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April 24, 2010 8:06 PM

Four militants killed in Pak

In Pakistan, four militants were killed and eight others injured in clashes with security forces in Lower Orakzai agency today. Some security personnel were also injured during the gun battle. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, six persons were injured in a remote control bomb explosion at a s...

April 24, 2010 2:50 PM

69 killed in yesterday's serial blasts

In Iraq, casualties from five blasts that ripped through Baghdad yesterday, rose to 69 deaths and 171 others wounded. According to Voice of Iraq news agency, Baghdad had been hit by a series of attacks with car bombs and improvised explosive devices, which targeted four mosques and an outdoor market...

April 24, 2010 2:50 PM

13 Taliban militants killed in air strikes in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least 13 Taliban militants including their commander were killed as they came under air attack in northern province of Kunduz last night. A security official said that the air raids took place in Dasht-e-Archi district after intelligence reports indicated militants' activitie...

April 24, 2010 2:49 PM

Amnesty International condemns forced confession of 17 Indians in UAE

Rights group Amnesty International has condemned authorities in the United Arab Emirates over the alleged torture and forced confession of 17 Indians. They were sentenced to death last month for killing a Pakistani man. Amnesty says the men were taken to the scene of the killing in the emirate of Sh...

April 24, 2010 11:42 AM

16th SAARC Summit to begin from Wednesday

The sixteenth SAARC Summit will begin in Bhutan on Wednesday. Heads of State and Government of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka will attend the meeting.<br/> <br/>Representatives from the observer states including China, Iran, Japan...

April 24, 2010 10:42 AM

11 Somalis appears in US Court on charge of privacy

Eleven Somalis have appeared in a US court on charges of piracy after two separate attacks on American navy vessels. Five of the Somalis are accused of opening fire on a US navy frigate off the Seychelles after mistaking it for a merchant ship. Another six Somalis are accused of attacking a US navy ...

April 24, 2010 10:42 AM

British National Party calls to end immigration from Muslim Nations

The far right British National Party has called for an end to immigration from Muslim nations saying it presents a deadly threat to the UK.<br/>The promise to stem the flow of immigrants is contained in the BNP's election manifesto launched overnight by party leader Nick Griffin. &#06...

April 24, 2010 10:42 AM

Van transporting prisoners targeted, 10 police men injured

In Pakistan, at least 10 policemen were injured today when a van transporting prisoners was targeted with a roadside bomb. The van was attacked near a jail at Timergara, the main city of Lower Dir district in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.<br/&#062...

April 24, 2010 10:42 AM

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Military exercise enters second day

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards began a second day of military exercises in the Persian Gulf Friday to show their readiness to contest any attack by the United States or Israel. <br/><br/>Analysts, however, say the maneuvers are also sending a strong message to Arab nation...

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