Six members of the British government today resigned their posts in protest at Tony Blair’s refusal to name a date for his resignation, as Blair warned that they were putting Labour’s electoral prospects at risk.

Muslim groups today reacted with a mixture of shock and scepticism at the announcement by police that they had broken up a major terrorist plot to bomb airliners.

INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday told Pakistan’s president there were indications of a foreign link to the bombings that struck two New Delhi markets, and reminded the Pakistani leader of his country’s promise to fight terrorism, an official said.

PAKISTAN and India made an unprecedented agreement yesterday to open their heavily militarised border in disputed Kashmir to aid the flow of relief goods and reunite divided families in the aftermath of South Asia’s colossal earthquake.

Three men were today remanded in custody charged under anti-terror laws in connection with the July 21 attacks in London.