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November 30, 2009 12:44 PM

UK slam Iran's ‘atomic plant’ plan

Britain has warned that Iranian plans to build new uranium enrichment plants are a matter of serious concern and would breach UN Security Council resolutions.<br/><br/>A Foreign Office spokeswoman said, Britain will consider its response in partnership with the UN watchdog the In...

November 30, 2009 12:43 PM

Jose Mujica is Uruguay's next President

In Uruguay, a leftist former rebel, Jose Mujica, was declared the winner of a Presidential runoff vote after his opponent ex-president Luis Lacalle conceded defeat.<br/><br/>The co-founder of the radical leftist Tupamaros movement addressed cheering supporters in a triumphant spe...

November 30, 2009 12:43 PM

Honduras people vote for new President

In Honduras, people have voted for a new President in the first elections since the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya, with de facto leaders hoping to turn a page on the five-month coup crisis.<br/><br/>Election officials hailed calm voting across the Central American nation, but...

November 30, 2009 12:36 PM

10 killed in China road mishap

In China, ten persons were killed and 27 others injured in a road accident in the southern Guangdong Province on Monday. <br/><br/>The accident happened when a mini bus plunged into 50 meters deep gorge. <br/><br/>Five persons were killed on the spot while fiv...

November 29, 2009 8:53 PM

India, US expected to finalise reprocessing pact soon

India and the US are expected to finalise a crucial agreement on reprocessing under the civil nuclear deal in two weeks, with all but one issue being resolved and negotiations entering the last lap. National Security Adviser M K Narayanan said the two sides were racing against time to conclude the a...

November 29, 2009 7:10 PM

Pak must do more to break al-Qaeda : Brown

Mounting pressure on Pakistan, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today said its security forces must do more to break al-Qaeda and find Osama bin Laden. He told the BBC that eight years after the 2001 attacks on the US, nobody had been able to spot or detain or get close to the al-Qaeda leader. Mr...

November 29, 2009 7:06 PM

Pak must do more to break al-Qaeda : Brown

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said, Pakistan must do more to break al-Qaeda and find Osama bin Laden. He told the BBC that eight years after the 2001 attacks on the US, nobody has been able to spot or detain or get close to the al-Qaeda leader. Mr. Brown said, Pakistan's security serv...

November 29, 2009 6:26 PM

Nepal to hold cabinet meeting on climate change

Nepali government has decided to hold a historic cabinet meeting at the Base Camp of Mt. Everest on Friday to highlight the impact of global warming on the Himalayas ahead of the UN convention on climate change in Copenhagen next month.<br/><br/>Announcing this at a press confere...

November 29, 2009 6:26 PM

73 dead in Congo boat accident

A boat accident in the western Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 73 people. The International Committee of Red Cross says the cargo boat was carrying passengers as well as logs when it sank in Lake Mai-Ndombe in bad weather. Reports say 272 people survived while others remain missing ...

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