Russian Duma urges UNSC :

End military attacks against Libya

The Russian Duma (lower chamber of Parliament) approved Wednesday a statement demanding the end of military actions against Libya, echoing similar opinions of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

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Car bomb kills five, wounds 25 in Pakistan

A suicide car bomb targeting a police station Thursday killed five people and wounded 25 others in a restive northwestern Pakistani town, police said. A police officer and four civilians died in the attack in Doaba town in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province,

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Elizabeth Taylor’s death:

Curtain falls on Hollywood’s golden era

She was arguably the brightest star in Hollywood’s golden era - and her death, after the recent passing of Tony Curtis and Blake Edwards turns out a light in the Tinsel Town firmament.

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