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February 23, 2010 1:34 PM

Headley's status hearing set in US court

A US District court is set to take up the status hearing of LeT operative David Coleman Headley, charged with conspiring in the Mumbai terror strikes and plotting attacks against a newspaper office in Denmark. The hearing is scheduled before Judge Harry Leinenweber in the US District Court, Northern...

February 23, 2010 11:38 AM

Gates: Only Serious Change in Security Would Delay US Troop

U.S Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that there would have to be a pretty significant deterioration in the security situation in Iraq before he would consider delaying the planned withdrawal of nearly half the remaining U.S. troops in the country by September 1. Mr. Gates was responding to a ...

February 23, 2010 10:33 AM

Pak wants to focus on its border with Afghanistan: Gilani

<br/>In an apparent reference to Pakistan's strained relations with India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said his country desires least distraction so that it can focus on the war on terrorism along its western border with Afghanistan. He made the remarks during a meeting with vis...

February 23, 2010 9:51 AM

US-led troops make steady progress in Marjah

The U.S most senior military commander says that U.S - led forces fighting to clear a Taliban stronghold in south Afghanistan are making steady progress. Adm Mike Mullen said the operation in the town of Marjah in Helmand province was messy. U.S Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Operation Moshtara...

February 23, 2010 9:34 AM

Bus collision in Peru kills 38

In Peru, at least 38 people have been killed and more than 50 others injured in a collision between two buses. Reports say the crash took place on the Panamerican Highway, one of Peru's busiest main roads, about 500 kilometres north of the capital, Lima. The accident was a head-on crash which h...

February 23, 2010 9:17 AM

Russian capital Moscow covered by record 63cm snowfall?

In Russia, thousands of snow-clearing machines have been working to dig the Russian capital Moscow out of a record-breaking fall of 63 cms, nearly 25 inches. After a weekend of heavy snow showers, the regional weather centre announced that the previous record of 62cms set in 1966 has been broken. Sn...

February 23, 2010 8:58 AM

Suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan’s Swat valley

In Pakistan, at least twelve people have been killed, and 30 others injured, while a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded square, in the restive Swat valley. The official sources said that the attacker detonated his explosives, when a security forces van was passing though Nishat Chowk, a con...

February 22, 2010 9:14 PM

Sri Lanka to reestablish judicial system in two districts

Over a year after liberating Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu from the LTTE, Sri Lanka will reestablish judicial system in the two districts from next month replacing two decades of Kangaroo Courts run by the now vanquished Tamil Tigers. Jaffna High Court authorities are working towards reestablishing the...

February 22, 2010 7:46 PM

NATO air strike kills 27 civilians in Afghanistan

Afghan government says at least 27 civilians have been killed in last night's NATO strike in the southern Uruzgan province. The Afghan cabinet condemned the air strike, calling it unjustifiable and a major obstacle to effective counter-terrorism efforts. In a statement, the government also called on...

February 22, 2010 7:17 PM

Japan takes over chairmanship of APEC forum for 2010

Japan formally took up chairmanship of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum for 2010 on Monday as senior officials from the 21 member economies gathered in Hiroshima to discuss freer trade and investment in the region. The two-day talks come ahead of a series of APEC ministerial meetings duri...

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