Four police officers were killed Sunday by a suicide explosion in the center of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, the Russian state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing police at the scene of the attack.
Chechnya suicide blast kills 5
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Palin steps down as Alaska governor
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave her final speech as Alaska’s governor Sunday before stepping down from her post, telling a Fairbanks crowd that she is resigning "to chart a new course to advance the state." “Now people who know me, they know how much I love this state … I feel it is my duty to avoid the unproductive, typical, politics-as-usual, lame-duck session in one’s last year in office,” Palin said, just moments before Lt.
Syria visit starts week of U.S. diplomacy in Middle East
A week of U.S. diplomatic maneuvering in the Middle East began Sunday with special envoy George Mitchell meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before heading to Israel.
Pakistan seizes key pro-Taliban cleric
A pro-Taliban cleric who helped negotiate a short-lived cease-fire between the militant organization and the Pakistani government was arrested Sunday in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province.
French President Sarkozy taken ill
French President Nicolas Sarkozy became ill while exercising on Sunday, and is undergoing medical tests, the presidential palace said.
Many French Don’t Like Law Allowing More Sunday Shopping
Never on a Sunday? Not anymore in France, where the upper house of Parliament ended a bruising, two-year political battle by giving final approval to a law that will allow some stores to trade on the seventh day. Conservative supporters hail the law as a reformist boost for France’s recession-stalled economy
France to relax Sunday shopping ban
The French Senate early Thursday narrowly passed a controversial law to allow many more shops across the country to open on Sundays, in what would be a significant cultural shift.
Opposition members arrested in Myanmar
About 20 members of Myanmar’s opposition were arrested Sunday while observing Martyr’s Day, a party spokesman said.
Iranian ‘diplomats’ held by U.S. return home
Five Iranians held in Iraq by the United States since 2007 went back to Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s government-backed Press TV reported.
Women die as boat capsizes in western India
At least 13 women died and 18 were missing after two boats capsized in western India, police said Sunday.