Basu Bhattacharya is dead

MUMBAI: Hindi cinema's towering personality Basu Bhattacharya, who carved a niche for himself as a sensitive filmaker concerned with intricate human relationships, died early today after a cardiac arrest at the age of 64. His end came at 0030 hours at the Leelavati hospital in Bandra in north-west Mumbai, where he was admitted for treatment of pancreatitis.

Pol Pot captured

PHNOM PENH: Khmer Rouge strongman Pol Pot has been captured by his guerrilla comrades-turned enemies, the rebels said in a radio broadcast today. ``Pol Pot has been captured,'' the radio, which is apparently run by the Khmer Rouge faction which broke with Pol Pot earlier this month, reported.

Mongolian president

BEIJING: Nashagyn Bagabandi was today sworn in as the second directly-elected president of Mongolia. Bagabandy, 47, scored an overwhelming victory in the May 18 presidential election over Punsalmaagiyn Ochirbat, the incumbent president who had won Mongolia's first-ever direct election to the top post, Xinhua news agency reported from Ulan Bator.

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