A suicide bomber blew himself up near police watching over Istanbul’s main square today, wounding 22 people, including 10 policemen, officials said.

Indian police shot dead two suspected militants from Pakistan in a pre-dawn car chase today near New Delhi, a government official said.

Thousands of security personnel were deployed throughout India to prevent any militant attacks during national day celebrations today as millions of people, including Russia’s president, watched a military parade in the capital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to build four new nuclear reactors for energy-starved India today, cementing his country’s traditional role as India’s main nuclear benefactor.

Italy’s Interior Minister warned today of looming “grave threats” in demonstrations during the visit to Rome of President George Bush next week.

Thousands of troops and police patrolled New Delhi today, guarding against terrorist threats during the annual Republic Day parade to display India’s military might.

Sharpshooters, bomb disposal squads, air defences and 65,000 police will protect India’s capital today, as fears of terrorist attacks shadow the annual Republic Day parade.

Soldiers digging through the ruins of crushed buildings today pursued the faint voices of survivors of India’s devastating earthquake, bolstered by the rescue of three people from the rubble 36 hours after the disaster.

At least 136 people have been killed after a severe earthquake rocked the entire Indian subcontinent.

At least 20 people have been killed by a severe earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale which hit the Indian subcontinent.