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February 2, 2010 3:30 PM

Pakistani troops seize major Taliban base in NW tribal region of Bajaur

Pakistani troops have captured a major Taliban base in the north-western tribal region of Bajaur after days of fierce fighting. The army has been pounding Taliban positions using fighter jets and helicopter gunships. Reports say that at least 15 militants and one soldier has been killed. Officials s...

February 2, 2010 3:30 PM

Saudi Arab decides to join UN Nuclear Safety Convention

The Saudi Arab government has decided to join the United Nations (UN) Nuclear Safety Convention. According to official Saudi Press Agency, the Cabinet has approved the convention on Nuclear Safety which was adopted in Vienna on 17 June 1994. It has 66 signatories and is overseen by the Vienna-based ...

February 2, 2010 3:15 PM

55 countries pledge mitigation targets to UN

The UN has received pledges from 55 countries, accounting for 78 per cent of global emissions, to cut their share of greenhouse gases by 2050.The world body has welcomed this development as an important invigoration to the Copenhagen climate talks while experts said that the current pledges are not ...

February 2, 2010 3:14 PM

Obama allocates USD 7.4 mln to preserve Tibet culture

US President Barack Obama has proposed a 7.4 million dollars allocation in his annual budget for preservation of the tradition and culture of Tibet in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and other parts of China. Proposing the allocation, the Obama Administration in its annual budget for the year 2011 sai...

February 2, 2010 3:14 PM

US test of simulated Iran missile attack fails

The Pentagon says it has tested its long range defence against assimilated Iranian missile attack. Officials said the interceptor failed to hit a target missile when a radar system malfunctioned. <br/><br/>The aborted test comes as more details are emerging of US plans for speedi...

February 2, 2010 3:06 PM

Obama announced budget with Higest ever US deficit of 1.56 trillion dollars

The U.S. President Barack Obama has sent a 3.8 trillion dollar budget to Congress for the fiscal year that begins on October first. It is the first step in what is expected to be a long, contentious budget process.President Obama is walking a fine line in his 2011 budget. He is seeking 100 billion d...

February 2, 2010 2:48 PM

World Wetlands Day being celebrated today

World Wetlands Day (WWD) is being celebrated on Tuesday. The objective is to draw attention towards the increasing degeneration of wetlands, and the need to conserve them. This year, the theme is Wetlands, Biodiversity, and Climate Change to highlight the impact of climate change for present and fut...

February 2, 2010 1:18 PM

China warns Obama for meeting with Dalai Lama

China has warned the US President that it will harm ties between the two countries if he meets the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. <br/><br/>Chinese Communist Party official Zhu Weiqun said there will be corresponding action if the meeting went ahead. He said it will serious...

February 2, 2010 12:43 PM

Philippines offers autonomy to Muslim rebels

In the Philippines, the government has offered southern Muslim separatists enhanced autonomy in the hope of sealing a peace accord to end 40 years of rebellion. <br/><br/>The government's chief negotiator Annabelle Abaya said in Manila on Monday, the government hoped the fre...

February 2, 2010 12:42 PM

Taliban warns of ‘big war’ if Pak launches military operation

In Pakistan, Taliban militants in the North Waziristan have threatened the government with a big war if the country's Army launched any military operation in the region. According to SITE, the US group monitoring extremist websites, in a pamphlet, Taliban Shura Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen asked the r...

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