NEW DELHI, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - At least four bombs exploded in Ahmedabad on Saturday, killing at least one person, just a day after another set of coordinated blasts in the country's southern IT hub, police said.

ISLAMABAD (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Pakistani and Indian soldiers traded fire across the de-facto border dividing the disputed region of Kashmir on Saturday, Pakistan's military said, the second such clash in area this month.

VIENNA, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Radovan Karadzic evaded capture last year when Austrian police raided a Vienna apartment where he was staying but did not recognize the disguised war crimes suspect, an Austrian newspaper reported on Friday.

Gaza, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip arrested 120 men aligned with the rival Fatah faction on Saturday after an explosion there killed five Hamas gunmen and a girl, the Islamist group's officials and Fatah said.

Taipei, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Taiwan is aiming to open five sectors of its economy to mainland Chinese by the end of the year, as part of a campaign by a new China-friendly administration to boost growth, media reported on Saturday.

United Nations, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Kosovo's foreign minister said on Friday he was ready for direct talks with Serbia, but his Serbian counterpart said Belgrade would not talk with a "secessionist" government.

N'Djamena, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Chadian rebels have freed a US missionary after holding him hostage for more than nine months in the remote north of the central African country, his US evangelical organization said on Friday.

Bangalore, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Police have few leads into the eight bombings in quick succession across Bangalore that killed a woman and wounded at least six people on Friday, officials said.

Islamabad, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Pakistan is fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban for its own interests, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday as he embarked on his first official visit to the United States.

Cincinatty, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Ohio sales manager Lucas Seltzer isn't thrilled that Barack Obama is overseas talking to foreigners instead of at home speaking to Americans, but he understands the politics behind the Democratic presidential candidate's high-profile international trip.

Vienna, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Radovan Karadzic evaded capture last year when Austrian police raided a Vienna apartment where he was staying but did not recognize the disguised war crimes suspect, an Austrian newspaper reported on Friday.

Geneva, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Ministers hailed an emerging trade deal on Friday, as compromise proposals revitalized deadlocked talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Tripoli, Lebanon, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - At least six people were killed on Friday in heavy clashes between rival sectarian factions in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, medical sources said.

Perth, Australia, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that Pakistan needed to do more to help curb the flow of militants across its border into Afghanistan as the Taliban had increased terrorist activity.

Aspen, Colorado, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - US Republican presidential candidate John McCain urged China on Friday to address human rights concerns and free Tibetan prisoners after he met with the Dalai Lama in Colorado.

London, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama, on a tour abroad where he has got a rock star reception, will wrap up his trip on Saturday with talks in London on the Middle East conflict, Iran and Afghanistan.

Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Desk Report

The High Court ruled on Sunday that August 15, the day of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination in 1975, be restored as national mourning day and a public holiday.

Agency

At least 20 people were injured after a 5.6 earthquake rocked Dhaka and other parts of the country early Sunday.

The earthquake that lasted a few seconds was felt shortly before 1:00am.

Bdnews24.com

The cabinet Sunday approved an ordinance with scope to form an Insurance Regulatory Authority for a three-year term, a government spokesman said.

Desk Report

Education and commerce adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said Sunday he would rather not debate such issues as former prime minister Khaleda Zia's freedom.