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April 28, 2010 8:41 AM

SAARC home ministers to meet in Islamabad

The meeting of SAARC home ministers to discuss ways to combat terrorism, extremism and drug trafficking in the region will be held in Islamabad in June this year. Dates for the meeting were circulated during the deliberations of the SAARC foreign ministers in Thimpu on Tuesday evening. <br/&#06...

April 27, 2010 8:50 PM

Russia launches military satellite into orbit

Russia today launched a military satellite into orbit. The spokesman for Russia's Space Force, Mr. Alexei Zolotukhin said the Cosmos-3M rocket carrying the satellite took off from Plesetsk cosmodrome this morning and the satellite reached the designated orbit one and half hours later. This is t...

April 27, 2010 6:00 PM

Ousted Kyrgyz Prez is charged with organizing mass killings

The ousted president of Kyrgyzstan has been charged with organising mass killings in the deadly uprising that forced him from office in this Central Asian country earlier this month.Azimbek Beknazarov, a vice-premier of the opposition forces that claimed provisional control of the country said today...

April 27, 2010 5:46 PM

Ousted Kyrgyz Prez is charged with organizing mass killings

The ousted president of Kyrgyzstan has been charged with organising mass killings in the deadly uprising that forced him from office in this Central Asian country earlier this month. <br/><br/>Azimbek Beknazarov, a vice-premier of the opposition forces that claimed provisional co...

April 27, 2010 3:17 PM

US President announces new ventures with Muslim World

President Barack Obama has announced a series of new partnerships and ventures with Muslim countries to forge a new beginning with the Muslim World.He made this announcement in a key note address at a conference on Entrepreneurship hosted by the United States in Washington. Mr. Obama said women in t...

April 27, 2010 2:52 PM

UN mission in Afghan temporarily suspended

Unites Nations mission in Afghan has been temporarily suspended because of threats and rising levels of violence there. UN has ordered its local staff to stay home until further notice while some of the foreign staffs have been moved to capital Kabul. UN spokesman in Kabul, Dan Mc Nortan said the wo...

April 27, 2010 2:51 PM

UN mission in Afghan temporarily suspended

Unites Nations mission in Afghan has been temporarily suspended because of threats and rising levels of violence there. UN has ordered its local staff to stay home until further notice while some of the foreign staffs have been moved to capital Kabul. UN spokesman in Kabul, Dan Mc Nortan said the wo...

April 27, 2010 2:47 PM

Thai authorities vow to get tough with anti-government Red Shirts

Thai authorities vowed today to get tough with anti-government Red Shirts paralysing central Bangkok, where protesters bracing for a crackdown reinforced their barricades and caused travel chaos. The Red Shirts have said they will turn up the heat on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, sending out pro...

April 27, 2010 12:07 PM

China plans to empower police to detain suspects up to 37 days

Chinese government's planning to empower police to detain suspects up to 37 days without charge and without having to pay compensation. The plan has raised concerns that such powers could be misused to stem rising dissidence and protests. <br/><br/>Existing Law permits police to ...

April 27, 2010 12:06 PM

US asks Iraq to form a new government at the earliest

The United States has urged Iraqi leaders to form a new government at the earliest. The US envoy to Baghdad, Christopher Hill made the comment after two winning candidates from last month's parliamentary ballot were disqualified. Hill admitted that progress in government formation was lagging a...

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