COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A bomb blast blamed on separatist Tamil Tigers wounded 45 people in Sri Lanka’s capital Saturday, while renewed fighting in the embattled north killed 19 rebels and six soldiers, the military said.
Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara accused the Tamil rebels of setting off the blast on a busy street in the heart of Colombo. Read the rest of this entry »
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine. Read the rest of this entry »
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Officials warned Gulf Coast evacuees not to return home Tuesday to assess the damage from Hurricane Gustav, but it appeared that southern Louisiana’s levees had passed their first test since Hurricane Katrina. Read the rest of this entry »
MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) — Russian officials Tuesday criticized the European Union for threatening to postpone talks on a new political and economic partnership deal over the war in Georgia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has issued another warning to the West over Georgia. Read the rest of this entry »