International

Millions needed for Pak quake aid: Red Cross
Ap, Afp, Islamabad
The Red Cross appealed Sunday for $7.8 million in emergency funds to help victims of an earthquake in southwest Pakistan, saying the priority is to provide shelter to the homeless as winter sets in.

 
Lanka steps up airstrikes after sea battle
Prabhakaran honours LTTE 'pilots'
Afp, Pti, Colombo
Sri Lanka's military stepped up air attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels in the island's north after a sea battle left heavy casualties on both sides, officials said yesterday.

 
Pak PM to raise issue of drone strikes with US
He urges world to press US to halt violations
The Daily Times, Islamabad
American and Nato missile strikes inside Pakistan are counterproductive in the war on terror and the world should urge the United States to stop the incursions, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday.

 
Obama riding 'righteous wind' before polls
Afp, Henderson
Democrat Barack Obama promised a "new politics for a new time" and said he had a "righteous wind" at his back as he basked in hefty poll leads just three days before Tuesday's historic election.