London, August 1 : The BBC’s Chinese-language website appears to have been unblocked in China ahead of the Olympic Games.

According to a report by BBC News, an International Olympic Committee spokesperson called it a “good sign”, after complaints about Internet access.

Some journalists arriving to cover the Games complained when they found a number of websites at Olympic media centres were blocked.

China has long prevented its citizens accessing websites it considers sensitive, but the issue has come to the fore over the last few days.

London, Aug. 1 : Over a hundred aid agencies have claimed that Afghanistan could be heading back to Taliban rule, given the unprecedented numbers of civilian casualties and terror attacks in areas that were once thought safe.

"There has been a surge in the number of civilian casualties caused by all sides, a spread of insecurity to previously stable areas, and increasing attacks on aid agencies and their staff," The Independent quoted a statement from their umbrella organisation ACBAR, as saying.

ACBAR represents 64 international aid groups with projects inside the warring country, including Oxfam, Mercy Corps and Save the Children, as well as 36 Afghan charities.

Washington, Aug 1: American officials have reportedly said that an increasing number of Pakistani militants, mostly hardened by years of combat against Indian forces in Kashmir, were now intruding into Afghanistan to join the intensifying insurgency against US and NATO forces.

According to them, these fighters also include those from outside the Taliban strongholds in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

“When we’re talking about foreign fighters in Afghanistan, they’re primarily Pakistanis. The chief concern for US officials is Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud,” the Daily Times quoted one official as saying.

Washington, Aug 1 : On the basis of intercepted communication between Pakistan intelligence agency ISI and militants, the US has reportedly drawn a conclusion that Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI was behind the July 7 suicide attack on Indian embassy in Kabul which claimed more than 50 lives, including four Indian staffers.

US intelligence sleuths said the communication was intercepted before the Indian embassy bombing, but the intercepts were not detailed enough to warn of any specific attack. They also said that CIA Deputy Director Stephen R. Kappes had been ordered to rush to Islamabad even before the attack.

Washington, Aug 1: Acclaimed Hindu and Indo-American leader, Rajan Zed, has applauded Pope's remarks at World Youth Day in Sydney where he called to build a new age free from greed.

In a statement issued at Nevada (USA) today, Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said, "Greed is a form of pollution and is a transgression of spiritual and moral law. Disappointment is certain if some act is done merely out of greed. Excessive greed blinds the mind. Do not be disillusioned by wants."

Vienna, Aug 1: The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will meet here today for a crucial session to consider for approval a key step for the operationalisation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar will have a series of meetings to ensure a smooth sailing at the IAEA Board of Governors and the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).