AP, Srinagar
The Indian army says three Kashmiri rebels have been killed in a gunbattle with government forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Army spokesman Col. Nitin N. Joshi says the fighting started early Thursday as the insurgents tried to break through a cordon of Indian forces in the southern town of Tral.
24 killed in Angolan flood
Reuters, Luanda
At least 24 people, many of them children, died and dozens were missing in Angola after a flash-flood swept through a market in the southern city of Lubango, state media said on Thursday.
The Angop news agency said flood-waters from the Capitao river, swollen by nearly 24 hours of torrential rain in the area, washed through the market, where many young Angolans congregated to wash cars and bicycles.
Putin drops poll chief
AP, Moscow
Six months before the parliamentary election Russian President Vladimir Putin has dropped the key official responsible for holding elections from the list of nominees for the job.
The Kremlin on Thursday released the names of five nominees to the Central Election Commission, one of whom will be elected chairman.
