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February 17, 2010 9:20 PM
The Sri Lanka Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today informed court that they had recorded a statement from the former Army Chief General Sarath Fonseka regarding the granting of approval on four suspicious tenders to a firm allegedly run by his son-in-law, Dhanuna Tilekeratne whilst serving...
February 17, 2010 9:18 PM
A joint report by the United Nations and Asian Development Bank said<br/>today that the still lingering global financial turmoil could push as many as 21 million more people into extreme poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. <br/><br/>The report said, in 2009, the crisis ...
February 17, 2010 8:05 PM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei has criticised US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's comments regarding Iran during her recent tour to Doha and Riyadh. <br/><br/>According to Iranian PressTV, addressing a group of visitors from city of Tabriz today, he blamed the ...
February 17, 2010 8:03 PM
A delegation headed by Union Power secretary H S Brahma reached Dhaka today to hold talks with power ministry officials of Bangladesh. <br/><br/>The discussions which will begin tomorrow are expected to focus on the modalities of implementing the Memorandum of Understanding reach...
February 17, 2010 8:01 PM
In Pakistan, a security personnel was killed and three others were injured when a landmine went off in the troubled Mohmand tribal region in the country's northwest today.<br/><br/>The blast occurred in Khawezai area of Mohmand Agency when personnel from the Khasadar militia...
February 17, 2010 6:50 PM
US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns arrived in Damascus today. He is slated to hold talks with the Syrian leaders. Burns' trip came as the White House is in the process of resending an ambassador to Damascus. <br/><br/> President Barack Obama yeste...
February 17, 2010 6:49 PM
An Ukrainian court has suspended the result of the recent presidential election, following a challenge by losing candidate Yulia Tymoshenko. <br/><br/>The Prime Minister, Mrs Tymoshenko, went to the supreme administrative court in person on Tuesday claiming the result was rigged....
February 17, 2010 6:49 PM
A senior Russian official today said the delivery of S-300 air defence missiles to Iran has been delayed for unspecified technical reasons. <br/><br/>Interfax news agency quoting Alexander Fomin, Deputy Head of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, rep...
February 17, 2010 6:47 PM
The Dubai Public Prosecution has issued international arrest warrants against the suspected assassins of Hamas commander Mahmoud Al Mabhouh. Al Mabhouh was killed in his Dubai hotel room on 19 January this year.<br/><br/> Dubai Attorney General Essam Eisa Al Humaidan said, the wa...
February 17, 2010 6:46 PM
The United Nations has announced that a 30th country had signed on to the international convention banning cluster bombs, paving the way for the document to come into force on August 1. <br/><br/>In a press statement on Convention on Cluster Munition Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...
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