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April 29, 2010 1:26 PM

US says, Pakistan moves over one lakh troops from its Indian border

Pakistan has moved over one lakh troops from its borders with India, thinning the lines, to bolster its campaign against Taliban and other militants on its restive border with Afghanistan. The Pentagon report to the US Congress said that, the mass shifting of troops is an acknowledgment of the fact ...

April 29, 2010 1:25 PM

US says Pakistan moves one lakh troops from its borders with India

Pakistan has moved over one lakh troops from its borders with India, thinning the lines, to bolster its campaign against Taliban and other militants on its restive border with Afghanistan. The Pentagon report to the US Congress said that, the mass shifting of troops is an acknowledgment of the fact ...

April 29, 2010 1:15 PM

Pakistan moves one lakh troops from its borders with India

Pakistan has moved over one lakh troops from its borders with India, thinning the lines, to bolster its campaign against Taliban and other militants on its restive border with Afghanistan. The Pentagon report to the US Congress said that, the mass shifting of troops is an acknowledgement of the fact...

April 29, 2010 11:12 AM

Earthquake in Myanmar

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar this morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there are no reports of casualties.

April 29, 2010 11:12 AM

SAARC Fund

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Development Fund, SDF, has been officially launched at Thimphu by Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley. The SDF, with a paid-up capital of 300 million US dollars will provide financial assistance to projects on women empowerment, mate...

April 29, 2010 11:11 AM

Two car bomb explosions kill five persons

In Iraq, five persons were killed and 17 others wounded in two car bomb explosions in southern Baghdad. Quoting police sources, Voice of Iraq News Agency reports that two car bombs went off simultaneously in Abu Dashier region on Wednesday evening. The killed include two policemen, while five police...

April 29, 2010 10:14 AM

France and China pledge to draw a line over Tibet

France and China have pledged to draw a line under past tensions over Tibet and breathe new life into their relationship by working together on issues from global monetary policy to Iran. <br/>President Nicolas Sarkozy and his host Hu Jintao made the comments following talks in Beijing tha...

April 29, 2010 10:14 AM

China seizes toxic disposable food containers

Authorities in China have seized more than seven million toxic disposable food containers, state media reported, in the latest product safety scare to hit the nation. Seven companies in the eastern province of Jiangxi were busted for manufacturing the long-banned foam boxes using plastic waste and f...

April 29, 2010 10:13 AM

British PM apologises

The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has apologised to a woman voter after he was caught on microphone describing her as "bigoted" during campaigning for the general election. The incident began when the woman Jillian Duffy told him of her concern about the number of eastern European mi...

April 29, 2010 10:13 AM

IMF chief warns financial crisis in Greece could spread in Europe

The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the financial crisis in Greece could spread throughout Europe. Dominique Strauss-Kahn said a European-led rescue package for Greece needs to be implemented quickly as the situation is getting worse all the time and could affect other countr...

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