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May 29, 2010 1:14 PM

SAARC CEC meet kicks off today

A two-day meeting of the Chief Election Commissioners of the SAARC member Countries began in Dhaka today. Inaugurating the meeting, Bangladesh's minister for Law Shafique Ahmed stressed on the need for greater co-operation among the election commissions of the region to strengthen the electoral refo...

May 29, 2010 1:14 PM

SAARC CEC meet kicks off today

A two-day meeting of the Chief Election Commissioners of the SAARC member Countries began in Dhaka today. Inaugurating the meeting, Bangladesh's minister for Law Shafique Ahmed stressed on the need for greater co-operation among the election commissions of the region to strengthen the electoral refo...

May 29, 2010 12:46 PM

UN persuades India to join NPT

The United Nations has asked India, Pakistan and Israel to join NPT and CTBT without further delay and pre-conditions.<br/>The UN's call to the three countries to join Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty came at the end of the month-long 2010 NPT review ...

May 29, 2010 12:46 PM

UN persuades India to join NPT

The United Nations has asked India, Pakistan and Israel to join NPT and CTBT without further delay and pre-conditions.<br/>The UN's call to the three countries to join Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty and Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty came at the end of the month-long 2010 NPT review ...

May 29, 2010 11:39 AM

25 suspected militants killed in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least 25 militants suspected to be linked to Pakistani Taliban were killed after five days of fighting in eastern Nuristan province bordering Pakistan. Zaman Mamozai, the head of the Afghan Border Police for the country's eastern region said two border police officers were dead an...

May 29, 2010 11:39 AM

25 suspected militants killed in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least 25 militants suspected to be linked to Pakistani Taliban were killed after five days of fighting in eastern Nuristan province bordering Pakistan. Zaman Mamozai, the head of the Afghan Border Police for the country's eastern region said two border police officers were dead an...

May 29, 2010 11:39 AM

US lifts travel restriction from Sri Lanka

The US State Department has lifted its travel advisory on Sri Lanka, issued in November last year. It cited the peaceful atmosphere as reason that has prevailed in the island nation a year after Sri Lanka's defeat of terrorism. <br/> <br/>The US decision comes during a four-day v...

May 29, 2010 11:39 AM

US lifts travel restriction from Sri Lanka

The US State Department has lifted its travel advisory on Sri Lanka, issued in November last year. It cited the peaceful atmosphere as reason that has prevailed in the island nation a year after Sri Lanka's defeat of terrorism. <br/> <br/>The US decision comes during a four-day v...

May 29, 2010 11:34 AM

Preparing ground: PM talks to Obama

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh spoke with United States President Barack Obama on Friday in the run up to the strategic dialogue between the two countries scheduled next week in Washington. An official release says the two leaders discussed issues that will figure prominently during the Foreign Mi...

May 29, 2010 11:34 AM

Preparing ground: PM talks to Obama

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh spoke with United States President Barack Obama on Friday in the run up to the strategic dialogue between the two countries scheduled next week in Washington. An official release says the two leaders discussed issues that will figure prominently during the Foreign Mi...

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