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November 16, 2009 6:09 PM
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for a single global vision from world leaders to address the problems of world hunger and pollution. Mr Ban's comments came at the start of a UN conference in Rome aimed at stabilising world food prices. He said the summit needed to co-ordinate closel...
November 16, 2009 5:07 PM
In Nepal, normal life in various Terai districts was affected today following a bandh called by the reconstituted CPN (Maoist) demanding release of their cadres arrested on charges of attacking Chief of Birgunj Custom Office.<br/>While markets opened partially, educational institutions rem...
November 16, 2009 5:06 PM
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today adjourned till the 23 rd of this month the trial of seven suspects, including Lashker-e-Taiba operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, arrested for alleged involvement in the Mumbai attacks. Sources said the accused have sought details of the chargesheet fram...
November 16, 2009 4:45 PM
Russia says due to technical reasons it will not start a nuclear reactor at Iran's Bushehr atomic power station. The Eergy Minister Sergei Shmatko said the launch will not happen by the end of the year. He said the Bushehr decision was purely technical and that Russia would fulfill its contract...
November 16, 2009 2:35 PM
The International Tolerance Day is being observed throughout the world on Monday. In a message on the occasion the UN Secretary General Ban-ki-Moon has called for restraint among societies and communities, pledging to mobilize joint efforts against intolerance. He said joint efforts are necessary fo...
November 16, 2009 1:56 PM
Following the acceptance of the resignation of the current Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka with immediate effect, the Sri Lankan President has appointed Air Chief Roshan Gunathilleke in his place in addition to his current post as the Sri Lanka Air Force Chief. Earlier, Sri Lanka's Chi...
November 16, 2009 1:41 PM
In Pakistan, at least five people were killed and over 20 others injured in yet another suicide attack in Peshawar on Monday morning. According to reports the attacker rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a police station at Badabher on the outskirts of Peshawar at 7.45 a.m.<br/><...
November 16, 2009 1:19 PM
A UN summit on the plight of the planet's one billion hungry opens in Rome on Monday. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the only leader from the Group of Eight industrialised countries to attend the Hunger Summit. Sixty heads of state and government are also expected to participate in...
November 16, 2009 1:14 PM
The Amnesty International has accused the police in Mozambique of killing people with impunity. Amnesty says forty six people have died at the hands of the police since 2006. It also says investigations are lacking and police prosecutions are rare. Meanwhile, a Mozambican police spokesman says Amnes...
November 16, 2009 1:13 PM
The International Tolerance Day is being observed throughout the world on Monday. In a message on the occasion the UN Secretary General Ban-ki-Moon has called for restraint among societies and communities, pledging to mobilize joint efforts against intolerance. He said joint efforts are necessary fo...
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