The Sunday Times International | Sunday, August 12, 2007

International

Bomb kills governor in southern Iraq
A powerful roadside bomb today killed the governor and police chief of a southern province that has seen fierce internal fighting between Shiite factions, officials said. The bomb struck a convoy carrying the Khalil Jalil Hamza, the governor of the Qadisiyah province, and the provincial police chief home from a funeral service for a tribal sheik at about 5 p.m., army Brig. Gen. Othman al-Farood said.

S. Asia flood waters recede but disease stalks millions
Muddy waters receded in Bangladesh and other parts of South Asia today but disease and hunger stalked millions of people hit by the worst monsoon flooding in decades. The inundation has been linked to at least 2,200 deaths in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, the United Nations said in a statement, as illness loomed over a vast number of people.

Indian PM challenges communist allies over nuclear deal ...
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has challenged his communist party allies in a deepening rift over a nuclear deal with the United States, saying in a report Saturday they were free to withdraw their support from the government if they object to the pact.


	Musharraf to attend Afghan peace meet

	Egyptian girl dies during female circumcision

	Sierra Leone votes in watershed elections

	Eating fish: Good for heart, but bad for environment?

	Fly me to the moon: Space hotel sees 2012 opening

	Condom with many benefits

	Pakistan pursuing progress and prosperity

	A people broken on the wrack of history

	India's democracy at 60

	Taliban optimistic on hostage deal