Kabul - Three soldiers of the US-led coalition were killed in a roadside bomb attack in western Afghanistan, while dozens of militants were killed in clashes between Afghan and international forces elsewhere in the country, officials said Thursday.

The three soldiers were killed and one other was wounded when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb blast in the western region on Wednesday night, the US military said in a statement.

The statement did not disclose the nationalities of the victims. Most of the soldiers serving under coalition command are from the US.

In another incident in the southern province of Uruzgan, Afghan and coalition forces battled with a group of Taliban militants in Deh Rawood district on Tuesday.

Finnish giant Nokia has made announcement about the launching of its latest sleek looking, compact dual slider N series phone, named ‘N85’ in the Indian market.

With an aim to provide ultimate gaming experience together with feature-rich experience, the newly launched handset comes with 15try-and-buy mobile N-Gage games plus a voucher for one full game license.

Beijing - Can China save the world from the current financial crisis? To give the answer right away: no.

However, the nation with its more than 1 billion people and its strong economic growth may be able to offset at least some of the effects of the global financial meltdown.

"At the moment China can only save itself and thus be a certain stabilizing factor in Asia," said Joerg Wuttke, president of the European Chamber of Commerce in China.

Kampala - At least 20 people died instantly and an unknown number was rushed to hospitals after a bus with failed brakes rammed into a column of 15 commuter vehicles in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, press reports said Thursday.

Brakes in the overcrowded bus entering Kampala from upcountry failed Wednesday night as it was ascending an road escarpment, the Kampala-based Central Broadcasting Service (CBS) radio station reported.

The bus rolled down the road, sweeping aside 15 commuter taxis and several other vehicles. The number of fatalities is believed to be much higher than 20, CBS said.

London, Oct 23 : The French national archive has released a footage of Republican presidential candidate John McCain being interviewed as a bedridden prisoner during the Vietnam War.

McCain, who was filmed smoking, was emotional during the interview, the Sky News reported

The video portrays McCain as a hero but the message may be tarnished as he is filmed smoking a cigarette.

London, Oct 23 : Its not just children, who always lie, even parents know the art quite well, according to a new survey, which has shown that they tell up to 3000 lies to their kids while bringing them up.

Parents tend to lie about mere things in order to make their children behave properly; they also often lie about things when they do not know answer to the questions their kids ask them.

“Most lies are ones our parents told us. Fables get passed through generations,” the Sun quoted Kathryn Crawford of The Baby website, which commissioned the study, as saying.

The most common lie told by 84 per cent of mums or dads is that Santa Claus only gives presents to good children.