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December 3, 2009 7:02 PM

Lakhvi's plea against 26/11 indictment rejected

Pakistan-based Lashkar e Toiba's operations chief and Mumbai attacks mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi on Thursday failed to get any reprieve from the Lahore High Court, which disposed of his two petitions challenging his indictment for involvement in the 26/11 strikes.<br/><br/&#0...

December 3, 2009 5:54 PM

Four injured in roadside blast in Pakistan

In Pakistan, a bomb went off near a police check post in the suburbs of Peshawar on Thursday, injuring four persons, including three policemen.The timed explosive device was planted beneath a bridge close to the check post near the Peshawar University. Ambulances rushed to the site to take the injur...

December 3, 2009 1:24 PM

Lakhvi challenges his indictment

In Pakistan, LeT operations Chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, has challenged his indictment by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court in Lahore High Court. Lakhvi has claimed that the prosecution does not have enough evidence to prove his involvement in the 26/11 strikes. L...

December 3, 2009 1:23 PM

Demonstrations against US decision to send more troops to Afghanistan

Demonstrations were held in Washington to protest against President Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan. The demonstrators urged the US President and his top national security advisors to reconsider their planned troop surge for Afghanistan. They said the American people want mo...

December 3, 2009 1:16 PM

Iran will start enriching uranium to a level of 20 per cent: Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that Iran will start enriching uranium to a level of 20 per cent. According to Iranian news agency, IRNA, he announced this during a public meeting in Iran's central province of Isfahan, on Wednesday evening. President Ahmadinejad said that th...

December 3, 2009 12:54 PM

Timely drafting of new constitution should be top priority: Prachanda

In Nepal, top leaders of three major parties- Unified CPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress and CPN(UML) have stressed the need for consensus and cooperation for completion of the peace process and drafting of the new constitution on schedule. Taking part in a televised discussion organized by a local telev...

December 3, 2009 11:54 AM

Transition in Afghanistan on formula earlier followed in Iraq:Gates

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the transition in Afghanistan beginning July 2011 would be on the formula which was earlier followed in Iraq. American forces had gradually handed over the regions in Iraq to the local security forces in phases. In his speech on Tuesday, President Obama had...

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