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January 12, 2010 6:53 PM

Rajapaksa offers more participation to provinces

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa offered more participation to the Provinces in the Centre with plans to have an upper House in the Parliament by proposing an amendment to the Constitution in the future.<br/><br/>Interacting with the foreign media today at his official resi...

January 12, 2010 2:06 PM

Afghan foreign minister lauds India’s role in development of Afghanistan

Afghan foreign minister Rangin Dafdar Spanta has lauded India's role in the development of Afghanistan.Talking to reporters in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday he said that India is a major partner in the development of the country and has committed 1.3 billion dollars for Afghanistan in eight years for its dev...

January 12, 2010 1:52 PM

Discussions on problems faced by Afghanistan, Pak underway in Abu Dhabi

A meeting is underway in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to discuss the problems faced by Afghanistan and Pakistan.Apart from the foreign minister of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jordan and UEA's state foreign minister, the delegations from 40 nations and organisations including UN mission in Afghanistan and EU are ...

January 12, 2010 1:43 PM

7 in 10 Afghans support presence of foreign forces

A recent poll has shown that nearly seven in 10 Afghans support the presence of foreign forces in their country while 61 percent favour the increase of U.S. and NATO troops to 37,000 this year.The poll however concluded that support for U.S. and NATO forces dropped sharply in the south and east wher...

January 12, 2010 1:41 PM

Extensive search operation across Baghdad after militants attacks threat

In Iraq, security forces launched an extensive search operation across the capital Baghdad on Tuesday reportedly after receiving information that militants were planning attacks in the city.Many arterial roads and the bridges across the Tigress river were blocked by check points.Baghdad was practica...

January 12, 2010 1:30 PM

US seeks UAE to review acquittal of Sheikh's rape, torture acquittal

The United States has called on the United Arab Emirates to review a court ruling which acquitted a member of its ruling family of torture charges.The court found Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan not guilty of abusing an Afghan man - apparently on grounds of diminished responsibility.A US state depar...

January 12, 2010 11:51 AM

China tests interceptor missile

China says it has successfully tested military technology which intercepts missiles in mid-air.<br/><br/>A brief report on the state news agency said the test had been defensive and had not been targeted at any country.<br/><br/>The test came shortly after the...

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