San Francisco, Sep 18 (DPA) Sarah Palin has taken the political world by storm since she was named the running mate of Republican presidential candidate John McCain last month. Now comes evidence that she’s also sparking record interest in the online world.

Moscow, Sep 17 (Xinhua) Russia Wednesday signed cooperation pacts with Georgian breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.

New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Following a bail out by the US government, leading global insurance and financial services giant American Insurance Group (AIG) has issued two statements here to soothe anxiety among all its constituencies.

Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) The first direct flight from summer capital Srinagar to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) carrying this year’s Haj pilgrims would take off from here Oct 30, officials said Wednesday.

Baghdad, Sep 17 (Xinhua) At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded Wednesday in two car bomb attacks in the western part of the Iraq capital, officials said.

Chandigarh, Sep 17 (IANS) Income Tax (IT) officials Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids on a leading fast-food and restaurant chain of the region and a colonizer following a tip off that they were evading the tax.

London, Sep 17 (IANS) ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, Wednesday announced a five-year ‘management gains’ plan aimed at saving $4 billion through what it called “merger synergies.”

Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 (IANS) Over 20,000 people have been evacuated from Orissa’s coastal districts and thousands more have been moved from low-lying areas to safer places as a wind storm in the Bay of Bengal caused heavy rains and the water level in several rivers rose above the danger mark, officials said Wednesday.