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April 8, 2010 6:10 PM

Obama- Medvedev sign major treaty on reducing nuclear stockpile

President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today signed a treaty to shrink their nations' nuclear arsenals, the biggest such pact between the former Cold War foes in a generation.Tenaciously negotiated by even the leaders themselves, the treaty commits their nations to slash t...

April 8, 2010 6:07 PM

US won't force India to sign NPT, CTBT

US has said it will not push India to sign the NPT and the CTBT for quite some time. It also appreciated New Delhi's responsible behaviour.<br/><br/>Robert J Einhorn, Special US Advisor on Non Proliferation and Arms Control, said the Obama administration appreciates and unde...

April 8, 2010 6:06 PM

16th ASEAN Summit opens in Hanoi

The 16th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, today afternoon with all ASEAN leaders attending the opening ceremony at the National Convention Center except Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Abhisit has cancelled his scheduled tri...

April 8, 2010 6:05 PM

Suspected Taliban militants blow up three schools in Pak

Officials in north-western Pakistan say suspected Taliban militants have blown up three government schools near the city of Peshawar.<br/><br/>The bombs damaged the buildings but there were no casualty as the schools were closed. One facility was a school for girls and the other ...

April 8, 2010 6:04 PM

Voting ends in SL parliamentary elections

Voting has ended in parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka, the first since government forces defeated Tamil Tiger rebels last year. Initial reports indicated moderate to brisk polling in many parts of the country apart from the Tamil-dominated northern Jaffna region. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who ...

April 8, 2010 2:19 PM

Polling is in progress in Sri Lanka to elect new Parliament

Sri Lankans began casting their votes today to elect the country's new parliament in the first post-LTTE election. Polling got off to a moderate start on Thursday morning with 20 per cent of the electorate turning out to vote in the first four hours of polling, which commenced at 7:00 a m. Pres...

April 8, 2010 2:03 PM

LeT commander Lakhvi seeks barring of use of Kasab's statement

<br/>Lashker-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi has filed a petition in Pakistan's Supreme Court asking it to bar the prosecution from using Ajmal Amir Kasab's confessional statement against him. He is facing trial with six others for their alleged involvement in the Mumbai a...

April 8, 2010 12:52 PM

British Airways and Iberia sign merger agreement?

British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia have signed a deal to merge and create one of the world's biggest airline groups. The merger, which was provisionally agreed in November, last year, is expected to be completed by the end of the year. In a statement the two companies said the merger wo...

April 8, 2010 12:44 PM

Sri Lanka sees moderate polling in early hours

Sri Lankans began casting their votes today to elect the country's new parliament in the first post-LTTE election. Polling got off to a moderate start on Thursday morning with 20 per cent of the electorate turning out to vote in the first four hours of polling, which commenced at 7:00 a m. Pres...

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