Khan said Altaf, known among the militant ranks as "Abu
Mohsin", was also involved in the killing of a National
Conference worker at Monghama village of Tral in Pulwama

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Jan 8 (PTI) Fearing a backlash, the Indian
community here have condemned the cartoon in a Delhi newspaper

Meanwhile, an Indian doctor who was badly beaten by
thugs in Melbourne two years ago, has denied any 'racial'
angle into it, saying they are "just bad people doing bad

Melbourne, Jan 8 (PTI) Australian police have appealed to
the public to help them identify a distinctive red Ford Falcon

By Hwang Doo-hyong
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. special envoy for North Korean human
rights will not attend future rounds of the six-party talks on the North's

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) -- Is it a toast to the future of North Korea, or to that
of a veiled 27-year-old man who outsiders believe will succeed the omnipotent

TOKYO, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Friday he and U.S. Secretary of

TOKYO, Jan. 8 Kyodo -
The government is making final arrangements to turn around Japan Airlines Corp.
through court-backed bankruptcy filing and massive trimming of its

By Ahmad Fuad Yahya

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein Friday
condemned the hurling of home-made bombs at three churches and warned that the