The decision followed a vote by both chambers in the parliament on April 19th to impeach Mr Basescu for a range of offences trying to usurp the job of prime minister, controlling all state institutions including the security forces, interfering in the law, criticising judges and ordering the tapping of ministers' telephones.

ECONOMIST: Efforts to impeach the president will fail

Chhattisgarh Interior Minister Ram Vichar Netam has said that the security in the state is hampered by a shortage of policemen.

BBC: NEWS | South Asia | Indian Maoists 'attack village'

In mid-July South-East Asian foreign ministers, as well as America's secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and China's foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, will discuss regional security in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.

ECONOMIST: The South China Sea

Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, head of the Syrian National Coalition, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of an international security conference in Munich, Germany, Russia's state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Before the interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, declared a state of emergency on the eve of the offensive, insurgents had hit Iraqi security forces hard.

ECONOMIST: Iraq

Iraqi state TV reported that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki accused U.S. troops of violating the security agreement between the two countries with the raid in Wasit province.

CNN: Baghdad car bombings over 4 hours kill 48

Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo announced the creation of a joint intelligence centre which will co-ordinate the work of state and federal security forces.

BBC: Police on patrol in Paraisopolis