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January 27, 2010 3:23 PM

UN removes 5 former Taliban officials from sanctions list

<br/>The United Nations Security Council has removed five former Afghan TalIban officials from its sanctions list which was imposed because of their organizations's links to al-Qaeda.<br/><br/>The Security Council panel said the five would no longer be subject to i...

January 27, 2010 3:23 PM

Agriculture remains backbone of developing countries' economy: UN

<br/>A top UN official has said agriculture remains the backbone of developing countries' economy and it is essential to secure the interests of 500 million small farmers across the globe. <br/><br/>Kanayo F Nwanze, head of the UN International Fund for Agricultura...

January 27, 2010 3:22 PM

Authenticity of EVM needs to be ascertained, says Japan

<br/>Japan says the authenticity of the electronic voting machines has to be ascertained before introducing them in the Electoral system of the country. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a symposium organised in connection with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Election Commis...

January 27, 2010 3:04 PM

UK hosting Yemen security summit

<br/>The UK is hosting a high-level meeting intended to galvanise international support for Yemen. It has been called by Gordon Brown in the wake of the alleged attempt to blow up a US airliner on Christmas day.<br/><br/>Al-Qaeda operatives in Yemen claimed responsibili...

January 27, 2010 1:35 PM

Stop "militarisation" of Afghan aid, agencies say

<br/>A group of eight Aid agencies have published a report denouncing what they called the growing militarisation of the aid efforts to Afghanistan. <br/><br/>The Aid Agencies including Oxfam, Care and Afghanaid say the pressure to achieve quick results has led to aid g...

January 27, 2010 1:32 PM

North, South Korea exchange fire near disputed sea border

<br/>North Korea has fired artillery shots near the disputed sea border with South Korea and the South has returned fire.<br/><br/>According to Yonhap news agency, the North fired several shells into the sea near a South Korean-controlled Island off the countries' ...

January 27, 2010 11:51 AM

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 9:57 AM

WHO, Pharma Industry crticised for 'overplaying' H1N1 pandemic

The World Health Organisation and Pharmaceutical Industry have been criticised for their handling of last year's Swine Flu pandemic. At a hearing of Council of Europe, the European Human Rights Body, the WHO face accusation that it exaggerated danger of the virus under pressure from drug compan...

January 27, 2010 9:13 AM

Iraq invasion was illegal, inquiry told

<br/>The two British lawyers working for the British Foreign office in the run up to the Iraq war have told a an official enquiry that they advised the Government on a number of occasions that the invasion was illegal.<br/><br/>One of the lawyers Sir Michael Wood said h...

January 27, 2010 9:00 AM

Decision on Lakhvi’s plea for acquittal today

<br/>A Pakistani court will pronounce its decision on Wednesday on a petition filed by LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi seeking his acquittal in the Mumbai attack case. <br/><br/>Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court reserved its judgement on Tuesday af...

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