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January 1, 2010 7:15 PM

Pak handed over to India a list of Indian prisoners

Pakistan today handed over to India a list of Indian prisoners being held in the country's jails. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said in a statement in Islamabad that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over the list to an officer of the Indian High Commission.<br/><br/&...

January 1, 2010 7:15 PM

Bus plunges into narrow ditch, seven killed in B’desh

Seventeen people, including three children and three women, were killed and nearly 56 injured when a bus plunged into a narrow ditch in southwestern Bangladesh early today. Police said, the packed bus skidded off the road in dense fog on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Kanaipur, nearly 120 kilometer from Dh...

January 1, 2010 7:14 PM

UN to relocate 20% international staff in Pakistan

The United Nations will temporarily relocate about 20 per cent of its international staff in Pakistan following a string of terrorist attacks that killed at least 11 of its employees last year.<br/><br/>The move, which was in the offing for some time, was confirmed by UN spokespe...

January 1, 2010 7:14 PM

Iran govt undertaking measures to identify elements behind Ashoura

Iranian government has announced that it is undertaking measures to identify elements behind Ashoura day incidents in Tehran on 27th of last month but defiant opposition has called for an immediate end to the government crackdown on opposition activists. According to Press TV, the Iranian Interior m...

January 1, 2010 7:13 PM

N-Korea calls for an end to hostile relations with US

North Korea has issued a New Year message calling for an end to hostile relations with the United States. The North Korean regime traditionally marks New Year's Day with a joint editorial in the country's three major newspapers.<br/><br/>A statement carried in the newsp...

January 1, 2010 7:13 PM

Britain beefed up airport security

Britain is to enhance its airport security after the wake-up call of the alleged failed Detroit plane attack. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he had ordered a review of the existing security measures, and advisers would report within days.<br/><br/>He said full-body ...

January 1, 2010 2:36 PM

Bandh disrupts normal life in Nepal

In Nepal, normal life remained disrupted in various parts of the country today following a daylong bandh called by Nepal Addivasi Janjati Morcha in support of their various demands. <br/>In Kathmandu and its surrounding areas, shops, business establishments, and educational institutions re...

January 1, 2010 2:31 PM

US missile strike kills three in Pak

In Pakistan, three persons were killed today in a US missile strike aimed at Islamist insurgents in the town of Miranshah. Reports said, a pilotless aircraft fired two missiles at a moving car in the tribal region of north Waziristan, close to the border with Afghanistan. Security officials said, th...

January 1, 2010 10:33 AM

Obama mourns killing of CIA officers in Afghan

US President Barack Obama mourned the killing of seven CIA officers in Afghanistan in a Taliban suicide attack yesterday. In a message to the employees of the CIA, Obama said the American intelligence agency in recent years has been tested as never before. He said these brave Americans were part of ...

January 1, 2010 10:29 AM

Bhutto assassination probe extended: UN

The mandate of the Commission of Inquiry into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been extended by three months. <br/> <br/>UN Chief Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson Martin Nesirky said the Commissioners requested additional time to continue the...

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