Troops seize Tiger hub

Colombo, March 28 (Reuters): Sri Lankan troops have driven Tamil Tiger rebels from a key stronghold in the island’s restive east, the military said today.

Troops seeking to evict Tiger fighters from the eastern district of Batticaloa found late yesterday a complex of bungalows they say was a hurriedly abandoned rebel headquarters whose occupants fled to nearby jungle.

Arab meet

Riyadh (Reuters): Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah called on Wednesday for an end to the international blockade on the Palestinian people and told a summit of Arab leaders that sectarian violence was driving Iraq towards civil war.

Bangla rolls

Dhaka (Reuters): Bangladesh’s high court has ordered the electoral roll be scrapped after a January election was postponed amid complaints that the voters’ list was stacked with fake entries.