TORONTO: Toronto police used tear gas and arrested 75 when a violent mob tried to hijack a peaceful protest by some 10,000 people against the G20 summit here Saturday, the city`s police chief said. "We have never seen this level of wanton criminality on our streets," chief Bill Blair

CAMP VICTORY:  The withdrawal of American combat troops and equipment from Iraq is 60 percent complete two months ahead of a deadline that will serve as a precursor for a complete US military pullout. Camp Victory, a giant sprawling base on the edge of Baghdad airport, is one of eight

TAIPEI, :  Every Chinese leader since Mao Zedong has seen Taiwan as the ultimate prize. Now that prize may have moved a little closer, through the medium of trade and common economic interest. Senior envoys from Taiwan and China will sign a sweeping and eagerly awaited trade agreement

HUNTSVILLE: The leaders of the world`s richest nations warned Saturday the global recovery was still fragile and that the economic crisis had compromised development goals set by the United Nations. "Our annual summit takes place as the world begins a fragile recovery from the greatest

TORONTO: British Prime Minister David Cameron raised the highly controversial death of a former KGB spy in London in his first meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Downing Street said Saturday. "The prime minister made clear that there were still points of disagreement between

PATNA: At least 24 people were killed and 50 injured on Saturday when an overcrowded bus collided with a truck in eastern India, police said. The bus driver lost control of the vehicle on a sharp bend near a market in Dhanarua village, 35 kilometres (22 miles) from Bihar state capital

HUNTSVILLE: G8 leaders have so far failed to reach a deal on imposing a global banking tax on financial institutions to pay for future economic crises, a top Canadian official said Saturday. "There is no agreement for a global bank levy," Len Edwards, top Canadian negotiator at talks

KABUL: Afghanistan`s stunning untapped mineral wealth could prove to be a curse rather than a blessing for the war-ravaged country if it is not managed properly, the nation`s president said on Saturday. Afghan government officials recently said the country`s mineral deposits could be

POINTE DES GALETS: American teen sailor Abby Sunderland arrived Saturday on the French island of Reunion after being rescued from her stricken yacht while attempting a controversial solo round-the-world trip. As the 16-year-old was reunited with her brother Zac on the island, two weeks

NEW DELHI: Demonstrators protested across India on Saturday against a government move to reduce popular fuel subsidies which is expected to spur double-digit inflation. The decision, which raised prices of gasoline, diesel, kerosene and cooking fuel from midnight on Friday is part of a

BUCHAREST: Romania will raise the VAT tax levied on goods and services to 24 percent from 19 percent to curb the public deficit and obtain a crucial IMF loan disbursement, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Saturday. The move comes after a court on Friday blocked the government`s plan to cut

NEW ORLEANS: A potentially dangerous tropical storm named Alex that experts say could complicate the Gulf of Mexico oil spill clean-up formed Saturday in the Caribbean Sea. At 0900 GMT, the eye of the storm, which packed sustained winds of 40 miles (65 kilometers) an hour, was located

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama called on Congress Saturday to give final approval to Wall Street reform, arguing it will ensure the strongest consumer financial protections in US history. "I don`t have to tell you why these reforms are so important," Obama said in his weekly radio

KOLKATA: A 24 -hour transport strike began in West Bengal on Saturday morning at the call of the labour wing of the state’s ruling party in protest against the central government’s step raising fuel prices.  The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) labour arm Centre of Indian

TAIPEI : Thousands of people took to the streets of Taipei on Saturday to protest just days before Taiwan was set to seal a major trade deal with China. "Oppose ECFA!", "Save Taiwan!", protesters shouted at the march in downtown Taipei organised by the pro-independence Democratic

KABUL : A foreign soldier was killed in a Taliban-style bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO said. The death pushes the toll among foreign troops so far this month to 85, by far the deadliest monthly tally since the war began in late 2001. The total for the year so far

BEIJING : At least 11 people died Saturday in northwest China when their bus veered off a road and plunged into a mountainous ravine, state press reported. Twenty-seven people were in the minibus in the Ningxia region when it fell 20 metres (65 feet) into the ravine, Xinhua news agency

HARGEISA: The self-proclaimed state of Somaliland closed its borders Saturday as voters chose their president amid fears Islamists from neighbouring Somalia could try to disrupt the polls. The northern territory has been more stable than Somalia since it broke away in 1991 but a message

KABUL : A huge blast was heard in the Afghan capital Saturday as a US military official arrived for meetings to explain the sacking of the US commander of foreign forces in the country, witnesses told AFP. The blast took place in the centre of the city, at 9.55 am (0525 GMT), the

HUNTSVILLE: Leaders of the industrial world were to shift their attention to Iran and North Korea Saturday as nuclear proliferation and other international security issues take center stage at their summit. "The session tomorrow is going to focus on peace and security, Iran and North