testicles.

 Pakistan should hand over Dawood: Advani
Hyderabad | May 17, 2008 4:45:13 PM IST
Pakistan should fulfil its promise of handing over terror mastermind Dawood Ibrahim, wanted in connection with the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said here Saturday.

 Slavery case: NRI to be probed for bail violation
New York | May 17, 2008 4:45:13 PM IST
Indian American Mahendra Sabhnani, convicted along with his wife of "modern day slavery", has now been accused of violating his bail agreement by staying out past midnight while he awaits sentencing.

 Blast kills Afghan child, coalition forces kill several militants
Kabul | May 17, 2008 4:45:07 PM IST
A blast in southern Afghanistan killed a child and wounded four people, while coalition forces claimed they had killed "several extremists" and arrested 10 in two separate operations in the east of the country, officials said Saturday.

 Gowda fighting his biggest political battle as he completes 75
Bangalore | May 17, 2008 4:45:07 PM IST
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda, former prime minister and currently Janata Dal-Secular president, Sunday completes 75 years - 55 of them spent in active politics. He is busy waging, and relishing, the biggest political battle of his life - the ongoing Karnakata assembly polls.

 A year after Hyderabad blast, wounds still wide open
Hyderabad | May 17, 2008 4:45:07 PM IST
The marble platform of the 17th century Mecca Masjid is still lying broken in the mosque courtyard, a grim reminder of the bomb blast that killed nine people during Friday prayers exactly a year ago.

 Lavrov asks countries to agree on Moscow West Asian peace talks da
Moscow | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
Russia has urged the countries set to take part in a West Asian peace conference in Moscow to agree on a timetable for the meeting as soon as possible. ''We will be able to set a timetable only when it will satisfy all the participants, primarily the Palestinians and Israelis,'' Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov said here late last night. Mr Lavrov yesterday returned from his visit to the Urals city of Yekaterinburg following the meetings of Foreign Ministers of the RIC (Russia, India, China) and BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China), in trilateral and quadrilateral formats.

 Pak Army protests US drone attack in Bajaur
Islamabad | May 17, 2008 3:15:08 PM IST
The Pakistan Army has lodged a formal protest to "allied forces" in Afghanistan over a suspected US missile strike this week that killed 14 people in Bajaur Agency.

 Pak envoy says US not influencing changes in Islamabad
Islamabad | May 17, 2008 3:13:55 PM IST
Though Pakistan acknowledges the US as a superpower, but it was wrong to believe it was influencing the political changes in Pakistan, said ambassador designate to the US Hussain Haqqani.

 Pak has no control over two airstrips in its tribal areas meant for exclusive US use
Washington | May 17, 2008 3:38:09 PM IST
Belying Pakistan's claims that it won't allow any foreign troops to operate from its soil, it has been learnt that two airstrips - one near Wana and the other near Nokundi (both tribal areas bordering Afghanistan), are for the exclusive use of the US for security operations in Afghanistan and the Tribal Areas, and that they were not under the direct control of either Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), or the Pakistan Air Force.

 Warm weather will increase risk of disease in Chinese quake hit areas
New Delhi | May 17, 2008 3:35:43 PM IST
Chinese Meteorological Administration (CMA) has said that regions around the epicentre of the earthquake will experience warmer weather over the next three days.

 46 injured need evacuation as lake burst imminent in China's quake hit zone
Beijing | May 17, 2008 3:34:30 PM IST
Forty-six people were seriously injured and are in dire need of help in Beichuan county of the Sichuan province, which was the epicentre of the 7.8 magnitude quake that has so far killed 22,069 people in China.

 US offer financial assistance for Pak judicial reforms
Islamabad | May 17, 2008 3:30:51 PM IST
US ambassador in Islamabad, Anne Patterson has reportedly said that Washington was ready to extend financial assistance to Pakistan government for the implementation of its judicial reforms, including setting up of new night courts.

 The martial arts expert who drilled his own head!
London | May 17, 2008 3:29:38 PM IST
A martial arts expert stunned the audience by holding a running drill to his head and walking away without a scratch.

 "30 pc of US aid siphons off as 'overhead expenses' before reaching Pak, Afghanistan"
Washington | May 17, 2008 3:16:15 PM IST
Nearly 30 per cent of the US' aid for Afghanistan and Pakistan is siphoned off as "overhead expenses", in the form of consulting fee and other costs, before it reaches the region, said US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher during a recent hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.

