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November 27, 2009 6:35 PM
In Afghanistan, the Governor of southern Kandahar province today narrowly escaped an assassination bid when a bomb exploded near his car as he was going to a mosque. The Governor's spokesman said that Tooryalai Wesa was on his way to prayers marking the Eid al-Adha festival when a roadside bomb...
November 27, 2009 5:45 PM
In a bid to fight global warming, the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, China, has announced it will take steps voluntarily to cut emissions by 40 to 45 per cent per unit of GDP by 2020. <br/><br/>China's decision came hours after the White House said President...
November 27, 2009 5:44 PM
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Mohamed El Baradei says the Agency has reached a dead end in verifying the nature and objective of Iran's nuclear programme. Mr El Baradei told the 35-member board meeting of the IAEA that there has been no movement on remaining issues of conc...
November 27, 2009 5:03 PM
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief Mohamed El Baradei says the Agency has reached a dead end in verifying the nature and objective of Iran's nuclear programme. Mr El Baradei told the 35-member board meeting of the IAEA that there has been no movement on remaining issues of conc...
November 27, 2009 4:59 PM
In a bid to fight global warming, the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, China, has announced it will take steps voluntarily to cut emissions by 40 to 45 per cent per unit of GDP by 2020. China's decision came hours after the White House said President Barack Obama personally commi...
November 27, 2009 2:55 PM
In Afghanistan, Eid-ul-Adha is being celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in different parts of the country. The day marks the beginning of three-day celebrations where people greet and feast with their families and friends. This day also marks the end of the Haj, the annual pilgrimage to ...
November 27, 2009 2:55 PM
In Saudi Arabia, the bodies of seventy-seven victims of flooding which took place in Jeddah on 25th of this month have been recovered so far. Arab news quoting Civil Defence spokesman has reported that twenty-one bodies of Saudis were handed over to their families for burial. Other bodies were still...
November 27, 2009 2:55 PM
In China, nine miners were killed in an another explosion at a coalmine on late Thursday. Another miner is reported missing. State media said the accident took place in the southwest province of Guizhou. There were 172 miners in the pit when the mishap occurred. One hundred and sixty two miners esca...
November 27, 2009 2:54 PM
Japan's Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii has warned that sharp rise in the yen is harming the country's economic recovery. The currency has hit its highest level against the US dollar for fourteen years. Mr Fujii said the government was watching the situation closely but did not signal imme...
November 27, 2009 2:54 PM
In Nepal, the opposition Unified CPN (Maoist) has decided to declare 13 autonomous states, as a part of protest programme for establishing civilian supremacy. The Maoists, who had postponed their earlier programme to declare autonomous states during the second phase of agitation, decided to do so fr...
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