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December 2, 2009 6:43 PM

Former Pak Army Major made Headley pose as jew

A former Pakistan Army Major, who has joined the ranks of Lashker-e-Taiba, LeT, is emerging as one of the masterminds of the Mumbai carnage and was in direct touch with arrested US terror suspect David Headley. The former armyman identified as Sajid Mir has turned out to be Headley's handler in...

December 2, 2009 6:39 PM

ADB, UNDP sign two MoUs to help Nepal Govt

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed two MoUs to help Nepal government in enhancing reforms in local level governance.According to a press release issued by the UNDP in Kathmandu today, the two MoU would focus on expanding the outreach of UND...

December 2, 2009 5:38 PM

NATO countries will do more to contribute to fight against al-Qaeda, Taliban

Nato's secretary general has said member countries will do substantially more to contribute to the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Anders Fogh Rasmussen said non-US Nato countries would provide at least 5,000 extra troops in 2010, and probably a few thousand on top of tha...

December 2, 2009 5:35 PM

Islamists claim responsibility for Russian train bombing

Islamists from the North Caucasus have claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing of the Russian passenger train on Friday. According to a statement posted today on a website linked to Chechen rebels, the operation was prepared and executed along with other acts of sabotage, planned from the star...

December 2, 2009 5:32 PM

China swine flu death toll triples in 2 weeks

In China, H1N1 flu death toll has tripled in the past two weeks after the government ordered more accurate reporting of fatalities amid suspicions of a cover-up. In a statement, the health ministry said the number of people reported killed by the influenza A (H1N1) virus had jumped to 178 at the wee...

December 2, 2009 5:32 PM

Suicide bomb rocks Pak Naval Headquarters

Militants today struck Pakistan's Naval Headquarters in Islamabad with a teenage suicide bomber blowing himself up at the gate of the complex, killing a naval official and injuring three others. In the brazen attack, the bomber approached the naval headquarters complex on Margalla Road, and ble...

December 2, 2009 2:54 PM

Dubai refuses to give landing rights to PIA

A Gulf country has denied landing rights to Pakistan International Airlines for the first time, causing a lot of embarrassment to the ailing state-run carrier. The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority refused to give landing rights to PIA for operating flights to Dubai from Sialkot International Airport, ...

December 2, 2009 2:47 PM

NATO Chief welcomes Obama’s announcement

NATO Chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen says, he is confident that members of the transatlantic alliance would make a substantial increase in their contributions to Afghanistan.His comments, follows US President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. He warmly welcomed Obam...

December 2, 2009 2:43 PM

Google frames new rule

The internet search engine Google has detailed plans to limit the number of online newspaper articles which users can read for free. Previously Google was allowing access to unlimited content. From now on, Google users will be limited to five news stories from each provider per day. Users who click ...

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