BANGKOK - About 2,300 websites have been blocked for not showing respect to the monarchy, Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhage said Thursday.

COLOMBO - A senior leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers has been seriously injured in an attack by advancing government troops, a pro-rebel website said Thursday.

HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday adjourned to Friday hearing on a petition by the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) seeking permission to record statements of disgraced Satyam Computer founder B. Ramalinga Raju and his brother B. Rama Raju in the Rs.70 billion fraud.

NEW DELHI - Now green activists and enthusiasts can share their views, knowledge and even debate issues concerning the environment and nature on a new 'Opinions' page launched by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on its website.

NEW DELHI - In a move that will delay the launch of third generation (3G) mobile telephony in India, the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) has referred the issues relating to spectrum auction to a Group of Ministers, the government said Thursday.