 Humiliated Sikh traffic warden files another complaint against colleagues in Pak
Lahore | May 17, 2008 3:11:23 PM IST
Gulab Singh, the only Sikh warden in traffic police in Lahore who had even put in his papers last month alleging misbehaviour by his colleagues, has once again complained of humiliation in public by his seniors.

 China quake toll crosses 28,000
Beijing | May 17, 2008 3:45:13 PM IST
The toll in Monday's China earthquake rose to 28,881 Saturday, while 198,347 people were injured, the information office of the State Council said.

 New Oz Muslim TV comedy show depicting human side of Islam a hit
Sydney | May 17, 2008 2:11:25 PM IST
A new weekly TV comedy show "Salam Cafe" in Australia, depicting the "human side" of the Muslims and providing viewers an insight into the inaccurate perceptions of Islam, has been a hit, even more than "Newstopia" which previously occupied the Wednesday night timeslot.

 Brazil backs RIC for commn position against intl terrorism within UN
Moscow | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
Brazil has backed the RIC (Russia, India, China) agreement reached at their trilateral meeting on condemning terrorism in all forms and manifestations, urging the international community to implement the UN conventions in fighting terrorism.

 After two deaths, Orissa cracks down on bus operators
Bhubaneswar | May 17, 2008 2:45:18 PM IST
Three days after a man and his little daughter died after being thrown out of a moving bus for paying less fare, the Orissa government has decided to crack down on private bus operators if they misbehave with passengers.

 Seven electrocuted in Orissa
Bhubaneswar | May 17, 2008 2:45:18 PM IST
At least seven people were electrocuted and five injured when they touched a concrete mixing machine that came in contact with a high tension wire while working on a road project in Orissa's Dhenkanal district, a government official said Saturday.

 Maoists demolish school buildings in Chhattisgarh
Raipur | May 17, 2008 2:45:18 PM IST
Maoist guerrillas have demolished at least seven school buildings in Chhattisgarh's tribal dominated areas in the last three days, a police official said Saturday.

 Noida girl's murder suspect found dead on terrace
Noida | May 17, 2008 2:45:18 PM IST
The brutal murder of Noida girl Aarushi got murkier Saturday as the prime suspect, the family's domestic help who had gone missing, was found dead on the terrace of their house, police said.

 Six Jaish militants killed in Kashmir gunbattle (Lead)
Srinagar | May 17, 2008 2:45:11 PM IST
Six militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit, including two local commanders, were killed by security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, police said.

 Six terrorists killed in south Kashmir gunbattle
Srinagar | May 17, 2008 2:45:11 PM IST
Six militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) group were killed by security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, police said.

 Georgia may block Russian WTO entry over support to Abkhazia
Moscow | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
Irked over Moscow's support to its breakaway republic of Abkhazia, Georgia said it will continue to halt Russia's entry into World Trade Organization (WTO).

 India dreams of a peaceful South Asia: PM
Thimpu | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
Sharing his vision of South Asia with an august gathering of Bhutanese leadership, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India wished to see a region which was ''at peace with itself.'' Addressing a joint session of the newly-elected Parliament of Bhutan, he said :''We wish to contribute to ever-widening circles of security, peace and prosperity in our region. It is with this objective that we look towards working together with Bhutan, in both the bilateral and regional context. A Bhutan that is sovereign, prosperous and secure is central to our vision for the future.'' Dr Singh promised Bhutan all support for its 10th Five Year Plan (FYP) and stronger institutional linkages with the Bhutanese judiciary, the Election Commission and other constitutional bodies.

 McCain move favors Ariz. developer
Glendale, Ariz. | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., helped guarantee funds for an action that helped a developer whose top employees donated money to his campaign, records show.

 Arrest in 1991 'Point Break' robbery
Saugatuck, Mich. | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A man accused of robbing a Michigan bank 17 years ago in a style reminiscent of the surfer film Point Break has been arrested, investigators say.

 Canada unveils own Victoria Cross
Ottawa | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Canada now has its own version of Britain's Victoria Cross military medal to award to its outstanding military officials, officials say.

 New York teachers learn cell phone lessons
New York | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
New York's school system is instructing teachers on how to integrate cell phones into lessons -- despite a citywide ban on mobile phones in schools.

