Shenzhen, China — Envoys of the Dalai Lama left
Monday after a day of talks with Chinese
officials that ended in an agreement to meet
again, in an apparent sign of progress in easing
tensions raised by violent anti-government riots
in Tibet.
Sanaa— New peace talks are under way between the
Yemeni authorities and Zaidi rebels to try to
contain renewed clashes that have left at least
52 people dead since Friday, the rebels said on
Monday.
Yangon— Aid agencies rushed emergency food and
water into Myanmar on Monday after a cyclone
tore into the impoverished nation, killing more
than 350 people and leaving hundreds of
thousands homeless.
Srinagar —The Supreme Court of India, after
describing the fake encounters devilishly
planned acts, has questioned the moral grounds
for giving gallantry awards and out of-turn
promotions to the police officials and troops
involved in branding innocent Kashmiris as
terrorists and killing them in fake encounters
in occupied Kashmir. The Supreme Court has
expressed serious dismay at the disobedience of
its direction with regard to conducting a
thorough probe into every killing for which
officials are expected to get rewards and
promotions, KMS reported.
Tbilisi— Georgia on Monday called for the United
Nations to probe the use of anti-aircraft
weapons in its rebel region of Abkhazia, which
on Sunday claimed to have downed two Georgian
spy drones. Georgia, which has accused Russia of
providing weapons to Abkhaz separatists, denied
the planes were shot down.
