Washington - Police arrested five members of the US Congress on Monday during a protest outside the Sudanese embassy against the conflict in Darfur. Democratic representatives Jim McGovern, John Lewis, Donna Edwards, Keith Ellison and Lynn Woolsey were taken into custody for crossing into an area cordoned off by police, Chris Shields, a spokesman for Woolsey, said.
Police warned the lawmakers several times to not cross the yellow-taped line outside the embassy , Shields said. They were charged with misdemeanor trespassing after surrendering peacefully to the police, he said.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitri Medvedev fired Moscow police chief Vladimir Pronin Tuesday, after one of his officers killed three people and wounded six in a shooting spree. Medvedev earlier Tuesday suspended several senior officers in the precinct where the shootings occurred, saying the local police should take full responsibility, Medvedev spokeswoman Natalia Timakova said.
Washington - Senator Arlen Specter, who has served as a Republican in Congress for nearly 30 years, announced Tuesday that he has switched parties and will now join the majority Democrats. The Pennsylvania senator's defection bolsters Democratic control of the Senate and enhances President Barack Obama's ability to push through his ambitious legislative agenda in Congress.
Anand (Gujarat), Apr 28: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was ready to go to jail if his involvement in the 
Gurdaspur (Punjab), Apr 28 : Ahead of the last three phases of general elections, the nominees of various parties are trying to woo the voters with every possible trick up their sleeves.
London, April 27 : Supporters of the Sri Lankan Tamils right to self-determination have described Sonia Gandhi, the wife of former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, as a terrorist out to finish the community as retribution for her husband's assassination allegedly by the LTTE in May 1991.
