BAGHDAD,Tue Aug 12, (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew on the capital of restive Diyala province on Tuesday after the governor survived a suicide bomb attack on his convoy.

BEIJING, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps carved his name among Olympic greats on Tuesday, winning a record-equaling ninth gold on a dominant morning for Americans in the pool.

NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Ecstatic India lavished praise and nearly $400,000 in cash on shooter Abhinav Bindra after he won the first solo Olympic title for a medal-starved nation.

ISLAMABAD, Tue Aug 12, (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Embattled Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lost the support of some allies on Tuesday, with provincial legislatures dominated by his opponents increasing pressure on him to step down before a bid to impeach him.

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WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - It has been one of the most predictable trades on Wall Street all year. When oil prices go down, stock markets go up, and vice versa.

SINGAPORE, Tue Aug 12,(bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Oil fell more than $1 a barrel on Tuesday as part of a broader commodities sell-off on the firmer US dollar, which countered concerns over possible supply disruptions due to the Russia-Georgia clash.

KARACHI, Aug 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday it might hold the Champions Trophy at just two venues in Pakistan next month for security reasons.

Business leaders of Bangladesh Cement, Iron and Steel Merchant Association have urged acting CCC mayor Alhaj M Monzur Alam for allowing trucks to ply by day time in a bid to stem loss in business, says a press release.

They also handed over a memorandum to the mayor in this regard.

The chief of the Premier League says he would be willing to subject Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra to the fit and proper person test, reports BBC.

Agent confirms winger wants to stay in Spain

Sky Sports

David Silva's agent has told Sky Sports News that Valencia have turned down an offer from Manchester United.

AFP, MADRID - Chelsea target Robinho says he'll stay put at Real Madrid if they agree to double his salary to five million euros a year, local media suggested here Tuesday.

Uninterrupted flow of illegal arms into the country from across the borders has  marked a significant rise in recent times . Reports appearing in the press that huge illegal arms are entering the country everyday. Three rebel groups of Myanmar are selling arms to the terrorists of Bangladesh in the border areas of Cox's Bazar and Bandarban ahead of the elections here, a report said.

AP, NEW YORK -- Stocks pulled back Tuesday as oil prices rebounded and losses from JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised more concerns about the financial sector.

Oil rose after BP Plc said it shut down an oil pipeline that runs through Georgia as a precautionary measure due to the fighting between Georgian and Russian troops.

AP, BEIJING  -- China's politically volatile inflation eased in July as sharp rises in food costs slowed, according to data reported Tuesday, giving Beijing more leeway to try to boost slowing economic growth.

AP, LONDON  -- Consumer price inflation rate leapt to 4.4 percent in July, the government said Tuesday, making it difficult for the Bank of England to consider lowering interest rates to ward off the risk of recession.

AP, DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. is releasing new, more fuel-efficient versions of its full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles later this fall.

Staff Correspondent

Former prime minister Khaleda Zia will not apply to the government for her release, a lawyer said Tuesday.

MiG-29 Graft Case

Staff Correspondent

A Dhaka court has ordered former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and all other accused persons to appear on Aug 20 when it frames charges in the MiG-29 warplanes purchase corruption case.

Probe on

Our Correspondent

Police on Sunday night recovered 78 counterfoils and one unused ballot paper allegedly used and meant for use respectively in the recent Khulna City Corporation election.

Desk Report

The High Court has stayed the proceedings of a tax evasion case against BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman.