Tripoli  - Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi had by Tuesday not responded to the previous day's call for his return to politics.

Around 5,000 young Libyans took part in a pro-Gaddafi demonstration in central Tripoli on Monday. The youth organization members, wore orange t-shirts and shouted: "We need you to build the future of Libya."

They also urged Moamer Gaddafi to ensure his 36-year-old son became politically active again.

Baghdad  - The US-led multi-national forces are to hand over the security of the province of Babel to the Iraqi government in two days' time, Babel governor Salem Saleh al-Moslemawy said Tuesday.

In remarks reported by the Iraqi al-Buratha news agency, al- Moslemawy told a press conference that the ceremonial handover would take place on Thursday.

Babel, south of Baghdad, would become the 12th of Iraq's 18 provinces to be handed over by the US military to Iraqi control.

New Delhi, Oct. 21 : Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora will meet with representatives of state-run oil companies and private airlines on Wednesday in a bid to resolve their dispute over unpaid fuel bills.

Colombo  , Oct 21 : JVP (People’s Liberation Front) General Secretary Tilvin Silva has reportedly accused the Indian government of throwing a fresh lifeline to the LTTE as the army stepped up pressure on Kilinochchi.

Asserting that the government would eventually “give in to Indian pressure”, he attacked the SLFP leadership and its allies, particularly the breakaway JVP faction the National Freedom Front
(NFF) for blaming the ruling DMK for triggering chaos.

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 21 : The weather in Sriharikota will hold the key for Wednesday''s proposed launch of Chandrayaan-1, India''s spacecraft mission to moon.

The space port has reported lightning activity and inclement weather, and any further lightning tonight may lead to a postponement of the launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

According to ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair, rain has led to count down related activities being shifted from the outdoors to the control room.