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March 18, 2010 11:49 AM

Iran and Pak to sign gas export

The operating contract of gas export from Iran to Pakistan will be signed by the two countries on Friday. According to Iran's ILNA news agency, Iranian deputy oil minister Hojjatollah Ghanimifard has said that the contract will be inked in Turkey.<br/>ILNA adds that Iran, Pakistan, and Ind...

March 18, 2010 11:49 AM

Tajikistan avalanche kills eight people on a mountain road

An avalanche has killed eight people on a mountain road in the Central Asian state of Tajikistan. <br/>The avalanche hit several cars on a busy road between the capital Dushanbe and Khujand, the largest city in the north. An emergency committee's official said eight bodies have been recove...

March 18, 2010 11:27 AM

Strong relations between India and China essential: Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said that the strong relations between India and China are essential for both the countries and world peace. Talking to media in Bhopal today, he said it will also help to solve Tibetan problem. Dalai Lama said that there is a need of genuine friendship betwee...

March 18, 2010 11:22 AM

Aid workers send thirty three children to their homes

Aid workers in Haiti have sent home all the thirty three children whom the American missionary tried to take out of the country after the earthquake in January. They said all the children have parents to return to. The children, who ranged in age from 4 months to 12 years, were cared for at the SOS ...

March 18, 2010 11:05 AM

Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolves cabinet

Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the cabinet appointed by ailing president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua over a month ago. Asserting his authority over the government in Nigeria, Jonathan asked the ministers during the weekly executive council meeting to hand over the charge to t...

March 18, 2010 11:05 AM

Arab region faces danger of water scarcity

According to a UN Environment Programme report, in the coming years, Arab region is faced with the danger of water scarcity and could be hit hardest by the potential of direct and indirect impacts linked with climate change. Achim Steiner, head of UNEP said that the Arab countries were now among mos...

March 18, 2010 10:43 AM

India had a stake in Afghanistan's future: Foreign Secretary

India has reiterated that it will not be scaling down in Afghanistan following the recent attacks targeting Indians. Speaking to PTI in Washington, the Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said that the United States fully recognizes that India has legitimate interests in Afghanistan and it appreciates th...

March 18, 2010 10:42 AM

Operation to push back Taliban from Kandahar begun: McChrystal

The NATO Commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal says the operation to push back Taliban from Kandahar has begun. Talking to newsmen in Washington by tele-conference from Afghanistan on Wednesday, he said the operation includes initial military and political efforts designed to secure ke...

March 18, 2010 10:42 AM

Obama says, friends are going to disagree sometimes

U.S. President Barack Obama has convinced the Israelis that the U.S.-Israel relations would not be undermined by their disagreement over Jewish settlement activities. Speaking on the Fox News Channel, President Obama said on Wednesday that friends are going to disagree sometimes. His comments came d...

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