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December 3, 2009 11:50 AM
More than 160 Haj pilgrims from Indonesia have so far died due to various illnesses while performing duties in the holy city of Mecca this year. According to an official at the Indonesian Hajj organizer office, the deaths were related to heart attack, respiratory failure, liver failure, hypertension...
December 3, 2009 10:50 AM
The man accused of shooting dead 13 people at Fort Hood army base in Texas, U.S, has been charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. Maj Nidal Hasan, a psychiatrist at the base, already faced 13 counts of murder over the 5 November shootings. The U.S Army said the latest charges relate...
December 3, 2009 10:48 AM
Top U.S officials have begun working to build support for the Afghan troop surge a day after President Barack Obama set out his new strategy. Joint Chiefs of Staff head Adm Mike Mullen said the surge would provide forces to turn this thing around. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that failure t...
December 3, 2009 10:17 AM
Nigerian diplomat Ibrahim Gambari is to become the head of the UN-African Union peacekeeping force in the conflict-hit Darfur region. Mr Gambari is a former Nigerian foreign minister who is currently serving as UN special envoy to Myanmar. A spokesman for UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon said M...
December 3, 2009 9:10 AM
US President Barack Obama has announced to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan and begin withdrawal of troops in 18 months. In his Afghan policy speech at the West Point Military Academy in New York, Obama said the additional troops will target the insurgency and secure key population ce...
December 2, 2009 8:46 PM
With three important Tamil parties announcing their loyalties for the sitting President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and a few others to the Presidential contender Sarath Fonseka ,the chances of a third contender in the form of a consensus Tamil candidate are fast receding.<br/><br/>Last w...
December 2, 2009 8:45 PM
A European Union document suggesting East Jerusalem be the capital of a future Palestinian state has prompted a sharp response from Israel. The Israeli foreign ministry said that the move damages the ability of the European Union to take a role and be a significant factor in negotiations between Isr...
December 2, 2009 8:44 PM
In Bangladesh, the Leader of opposition Khaleda Zia, is all set to retain her post as Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The returning officer for the party's Chairperson's election R. A. Gani said that Khaleda Zia's nominations were the only application received before the expiry of t...
December 2, 2009 7:51 PM
A prominent Iranian economist has been jailed for nine years for protesting over the disputed election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June. Iranian media said Saeed Laylaz was convicted of attending illegal gatherings and possessing classified documents by a court. Mr. Laylaz, a prominent refor...
December 2, 2009 6:47 PM
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush has found himself on the receiving end of a shoe-throwing attack. Muntadar al-Zaidi was speaking about Iraqi war victims at a news conference in Paris, but managed to duck in time. Media reports said the attacker was an ex...
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