Desi event becomes saffron, Vajpayee plays along
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee played to the saffron gallery on Saturday in the first whiff of controversy on his American yatra.



Candidate gunned down in Sri Lanka's blood-stained election run-up
Unidentified gunmen on Sunday shot dead a ruling party candidate for Sri Lanka's elections together with one of his key supporters amid fears of more bloodshed.



UK lays siege to Sierra Leone base where hostages held
British forces on Sunday attacked the rebel base where six British soldiers were being held hostage in Sierra Leone, General Sir Charles Guthrie, Chief of Britain's Defence staff, said.



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