Three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slashed by glass-coated kite string used in competitions to bring down the kites of rivals, Indian police said.

Floyd Mayweather Jr’s comeback fight against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez has been rescheduled for September 19.

Under-pressure Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf should not be granted legal immunity, a senior member of the country’s ruling coalition said today.

THE US Embassy in India yesterday warned that foreign militants, possibly al-Qaida members, may be planning to carry out bombings in two major Indian cities in the coming days.