At least 8 dead in Mexico fuel tanker blast -Pemex

Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 5:32 [IST]

MEXICO CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) An explosion on a fuel tanker in Mexico's Pajaritos petrochemical complex killed at least eight people but did not affect operations at the port, state oil monopoly Pemex said The Pajaritos complex is in Mexico's gulf coast state of Veracruz. Pemex yesterday said nine were injured in the blast.

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Hawaii quake caused 40 mn dollar damage

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,5:32 [IST]

Honolulu, Oct 18: Last Sunday's 6.7 magnitude Hawaiian earthquake, the most powerful in the Pacific archipelago in two decades, caused more than 40 million dollar in damage, according to preliminary estimates. Hawaiian officials yesterday said they expected the figure to rise as Red Cross, federal emergency teams and engineers scour the islands to assess damages to roads, bridges, schools and other buildings.No deaths or serious injuries were reported in the quake but repeated aftershocks have jolted Hawaiians.....

Millions around globe stand up against poverty: UN

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,5:32 [IST]

United Nations, Oct 18: School children in Gaza, cricket fans in India and African church-goers have helped set a Guinness world record for ''the largest number of people to stand up against poverty,''' UN officials said.The record was set when 23,542,614 people stood up as part of 11,646 organized events around the world during a 24-hour period this week, according to the official Guinnessverification text, released at a UN news conference.The ''stand up'' campaign was organized to.....

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Rice says goal is to ease N Korean tensions

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,5:32 [IST]

Elmendorf Air Force Base (Alaska), Oct 18: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, traveling to meet major Asian powers, said North Korea would deepen its isolation if it conducted a second nuclear test and insisted Washington had no plans to invade the country.''We have no desire to see this crisis escalate. In fact, it is our goal to see a de-escalation of this, despite North Korea's actions,'' Rice yesterday said before a refueling stop in Alaska on the way.....

Pakistan frees main accused of 7/11 train blasts

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,5:33 [IST]

Lahore (Pakistan), Oct 18: The founder of an outlawed Pakistani Islamist militant group, blamed by India for deadly bombings on trains in Mumbai in July, was released from detention under a court order.Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, former leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, was put under house arrest in the city of Lahore in August shortly before he was due to address a rally.Saeed was freed on Aug. 28 on the orders of the Lahore High Court but.....

US military too strong to lose Iraq war: Rumsfeld

Wednesday, October 18, 2006,6:02 [IST]

Washington, Oct 18: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the US military is too strong to lose the war in Iraq, but ultimately political solutions will be needed to win.''You've got a situation where it's not possible to lose militarily,'' Rumsfeld yesterday said. ''It's also going to require more than military power to prevail.'' Rumsfeld, in comments to reporters at the Pentagon, said US training of security forces in Iraq had been ''rushed'' but that placing U.S. trainers within.....