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January 16, 2010 9:25 AM

India & Nepal sign four MoUs

India and Nepal have signed four Memoranda of Understanding for various development projects in Nepal that included a 812 crore rupees 680-Km long highway in Terai region. Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sujata Koirala and visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S.M...

January 15, 2010 8:49 PM

Sri Lanka still faces a severe threat: Rajapaksa

Amidst reports of poll violence on the rise in the run up to the Sixth Presidential election, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the island nation still faces a severe threat from separatists though the LTTE has been militarily crushed and the country united after a 30-year war.Preside...

January 15, 2010 8:49 PM

Five members of a family killed in Afghan

In Afghanistan, five members of a family, including four children, were killed today when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in southern Kandahar province. Border security commander Abdul Razaq said the bombing occurred as the family was heading home after visiting a shrine in the Spin Boldak dist...

January 15, 2010 8:49 PM

500 banned from participating in Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary polls

Iraq's Justice and Accountability Commission has banned 500 candidates from participating in upcoming parliamentary elections in the country due in March. According to Iraqi channel Al Sumaria, Elections Directorate in Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), Hamdiya Al Husseini has announced t...

January 15, 2010 8:49 PM

Death toll rise to 25 in Iraq explosions

The death toll from the three explosions in Iraq's southern holy city of Najaf yesterday has risen to 25. 72 people were wounded in the explosions. The serial explosions occurred yesterday afternoon in the old town of the Shiite holy city, some 180 kilometres south of Iraqi capital Baghdad. Som...

January 15, 2010 8:48 PM

Corruption trial: Italian PM denies charges

The corruption trial involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has resumed in Milan. Mr Berlusconi, 72, who is not expected today's hearing, denies the charges. He is likely to attend the hearing next month. Mr Berlusconi is accused of bribing his former tax lawyer to lie in two court ...

January 15, 2010 8:48 PM

Nepal promises not to allow any anti-India activity

Nepal today promised not to allow its territory to be used for any anti-India activity as the two countries discussed ways to step up cooperation in security and other issues. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna held delegation- level talks with Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister ...

January 15, 2010 8:16 PM

Pak Taliban chief injured in US drone attack

Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud was injured in yesterday's US drone attack in the country's northwestern tribal area. According to the private TV channel Express, officials today said Hakimullah, who was present in the area to meet Uzbek militants was injured in the attack. &#060...

January 15, 2010 8:15 PM

Japan orders end of naval refueling mission in Indian Ocean

Japan today ordered the end of a naval refueling mission in the Indian Ocean that has supported the US-led war in Afghanistan since 2001. Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa issued an order to the fleet commander to immediately end refueling activity in the Indian Ocean and to send the troops home. In...

January 15, 2010 8:15 PM

Criminal, terrorists planning attacks against foreigners in Sabah: US embassy

The United States embassy in Malaysia today issued a warning that criminal and terrorist groups are planning attacks against foreigners in Sabah state on Borneo island. The embassy said there was present concern over resorts in isolated areas in eastern Sabah including the diving island of Sipadan, ...

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