The Sunday Times International | Sunday September 9, 2007

International

Bin Laden mocks US as weak in new video
Elusive al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden mocked the United States as “weak” and vowed to escalate fighting in Iraq in a new video, his first such appearance in nearly three years. The al-Qaeda leader discusses current events but issues no direct threats in the video, released on Friday. His appearance appears to be timed to mark the upcoming sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.

Madeleine’s parents named as suspects
The mother and father of British toddler Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday in Portugal, have both been named as formal suspects by police, their lawyer said today. When Gerry McCann emerged from a police station here in the early hours after nearly eight hours of questioning, advocate Carlos Pinto de Abreu said that both the doctors were now under suspicion.

Massive Myanmar quake, tsunami could kill millions around ...
The northern tip of the Bay of Bengal, home to tens of millions of people, faces a potential double whammy from an earthquake and tsunami, a scientist warned on Wednesday. He says the peril does not appear to be immediate but says there are many unknowns and further work is needed to quantify the risk.


	US sees India as partner in global naval alliance

	Hurricane Felix: Victims seek aid, body search continues

	APEC leaders set goals on climate change; protesters march in Sydney

	Nuclear steps undermine peace: India should sign NPT

	Clinton says he's ready to be 'first laddie'

	Africans still seething over Sarkozy speech

	Pakistan: Democracy, fundamentalism or military rule again?

	New York City taxi strike has an unlikely leader

	The sky that’s disappearing

	In poor countries, spinal injury still means death