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March 30, 2010 9:11 PM

kidnapped Iranian diplomat released by Pak

Iranian agents have managed the released an Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped in Pakistan by gunmen in 2008.The Iranian intelligence minister Heidar Moslehi told Press TV, that said. Iran's commercial attache in the Pakistani city of Peshawar was freed through a series of complicated intellige...

March 30, 2010 9:09 PM

5 killed as mine strikes car in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, five civilians have been killed as a mine struck a civilian car in the country's western Herat province. A police spokesman in the region said a civilian minibus ran over an explosive device planted by Taliban rebels in Adrskan district this morning, as a result, five civilians ...

March 30, 2010 8:59 PM

Maldives permits to stage concert by Akon

Maldivian government on Tuesday granted permission for staging the concert by American singer Akon after the neighbouring Sri Lanka declared its intent not to grant him visa due to one of his video showing disrespect to Lord Buddha.Official sources in Male, however, said that the concert will be org...

March 30, 2010 8:58 PM

IMF cuts growth projection for German economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its 2010 growth projection for the German economy. The IMF now expects Europe's largest economy to grow by 1.2 per cent this year, down from its previous estimate of 1.5 per cent. Explaining the downward revision, the IMF highlighted weakness in the...

March 30, 2010 7:15 PM

Turkey to build railway to connect with Iran

Turkey is to build a railway in its eastern part to connect the network with Iran. The semi-official Anatolia news agency on Tuesday said the railway will link eastern Turkish destinations of Kars, Igdir, Aralik and Dilucu and is part of the Istanbul-Islamabad railway project. <br/><b...

March 30, 2010 7:11 PM

S. Korean diver dies at warship rescue site

A South Korean military diver searching for survivors from a navy ship that sank off North Korea has died. The diver lost consciousness as he searched wreckage of the Cheonan warship which sank after an explosion on Friday. <br/><br/>Rescuers have been working to get inside the s...

March 30, 2010 7:11 PM

US determined develop positive relationship with China: Obama

The United States says it is determined to further develop a positive relationship with China. President Barack Obama made the remark after he received the credentials of China's new ambassador, Zhang Yesui in Washington. Mr. Obama said that the United States is willing to work with China to bu...

March 30, 2010 7:09 PM

Britain economy pulls out of recession faster than estimated

Britain's economy emerged from recession in the fourth quarter of last year at a faster pace than previously estimated. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy grew 0.4 per cent between October and December in 2009.<br/><br/>This was faster than the pr...

March 30, 2010 5:55 PM

Iranian diplomat kidnapped by Pak released

Iranian agents have managed the released an Iranian diplomat who was kidnapped in Pakistan by gunmen in 2008.The Iranian intelligence minister Heidar Moslehi told Press TV, that said. Iran's commercial attache in the Pakistani city of Peshawar was freed through a series of complicated intellige...

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