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May 27, 2010 7:01 PM

Forty militants killed in Pak

In Pakistan, forty militants including some key commanders have been killed in a fresh offensive by the security forces in Orakzai agency. <br/><br/>According to reports, the security forces targetted hideouts and strongholds of militants in upper and lower Orakzai Agency. Five h...

May 27, 2010 7:00 PM

India and China agree to expand cooperation in several fields

India and China have agreed to expand cooperation in several fields including sports. Bilateral and international relations came up for discussion during the talks between President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil and her Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing today. The President also had talks with Ch...

May 27, 2010 6:34 PM

Forty militants killed in Pak

In Pakistan, forty militants including some key commanders have been killed in a fresh offensive by the security forces in Orakzai agency. According to reports, the security forces targetted hideouts and strongholds of militants in upper and lower Orakzai Agency. Five hideouts of the militants were ...

May 27, 2010 2:42 PM

Buddha Jayanti being observed across Nepal today

Buddha Jayanti, is being observed throughout the country with devotion and fervour in Nepal on Thursday. Nepal government has declared a national holiday on Thursday to mark the festivities. <br/> <br/>Several programmes were organized at Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha an...

May 27, 2010 2:37 PM

Pak Taliban leader Fazlullah killed in clash with Afghan forces

Pakistani Taliban leader Maulvi Fazlullah has been killed. Maulvi Fazlullah, the head of a Taliban faction in Pakistan's Swat Valley, was reportedly killed along with six of his comrades in the Barg Matal district of Afghanistan's Nuristan province, which lies close to the border with Paki...

May 27, 2010 1:50 PM

Thailand to ask Interpol to 'seek Thaksin arrest'

The Thai government on Thursday said, it would request Interpol's co-operation to arrest fugitive ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges in connection with recent deadly protests. <br/> <br/>Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said, any country that kn...

May 27, 2010 1:50 PM

Britain sets limit of 225 warheads for its nuclear weapons stockpile

The British government has announced that it had set a limit of 225 warheads for its nuclear weapons stockpile and it would re-examine its policy on use of nuclear weapons. British Foreign Secretary William Hague told parliament that the ceiling on operationally available nuclear warheads would stay...

May 27, 2010 1:34 PM

South Korean navy stages major anti-submarine exercise

South Korean navy on Thursday staged a major anti-submarine exercise. This is seen as its first show of strength since tensions with North Korea flared over the sinking of one of Seoul's warships. <br/> <br/>Yonhap news agency quoting military officials reports, about 10 shi...

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