| Senior soldier killed in fighting
A senior officer of the Indian army has been killed in fighting with separatist rebels in India's north-eastern state of Assam, the military said. Captain S Choudhury died when he and his soldiers attacked a base belonging to the separatist group, the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa). He had won a top national gallantry award on Saturday, when the country's Republic Day was celebrated. Two rebels were also killed in the fighting on Sunday. The clashes took place in the Mesaki reserve forest in the state's northern Doomdooma region. Military officials said Captain Choudhury, commanding a company of Gurkha troops, attacked a base of the Ulfa in the forests. He died while leading a charge, they said. Two rebels were killed in the fighting.
Nuclear WMD
Mock, MD: President Bush's Legacy: Nuclear Proliferation (4 comments) Almost five years on and the North Koreans' apparently successful test of a nuclear weapon has delivered what may be a final blow to the Bush doctrine. In the name of preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the US invaded Iraq only to discover that it had no such weapons. But North Korea has successfully tested a nuclear weapon, in spite of the Bush doctrine. The third member of the "axis of evil", Iran, is p (More...) .
Safeguarding your vitals
Before a long trip to Asia last month, I jotted in a notebook my credit card numbers, passport number and other personal information I couldn't afford to lose, then secreted it in my luggage. Not the safest way to go, but then I didn't know about KeepYouSafe.com.What's hot: You can enter or scan valuable data online, so if your wallet is stolen, you still have access to critical phone and account numbers without hunting down pieces of paper. The site assures users that data are encrypted and staffers ''regularly audit the security of our systems.'' It notes it won't be able to give out your password if you forget it.What's not: You have to have Internet access to get the information, and parts of the world are still off the grid. You get as many as 10 records for free; it's $48 annually to store up to 500 records.
Handshake ‘disrespect by Boruc’
NACHO NOVO last night accused Artur Boruc of displaying a lack of respect to football after the Polish goalkeeper declined the offer of a handshake from Barry Ferguson, David Weir and Lee McCulloch at the final whistle of yesterday's Old Firm game. He is not the first nor will he be the last player to refuse to shake hands at the end of a meeting between the two Glasgow giants, but the episode - coupled with the nine-two scoreline in terms of names cautioned in referee Mike McCurry's notebook - only emphasised how Celtic had let Rangers knock them off their stride. To paraphrase Gordon Strachan afterwards, even he felt his team - and particularly his newer players - would have been best advised to spend less time getting mad, and more time getting even. .
Style plus comfort
If your January fitness plans are starting to wilt, some new active wear might help revitalize your resolution. With spring just around the corner, new colours, styles and fabrics are on the way to energize how you look and feel. "Yoga and fitness wear have morphed into one category. Tight, form fitting workout clothes have been replaced by performance wear that is fashion-oriented and practical. Some women love the combination of style and comfort so much, that they're also buying workout clothes to wear around the house," says Sandra Maniago, president of London, Ont.-based Loko Sport Performance Wear. According to Maniago, bright jewel-toned tank tops are leading the way into spring, and are paired with neutral-coloured bottoms in basic black, as well as shades of grey and dark espresso brown.
Transcript: Treasury Secretary Paulson on 'FOX News Sunday'
Well, I think we've got an optimum size here, because we've got a package that's big enough to make a difference in our economy this year, and it's not so big that it flies in the face of some of the longer-term priorities and very important long-term priority of balancing the budget. This is a fiscally responsible package, but the one that will make a difference this year in the economy. WALLACE: Now, one part of the deal that you admit that you don't like, even though you agreed to it, is allowing government-backed mortgage finance operations like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make loans, bigger loans on bigger mortgages, without reforming the way that they do business. Let's take a look at what you said about that. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PAULSON: I got run down by a bipartisan steamroller.
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