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December 9, 2009 4:46 PM

Dubai International Film Festival to start with Nine

The 6th annual Dubai International Film Festival will open this evening with the screening of film Nine. This year the legendary Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award during the festival. The eight day long festival. will showcase 168 films from 55 countries includi...

December 9, 2009 2:47 PM

Two civilians killed, three wounded in bomb attack in Baghdad

In Iraq, two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in a fresh bombing attack in northern Baghdad. Voice of Iraq news agency quoting police sources has said that an explosive device went off this morning near al-Sabah library in al-Aadhamiya neighborhood in northern Baghdad, killing two...

December 9, 2009 2:46 PM

Iraq parliamentary elections on March 7

Iraq has postponed the country's parliamentary elections by one day to 7 th March next year. Voice of Iraq news agency quoting presidential chief-of-staff, Nasser al-Ani, has said that there was an agreement to hold the elections on 6th March but another meeting studied the case and decided to postp...

December 9, 2009 1:31 PM

Iran released three Belgian who entered prohibited areas illegally

Iran has released three Belgians held since October for illegally entering a prohibited area and gathering information. Iranian media reports said the three men were freed on the orders of Tehran's prosecutor and handed over to the Belgian ambassador. The reports gave no details of the nature o...

December 9, 2009 1:30 PM

Capture Laden to defeat al-Qaeda: US Commander

The top US commander in Afghanistan has said al-Qaeda will not be defeated unless its leader, Osama Bin Laden, is captured or killed. Testifying to the US Congress, Gen Stanley McChrystal said Bin Laden has become an iconic figure. He said President Barack Obama's deployment of 30,000 extra tro...

December 9, 2009 1:26 PM

Republicans warns Obama against signing any agreement on climate change

Amid accusations that scientists had exaggerated the climate change crisis, top Republican lawmakers today asked US President Barack Obama to refrain from engaging in any treaty. Republican Congressman Mike Pence told a news conference in Washington, along with six of his colleagues that the Preside...

December 9, 2009 12:07 PM

Drug trafficking turns Africa crime hub

The head of the U.N drugs agency (UNODC) Antonio Maria Costa has warned that widespread drug trafficking is transforming Africa into a major crime hub. Antonio Maria Costa said huge amounts of heroin and cocaine were being traded by terrorists and anti-government forces to fund their operations. He ...

December 9, 2009 11:57 AM

EU FMs urge Iran to come clear on N-programme

The European Union foreign ministers have agreed that Iran's stance on its nuclear programme requires a clear response including new appropriate measures. A statement issued at the end of the meeting in Brussels expressed concern over Iran's persistent failure to meet its international obl...

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