 Crime rate among Canadian young rising
Toronto | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The crime rate among Canadian residents ages 12 to 17 increased by 3 percent from 2005 to 2006, a study has found.

 Canadian youth to face lighter sentencing
Ottawa | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Young people in Canada convicted of violent crimes won't routinely face adult sentences in the future, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.

 Old nuclear reactor avoids replacement
Ottawa | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The world's oldest nuclear reactor won't be replaced due to budgetary and scheduling concerns, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. says.

 Mountie's widow wins battle for remains
Calgary, Alberta | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The widow of a slain Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer will be able to bury her husband's remains where she chooses, a court of appeal in Calgary ruled.

 Kids want teacher back despite nudity
Sydney | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
First-grade students and parents alike at Australia's Narraweena Primary School want their teacher back -- even if she did pose in the nude.

 Drug trafficker returned to Australia
Melbourne | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
Convicted Australian drug trafficker Tony Mokbel returned to Melbourne in handcuffs Saturday after being flown from Greece on a chartered jet.

 Russia claims to have Georgian spy
Moscow | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A Georgian spy has been detained in southern Russia, the Federal Security Bureau said Friday.

 Old enemies reconcile in Rwanda
Gitarama, Rwanda | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
A Rwandan woman whose family was killed during the 1994 genocide weaves baskets now with the wife of a man who helped kill them, CNN reported.

 McCain builds ties to liberal bloggers
Washington | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is reaching out to liberal and non-partisan bloggers in an effort to bring new voters to his presidential campaign.

 On this date in history:
| May 17, 2008 12:01:13 Am Ist | May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
In 1792, 24 brokers met in New York City and formed the New York Stock Exchange.

 Today is Saturday, May 17, the 138th day of 2008 with 228 to follow.
| May 17, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
This is Armed Forces Day.

 Most extensive preservation project for Great Wall of China launched
New Delhi | May 17, 2008 12:52:05 PM IST
China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has launched the most extensive preservation project for the Great Wall of China, with a survey and repair already in progress.

 Ancient Turkish city might have housed world's first stock exchange
Ankara (Turkey) | May 17, 2008 12:48:26 PM IST
If reports are to be believed, the ancient city of Aizanoi in Turkey might have housed the world's first stock exchange.

 Works of 'World's Worst Poet' rakes in more than Harry Potter at auction!
London | May 17, 2008 12:43:34 PM IST
He was dubbed as the "world's worst poet", but now Scottish Bard William McGonagall has had the last laugh, for his odes have raked in more money than the very famous Harry Potter books at an auction.

 Five of family killed in fire
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) | May 17, 2008 1:37:43 PM IST
Five members of a family, including a baby, were killed and three injured when a fire broke out in a house in Bijnor district f Uttar Pradesh, a police official said Saturday.

 Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan released from tribal region (Lead)
Islamabad | May 17, 2008 1:37:43 PM IST
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, abducted around three months ago in the country's restive tribal region, has been released, media reports said Saturday.

 Amy Winehouse rejects every song by Pete Doherty
London | May 17, 2008 1:37:43 PM IST
Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse reportedly rejected every song that rocker Pete Doherty wrote for thier collaborative album.

 Timberlake offers to perform at DeGeneres' wedding
London | May 17, 2008 1:37:37 PM IST
Pop superstar Justin Timberlake has offered to perform at talk show host Ellen DeGeneres' wedding and said he would compose a song specially for the occasion.

 Kate Moss' rock star dreams crushed by boyfriend
London | May 17, 2008 1:37:37 PM IST
Supermodel Kate Moss's dreams of singing onstage have been dashed by her boyfriend Jamie Hince, the guitarist of rock band The Kills.

 Naxalites to host Nepalese Maoist leader in Kolkata
New Delhi | May 17, 2008 1:37:37 PM IST
Nepalese Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai is coming to Kolkata in early June. Interestingly, it is not the ruling Left Front but the Naxalites who are hosting him.

 TDP leader, seven others killed in bomb explosion
Hyderabad | May 17, 2008 1:37:37 PM IST
Eight people, including a leader of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and his brother, were killed when country-made bombs they were allegedly carrying in their car exploded in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district Saturday. TDP supporters termed it a pre-meditated attack by rivals.

 Protest against killing of businessman by Maoist army
Kathmandu | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
Protests continued here today and in other parts of Nepal following the killing of a businessman by the cadres of the Maoist army in Chitwan.

