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December 28, 2009 12:33 PM

Chinese ship crew rescued from Somali pirates?

China says it has rescued the 25 crew members of a ship hijacked by Somali pirates in October. No mention of ransom payment was made but there are reports that four million dollars were paid on Sunday. The Foreign Ministry said the De Xin Hia bulk carrier is now sailing under Chinese naval escort af...

December 28, 2009 11:31 AM

Five people killed in anti govt protests in Tehran

In Iran, five people including nephew of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Seyyed Ali Mousavi were killed in the anti-government protests in the capital Tehran on Sunday. According to Iranian channel Press TV, Iran's deputy police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan while confirming the deaths has claimed that the polic...

December 28, 2009 11:29 AM

UAE sign 20-billion-dollar nuclear contract to South Korea

United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a contract worth 20 billion dollars with a South Korean consortium to build nuclear reactors in the country. The contract was signed in Abu Dhabi last evening in the presence of UEA President Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and visiting South Korean President...

December 28, 2009 9:40 AM

Five people killed in anti govt protests in Tehran

In Iran, five people were killed in anti-government protests in the capital Tehran on Sunday. According to Iranian channel Press TV, Iran's deputy police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan while confirming the deaths has said that the force was not involved in the killings, adding that the incidents are un...

December 27, 2009 7:59 PM

Air travellers face stringent security measures

Air travellers around the world are facing stringent security measures as airport authorities have stepped up security checks following the attack two days ago by a Nigerian to blow up a US plane. These measures are largely affecting flights to the United States. A report says that Police in Britain...

December 27, 2009 7:58 PM

Air travellers face stringent security measures

Air travellers around the world are facing stringent security measures as airport authorities have stepped up security checks following the attack two days ago by a Nigerian to blow up a US plane. These measures are largely affecting flights to the United States. A report says that Police in Britain...

December 27, 2009 4:20 PM

Evicted Muslim civilians will be resettled: Rajapaksa

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said all Muslim civilians who were forcibly evicted from the North 20 years ago due to LTTE threat will be resettled in their original places of residence with all infrastructure facilities. He was speaking at the All Ceylon Muslim Congress Northern Convent...

December 27, 2009 2:57 PM

Ashura commemorations reach climax in Afghanistan

The festival of Muharram is being observed in Afghanistan with religious fervor by country's minority Shiites. The ten day Ashura commemorations reached its climax today with a hope to send a message of peace in their war-ravaged nation. Hundreds of Shiites gathered in the capital main mosque to att...

December 27, 2009 2:53 PM

Security beefed up in Iraq for Ashura

Security has been stepped up in Iraq in view of Shia Muslim Ashura commemorations for which large number of people are gathering in the holy shrine city of Karbala today. According to Karbala police chief General Ali Jassim Mohammed, about 25 thousand police officers and soldiers had been deployed i...

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