Bomber who tried to kill Thatcher faces Parliament

The man jailed for trying to kill British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a hotel bombing in 1984 appeared in Parliament Tuesday with the daughter of one of his victims. Patrick Magee, a former Irish Republican Army activist, held a public discussion with Jo Berry, whose father died in the bombing in Brighton, southern England 25 years ago Monday.

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Russian ships to visit Venezuela; naval exercises possible

Russia announced Monday it might hold joint military maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean, and the United States said it is scrapping a once ballyhooed deal with Moscow on nuclear technology. A stream of videos posted on social networking Web sites depicted scenes of chaos — the sound of gunshots and helicopters whirring overhead and graphic images of wounded men and women being carried away.

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Indian army holds soldiers to account over deaths

The Indian army has found an officer and two troopers accountable for "lapses" in the killing of two youths in Indian administered Kashmir. “The high level army inquiry headed by a brigadier has been completed. The inquiry has held the junior commissioned officer (JCO) and two soldiers who were involved in the Bomai incident accountable for various lapses,” Indian defense spokesman Lt.

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Killing sparks protests in Kashmir

Protesters — angry about the killing of a carpenter, allegedly by Indian paramilitary forces — on Thursday stormed the streets of a village near Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir. The 35-year-old carpenter was killed in front of family members when a patrol unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) entered his house in the southern village of Kashmir Kheegam for a search, locals said. The carpenter, the father of four young children, died on the spot.

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Bus plunges into Indian river, killing 20

A bus rolled into the fast-flowing Chenab River in northern India, killing at least 20 people, officials said. Authorities were unclear what prompted the gunbattle, but an information ministry spokesman told CNN that several members of the Bangladesh Rifles force apparently staged a rebellion against the head of the force.

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