UK terror expert

London, Nov. 16 (Reuters): Britain said today it had agreed to extradite a computer expert wanted by the US to face terrorism charges, but the man’s family vowed to take the case to court to have the decision overthrown.

Ahmad, 30, a British citizen, is accused of running a website that raised funds for Muslim militants in Afghanistan and Chechnya.

Lanka polls

Batticaloa, Sri Lanka (Reuters): Police guarded ballot boxes in Sri Lanka’s restive east on Wednesday as thousands of observers and troops fanned out across the island on the eve of a presidential poll.

Bangla hunt

Dhaka (Reuters): Bangladesh police are hunting about 2,000 potential suicide bombers from three banned militant groups demanding Islamic law in the mainly Muslim democracy.

Scarf ban

Ankara (Reuters): Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Wednesday as saying a European court had acted outside its mandate in upholding a ban on Muslim scarves in Turkish universities.

Lennon killer

Los Angeles (Reuters): The man who murdered John Lennon says in newly-released audiotapes of interviews that his compulsion to kill the rock icon was like a “runaway train”.