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December 6, 2009 2:41 PM

Queen warns to newspapers not to publish paparazzi pictures of Royal Family

In Britain, the Queen has issued a strong warning to newspapers not to publish paparazzi pictures of the Royal Family. Her lawyers have reminded papers of privacy obligations under their own code of practice amid anger about intrusions into their lives. Prince Charles' spokesman said the Royal ...

December 6, 2009 1:58 PM

Normal life paralyses in Nepal following day long bandh by Maoists

In Nepal, normal life in different parts of the country remained paralyzed today following a day long nation wide bandh called by the Unified CPN (Maoist) in protest against killing of four people in police firing following a clash between the landless squatters and the security forces in Kailali di...

December 6, 2009 9:32 AM

Jara reburied 36 years after his death

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of Chilean singer Victor Jara who has been reburied 36 years after his death in a military coup. Well-wishers scattered flowers as his cortege made its way to a cemetery. Jara was one of the most prominent victims of the 1973 coup that brought Gen August...

December 5, 2009 9:17 PM

US and Afghan troops enter South Afghanistan

U.S. and Afghan troops have advanced into the Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan in the first major offensive after U.S. President Barak Obama's Wednesday announcement of troop surge in the insurgency-ridden country. The operation dubbed "Cobra's Anger", began yesterday in...

December 5, 2009 9:17 PM

Taliban claims responsibility for attack on Pak

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Saturday's bombing in the mosque in Rawapindi and vowed to carry out more attacks. According to an e-mail message from the group the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan took responsibility for the action. In an e-mail to CNN today the group confirmed the a...

December 5, 2009 9:16 PM

CPN(Maoist) call nationwide strike in Nepal

In Nepal, Unified CPN(Maoist) have called a nationwide general strike on Sunday after five people including a policeman were killed and nearly three dozen injured in clashes between security forces and squatters in Kailali district. The clash occurred after the security personnel tried to evict land...

December 5, 2009 9:16 PM

Fonseka lashes out on Rajapaksa regime

Retired General turned politician Sarath Fonseka on Saturday hit out at the Rajapaksa regime from the platform of United National Party (UNP) on the ground of corruption and lamented that the Presidency was being run like his personnel fiefdom involving his family.Sarath Fonseka made his first publi...

December 5, 2009 8:26 PM

Thai King discharged from hospital, makes public appearance

Thailand's revered King has called for peace and stability in his country during a rare public appearance for his 82nd birthday. King Bhumipol Adulyadel left the Siriraj Hospital this morning where he has been for almost three months after being admitted for a lung infection. He waved to well-w...

December 5, 2009 8:26 PM

20 Egyptians missing after ferries collide

Around 20 Egyptians were listed as missing after two passenger ferries collided in the Nile Delta north of the Egyptian capital on Friday. Governor of Kafr el-Sheikh province Ahmed Zaki Abdeen said one ferry had between 25 and 30 passengers on board while the other was carrying no passengers. the co...

December 5, 2009 7:32 PM

Police to maintain strict vigil as Athens celebrates anniversary

More than 6,000 police will be on the streets of Athens as the city on Sunday marks the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy. The teenager's death at the hands of police in December last year sparked Greece's worst riots in decades. In the run-up to the anniversary,...

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