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November 15, 2009 8:28 PM

Mutiny Trial: Bangladesh Rifles forms six special courts

The Bangladesh Rifles has formed six special courts for the trial of those involved in the mutiny at the Peelkhana headquarters in February this year. In a press statement issued today, the BDR said that two courts will be at Dhaka and four will be outside . The Special Courts were constituted as pe...

November 15, 2009 7:57 PM

Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty replacement by year end say US and Russia

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev say they still plan to have a replacement of nuclear arms reduction treaty ready by the end of the year. Mr. Obama and his Russian counterpart met in Singapore today after the close of the APEC forum and the two committed to a replaceme...

November 15, 2009 7:31 PM

French officers to train Afghan police

A first contingent of 57 French police officers will fly to Afghanistan tomorrow on a mission to train the war-torn country's police. They will also escort police patrols. They are a part of 150 French police officers who will be deployed in Nijrab and Tagab, north east of Kabul, by the first o...

November 15, 2009 7:31 PM

Pakistan: 17 militants killed in Army operation NW region

Pakistani military today killed 17 militants during operations in the country's northwest and tribal areas while the bodies of 22 suspected rebels were found across the Swat and Buner districts.<br/>In a fresh spurt of violence in the north western Swat valley, security forces killed ...

November 15, 2009 7:09 PM

Abuse photos: US Defence Secretary blocks publication

The US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has blocked the publication of further images of US soldiers abusing foreign detainees held captive. The order refers to some 40 images, including some of prisoners being abused in Afghanistan and Iraq. Last month, Congress gave Mr Gates new powers to prevent th...

November 15, 2009 7:06 PM

Palestinians to approach UN to recognise their independence

Amid mounting frustration with the stalled peace process, the Palestinians say they will ask the UN Security Council to recognise their independence. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said, a they have reached a decision to go to the UN Security Council to ask for recognition of an independen...

November 15, 2009 6:10 PM

Kosovo polling begins amid tight security

Polls have opened in Kosovo for the first time since the ethnic Albanian majority there declared independence from Serbia in 2008. More than one and a half million voters are eligible to vote in the local election which is for Mayors and Council Members in 36 municipalities. The Kosovan government s...

November 15, 2009 6:09 PM

APEC countries agree to work towards regional growth

Leaders of the Pacific Rim nations have concluded their meeting in Singapore after agreeing to work towards a new pattern of regional growth. In a statement released today, APEC leaders acknowledged the leading role the Asia-Pacific nations have taken in the global economic recovery but they said th...

November 15, 2009 6:08 PM

US-ASEAN leaders call for credible elections in Myanmar

The leaders of the United States and the 10-member Southeast Asian bloc agreed today that military-run Myanmar's 2010 elections must be free, fair, inclusive and transparent to be credible. The call was issued after President Barack Obama and Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein took part in the f...

November 15, 2009 5:28 PM

Swiss Banks plan extensive taxation on foreign savers

Switzerland's secretive banks are considering landmark plans to require that their foreign clients conform to personal taxation requirements abroad. Patrick Odier, head of the Swiss bankers' association , told a newspaper that the industry is studying such a step alongside more extensive t...

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