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Once Russia's richest man, now in jail seeking parole

Associated Press, Tuesday May 31, 2011, Moscow

Imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has filed for parole, according to the text of appeal released Monday by his supporters. A Moscow appeals court last week upheld the second conviction of Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, keeping him behind bars until 2016 on politically tainted charges of stealing oil from his own company.

Why that hookah is as dangerous as a cigarette

Douglas Quenqua, The New York Times, Tuesday May 31, 2011

Hookahs are far from safe. And now, legislators, college administrators and health advocates are taking action against what many of them call the newest front in the ever-shifting war on tobacco. In California, Connecticut and Oregon, state lawmakers have introduced bills that would ban or limit hookah bars, and similar steps have been taken in cities in California and New York. Boston and Maine have already ended exemptions in their indoor-smoking laws that had allowed hookah bars to thrive.

When will women be US Navy SEALS?

Associated Press, Tuesday May 31, 2011, Washington

While America's last 10 years of war have propelled women into new and far more risky roles across the military, there are still some doors that are closed. Chief among those are the special operations forces.

Shahid Afridi quits international cricket

ESPNcricinfo staff, Tuesday May 31, 2011, New Delhi

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's captain at the 2011 World Cup, is reported by Geo TV in Pakistan to have announced his 'conditional' retirement from the international game.

Allahabad High Court scraps land acquisition in Greater Noida

NDTV Correspondent, Monday May 30, 2011, Allahabad

A two judge bench of the Allahabad High Court has scrapped the acquisition of 170 hectares of land in the Gulistanpur village of Greater Noida.

J&K: No entry in Kashmir for activist

NDTV Correspondent, Monday May 30, 2011, Jammu

Kashmir is out of bounds for Gautam Navlakha, an outspoken human rights activist known for his pro-separatist views.

Taliban attacks target Italians, kill five Afghans

Agence France Presse, Monday May 30, 2011, Heart, Afghanistan

Five Afghans were killed today and 52 people wounded, including five Italian soldiers, when the Taliban attacked a NATO compound and a crowded roundabout in a usually peaceful city.

Binayak Sen demands repeal of sedition laws

Press Trust of India, Monday May 30, 2011, Mumbai

Rights activist Binayak Sen today demanded repeal of sedition laws, saying they were being used to "suppress" the voice of the people.

Government orders security audit of all vital defence installations

Press Trust of India, Monday May 30, 2011, New Delhi

The Centre has ordered security audit of all vital installations, including nuclear stations, oil refineries and military bases, across the country. The order has been issued after a high-level meeting held by the Union Home Ministry following the last week's terrorist attack on a naval base in neighbouring Pakistan.

Pak attack: Ex-navy commando arrested

Press Trust of India, Monday May 30, 2011, Lahore

Pakistani intelligence agencies have taken into custody a former naval commando, who was court martialled earlier, and two other persons for their alleged involvement in a terrorist attack on a naval airbase in Karachi that killed 10 security personnel.

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