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Pakistani bombs kill 16 Taleban fighters

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
PAKISTANI fighter planes bombed Taleban positions in the country's north-west yesterday, killing 16 militants and destroying three hideouts, a government official said. ...read article

Cash for zoo where tigers were starved

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
A MUNICIPAL government in north-eastern China has allocated £658,000 to improve conditions at a zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals. ...read article

Netanyahu's 'regret' for diplomatic gaffe

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
ISRAELI prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced "regret" yesterday for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with Washington and threate ...read article

2,000 protest over Russian 'toxic fumes'

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
SOME 2,000 people protested against the release of what they said were toxic fumes in a small town on Russia's Pacific coast yesterday. ...read article

Runaway Prius probe fails to repeat 'fault'

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
CRASH investigators in the US have been unable to replicate an alleged mechanical failure that a Californian man claims made his Toyota Prius accelerate uncontrollably. ...read article

Policeman shot dead in raid on gunman

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
POLICE in Belgium said an officer was killed when he confronted a gunman who had killed his son. ...read article

Two die as avalanche hits snowmobile rally

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
CANADIAN authorities were searching for survivors yesterday after an avalanche hit a snowmobile rally in British Columbia. ...read article

Popular premier speaks of his 'noble hopes'

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
CHINESE premier Wen Jiabao yesterday displayed the showmanship and soft-edged populism that has drawn both devotees and critics as he seeks to regulate the rapid pace of indu ...read article

Polls show of unity for Sarkozy and wife

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
FRENCH president Nicolas Sarkozy voted in the country's regional elections yesterday, in a poll in which his right-wing UMP party is expected to take heavy losses. ...read article

Afghan blasts 'a warning to Nato that Taleban is ready for fight'

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
DEADLY bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to Nato's top general that the Taleban is ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, the ...read article

Early results put Iraqi PM ahead in election

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
PRIME Minister Nuri al-Maliki edged ahead yesterday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but the tight race indicated long and fra ...read article

Vatican insists celibacy vow 'not linked' to sex abuse scandal

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
CELIBACY for the priesthood is not the root cause of the clerical sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe, the Vatican reiterated yesterday, defending the Pope's ...read article

Fear of arms races as weapons transfers rise

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
SURGING global weapons transfers are raising concerns about arms races in tension-fraught areas of the globe, a leading peace research group has warned. ...read article

100,000 Thaksin supporters descend on Bangkok to demand an election

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
MORE than 100,000 protesters converged in Bangkok yesterday and gave Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum to call elections within 24 hours or face crippling ...read article

Fake tale of Russian 'invasion' enrages Georgian opposition

Scotsman : International: 7 hours ago
GEORGIA'S opposition has accused the government of being behind a fake prime-time news report that Russian tanks had entered the capital at the call of the opposition, cau ...read article

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