Seabirds are dying while hundreds of dolphins and marine life are also exposed to
the toxic Timor Sea oil spill, says a conservation group.

Kolkata, Oct 23 (PTI) Two days after being kidnapped from
Sankrail police station in West Midnapore district by armed
Maoists, police officer Atindranath Dutta returned to his

Treasurer Wayne Swan has warned the states and territories that the federal
government will not tolerate attempts to claw back the increased aged-care pension

By Tony Chang
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to limitedly resume humanitarian aid
to North Korea in the near future, Seoul's point man on the North said Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak
is leading the Malaysian delegation to the three-day 15th Asean Summit in Cha-am

SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Police said Friday they arrested three foreigners and
booked 18 others, mostly teenagers, on charges of either selling or using illegal
narcotics.

Taj Mahal is a symbol of love and friendship between the people of Iran and India, said Sayed Mahdi Nabizadeh, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of India.

HUA HIN, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam)
commissioner, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, has been appointed Malaysia's

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- The director-general of Public Works
Department (PWD) Prof Dr Judin Abdul Karim has been appointed as the

By D. Arul Rajoo