Top Headlines http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08 : 16 : 02 +05:30 indianexpress.com http://static.expressindia.com/frontend/iep/images/logo.gif Indian Express logo http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Feed provided by indianexpress.com China bans Friday prayers at mosques in Xinjiang http://www.indianexpress.com/news/china-bans-friday-prayers-at-mosques-in-xinjiang/488012/ Chinese authorities banned prayer gatherings at mosques here on Friday, the principal day of prayer for Muslims.... Kurds lay claim to land and oil, defy Baghdad http://www.indianexpress.com/news/kurds-lay-claim-to-land-and-oil-defy-baghdad/488007/ Iraq’s Kurdish leaders are pushing ahead with a new constitution for their semi-autonomous region... Al-Qaeda leadership in Pak’s FATA region: Mullen http://www.indianexpress.com/news/alqaeda-leadership-in-paks-fata-region-mullen/488005/ Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen has said the al-Qaeda leadership resides... Murdoch’s NoW in deep trouble as celebs plan to sue for phone hacking http://www.indianexpress.com/news/murdochs-now-in-deep-trouble-as-celebs-plan-to-sue-for-phone-hacking/488004/ The Guardian has done the unthinkable: put a leash on one of Rupert Murdoch’s most ferocious hounds... Scholar says both US journalists in N Korea guesthouse http://www.indianexpress.com/news/scholar-says-both-us-journalists-in-n-korea-guesthouse/488003/ North Korea has delayed sending two convicted US journalists to a prison labour camp in a possible attempt... Beijing’s nightmare Riots in Xinjiang http://www.indianexpress.com/news/beijings-nightmare-riots-in-xinjiang/488002/ Spot the odd one out: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang. Robert McNamara http://www.indianexpress.com/news/robert-mcnamara/488001/ Quantification was a word Robert McNamara loved. Numbers could express almost any human activity. Breaking Windows http://www.indianexpress.com/news/breaking-windows/487999/ The announcement came as a humble blog post on Google's corporate website late on July 7th, but it heralds what could be a dramatic... Hundreds defy warning, rally in Tehran http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hundreds-defy-warning-rally-in-tehran/487493/ Security forces began clashing with protesters shortly after they began massing in the streets of Tehran on Thursday evening, as an initially festive demonstration quickly turned grim, witnesses said ‘Swat displaced to return home next week’ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/swat-displaced-to-return-home-next-week/487488/ Pakistan on Thursday said the objectives of the anti-Taliban operation in the Swat valley had been “achieved” and the...