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April 15, 2010 12:36 PM

Obama Administration asks US Congress to double its anti-terrorism budget

The Obama Administration has asked the US Congress to double its anti-terrorism budget to India to 4.5 million dollars for the fiscal 2011.<br/><br/>Testifying before a Congressional committee, Coordinator for Counter-terrorism in the Department of States, Daniel Benjamin on Wedn...

April 15, 2010 12:35 PM

Israel should freeze its settlement activity in West Bank: Pascoe

UN Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe has reiterated that United Nation's calls that Israel should freeze its settlement activity in the West Bank. <br/><br/>According to a statement of UN received by AIR in Dubai today, he said that while a partial res...

April 15, 2010 12:34 PM

Nuclear weapons have no place in the world: Iran

Iran says that its upcoming nuclearisation conference aims to send the message that nuclear weapons have no place in the world, particularly in the West Asia.<br/><br/>Iran's deputy foreign minister Mohammad Mehdi Akhoundzadeh told Press TV, ahead of the international confer...

April 15, 2010 12:34 PM

Education Fair in Dubai

The Middle East's leading education fair GETEX Dubai 2010 got underway in Dubai on Wednesday.<br/><br/>More than 400 international universities from 40 countries including India are taking part in the four-day event, which will also feature over 2,500 academic options. &#060...

April 15, 2010 11:45 AM

Five permanent members of UNSC and Germany held talks on Iran

The Ambassadors of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany have held closed door talks in New York on fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.<br/><br/>Diplomats said the envoys of four Western powers have been trying to enlist the support of...

April 15, 2010 11:44 AM

Denmark to reduce its troops in Afghanistan

Denmark is to reduce its troops in Afghanistan by next year as part of a new disengagement strategy. <br/><br/>This was stated by the Danish Foreign Minister, Lene Espersen while addressing a news conference in Copenhagen. <br/><br/>At present, Denmark has nea...

April 15, 2010 11:42 AM

BRIC-Think Tank Summit begins with call for more cooperation in trade sector

The BRIC-Think Tank Summit started in the Brazilian capital Brasilia with a call for more cooperation among the participants of the group. Representatives of the main research institutes of Brazil, Russia, India and China said that although trade among the four countries has improved significantly i...

April 15, 2010 11:04 AM

China earthquake toll rises to 617

China today fanned out army, civil defence forces and equipment into a mountainous Tibetan region to speed up the rescue efforts in the quake hit areas. The devastating quake has left a trail of destruction with over 600 deaths and more than 10,000 injuries.Xinhua reported that the toll has risen to...

April 15, 2010 11:03 AM

UN-appointed panel report on killing of Benazir Bhutto today

An independent UN-appointed panel probing the killing of Benazir Bhutto will today release its sensitive report on the 2007 slaying of Pakistan's former prime minister after delaying it for two weeks. <br/><br/>UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky told reporters that the Commissio...

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