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December 13, 2009 9:20 PM

Nepal:Unified CPN declares 2 more autonomous states

In Nepal, the opposition Unified CPN (Maoist) today declared two more autonomous states as a part of its third phase of anti-government protest, despite concerns expressed by non-Maoist political parties. It includes Tharuwan autonomous state comprising five districts in western Terai and Seti Mahak...

December 13, 2009 9:12 PM

Iran's Supreme leader warns opposition

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Opposition leaders to distance themselves from those who he said were acting against Islam. In a Speech on State Television Ayatollah Khamenei said reformist groups were turning a family into a battle against Iran's Islamic system. La...

December 13, 2009 9:08 PM

Pak troops kill 22 militants close to Afghan border

Pakistani officials say troops backed by artillery and fighter jets have killed 22 militants in the tribal region of Keran close to the Afghan border. There is no independent confirmation of these figures. The army has been carrying out offensive inside Keran in Waziristan but many militants are bel...

December 13, 2009 7:27 PM

Sri Lankan Govt. denies charges of eliminating surrendering LTTE leaders

Sri Lankan Government has denied the charge of the former Sri Lankan Army Chief Sarath Fonseka that Sri Lankan forces eliminated surrendering Tiger leaders on the orders of the defence secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa who had instructed that all LTTE leaders must be killed. In an interview with a local...

December 13, 2009 6:33 PM

British PM vows to renew effort to defeat Taliban insurgency

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed a renewed effort to defeat the Taliban insurgency during a visit to Afghanistan and has called the next few months as critical. He was speaking on arrival at Kandahar airfield today on a previously unannounced visit to Afghanistan. The British leader&#03...

December 13, 2009 6:32 PM

Philippines: Suspected militants attack jail,free inmates

In the Philippines, suspected Muslim militants have attacked a jail in Isabela, capital of Basilan province and freed 31 inmates. One guard and one militant were killed during the gun battle before the assailants destroyed a concrete wall, freeing the inmates. Among those who escaped were two leader...

December 13, 2009 5:13 PM

Miss India Pooja Chopra gets applause at Miss World pageant

Gibraltar's Kaiane Aldorino was crowned Miss World 2009 in a glittering gala event in Johannesburg, but it was Miss India Pooja Chopra who got some of the loudest applause for bravely taking on the contest despite a broken ankle. Miss Mexico Perla Beltran finished second and South Africa's...

December 13, 2009 11:11 AM

India oppose amendment to Kyoto protocol at Copenhagen meet

India opposed any amendment to the Kyoto protocol at the Copenhagen meet , even as the European Union pushed for an agreement that is broader than the 1997 climate change treaty that puts more obligations on developing countries for cutting emissions.<br/> <br/>The tiny Pacific i...

December 13, 2009 9:18 AM

Operations in South Waziristan will continue: Pak Minister

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani did an about turn yesterday on ending the military offensive against Taliban in South Waziristan even as 19 militants and three security personnel were killed in fresh clashes in the country's northwest. Talking to reporters in Lahore, Gillani initial...

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