News in Brief

Pak activists tries to block Nato supplies
Afp, Peshawar

 
Club-wielding activists from Imran Khan's political party forcibly searched trucks for Nato supplies in northwest Pakistan yesterday in protest at deadly US drone strikes. They stopped trucks and hauled drivers from their cabs to check their paperwork, following a call by Khan at a rally on Saturday to block Nato supplies.

Cops seizes hard disc from Tehelka office
Pti, New Delhi

 
The Goa police team probing the alleged sexual assault case against Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal returned yesterday after questioning three employees of the magazine who had been contacted by the victim to corroborate her version as it seized a hard disc and documents. Contrary to reports, the three-member team, which had flown into Delhi from Panaji on Saturday, left without questioning Tejpal.

Indonesia VP quizzed in graft case
Afp, Jakarta

 
Indonesian Vice President Boediono has said he was questioned as a witness by anti-graft investigators over a controversial bank bailout, in a case that could prove problematic for the government ahead of polls next year. The case centres on a $584 million government bailout of small lender Bank Century at the onset of the financial crisis in 2008.

China blast toll hits 52
Afp, Beijing

 
The death toll from an oil pipeline explosion in a Chinese coastal city rose to 52 yesterday, as rain and the close proximity of dangerous gases hampered the rescue operation, state media said.