Israel, Palestinians to hold talks with US envoy
Jerusalem: Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were to hold a meeting on Thursday with US envoy Martin Indyk, in a bid to find a way to extend their faltering peace talks.
Mother spares life of son’s killer with slap
Tehran: An Iranian mother spared the life of her son’s convicted murderer with an emotional slap in the face as he awaited execution with the noose around his neck, a newspaper reported. The dramatic climax followed a rare public campaign to save the life of Balal, who at 19 killed another man, Abdollah Hosseinzadeh, in a street fight with a knife back in 2007.
Algerians vote to elect new president
Algiers: Some 23 million registered voters cast their ballots to elect their next President in Algeria’s fifth presidential election.
12-yr-old girl becomes UK’s youngest mother
london: A 12-year-old girl and her 13-year-old boyfriend have become the youngest parents in UK following the birth of their baby daughter. She was still in primary school when she conceived.
Congress ‘distorting’ history: Chinese daily
Beijing: Accusing the Congress Party of “distorting” history and “covering up reality” about the 1962 border war, a Chinese daily said the dispute could still “poison” the emerging Sino-Indian ties.
two scribes charged with defaming Thai navy
Bangkok: An Australian editor and his Thai colleague were charged with defamation linked to a Pulitzer Prize-winning article alleging Thailand’s Navy involvement in trafficking illegal refugees from Myanmar.
Pak, Taliban negotiators to meet on Saturday
Islamabad: Negotiators from the Government and the Pakistani Taliban will meet on Saturday even as a senior Minister on Thursday stressed that peace talks cannot move forward without a ceasefire.