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December 31, 2009 3:50 PM

US embassy warns of terror attack at Indonesia's Bali on New Year

The US Embassy is warning of a possible terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island on New Year's Eve. The embassy sent e-mails to US citizens today quoting Bali's governor as saying there is an indication of an attack to Bali tonight. The governor called on people to be alert, but ga...

December 31, 2009 3:11 PM

Failed Dec 25 attack an intelligence failure: US media

The US media today slammed intellegence agencies for their failure to connect the dots that would have prevented a Nigerian terror suspect from sneaking explosives inside a plane on Christmas Day. Around 300 passengers aboard the Amsterdam-Detroit North West Airlines Plane had a miraculous escape on...

December 31, 2009 3:08 PM

Kazakhstan, Iran deny uranium deal

Kazakhstan has categorically denied reports of a possible deal to supply uranium to Iran. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Astana that these reports are baseless and damaging for the reputation of their country. The move came a day after the United States reacted to media reports that a deal bet...

December 31, 2009 2:42 PM

Revellers to usher in 2010 with fireworks and parties?

Revellers across the globe prepared today to ring in the New Year with fireworks and festivities under tight security after a narrowly-averted Christmas Day airline bomb plot in the United States. Partygoers from Tuvalu to Tijuana are set to raise a toast to bid farewell to 2009 and usher in a new d...

December 31, 2009 1:31 PM

13 foreigners killed in two separate militant attacks in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least 13 foreigners including eight American civilians were killed in two separate militant attacks on Wednesday. U.S. officials said a suicide bomber blew him up in a military base used by the CIA in eastern Khost province bordering Pakistan, killing at least eight U.S. civilians...

December 31, 2009 11:18 AM

Nigeria clash death toll up to 40, normalcy returns

The death toll from a clash between security forces and members of an Islamic sect in northern Nigeria has climbed to 40, even as the region limped back to normalcy. The country's police spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu said that situation has returned to normal in the area following extra effort by ...

December 30, 2009 9:38 PM

Protest against killing of 10 civilians in a military raid

In Afghanistan, hundreds of people took to the streets on Wednesday in capital Kabul and eastern city of Jalalabad to protest against the killing of 10 civilians in a military raid by foreign forces few days ago in Kunar province. Jamiat Eslah, or Afghan Society for Social Reform and Development, st...

December 30, 2009 9:37 PM

Another 48 suspected asylum seekers detected

Another 48 suspected asylum seekers have been detected in a boat off the north-west of Western Australia. It is the third vessel that border authorities have seized this week and the 61st to arrive in Australia this year. The 48 passengers and four crew from the boat intercepted near Ashmore Islands...

December 30, 2009 9:37 PM

Crossovers in Sri Lankan Presidential election

With less than four weeks remaining for the Sri Lankan Presidential election to be held, crossovers from one side to the other has become the order of the day. The latest to join the bandwagon is the Deputy Minister Satchithanantan in the present government. He along with the National Organiser of t...

December 30, 2009 9:36 PM

Former Indonesian President dies

Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has died. He was 69 and passed away on Wednesday evening in a hospital in capital Jakara. Mr Wahid had been suffering from a number of medical problems in recent years. Mr Wahid ruled the country between 1999 and 2001. He was the first elected president ...

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