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March 25, 2010 10:59 AM

Pak fails to get clear commitment from US on nuclear deal

<br/>Pakistan has failed to get a clear commitment from the US on securing a civilian nuclear deal which it had been seeking from Washington. <br/><br/>In its first high-level strategic dialogue between the two countries that opened in Washington on Wednesday, Pakistan ...

March 25, 2010 9:57 AM

Two more US internet companies pull out of China

After Google, two more American internet companies announced their decision to pull out of China. The pull out from China is in view of restrictions on internet freedom and censorships imposed by the Chinese authorities on them. Christine Jones, the Executive vice president of Go Daddy, which runs t...

March 25, 2010 9:55 AM

Two more US internet companies pull out of China

After Google, two more American internet companies announced their decision to pull out of China. The pull out from China is in view of restrictions on internet freedom and censorships imposed by the Chinese authorities on them. Christine Jones, the Executive vice president of Go Daddy, which runs t...

March 25, 2010 9:11 AM

Saudi Arabian authorities arrest more than hundred Al-Qaeda militants

Saudi Arabia has arrested more than one hundred militants belonging to three cells of the Al-Qaeda planning terrorist attacks in the kingdom. Our correspondent reports that cells comprised of Saudis, Yemenis, a Somali, a Bangladeshi and an Eritrean national.Saudi Arabia has arrested more than one hu...

March 24, 2010 9:25 PM

Pak court defers judgement on petition seeking questioning of A Q Khan

A Pakistani court today reserved its judgement on a government petition seeking permission to question disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan over media reports about his alleged role in transferring sensitive atomic technology to Iran and Iraq. A bench of the Lahore High Court, which is hearing the m...

March 24, 2010 9:18 PM

Saudi Arabia dismantles Al- Qaeda cell operators

Arabia has dismantled a 101-strong Al Qaeda cell operating in the oil-rich kingdom. The interior ministry said the cell members included 47 Saudis and 51 foreigners from Bangladesh, Eritrea, Somalia and Yemen. It did not specify the nationality of the other three cell members. <br/><b...

March 24, 2010 9:18 PM

Lankan Tamil Jounalist named as foreign journalist of the Year

Tamil journalist JS Tissanayagam from Sri Lanka sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) has been named as the foreign journalist of the year at the British Press Awards in London. He was granted bail pending appeal by the Appeal Courts in January th...

March 24, 2010 8:44 PM

Sri Lanka won't grant visa to US singer Akon

The US singer Akon will not be granted a visa to visit Sri Lanka for a concert after Buddhist monks and many Sri Lankans took offence at one of his videos and an unidentified group of people attacked the premises of a media group sponsoring the event.The Director General of the Media Centre for Nati...

March 24, 2010 8:32 PM

British doctors seek ban on smoking

Doctors in Britain have urged for a ban on smoking in all cars as well as in public places where young people gather. The Royal College of Physicians wants a review of anti-smoking laws to consider such measures to protect the young. It says passive smoking results in 3,00,000 extra child visits to ...

March 24, 2010 8:32 PM

21 militants killed in Pak military attacks

In Pakistan, 21 militants are reported killed in military attacks today on their suspected hideouts. An intelligence officials said the aerial assault targeted militant hideouts and a training center in the areas of upper Orakzai Agency, a tribal district bordering Afghanistan. He said five hideouts...

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