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| Bid to end Najaf clashes |
| Iraqis meeting to pick an interim national assembly sent a delegation to Najaf today in an attempt to convince a radical Shia cleric to end a bloody conflict with US troops.
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| Tamil leader shot in Lanka |
| A Tamil politician opposed to Sri Lanka’s Tiger rebels was shot dead today in the latest in a string of political killings, as European peace brokers tried to break an impass
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| Business in Nepal panics |
| A man on a bicycle threw at least four bombs into the compound of the Soaltee Crowne Plaza hotel in Nepal’s capital today but no one was injured.
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| UK backlash booklet |
| Britain’s nearly 2 million Muslims should prepare for a backlash of revenge attacks if terrorists strike on UK soil, Islamic leaders are warning in a booklet to be distribute
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A group of people in Medellin, Colombia, work on a huge pair of jeans ahead of a fashion show (AFP)ó |
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