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April 19, 2010 10:02 AM

Iran nuclear conference urges Israel to join NPT

Iran's Foreign Minister has said 60 nations attending a two day nuclear disarmament conference in the Iranian capital have called on Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. <br/> <br/>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his nation has learnt that it c...

April 19, 2010 9:58 AM

5.3 magnitude quake shakes central Afghanistan

A moderate earthquake of 5.3 magnitude shook central Afghanistan early Monday. The US Geological Survey says, the quake was centred about 190 kilometres North West of the capital, Kabul at a depth of ten kilometres. There were no immediate reports of casualties.<br/>

April 19, 2010 9:50 AM

Taliban ready for NATO-led offensive in Kandahar

Taliban commanders in Afghanistan say they are moving fighters into southern city of Kandahar to counter an expected push into that city by international coalition and Afghan military forces. <br/> <br/>They told the Associated Press they are ready for NATO-led offensive in Kanda...

April 19, 2010 9:20 AM

Pak initiates action against its six officials after UN's Bhutto report

Pakistani authorities have initiated action against six officials linked to alleged lapses in the investigation of the assassination of former Premier Benazir Bhutto. A top police official said in Islamabad that action was taken against the civil and police officials after they were named in the rep...

April 18, 2010 11:35 AM

7 killed and more than 20 injured in bomb attack in Pakistan

In Pakistan, seven people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in a car bomb attack at a police station in the city of Kohat. A senior police official said a suicide bomber had driven a vehicle into the rear wall of the police station. He described the incident was a response to a military oper...

April 18, 2010 10:12 AM

Cash strap UNICEF warns to shut down schools in NW Pak

The United Nations Children's Fund warns it may be forced to shut down schools for more than 19,000 children in camps for internally displaced people in Northwestern Pakistan by the end of the month because it has run out of cash.UNICEF is appealing to donors to come up with the money to keep t...

April 18, 2010 9:41 AM

Obama not to attend Polish President Funeral

The White House says, the United States President Barack Obama will not attend Lech Kacyznski's state funeral today because of the travel chaos across Europe. Other figures unable to attend include the Britain's Prince of Wales, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela...

April 18, 2010 9:40 AM

Iranian President calls for full disarmament of Nuclear power

The Iranian president is calling for full disarmament by the world's nuclear powers as the country held its own international nuclear summit, a week after a meeting of world leaders in Washington.Iran is accused of trying to secretly build a nuclear bomb and of blocking UN inspectors. But Mahmo...

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