treason case: Mush declared ‘absconder’
Islamabad: Gen Parvez Musharraf was on Wednesday declared an “absconder” by a special tribunal trying the former Pakistani dictator for high treason as he failed to appear in person despite repeated summons and directed authorities to produce him before the court within 30 days.
US to switch on European missile shield
Washington: The United States’ European missile defence shield goes live almost a decade after Washington proposed protecting NATO from Iranian rockets and despite Russian warnings that the West is threatening the peace in central Europe.
9 climbers scale Mt Everest after 2 yrs
Kathmandu: Nine Nepalese Sherpas conquered Mt Everest, becoming the first climbers to scale the mountain in two years after a series of deadly disasters forced a shutdown of expeditions to the world’s highest peak.
Elephant kills woman taking pics in Indonesia
Solo: An endangered Sumatran elephant charged a woman who was taking photographs, trampling her to death today at a tourist spot on Indonesia’s island of Java. Veterinarian took care of two trained Sumatran elephants used for tourist treks at the Gajah Mungkur scenic reservoir in Java.