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April 2, 2010 8:22 PM

Pakistan's attorney general resigns

Pakistan's attorney general Anwar Mansoor Khan today resigned from his position. Mansoor said he tendered his resignation to the Prime Minister due to the uncooperative approach of the Law Ministry over the issue of reopening of Swiss cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. <br/>&#0...

April 2, 2010 6:48 PM

Fayyad predicts an independent Palestinian state by August 2011

Citing Mahatma Gandhi, Palestinian Premier Salam Fayyad has said his people would not tolerate injustice after enduring decades of Israeli occupation. He also predicted an independent Palestinian state by August 2011. Fayyad told Israeli daily 'Ha'aretz' in an interview that the birth...

April 2, 2010 5:53 PM

Jalili warns major western powers to stop threatening Iran

Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator, Saeed Jalili, has warned major western powers to stop threatening Iran over its nuclear programme. <br/><br/>Speaking in Beijing, following talks with senior Chinese leaders, he said Beijing had agreed that sanctions against Teheran would be ...

April 2, 2010 5:09 PM

25 miners killed in three separate mishaps in China

At least 25 miners were killed in three separate coal mine mishaps in China while the fate of 153 miners trapped in flood waters since Sunday is still unknown. Sixteen miners were killed in a central China mine explosion last night at an illegal coal mine in Henan Province, while about 24 people wer...

April 2, 2010 4:43 PM

Stage set for Zardari losing powers to PM?

The Pakistani government has introduced a landmark bill in parliament that would transfer some of President Asif Ali Zardari's sweeping powers to the Prime Minister. The reforms would strip the President of his authority to dismiss the elected government and appoint military chiefs. The Prime M...

April 2, 2010 2:18 PM

Obama, Hu Jintao discuss Iranian nuclear issue

<br/>US President Barack Obama discussed the Iranian nuclear issue in an hour-long telephone call with China's President Hu Jintao. A US White House statement said Mr. Obama underscored the importance of working together to ensure that Iran lives up to its international obligations. e...

April 2, 2010 2:14 PM

9 killed in coal mine fire in China

In China, nine people were killed and one injured in a coal mine fire in the northwest Shaanxi Province. Officials said twenty-seven miners were working underground when the fire occurred in the Quanzigou Coal Mine in Hancheng City. Seventeen miners were evacuated safely. The injured miner has been ...

April 2, 2010 2:14 PM

Muslim scholars denounce terrorism in all its form and manifestations

Muslim scholars from around the world have strongly denounced terrorism in all its form and manifestations. The condemnation was made in a statement at the end of a four day Islamic Conference in Madina Munawara in Saudi Arabia. The conference urged the extremists to repent and reject acts of terror...

April 2, 2010 2:11 PM

Iraq, China sign agreement to write off 80% of Iraq’s debts

The Iraqi government signed an agreement with the Chinese government to write off 80 percent of Iraq's debts due for China. Voice of Iraq news agency quoting foreign ministry statement reported that the agreement was signed in light of memorandums of understanding signed by Iraqi President Jalal Tal...

April 2, 2010 1:53 PM

US court indicts Pak -origin taxi driver on terror- related charges

A US court in Chicago has indicted a Pakistani-origin taxi driver, with suspected links to HuJI chief Ilyas Kashmiri, on charges of knowingly attempting to aid the Al-Qaida. The FBI, which arrested Raja Lahrasib Khan on March 26, has accused the cabbie of attempting to provide material support and f...

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