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Suicide attack in northern Afghanistan kills US soldier

Kabul - A suicide bomber in police uniform blew himself up inside police headquarters in northern Afghanistan, killing one US soldier and wounding seven other people including police officers, police said Monday.

"One American soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast this morning," Jaweed Basharat, spokesman for provincial police chief told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

He said four Afghan police officers and one child were also wounded in the Monday's blast.

The bomber, who was in police uniform, tried to enter the police chief's office in Puli Khumri, the capital of northern Baghlan province, and detonated himself when he was stopped by the guards.

Honda exports from Thailand up 11 per cent, but trend is downward

Bangkok - Honda-brand products exported from Thailand earned 80.98 billion baht (2.6 billion dollars) during the first nine months of this year, a 11 per cent increase year-on-year, Asian Honda Motor Comany announced Monday.

But exports of Honda automobiles, motorcycles and power products grew only 4 per cent in the third quarter, pointing to a downward trend.

Canon revises down earnings forecast for fiscal 2008

Canon revises down earnings forecast for fiscal 2008 Tokyo - Canon Inc on Monday revised down its earnings projections for the year due to a stronger yen and sluggish global economy.

The Japanese electronics company expected its net profit to fall 23.2 per cent for the year through December 31 to 375 billion yen (3.98 billion dollars), which would be the first drop in nine years, it said.

Its operating profit was seen to decline 23.3 per cent to 580 billion yen and sales to fall 5.2 per cent to 4.25 trillion yen from an initial forecast.

Colin Farrell fears cop pals may not like corrupt role in new flick

Washington, Oct 27: Collin Farrell fears that his police officer friends, who helped him research for a new film, might not be too happy when they’ll come to know that his character is corrupt.

The Irish actor is playing the role of a bad cop, Jimmy Egan, in the film ‘Pride And Glory’.

The ‘Tigerland’ star sought help from pals in the New York Police Department, after he got the role of the shady cop in Gavin O''Connor''s new movie.

However, Farrell is quite anxious of how his cop friends will react when they’ll discover how corrupt Egan really is.

London stock market plunges on opening

London - The Financial Times Share Index opened 100 points down at 3,883.36 points in London Monday, taking its lead from sharp falls on Asian markets.

Jennifer Aniston’s 24-hour home perambulation

Jennifer Aniston’s 24-hour home perambulationNew Delhi, Oct 27 : Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston has appointed security guards to patrol her new house round the clock.

The ‘ Bruce Almighty’ actress took the step after paparazzi gained entry and tried to take photos of the house, which is still under construction.

Although Jennifer hasn’t moved into the house, she doesn’t want the paparazzi to invade the house, reports China Daily.

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