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December 16, 2009 6:31 PM
Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged with plotting terror attacks outside US, was today denied bail by a court in Chicago. The court said there is a risk that he could flee the country if released on bail since he maintains strong family ties with Canada and has some but not substan...
December 16, 2009 5:48 PM
Iran has tested an optimized version of the solid-fuel Sejjil-2 missile on Wednesday. According to Iran's news agency ILNA, the Sejil-2 has a longer range than the Shahab-3 missile.<br/><br/>Shahab-3 can reach targets up to 2-thousand kilometers away, which would put Israel and U...
December 16, 2009 5:37 PM
Iran has successfully tested an optimized version of the solid-fuel Sejjil-2 deterrent missile on Wednesday.According to Iran's semi official TV channel Press TV it is part of its long-term plans to defend the country's borders.The channel added that deterrent system was build as part of an eff...
December 16, 2009 2:22 PM
Iran today successfully test-fired optimized version of indigenously built Sejil 2 missile. This has been reported by the local Press TV.<br/>
December 16, 2009 1:29 PM
Pakistan has advocated delinking of resumption of composite dialogue from the 26/11 probe, saying it was seriously pursuing all the leads provided by India. Speaking at a book release function in New Delhi yesterday Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said both Pakistan and India are to...
December 16, 2009 1:21 PM
Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day today to commemorate the glorious victory over Pakistan's armed forces. On this day in 1971, the Pakistan army surrendered ending the nine-month Liberation War that saw the birth of the new nation. A 21-gun salute at dawn heralded the day, followed by laying of wrea...
December 16, 2009 12:57 PM
Detained Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed to meet top officials of her party - National League for Democracy (NLD). The meeting - the first of its kind this year - gives her the opportunity to pay respects to three ailing party colleagues, the youngest of whom is 85...
December 16, 2009 12:40 PM
Scientists have discovered a gene linked to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The gene was discovered by an international team, led by Queensland Institute of Medical Research and University of Edinburgh. According to the scientists, this research can lead to better diagnosis of mental illness ris...
December 16, 2009 12:05 PM
An inquiry is due to open in Berlin today into the circumstances surrounding a NATO air strike in Afghanistan in which up to 142 people were killed. Afghan civilians were among the victims of the air strike in Kunduz in early September, which was carried out on the orders of a German commander. Defe...
December 16, 2009 12:04 PM
The Philippines' most active Mayon volcano oozed lava and shot up plumes of ash, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes. State volcanologists raised the alert level on the volcano to two steps below a major eruption after ash explosions late Monday. Dark orange lava fragments glowe...
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