Pak-based British militant may have worked for UK police: Report

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• Pak-based British militant may have worked for UK police: Report
• Wife of Peace Nobel winner disappears, says lawyer
• Sudan says it is committed to independence vote
• US often weighed North Korea 'nuke option'
• Chile: Miners rescue by Wednesday
• Pakistan to reopen border crossing that NATO uses
• Iran acknowledges espionage at nuclear facilities
• Wife to meet imprisoned Nobel winner on Sunday
• Arabs allow US a month for deal to save Mideast talks
• Abducted British aid worker killed during rescue in Afghanistan
• Medical Council of India wants travel ban on Desai, writes to CBI
• Address me by my name, says former Nepal king
• Poll: Technology brings connection, stress
• Lured into a trap, then tortured for being gay

Pak-based British militant may have worked for UK police: Report Posted: A Pakistan-based British Al-Qaida militant, who was part of a group plotting Mumbai-type attacks in Europe before his possible killing in a drone attack, may have worked as a police community support officer in the UK, raising fears that Osama bin Laden's group may be trying to infiltrate the security system here.

Wife of Peace Nobel winner disappears, says lawyer Posted: The world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner remained unreachable in a Chinese prison Saturday, while his wife's mobile phone was cut off and the authoritarian government continued to censor reports about democracy campaigner Liu Xiaobo's honour.

Sudan says it is committed to independence vote Posted: Sudan's Foreign Minister assured the UN Security Council on Saturday that the government is committed to holding a referendum on southern independence that is expected to split the country in two.

US often weighed North Korea 'nuke option' Posted: From the 1950s' Pentagon to Obama administration, the United States has repeatedly pondered, planned and threatened use of nuclear weapons against North Korea, according to declassified and other US government documents released in this 60th-anniversary year of the Korean War.

Chile: Miners rescue by Wednesday Posted: Chile's mining minister says 33 men trapped for more than two months will probably be pulled out starting Wednesday.

Pakistan to reopen border crossing that NATO uses Posted: Pakistan will reopen a key border crossing used to transport supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan, authorities said Saturday — the 10th day of a blockade that has raised tensions with Washington and left stranded trucks vulnerable to attacks.

Iran acknowledges espionage at nuclear facilities Posted: Iran revealed for the first time Saturday that some personnel at the country's nuclear facilities were lured by promises of money to pass secrets to the West, but that increased security and worker privileges have put a stop to the spying.

Wife to meet imprisoned Nobel winner on Sunday Posted: The wife of the world's newest Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to visit him in prison on Sunday and finally give him the news of his award, a family member said Saturday night.

Arabs allow US a month for deal to save Mideast talks Posted: Arab League foreign ministers threw their weight behind the Palestinian president's refusal to negotiate with Israel unless it renews restrictions on West Bank settlement construction, but gave U.S. mediators another month to keep peace talks from collapsing.

Abducted British aid worker killed during rescue in Afghanistan Posted: The British foreign secretary says a female British aid worker abducted in eastern Afghanistan was killed by her captors during a rescue attempt.

Medical Council of India wants travel ban on Desai, writes to CBI Posted: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has urged the CBI to prevent council's former disgraced president Dr Ketan Desai from traveling to Canada to attend a medical conference being organised by the World Medical Association (WMA) next week.

Address me by my name, says former Nepal king Posted: Nepal's last monarch Gyanendra Shah has asked people to address him by his name, saying that he is very much a "commoner" like them.

Poll: Technology brings connection, stress Posted: Technology has become so entwined with college students' often frantic lives that most in a new survey say they'd be more frazzled without it.

Lured into a trap, then tortured for being gay Posted: He was told there was a party at a brick house on Osborne Place, a quiet block set on a steep hill in the Bronx. He showed up last Sunday night as instructed, with plenty of cans of malt liquor. What he walked into was not a party at all, but a night of torture — he was sodomized, burned and whipped.

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