The Bush administration repeatedly sought to block investigations into alleged killings of up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners by a US-backed Afghan warlord in 2001, The New York Times hs reported.

Top US officials discouraged separate probes by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the State Department and the Pentagon into the mass killings because it was conducted by the forces of General Abdul Rashid Dostam, a warlord then on the Central Intelligence Agency's payroll, the Times said on its website

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday telephoned PML-N Quaid Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif and the leaders of major political parties in the country and took them into confidence regarding his upcoming meeting with the Indian counterpart Manmohan Sindh on the sidelines of NAM Summit in Egypt.

A top Iranian cleric on Sunday condemned China for "horribly" suppressing Muslim Uighurs in deadly unrest between the Uighurs and Han Chinese that has killed more than 180 people.

"It is true that the Chinese government and its people have close economic and political ties with us and other Islamic countries, but this is no reason for them to horribly suppress our Muslim brothers and sisters," said Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi in a statement to a news agency.

LONDON: Europe's main stock markets posted modest gains on Wednesday as cautious investors awaited results of "stress tests" on troubled US banks and key unemployment data this week.

Markets were also nervous on the eve of interest rate decisions from both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank.

Nuwan Kulasekara remains the highest-ranked bowler in one-day internationals, but is fast proving to be a force to be reckoned with in Test cricket. Opening with the new ball for the second time in Tests, Kulasekara ran through Pakistan with his second successive four-wicket haul of the series.

After a wait of nearly six months, Richa Chadda of Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! has bagged her first major project. She would be enacting the role of one of the principal protagonists in the film to be directed by writer-turned-director Yunus Sejawal. Though the title is yet to be decided, the film would be a black comedy and would also feature actors of the calibre of Kay Kay Menon and Rajpal Yadav amongst others

Young Nadia Swart who is from PortElizbeth appointed as co ordinator for Hollywood south movie in South Africa,Movie will be shoot in South African's different location in winter this year while a team of Hollywood south will visit South Africa for the auditions of different roles from the local actors and actress from South Africa,these auditions will be co ordinate by Nadia Swart who works for a cosmetic House and an upcoming actress and model also.Team will visit South Africa in second week of september 2009.

TvToday's current month issue released,this issue comprise new updates and lots more about IPLT20,interviews of celeberities and cricketers and so many new about bollywood.

The jail authorities of US most secure prison have determined that two books written by President Barack Obama contain material "potentially detrimental to national security" and rejected an inmate's request to read them.

Ahmed Omar Abu Ali is serving a 30-year sentence at the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colo., for joining al-Qaida and plotting to assassinate then-President George W. Bush. Last year, Abu Ali requested two books written by Obama: "Dreams from My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope."

Blurry vision and wrist pain are among the well-known health perils of computer use, but a study shows a rise in previously overlooked injuries dueto computer equipment falling over.      

Researchers found a 732 percent rise in `acute computer-related injuries' from 1994 through 2006, double the 309 percent increase in household computer ownership over the period, according to a study in the July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.      

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Alfie Patten, who was only 12 when the baby was conceived with his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15, was first pictured on the front of Friday's tabloid Sun newspaper with his daughter, Maisie Roxanne, after her birth Monday.

He told the newspaper that he thought "it would be good to have a baby."

"I didn't think about how we would afford it. I don't really get pocket money. My dad sometimes gives me £10. When my mum found out I thought I was going to get in trouble. We wanted to have the baby but were worried about how people would react. I didn't know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it."

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Eight British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, officials said, Britain's worst death toll in a 24-hour period.

Five troops on foot patrol were killed by two blasts, the highest toll in a single attack.

Fifteen soldiers, including four officers, have been killed in the past 10 days with Britain and the United States fighting major new offensives against the Taliban in southern Helmand.

A total of 184 British soldiers have died since the war began in 2001, more than the 179 killed in Iraq since 2003.