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April 26, 2010 9:09 PM

Sr. Taliban commander and his two advisors killed in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, airstrike carried out by NATO-led forces against militants have killed a senior Taliban commander and his two advisors in northern Kunduz province. <br/><br/>The alliance in a press release said, the senior insurgents were driving through a rural desert area appro...

April 26, 2010 9:07 PM

US plans to sell 10 Boeing C-17 transport aircraft to IAF

The US plans to sell 10 Boeing C-17 transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) at an estimated cost of 5.8 billion dollars and has notified its Congress for commencing negotiations.<br/> <br/> The notification by the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency on the sale was su...

April 26, 2010 8:20 PM

Trade in Services, Environment to be sign at SAARC summit

The Foreign Secretaries of the SAARC member countries today held a meeting to fine tune the draft agreement due to be signed at the SAARC summit on Wednesday. Briefing newsmen in Thimphu this afternoon, Bhutan's Foreign Secretary Daw Penjo who chaired the meeting said the meeting planned 95 activiti...

April 26, 2010 6:42 PM

Israeli forces killed a senior Hamas operative

Israeli army special forces have killed a senior Hamas operative in Beit Awa south of Hebron today. <br/><br/>A statement released by the army said that Israeli troops laid siege to a house early this morning where Ali Sweiti was holed up. Sweiti was killed in the operation after...

April 26, 2010 6:41 PM

Saudi Arabia to set up new int’l airport on Mecca outskirts

Saudi Arabia has decided to set up a new international airport on the outskirts of the holy city Mecca. The plan has been given the green signal by the Shoura Council. <br/><br/>Media reports said the Shoura Council has unanimously approved the proposal and included it in the ann...

April 26, 2010 6:33 PM

FSB arrests Kyrgystan's former Interior Minister

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested Kyrgystan's former Interior Minister in Moscow and has handed over him to the interim government, which overthrew President Kurmanbek Bakiyev after bloody riots.<br/> <br/>Though there was no word from Russian authori...

April 26, 2010 6:30 PM

6.9 earthquake hits Philippines

An earthquake measuring 6.9 struck an ocean area, north of the Philippines this morning. According to the US Geological survey, the quake occurred at 10:59 hours ( local time) and its epicenter was located about 300 kilometres off the Batan Islands. There are no reports of casualties and damages so ...

April 26, 2010 6:30 PM

British ambassador to Yemen survives in suicide attack

In Yemen, the British ambassador to Yemen Tim Torlot survived a suicide bomb attack early today. <br/><br/>According to Yemen's Interior Ministry a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at the ambassador's convoy at the Berlin Park in Noqum District but none was hurt. &...

April 26, 2010 6:30 PM

British ambassador to Yemen survives in suicide attack

In Yemen, the British ambassador to Yemen Tim Torlot survived a suicide bomb attack early today. According to Yemen's Interior Ministry a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at the ambassador's convoy at the Berlin Park in Noqum District but none was hurt. The ambassador came out unhurt ...

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