| Naipaul
a womaniser, claims biography
|
London,
Mar 21:
Nobel laureate Sir VS Naipaul tormented his first wife for nearly
four decades, regularly visited brothels in London and kept
a mistress for almost 24 years before suddenly leaving her to
marry a Pakistani scribe, according to his biography.
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| China
reports highest road accident death rate in world
|
Beijing,
Mar 21:
China has the highest road accident death rate in the world
with 5.1 fatal cases for every 10,000 motor vehicles in 2007.
The world average is two deaths per 10,000 vehicles, a source
at the second China Traffic Safety Forum quoted by an official
news agency said.
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| Japan's
Navy chief sacked over accident scandal
|
Tokyo,
Mar 21:
Japan's Defence Minister on Friday dismissed the Navy chief
and punished nearly 90 officials after a string of scandals
including a naval accident that killed two fishermen.
|
| Blast
kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan
|
Kabul,
Mar 21:
An explosion killed a soldier from NATO-led forces in southern
Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement on Friday.
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| 30
killed in Lanka fighting
|
Colombo,
Mar 21:
Sri Lankan troops ambushed ethnic Tamil rebels with a roadside
bomb, overran bunkers and engaged in firefights across the island's
restive north, killing 29 insurgents, the military said on Friday.
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