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May 12, 2010 3:18 PM

Rana’s trial expected to start on 1st November

The trial of Pakistani-Canadian terror suspect Tahawwur Rana, charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks, is expected to begin on 1st of November.It will go on for a tentative four weeks. During Rana's status hearing in US District Court on Tuesday, Judge Harry Leinenweber set November 1 as...

May 12, 2010 2:24 PM

Aung San Suu Kyi lodges new appeal to Supreme Court

In Myanmar, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has lodged a new appeal with the Supreme Court against her house arrest, her lawyer said today. The court is expected to take about two weeks to reach a decision on whether they will agree to a hearing for the new special appeal, which was submitted on ...

May 12, 2010 2:24 PM

Egypt's Parliament extends State of Emergency in the country

Egypt's Parliament has extended the State of Emergency in the country by a further two years. According to official MENA news agency, the People's Assembly has approved the presidential decree in this regard by a 308-member majority. According to statement, the law will no longer allow aut...

May 12, 2010 2:18 PM

Pirates hijack a chemical tanker

Pirates in the Gulf of Aden hijacked a chemical tanker carrying a crew of 15 Bulgarianson Tuesday. The European Union Naval Force Somalia in a press release said, the Bulgarian-flagged tanker, the MV Panega, was about 100 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, en route from the Red Sea to India. As lon...

May 12, 2010 2:17 PM

Grenade explosion kills two young girls and injured two others in Peshawar

In Pakistan, a grenade explosion has killed two young girls and injured two others in the city of Peshawar. The children were playing in the Ram Krishan area when they were attacked. Their father, Rais Khan, told reporters today, the attackers threw a grenade at his house because he had refused to p...

May 12, 2010 12:26 PM

Seven children hacked to death in China

In China, seven children were hacked to death and at least twenty others were wounded in the city of Hanzhong in Shaanxi province in northern China today. The attack was the fifth violent assault on school children in less than two months, and comes despite a push to boost security in and around sch...

May 12, 2010 12:06 PM

British PM promises a special relationship with India

The new Prime Minister of Britain, Mr David Cameron has promised to forge a new special relationship with India and support New Delhi's bid for a seat in the UN Security Council. The Conservative leader wrote in an article that he is committed to have a special relationship with India as being ...

May 12, 2010 12:03 PM

North Korea announces it successfully carried out a nuclear fusion reaction

North Korea announced today it has successfully carried out a nuclear fusion reaction in what it called a breakthrough towards developing new energy sources. The report in Rodong Sinmun, newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, made no mention of using the claimed new technology for the North's...

May 12, 2010 11:57 AM

Thai government warns red-shirt protesters

In Thailand, the government has warned the red-shirt protesters that it would clear their camp and cut-off water, power and telephones if they do not go home today. The Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said that he will cancel a deal for an early election if the red-shirts refuse to clear t...

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