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May 3, 2010 6:10 PM

Mubarak, Netanyahu discuss peace

The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks in Sharm el-Sheikh today. The talks were focused on starting indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians expected on Wednesday. <br/><br/>Egypt supports the Palestinian...

May 3, 2010 6:10 PM

Rajapaksa pardons Tamil journalist Tissainayagam

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to pardon the Tamil journalist J.S. Tissainayagam who is out on bail after being convicted on 31 August 2009 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. In a media briefing today, the External Affairs Minister G.L Peiris said that ' President has taken t...

May 3, 2010 6:09 PM

29 militants killed in Pak

In Pakistan, at least twenty-nine militants have been killed in operations by security forces in Bajaur and Orakzai agencies. <br/><br/>In Bajaur Agency, eighteen militants, including a key commander Pervez Khan were killed in the operation. <br/><br/>Accordin...

May 3, 2010 6:08 PM

Kim Jong-Il arrives in China

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il arrived in China today. The visit comes after Chinese President Hu Jintao met his South Korean counterpart, Lee Myung-Bak and also held talks with North Korea's deputy leader, Kim Yong-Nam on the sidelines of World Expo in Shanghai on Friday. China is expect...

May 3, 2010 6:08 PM

Thai PM promise road-map to solve political crisis

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he is working on a road-map plan to try to solve the country's long-running political crisis. Addressing senators in Bangkok, Mr. Abhisit said he is having wider consultations to find a way out of the stand-off, which has paralysed parts of the capital...

May 3, 2010 2:29 PM

Iran develops short-range missile defence

Iran has developed a short-range defence system to combat Cruise missiles. Fars news agency quoting Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said that a new short range anti-Cruise defence system with the capability to fire 4,000 rounds of bullets per minute has been produced at the defence ministry and will b...

May 3, 2010 1:23 PM

Eight killed, 14 injured in Afghanistan suicide bomb attack

In Afghanistan, eight people were killed and 14 others injured when a roadside bomb struck a civilian mini-bus in Paktia province while another person was killed in a suicide bomb attack outside a US military base in eastern Khost province today. Deputy provincial police chief of Paktia, Ghulam Dast...

May 3, 2010 11:04 AM

Kyrgyzstan probes corrupt fuel supplies to US base

Kyrgyzstan's interim government says it had opened a corruption probe into contracts to supply fuel to a US airbase on its territory seen as key to coalition military operations in Afghanistan. Prosecutors office in a statement, said they are looking into possible corrupt practices involving ou...

May 3, 2010 11:04 AM

Conference of nonproliferation treaty members begins in New York

A conference of the non-proliferation treaty members begins in New York today to review efforts to check the spread of nuclear weapons. One hundred fifty countries are expected to attend the conference. Meanwhile, India will not be participating in the NPT Review Conference, during which the US is e...

May 3, 2010 11:03 AM

Iran says develops short-range missile defense?

Iran has developed a short-range defence system to combat Cruise missiles. Fars news agency quoting Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi said that a new short range anti-Cruise defence system with the capability to fire 4,000 rounds of bullets per minute has been produced at the defence ministry and will b...

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