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January 28, 2010 10:25 AM

ILO report finds decline in unemployment rate in South Asia

<br/>A study by the International labour Organisation has projected that unemployment rate in the South Asian region would decline to 4.9 per cent this year from 5.1 per cent recorded last year.<br/><br/>The study projected GDP growth rate to edge higher to six per cent...

January 28, 2010 9:36 AM

Karzai defends his Govt's plans to offer talks with Taliban

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has defended his Government's plans to offer talks with the Taliban. This against criticism that it would undermine freedoms won by the Afghan people.President Karzai and the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown were answering questions by Afghan and British...

January 28, 2010 9:34 AM

12 militants killed in Pak’s restive NW region

<br/>In Pakistan at least twelve militants and two security personnel have been killed in gun battles in the restive tribal belt while three others died in an explosion in the country's northwest region on Wednesday.<br/><br/>Pakistani Security forces backed by a m...

January 28, 2010 9:20 AM

Crashed jet's flight recorders located off Lebanon

The Lebanese Army says investigators have located the flight recorder of a passenger plane that crashed off the Lebanese coast on Monday with ninety people on board. An Army Officer said that the black box recorders were found ten kilometers off the coast from Beirut airport.

January 28, 2010 9:11 AM

UN chief relieved at Sri Lanka's relatively peaceful polls

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed relief that Sri Lanka's presidential elections have concluded relatively free of violence and he reiterated his call to the country's political parties to abide by the official results and to pursue any concerns peacefully.Noting that Sri Lankan electoral auth...

January 27, 2010 9:41 PM

Unemployment rate in South Asian region would decline to 4.9 per cent :ILO

A study by the International labour Organisation has projected that unemployment rate in the South Asian region would decline to 4.9 per cent this year from 5.1 per cent recorded last year. The study projected GDP growth rate to edge higher to six per cent in the region.<br/><br/&#062...

January 27, 2010 7:09 PM

Bangladesh SC rejects Mujib killers' review petitions

<br/>The Bangladesh Supreme Court has dismissed the review petitions of five former army officers facing death penalties for the 1975 assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<br/><br/>The special four-member bench of the Supreme Court , headed by chief justic...

January 27, 2010 4:49 PM

UN Secretary General appreciates India’s role in relief efforts in Haiti

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appreciated the role played by India in relief efforts in quake-ravaged Haiti and addressing the issue of climate change. Ban, who attended the Republic Day reception hosted by the Indian mission told PTI that India is a strong partner of the United Nations a...

January 27, 2010 4:46 PM

UN Secretary General appreciates

India's role in relief efforts in Haiti <br/>The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appreciated the role played by India in relief efforts in quake-ravaged Haiti and addressing the issue of climate change. Ban, who attended the Republic Day reception hosted by the Indian mission told PTI...

January 27, 2010 4:45 PM

UN Secretary General appreciates

India's role in relief efforts in Haiti The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appreciated the role played by India in relief efforts in quake-ravaged Haiti and addressing the issue of climate change. Ban, who attended the Republic Day reception hosted by the Indian mission told PTI that India is ...

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