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February 24, 2010 8:47 PM

Dubai police uncovers 15 new suspects in Hamas killing

Dubai police say, they have uncovered 15 more suspects in the last month's killing of a senior member of the Palestinian Islamist militant group, Hamas. Six of the new suspects in the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh had UK documents, while three were Irish and another three Australian. Many of th...

February 24, 2010 7:52 PM

Sheikh Hasina vows to track down provocateurs of BDR carnage

On the eve of the first anniversary of the BDR carnage that left 57 army officers dead, Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday vowed to track down those who provocated the mutiny. 900 border guards are expected to be charged for the rebellion in the paramilitary force. Addressing a public ral...

February 24, 2010 7:33 PM

Sheikh Hasina vows to track down provocateurs of BDR carnage

On the eve of the first anniversary of the BDR carnage that left 57 army officers dead, Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday vowed to track down those who provocated the mutiny. 900 border guards are expected to be charged for the rebellion in the paramilitary force. Addressing a public ral...

February 24, 2010 7:29 PM

70 feared dead in Indonesia landslide

In Indonesia, about 70 people are feared dead in the landslide that hit a village near the Indonesian city of Bandung on Tuesday. The landslide buried the village on the main Java Island after days of rain. Heavy rain forced rescue efforts to stop for the night but they resumed after lifting equipme...

February 24, 2010 7:16 PM

Taliban militants behead three US spies in Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban militants have beheaded three men charged with spying for the United States in Pakistan's northwest tribal region. Officials today said the beheaded bodies were dumped roadside in Mirali town in North Waziristan. <br/><br/>They said two of those beheaded we...

February 24, 2010 7:15 PM

Senior Turkish officers charged with attempt to overthrow govt

In Turkey, seven senior military officers have been formally charged with attempting to overthrow the government. They include four admirals, a general and two colonels, some of them retired. <br/><br/>The seven were among more than 40 officers arrested on Monday over an alleged ...

February 24, 2010 7:14 PM

US Navy allows women to serve on submarines

The US Defence Department has decided to allow women to serve aboard submarines. Defence Secretary Robert Gates has approved the recommendation and sent letters to Congress informing them of the plan. Congress now has 30 days to approve the measure. <br/><br/>The move comes as th...

February 24, 2010 6:08 PM

Six militants killed in US drone attack in N Waziristan

In Pakistan, at least six militants were killed and several others injured when a US drone fired missiles targeting an insurgent hideout in an area in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region.The drone fired two missiles at a house and a vehicle in Dargah Mandi area, several kilometres north o...

February 24, 2010 6:08 PM

Protests in Greek against imposition of austerity measures

Hundreds of thousands of Greeks are on strike to protest at the imposition of austerity measures to save the economy. It is the second general strike in two weeks and coincides with growing anger at the EU's response to the crisis. <br/><br/>The action is set to be the bigge...

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