Israel can withdraw in 3 years: Abbas
Tel Aviv: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has said an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territory should take place within a three-year period under any final Middle East peace deal.
Prosecutor trashes Mush medical report
Islamabad: The prosecutor in the high treason case against former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf has rejected a report on his health prepared by military doctors, saying it is an “attempt to thwart the judicial process”.
Prison fire kills 10 inmates in Colombia
Bogota: A fire at a Colombian prison killed at least 10 inmates and injured more than three dozen others, prison officials said on Tuesday. The blaze broke out on Monday at a prison in the northern city of Barranquilla, authorities said.Of the 38 injured, 12 were already released from hospital but two remained in critical condition in intensive care, authorities said.
19 dead in Indonesia landslides; 10 missing
Jakarta: Two landslides triggered by torrential rain killed at least 19 people and left 10 others missing on Indonesia’s main island of Java, a government official said Tuesday.
sabotage: 83-yr-old nun to be sentenced
Nashville: An 83-year-old Catholic nun convicted in a protest and break-in at the top US storehouse for bomb-grade uranium will find out on Tuesday whether she spends what could be the rest of her life in prison. Sister Megan Rice is one of three peace activists convicted of sabotage last year after they broke into the nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Benghazi attack my biggest regret: Hillary
Washington: Gearing up for a possible 2016 presidential run, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the “biggest regret” of her tenure was the 2012 attack on a US consulate in libya that killed four Americans, including its Ambassador.
Don’t pay ransom to terrorists: UNSC
United Nations: The United Nations Security Council has asked nations not to pay ransom to terrorists in incidents of kidnapping, saying such funds are used by terror groups to support recruitment efforts and carry out attacks.