India
Dalai Lama hospitalized
Looking weak but still smiling, the Dalai Lama was admitted Sunday into a Bombay hospital after doctors detected a lump in his stomach.
Wearing his red Buddhist robe, the supreme leader of Tibetan Buddhists walked into Lilawati Hospital with the help of aides.
Prakash Mhatre, a director at Lilawati Hospital, said doctors were taking X-rays and conducting ultrasound and blood tests. Test results were expected today.
The Dalai Lama, 66, had undergone a medical checkup at the same hospital in early December. "He was found to be completely normal then," Mhatre said.
Afghanistan
Besieged hospital raided
U.S. special forces battled al-Qaida gunmen today at a Kandahar hospital where several fighters had been holed up for nearly two months and had threatened to kill anyone who tried to capture them.
The Americans moved into the walled Mir Wais Hospital compound about 3 a.m., supported by helicopters.
There was no immediate word of casualties, and it was unclear whether any of the al-Qaida fighters, at least some of whom are believed to be Arabs, had been captured.
Maryland
Marine fallen honored
Family members, friends and soldiers gathered in separate ceremonies on Sunday to pay their respects to Marine Staff Sgt. Walter Cohee III and Marine Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand, both casualties in the war against terrorism.
Cohee's funeral was in the tiny town of Mardela Springs, Md. Seven days ago, Cohee's family received word that he and another Marine were killed when their helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain while on a resupply mission outside Kabul. Military officials said the cause of the crash appeared to be mechanical failure.
In Coos Bay, Ore., family and fellow marines gathered Sunday in a high school auditorium to remember Bertrand.
Bertrand was killed Jan. 9 along with the other six crewmen aboard a Marine Corps KC-130 air tanker that crashed into a mountainside in Pakistan while on duty in the war in Afghanistan.
Hong Kong
Residents have beef with wild cow herds
As one of the most congested places on earth, it's no surprise that Hong Kong has problems with traffic, pollution and property prices. But wild cows?
In the countryside a short drive beyond the bright lights and high-rise urban jumble, herds of stray cows and water buffaloes have become a roaming nuisance.
The cattle sometimes barge in on family barbecues looking for food, and that has given the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department the idea for a cattle sting operation a fake barbecue where animal control officers would lie in wait for hungry cows.
Officers armed with tranquilizer dart guns rounded up 268 stray buffaloes and cows last year, and 270 in 2000. That leaves about 700 still out there.
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