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November 17, 2009 7:49 PM

Special plans to prevent sabotage on day of verdict of Mujib murder trial

Bangladesh Home Minister Sahara Khatun today said that the law-enforcing agencies will implement special plans to prevent any acts of sabotage over the announcement of the final verdict of Bangabandhu murder trial on Nov 19.<br/>Talking to reporters in Dhaka after a meeting to review the s...

November 17, 2009 7:49 PM

Heat wave warning in South Australia

Australia has issued a new level of catastrophic fire warning for the first time in the south of the country. Today's Catastrophic (Code Red) warning was issued after temperatures were forecast to exceed 40C. A November heatwave is unusual in Victoria state, and several days of high temperature...

November 17, 2009 7:48 PM

Khatami calls for change in Iranian election laws

Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami has called for change in election and political situation in Iran according to constitutional framework and principles of Islamic Revolution.<br/>According to Iranian news agency ILNA, he told this while speaking to university students in Tehran. He...

November 17, 2009 7:48 PM

Six security persons & eight Taliban killed inclashes in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, six security personnel and eight Taliban militants were killed in latest incidents of violence in northern province of Kunduz. Taliban militants attacked a unit of private security guards in Chardarah district last night, killing four guards and injuring another. The district governo...

November 17, 2009 7:48 PM

Hectic parleys underway in Nepal to resolve political deadlock

In Nepal, political parties continued their parleys to resolve the current parliament deadlock and pass the budget for smooth functioning of the government. Senior leaders of the ruling CPN (UML), Nepali Congress and the opposition Unified CPN (Maoist) met in Kathmandu today to discuss a way out to ...

November 17, 2009 7:46 PM

Sarkozy visiting Saudi Arabia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will reach Saudi Arabia this evening for an overnight visit to the kingdom. Saudi media said the top item on the agenda during the meeting with King Abdullah would be the stalled West Asia peace process. President Sarkozy recently hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjam...

November 17, 2009 7:30 PM

Iran claims IAEA confirming no N-material used for centrifuges

Iran today claimed that IAEA's latest report has confirmed that no centrifuges had been introduced into its second enrichment plant and that no nuclear material had been used in it. Talking to Iranian Mehr news agency, Iranian Ambassador to the IAEA Ali-Asghar Soltaniyeh said that the IAEA report pr...

November 17, 2009 7:27 PM

Taliban Chief Fazlullah wants Pak to stop drone attacks in Swat

Maulana Fazlullah, the chief of Taliban in Pakistan's Swat valley, has claimed that he fled to Afghanistan after evading troops conducting operations against militants and threatened to launch hit and run attacks soon against security forces in the restive northwest region. Fazlullah told BBC U...

November 17, 2009 7:27 PM

S Korea sets target to cut greenhouse gas emissions

South Korea today set an ambitious target for its voluntary cut in greenhouse gas emissions, expressing hope that other developing countries would follow suit. The cabinet vowed to cut emissions by 4 per cent by 2020 from the 2005 level, which it said was equivalent to a 30 per cent reduction on the...

November 17, 2009 6:53 PM

Mugabe blames West of interfering in Zimbabwe's land distribution policies

The Zimbabwean President Mugabe has accused western countries of wanting his land re-distribution policies to fail so that Zimbabwe would then become dependent on food imports. <br/>Speaking at the United Nations Food Summit in Rome Mr. Mugabe said policies pursuit by powerful nations were...

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