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December 8, 2009 12:10 PM

Fresh blasts in Pak, probe on

In Pakistan, a blast occurred yet again in Peshawar on Tuesday. Media reports say the blast occurred in the Kohar Road area of the city. A police team was dispatched to the area to investigate the incident. However, there were no immediate reports of casualties. Details are awaited. Earlier, a serie...

December 8, 2009 12:08 PM

Three major parties of Nepal unite to resolve political deadlock

Nepal's three major political parties - the Unified CPN(Maoist), the Nepali Congress and the CPN(UML) formed a six-member taskforce to iron out differences among the parties to find an amicable solution to the current political deadlock. This was decided at a meeting of the top leaders of the three ...

December 8, 2009 10:50 AM

Iraq elections to be held by February end: UN

The United Nations has said that Iraqi parliamentary elections could now be held as early as the end of February. According to a statement of UN, received by AIR in Dubai today, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Special Representative for Iraq Ad Melkert pledged to give Iraq support and technica...

December 8, 2009 10:35 AM

15OO US marines to arrive in Afghanistan

The first contingent of fifteen hundred US Marines will arrive in Afghanistan this month, in the first wave of a troop surge approved by President Barack Obama. This has been stated by the US military spokesman in Washington. Meanwhile, a top US defence official has said that the United States hopes...

December 8, 2009 10:26 AM

6 doctors charged in connection with assassination of Montalva

A Chilean judge has charged six people over the death of the country's ex-President, Eduardo Frei Montalva in 1982. The judge said there was now evidence that Mr Frei, a vocal critic of military leader Augusto Pinochet, had been poisoned in hospital. The arrests come less than a week before Chi...

December 8, 2009 9:17 AM

Israel Chief of Staff arrives in New Delhi

Israel's Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi is arriving in New Delhi on Tuesday on a three-day visit to India. Strengthening the ties between Israel and India and the nations' militaries is the highlight of his visit. AIR correspondent reports, this is the first such trip by Israel's Chief...

December 8, 2009 9:08 AM

Series of explosions leave 46 dead in Pakistan

A series of bomb attacks in Pakistan has killed at least 46 people. In the country's second largest city Lahore, two bombs went off within 30 seconds of each other in the busy Moon market killing at least 36 people. The attack which injured about 100 people sparked a huge blaze at the city&#039...

December 7, 2009 10:32 PM

Bomb in Pakistan's Peshawar injures at least 20

In Pakistan, at least 20 people have been injured night when two explosions rocked a busy market in Lahore on Monday.The blasts occurred at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town area of Lahore shortly after 8.45 pm. Witnesses said at least 20 people were injured in the attack.They said the possible targe...

December 7, 2009 3:33 PM

Mahinda gets support of Dissanayake for presidential polls

In Sri Lanka, giving a boost to the ruling coalition and Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP), the United National Party (UNP) National Organiser and Central Provincial Council Opposition Leader S.B. Dissanayake today announced his decision to support Mahinda Rajapaksa in the forthcoming Presidential pol...

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