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January 11, 2010 9:19 PM

Abu Dhabi meet to discuss problems faced by Afghanistan and Pakistan

A meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to discuss the problems faced by Afghanistan and Pakistan. An official of National media council of UAE told AIR that delegations from 40 nations are expected to attend the meeting. Apart from the foreign minister of United Arab Emirates the foreign ...

January 11, 2010 9:00 PM

War among political factions kills five in Pak

In Pakistan, five bullet-riddled bodies have been found in the southern city of Karachi. Police said the latest killings appear to be part of a renewed war among rival political factions.<br/><br/> At least 31 people have died in targeted killings since January 1 when the decapit...

January 11, 2010 6:49 PM

BDR personnel accused of bloody uprising still missing

23 Bangladesh Rifles personnel, wanted for the bloody uprising at Force Headquarters last year are still missing and the authorities have doubled the bounty on their heads in order to trace them speedily. Bangladesh Rifles, BDR chief Major General Mainul Islam said they have decided to double the re...

January 11, 2010 6:48 PM

Pak identifies masterminds of deadly attack on ISI provincial HQ

A doctor and a chemical engineer, both from Pakistan's heartland Punjab, have been found to be the masterminds of a deadly attack on spy agency ISI's provincial headquarters in Lahore last year. While the engineer, named Asif, from Lahore's prestigious University of Engineering and Te...

January 11, 2010 5:52 PM

German Foreign Minister visits Yemen unannounced

Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has made an unannounced visit to Yemen, where five German nationals have been held hostage for six months. Mr Westerwelle will hold talks with President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa later today and is expected to raise the issue of the seized hostages...

January 11, 2010 5:52 PM

Angolan authorities arrest two over attack on Togo’s football team

Angolan authorities have arrested two people over a deadly attack on Togo's at the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Angola's National Radio reported that two suspects were arrested in the northern province of Cabinda - where Togo's team was attacked on Friday. Three Togolese official...

January 11, 2010 5:50 PM

Tamil Journalist charged under PTA granted bail

Tamil journalist J S Tissainaygam convicted under Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) by the Sri Lankan Court was on Monday granted bail pending appeal by the Appeal Courts. He was granted cash bail of 50, 000 rupees by the Courts on medical grounds. Tissainayagam was sentenced to 20 years Rigorous Im...

January 11, 2010 5:48 PM

China's gender imbalance widens

In China, more than 24 million men of marrying age could find themselves without spouses by 2020. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says the gender imbalance among newborns is the most serious demographic problem for the country's population of 1.3 billion. <br/><br/>It...

January 11, 2010 3:38 PM

Extreme winter causes disruption across Europe, Asia , North America

The extreme winter weather is causing disruption across regions in Europe, Asia and North America. The Arctic freeze that has struck Europe, left hundreds of people trapped in vehicles in deep snow or stranded at airports.<br/><br/>More than one hundred and sixty motorists were t...

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