Kabul  - The US-led coalition said Saturday that its forces killed 10 militants, including foreign fighters, during an operation against an al-Qaeda-linked militant network in east-central Afghanistan.

The militants of the Haqqani network who were targeted Thursday in the Zadran district of Paktia province planted roadside bombs and coordinated suicide bombings and other attacks on coalition and Afghan forces in the area, the coalition said.

Naxalites in Chhatisgarh opened fire on an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter carrying sealed Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on Friday, which killed one crew member.

The attack took place in Bijapur, 310 miles south of Chhattisgarh state's capital Raipur.

"A Mi-8 helicopter on election duty was shot at in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday evening and flight engineer was killed," IAF spokesperson said. The deceased engineer was identified as Mustafa Ali.

The helicopter was carrying 4 injured BSF jawans and EVMs.

London, Nov 15 : In a quest to locate the tomb of d’Artagnan, an inspiration for Alexandre Dumas’s novel ‘The Three Musketeers’, Dutch archaeologists have discovered a small church – where they believe the adventurous hero is buried.

He died during the Siege of Maastricht on June 25, 1673.

According to a leading French historian, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan, who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard, was buried a few kilometres away at Saint Peter and Paul Church in Wolder, Holland.

“The trail is very precise,” Times Online quoted Odile Bordaz, author of several works on the musketeer.

Alltel Wireless surely deserves lots of congratulations for expanding its range of mobile phones with the launching of its latest addition the ‘LG Swift’ in the US market.

LG Swift, the new flip phone comes packed with host of exciting features including a 1.3MP camera with multi-shot and video capturing, microSDHC slot, Fastap technology, one touch speakerphone, external music buttons and media player.

The fastap technology provides six raised one-touch access Quick keys as well as the traditional keypad.

Washington, Nov 15: Archaeologists have discovered a temple in Turkey that dates back to 11,500 years, which they say might be the birthplace of civilization.

According to a report in the Smithsonian magazine, the discovery was made by Klaus Schmidt of the German Archaeological Institute, at Gobekli Tepe in southeastern Turkey.

Schmidt and his team found massive carved stones about 11,500 years old, crafted and arranged by prehistoric people who had not yet developed metal tools or even pottery, and just before they learned to farm grains and domesticate animals.

The megaliths predate Stonehenge by some 6,000 years, and are twice as old as the pyramids.