| Taliban arrests halt UN contacts A former UN envoy to Afghanistan says Pakistan's arrest of Taliban leaders halted a channel of secret UN communications.  Moscow hosting Mid-East talks A new bid is to be made in Moscow shortly to find ways of restarting stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Castro supporters heckle march Hundreds of Cuban government supporters heckle the "Ladies in White" protesters marking the 2003 crackdown on dissidents. Obese maternity care warning in UK Maternity services for obese women are not good enough and may be putting mothers-to-be at risk, experts warn. Srebrenica gay theory irks Dutch Dutch officials reject a US general's claim that troops failed at Srebrenica because of poor morale over gay soldiers. Glowing fly sperm yields results US researchers using genetically engineered fruit flies with glowing sperm track the seed's progress inside the female in real time. Polanski lawyers file new appeal Lawyers for Roman Polanski file an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s US trial for sex with a 13-year-old girl. Kidnapped British boy arrives home Five-year-old Sahil Saeed returns to the family home in Oldham, as three people are charged with his kidnapping in Pakistan. News Wizard |