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January 22, 2010 7:23 PM

Mitchell in Middle East to make efforts to resume peace process

US Middle East envoy George Mitchell is in Middle East to make efforts to resume stalled Middle east peace process. In this connection he met Israeli President, Prime minister and other officials. He is also scheduled to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in West Bank to discussed peace process...

January 22, 2010 7:22 PM

Mitchell in Middle East to make efforts to resume peace process

US Middle East envoy George Mitchell is in Middle East to make efforts to resume stalled Middle east peace process. In this connection he met Israeli President, Prime minister and other officials. He is also scheduled to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in West Bank to discussed peace process...

January 22, 2010 6:54 PM

Turkish police arrested 120 al-Qaeda suspects

Turkish police have arrested 120 al-Qaeda suspects in a major nationwide anti-terror operation. The state-run Anatolia news agency said the arrests were made in a co-ordinated pre-dawn raids in 16 provinces. <br/><br/>Those detained includes an alleged militant recruiter who work...

January 22, 2010 6:53 PM

Russia, US to resume talks on arms reduction treaty

Russia and the United States will resume talks on the new strategic arms reduction treaty at the beginning of February. Talking to newsmen, the Russian Foreign Minister Mr. Sergei Lavrov today said the remaining issues between Russia and US will be swiftly solved when negotiations resume at the very...

January 22, 2010 6:53 PM

US court OK’s corporate campaign spending

The US Supreme Court today gave a green signal to big business and unions to spend as freely as they like to support or oppose Presidential and Congressional candidates. The verdict was sharply condemned by President Barack Obama and other lawmakers. <br/><br/>The nine justices o...

January 22, 2010 6:50 PM

US working to bring stability in Afghan, Pak

The Obama Administration today said it is working to build the broadest possible global coalition comprising countries like India, China and Russia to bring stability to Afghanistan and Pakistan by helping them tackle the extremist threat and meet needs of their people. <br/><br/&#062...

January 22, 2010 5:09 PM

China to US: Stop making baseless accusations

China has denounced US criticism of its internet controls, saying it could harm ties between the two countries. <br/><br/>Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said the US should respect the facts and stop making baseless accusations against China. <br/><br/>In...

January 22, 2010 5:05 PM

Indian forces protect vital centres in Haiti

Indian para-military forces are guarding the banks and other vital centres in Haiti, to prevent looting in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. There are presently 140 para-military personnel, eleven police officers and one military staff official stationed in the capital, Port-au-Prince. &#...

January 22, 2010 3:09 PM

UN mission in Nepal extended by four months

The UN Security Council has extended the term of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by four months till May 15 at the request of the Nepal government. The UN Security Council, in its resolution adopted yesterday authorised the extension of the UNMIN's mandate. Addressing a press conference in Kath...

January 22, 2010 3:09 PM

US drone kills Filipino militant Abdul Basit Usman

Filipino militant wanted by the US is believed to have been killed by an American drone aircraft near the Afghan border. Pakistan officials said Abdul Basit Usman was reported killed on 14 January along with several others on the border of South and North Waziristan tribal regions. The US state depa...

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