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December 30, 2009 1:07 PM

UK PM pledges support to Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi

UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has written a personal letter to Burma's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In the letter, Mr Brown praised Suu Kyi's selflessness and courage, saying that his government stands immovably alongside her and the Burmese people. He urges the Burme...

December 30, 2009 11:36 AM

Systemic failure occurred in intelligence network: Obama

US President Barack Obama has said that a systemic failure occurred in the intelligence network ahead of the thwarted attack on a US-bound flight from Amsterdam on Christmas Day. Terming this unacceptable, he asked the authorities to submit a preliminary report on the failed attempt by a Nigerian na...

December 29, 2009 9:53 PM

China claims billion missing from public fund

Chinese State company Czars and other top officials in China have been found to have indulged in luxuries like buying fancy cars and other consumer durables at state expense. The country's national auditor is saying that officials stole or misused a staggering 34.4 billion US dollars this year ...

December 29, 2009 9:12 PM

11th divorce granted to Jewish Israeli man

A 50-year-old man from Jerusalem has been granted a divorce for the 11th time, a new Israeli record for Jews. He told the rabbinical court he usually divorced his wives every two years and looked for a new bride immediately after. He said he had never experienced any difficulty in finding a new brid...

December 29, 2009 8:13 PM

Photos of Northwest Airlines Flight Bomb released

The first photos of the underpants bomb that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab allegedly tried to detonate on a Northwest Airlines flight above Detroit on Christmas Day have been released. Experts have since been debating whether the explosive, if properly detonated by the 23-year-old Nigerian suspect, woul...

December 29, 2009 8:08 PM

Al-Qaida militants plotting attacks in Lebanon

Al-Qaida militants are plotting terrorist attacks against state institutions and foreign missions in Lebanon. Local An Nahar daily quoting a well-informed security source on Tuesday said Lebanese security agencies have received information about the infiltration of Al-Qaida militants into the countr...

December 29, 2009 8:07 PM

Karachi shuts down to mourn attack

Pakistan's financial capital Karachi shut down on Tuesday to mourn its worst attack as the death toll from Monday's suicide bombing on Shiite Muslims procession rose to 43. Chief Minister of Sindh Province Syed Qaim Ali Shah had declared province-wide public holiday on Tuesday. All governm...

December 29, 2009 8:07 PM

Civil causalities in Afghanistan up by 10%: UN

The war in Afghanistan killed 10 percent more civilians during the first 10 months of this year compared to 2008, despite several preventive measures taken. UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) showed civilian deaths in the first 10 months of 2009 at 2,038, up from 1,838 for the same period ...

December 29, 2009 8:06 PM

Netanyahu meets Mubarak in Egypt for talks on peace process

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Middle East peace process. <br/>According to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit the discussions are expected to focus on ways to advance peace efforts and reach a fair settlemen...

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