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December 1, 2009 3:27 PM

Iran successfully tests 1st nuclear power plant

Iran's long-delayed first nuclear power plant has been tested successfully. This was announced by Director of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Ali Salehi at a press conference with visiting Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko in Tehran. He declared that a 250 bar atmospheric press...

December 1, 2009 2:41 PM

Main suspect in Philippines massacre charged

In the Philippines, a member of a powerful clan accused over a massacre of 57 people in the southern part of the country has been charged with multiple murders. Andal Ampatuan, a mayor from lawless Maguindanao province, surrendered last week and has denied involvement. Prosecutors say that Andal Amp...

December 1, 2009 2:40 PM

Pak Sc for formation of special bench to review NRO

Adding to woes of President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's Supreme Court is expected to take up next week legal challenges to the amnesty granted to him and thousands of other people in graft cases under a controversial law which lapsed three days back.<br/><br/>Chief Justice ...

December 1, 2009 2:06 PM

Lanka war camp-dwellers free to leave military camps

In Sri Lanka, the Manik Farm camps, where thousands of war displaced Tamil civilians are still housed have been declared open camps from today by the Government. This will allow the civilians being allowed free movement within and outside the camp. Speaking to AIR Colombo Correspondent, the Officer ...

December 1, 2009 2:04 PM

Obama to brief PM, other leaders on new Af-Pak policy

US President Barack Obama will brief Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh along with other world leaders by tomorrow on his new Af-Pak policy that is expected to cover sending thousands of more troops to fight Taliban insurgency and outline an exit strategy. Obama's call to Dr. Singh will take pla...

December 1, 2009 1:26 PM

Headley’s detention hearing deferred indefinitely

The detention hearing of terror suspect David Coleman Headley, arrested by the FBI for plotting attacks in India at the behest of Lashkar-e-Taiba, scheduled for Friday at a court in Chicago has been indefinitely deferred. US Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, announced that no new dat...

December 1, 2009 1:08 PM

Western nations warn Iran not to defy international demands

Western nations have warned Iran not to defy international demands by building 10 uranium enrichment sites. America's envoy to the U.N called Iran's announcement unacceptable while the French Foreign Minister said Iran was playing an extremely dangerous game. Germany warned Iran to expect ...

December 1, 2009 1:06 PM

US asks Pak to stop using insurgent groups for achieving its policy goals

The US has asked Pakistan to stop using insurgent groups like LeT for achieving its policy goals, warning that America may be impelled to use "any means" at its disposal if Islamabad failed to deliver in the war against terror.The message, was conveyed in a letter from US President Barack ...

December 1, 2009 1:05 PM

5 Britons detained by the Iranian navy

Five Britons have been detained by the Iranian navy while sailing a racing yacht from Bahrain to Dubai. The Foreign Office (FCO) has said the sailors were on a boat belonging to Sail Bahrain stopped on 25 November. The FCO said the crew may have strayed inadvertently into Iranian waters. The five, w...

December 1, 2009 1:03 PM

Obama signs executive order implementing his new strategy on Afghan

The U.S President Barack Obama has signed an executive order implementing his new strategy on Afghanistan. Mr. Obama has been briefing western allies as well as Russia and China on his plan which he will make public today. <br/>President Obama held one meeting with his military chiefs on S...

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