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January 7, 2010 6:43 PM
Israel says it has successfully tested a system to intercept short-distance rockets and plans to deploy it later this year. Defence ministry officials said the system is designed to stop incoming projectiles, such as the rockets fired at Israel by Palestinian militants in Gaza and Hezbollah in Leban...
January 7, 2010 6:36 PM
LTTE leader late Prabhakaran's aged father who was discovered by the Sri Lankan troops amongst the war displaced civilians in the refugee camps in Manik Farm in the last week of May passed away last night .<br/><br/>Thiruvekkadam Velupillai died on Wednesday night following ...
January 7, 2010 6:17 PM
Terror suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana today claimed in a bail plea that he is a Pakistani army deserter and will not be able flee home due to fears of reprisal, but failed to get a reprieve from a US court. The Pakistani-Canadian, arrested by the FBI in October, appeared before District Judge Matthew...
January 7, 2010 6:16 PM
Western intelligence has warned energy-rich Gulf states that Al-Qaeda is on the verge of launching attacks mainly on ships after regrouping in the past few months. The Al-Qabas daily, citing unnamed Kuwaiti security sources, today said that Al-Qaeda has trained operatives in the region to carry out ...
January 7, 2010 6:15 PM
In China, more regions faced power shortages, food prices rose and the government warned of crop damage as a cold wave kept its icy grip on the country today with more chilly weather forecast. China National Radio said a vast swathe of the country - from the interior southwest to its northeastern se...
January 7, 2010 6:14 PM
In Iraq, eight people, including an anti-terror police chief, have been killed in bomb attacks on houses in the town of Heet in western Anbar province. Police said, early this morning insurgents blew up three houses of two police officers, including Major Walid al-Heeti, chief of the town's ant...
January 7, 2010 6:14 PM
LTTE leader late Prabhakaran's aged father who was discovered by the Sri Lankan troops amongst the war displaced civilians in the refugee camps in Manik Farm in the last week of May passed away last night .Thiruvekkadam Velupillai died on Wednesday night following a brief illness. He was 86 yea...
January 7, 2010 6:13 PM
The Nigerian accused of plotting to bomb a plane over Detroit met radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. Deputy Prime Minister Rashad al-Alimi said the two men had met when the bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, visited Shabwa province. Last week US security official John Brennan said there...
January 7, 2010 5:29 PM
Top leaders from three major Nepalese parties have agreed to form a high level mechanism in a bid to break the political deadlock and finalise the new constitution by May this year. The decks for a formation of a multi-party high level mechanism were cleared at the meeting attended by Maoist chief P...
January 7, 2010 3:25 PM
Severe winter weather has brought dangerous conditions and transport disruption to parts of Europe. In Britain, thousands of schools have been closed and travellers have been hit by major delays after heavy snowfall left swathes of the country at a halt. <br/> <br/>Temperatures a...
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