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May 11, 2010 7:52 PM

America will remain committed to Afghan security : Hillary

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told the visiting Afghan leader Hamid Karzai that America will remain committed to Afghan security long after US troops leave.<br/><br/>Mrs. Clinton said the US will not abandon the Afghan people and the civilian commitment will remain lo...

May 11, 2010 7:52 PM

Nirmal Verma proposes to constitute working group of navies within IONS

The chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma has proposed to constitute a working group of navies within Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) to study the simple and economically feasible energy efficient technologies to reduce carbon footprints.<br/><br/>Speaking at Indian O...

May 11, 2010 7:40 PM

Syria, Russia agree to enhance bilateral cooperation

Syria and Russia have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation on economic and energy-related areas at a meeting between President Bashar-AL-Assad and his visiting Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Damascus.<br/><br/>Addressing a joint news conference with Medvedev in Damascu...

May 11, 2010 7:13 PM

Aquino moves closer to victory in Philippine presidential election

In the Philippines, Senator Benigno Noynoy Aquino moved closer to victory in the presidential election. <br/><br/>The Commission on Elections said Mr. Aquino had about 40 per cent of the vote to his closest rival Joseph Estrada's 25 per cent with most districts counted. &#06...

May 11, 2010 7:12 PM

Madhav Kumar intensifies consultations with parties on CA’s term extension

Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has intensified consultations with political parties on the extension of the term of Constituent Assembly as it became almost certain that the new constitution will not be promulgated by the May 28 dateline owing to prevailing political deadlock among t...

May 11, 2010 7:12 PM

Chinese mine gas leak kills 9

China, nine people died in a coal mine gas leak in northwest China's Gansu Province today. Local authorities said the accident happened down the shaft of the Jinhe Coal Mining Company in Lanzhou City. Fifteen workers were in the shaft when the accident happened and six were evacuated safely. Af...

May 11, 2010 7:11 PM

NATO soldiers killed in roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, two NATO soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in southern part of the country today. A NATO statement issued did not disclose the nationality of the killed. <br/><br/>Taliban has vowed to increase its attacks on Afghan troops and around 130,000 foreig...

May 11, 2010 7:01 PM

Iran slams US for inconsistent policy on Iranian nuclear programme

Iran has accused the United States of failing to establish a consistent policy regarding the Iranian nuclear programme and the Palestinian issue. <br/><br/>At a press conference in Istanbul today, Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the United States has not been abl...

May 11, 2010 5:30 PM

US drone attack kills 14 militants in Pak

In a major assault, US drones fired 18 missiles to destroy a Taliban terrorist training camp in Pakistan's troubled northwest, killing up to 14 militants. The Hellfire missiles with multiple targeting heads struck makeshift houses, tents and moving cars across the wide area in the Doga region o...

May 11, 2010 1:43 PM

British PM Brown to step down to pave way for power sharing talks

In a dramatic development, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that he will step aside as leader of the Labour party and offered to help forge an alliance with the Liberal Democrats to form a progressive government after the May 6 hung verdict. The Liberal Democrats party has been having in...

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