World News US, China move on global warming A clearly frustrated President Barack Obama displayed impatience Friday with world leaders` failure to reach a new accord on global warming, urging them to accept a less-than-perfect pact while offering no new U.S. concessions>>> Abbas calls Palestinian elections on January 24 Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas announced on Saturday that presidential and legislative elections would be held on January 24 in the Palestinian territories, including the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, his office said in a statement.(More..) Manmohan, Wen discuss bilateral issues in Thailand Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao met on Saturday to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual concern against the backdrop of the war of words between the two neighbours over Arunachal Pradesh.(More..) Recent terror strikes no threat to Pak nuke arsenal: Clinton The recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan including its army headquarters do not pose a threat to the country's nuclear arsenal, even though the United States remains watchful about it, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today.(More..) Congress keeps all three states The big picture is clear. As yet few results are in, but trends and leads show the Congress doing well in Maharashtra and Arunachal Pradesh. In Haryana, though it's far from the Congress sweep most expected, Maldives: World's first underwater cabinet meet The world's first underwater cabinet meeting was held in Maldives on Saturday. Ministers met at the bottom of the sea to highlight the dangers posed by global warming to their picturesque archipelago. A horseshoe shaped table was immersed Benito Mussolini 'was MI5's agent in Italy' Italy's wartime dictator Benito Mussolini, credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism, was actually British spy agency MI5's "secret agent", de-classified documents have revealed.(More..) UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan Gordon Brown says the UK will send 500 more forces personnel to Afghanistan - but only if key conditions are met. They will be sent as long as they have the necessary equipment, if other Nato allies boost Soon, quiet cars may add some vroom For decades, automakers have been on a quest to make cars quieter. An auto that purrs, and glides almost silently in traffic. They have finally succeeded. Plug-in hybrid and electric cars, it turns out, not only reduce air Police fire on S African protests South African police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators protesting against poor living conditions during a rally in the country's northeast. Riot police opened fire on Tuesday to disperse protesters who had torched a Naxals killed those they claim to save Most of the 17 policemen killed in Maharashtra's worst ever Naxal attack were tribals. Ironically these are the very people who the Naxals claim to protect. Navegaon lost three of its men on Thursday, who were Terrorist attack outside Pak Army Headquarters Terrorists attacked the Pakistan Army Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Saturday. Heavy firing went on for over half an hour outside the headquarters. Pakistan Army has now said that the situation is under control and all four terrorists have been Camp Keating That Was Attacked is Abandoned The remote U.S. outpost near the Pakistan border that was nearly overrun by insurgents last weekend has been abandoned and destroyed by American troops, military officials announced today.(More..) Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize Herta Mueller, a little-known Romanian-born author who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in an award seen as a nod to the 20th anniversary of communism's Gulf labour laws fail to halt abuse Every year thousands of women arrive in the Gulf to take up jobs as domestic workers. The majority of them leave behind their families on a huge financial gamble to try to earn enough in remittances. Iraq frees shoe-throwing journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at George Bush, the former US president, has been released. Speaking shortly after his release on Tuesday, al-Zeidi, 30, said he had been tortured while in prison and  Features, Views & Analysis

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