 Kids admit violent video games make them aggressive
London | May 17, 2008 12:21:06 PM IST
A majority of kids in Britain believe that playing violent computer games, such as the recently launched Grand Theft Auto IV, are responsible for aggressive behaviour, according to a new survey.

 Trapped China quake survivor ate cigarettes, paper tissues, drunk urine
Beijing | May 17, 2008 12:16:14 PM IST
A 46-year-old survivor of the Monday's earthquake of 7.8 magnitude ate cigarettes, paper napkins and drunk his urine to keep himself alive before being rescued after 100 hours of ordeal.

 Archaeologists discover pre Achaemenid era city in Iran
Tehran | May 17, 2008 12:15:01 PM IST
A team of archaeologists from the Yazd Cultural Heritage Center (YCHC) in Iran has discovered the Achaemenid era predecessor of the city of Yazd.

 Manmohan Singh dedicates Tala Hydropower Project to India and Bhutan
Thimphu | May 17, 2008 12:11:22 PM IST
Friendly ties between India and Bhutan took another step forward with Prime Ministers Dr. Manmohan Singh and Jigmi Y. Thinley dedicating the 1020 megawatt Tala Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan's Chukha Valley to the two countries.

 Gay marriage may come to the fore in US presidential poll
Washington | May 17, 2008 12:45:13 PM IST
Gay marriage may emerge as a tricky issue in the US presidential elections with a top California court striking down a state ban on union between two persons of the same sex.

 Bowie ok with stage show based on his songs
London | May 17, 2008 12:45:13 PM IST
Legendary rocker David Bowie has given permission for a stage show based on his songs.

 Minogue's contribution not featured on Coldplay album
London | May 17, 2008 12:45:13 PM IST
Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue's contribution to a record for the group Coldplay has not been featured in their new album.

 Kidnapped Pakistan ambassador released: reports
Islamabad | May 17, 2008 12:45:13 PM IST
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who was kidnapped Feb 11, has been released, local TV channels reported Saturday.

 Suspected SIMI activist detained for Jaipur bombings
Jaipur | May 17, 2008 12:45:13 PM IST
A man suspected to have links with the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was detained early Saturday in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan for his suspected links to the serial bombings in Jaipur, police sources said.

 Its okay to have flings: Claudia Schiffer
London | May 17, 2008 12:45:07 PM IST
German supermodel Claudia Schiffer, who is wedded to film producer Matthew Vaughan, says it is alright for people to have flings as long as the two are not married.

 Kelly Brook has best bikini body: poll
London | May 17, 2008 12:45:07 PM IST
Actress Kelly Brook has been voted as having the best bikini body ever in a poll in which 2,000 men participated. Thesun.co.uk reports that the Brook, 28, beat Oscar winner Halle Berry who came in second in the survey conducted by Debenhams department store.

 Tamil Nadu power board stressing on wind energy
Chennai | May 17, 2008 12:45:07 PM IST
Tamil Nadu is doing well on the wind power front. The state's power board is beefing up its wind mill power infrastructure in order to harvest the full potential and plans to sell surplus power to other states at a handsome profit.

 Maoists, Madhesis to form govt: Bhattarai
Kathmandu | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
In order to break the political deadlock in Nepal, Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist is comtemplating joining hands with arch rival Madhesi parties to form a coalition government, after Nepali Congress(NC) and CPN-UML refused support.

 PM dedicates Tala to people of Bhutan, announces new hydel projects
Thimphu | Saturday, May 17 2008 IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced that India and Bhutan would develop two new mega hydropower projects---Punatsangchhu-II and Mangdechhu--- and commence the preparation of detailed project reports on four other such ventures.

 Margaret Thatcher tried to 'seduce' Sir Edward Heath, claims BBC drama
London | May 17, 2008 11:16:19 AM IST
During her hunt for a Conservative seat, Margaret Thatcher once tried to seduce Sir Edward Heath, a new BBC drama has claimed.

 Malaysian govt confirms HINDRAF leader's passport not revoked
Kuala Lumpur | May 17, 2008 11:13:53 AM IST
Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar has said that the Government had not revoked HINDRAF chairman P. Waythamoorthy's passport, and that he was still in possession of his passport in London.

 Dungeon kids take first steps in 'magical' outside world
London | May 17, 2008 11:11:27 AM IST
Freed dungeon boys Stefan and Felix Fritzl have taken their first ever steps in the "magical" outside world.