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November 11, 2009 8:55 AM

No faith justifies last week's killings: Obama

The U.S President Barack Obama has said that no faith justifies last week's killings of 13 people at an army base in Texas. Mr. Obama's comments came in an address to a memorial service for the victims of the Fort Hood shootings after he met relatives of those who died. Major Nidal Malik H...

November 11, 2009 8:55 AM

Miller gets 18 years for racial killing of Indian

Christopher Miller, accused in the racial killing of Indian naval officer Kunal Mohanty in Glasgow in March, sentenced to 18 years in prison by a British court: . Miller had knifed 30-year-old Mohanty in the neck as he walked to a restaurant with his friends in Glasgow in March this year. During the...

November 11, 2009 8:48 AM

Headley travelled to 5 cities in India

Investigations into suspected terrorist David Coleman Headley's stay in India have led the sleuths to trace his footsteps in five cities.Official sources said that Headley, arrested by FBI in Chicago last month, traveled to Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Agra and Delhi between 2006-09.The sources said Hea...

November 11, 2009 8:29 AM

At least 32 killed in car bomb blast in Pak

In Pakistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car in a packed market in the North West Frontier Province today killing 32 people and injuring over 60.The explosion occurred in Farooq-e-Azam Chowk, the main commercial area of Charsadda town, shortly after 4.20 pm local time. The area w...

November 10, 2009 8:32 PM

32 killed in Pak suicide bombing

In Pakistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car in a packed market in the North West Frontier Province today killing 32 people and injuring over 60.The explosion occurred in Farooq-e-Azam Chowk, the main commercial area of Charsadda town, shortly after 4.20 pm local time. The area w...

November 10, 2009 8:31 PM

Army’s own probe on into Noor Taposh attack :ISPR

In Bangladesh, the case of the car Bomb attack case on Barrister and Awami League MP Fazle Noor Taposh has taken a new turn with media reports of the alleged involvement of army personnel in the attack. In a statement issued today, the Inter Services Public Relation Directorate said the army is inve...

November 10, 2009 7:56 PM

India, Australia to cooperate in Water Resources Management

India and Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU in the field of Water Resources Management. The cooperation will be focusing on sharing of policy and technical information and experiences in the development and management of water resources. A joint working group will oversee the ...

November 10, 2009 7:55 PM

Hariri forms national unity Govt

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has formed a government of national unity last night after more than four months of tough negotiations with opposition led by Hezbollah.<br/><br/>According to Lebanon's National News Agency, the new 30-member cabinet was announced in a dec...

November 10, 2009 7:27 PM

Butenis opens new ice cream plant in Batticaloa District

In Sri Lanka, as part of dairy revitalization project in the Eastern Province, the U.S. Ambassador, Patricia A. Butenis, officially opened a new ice cream plant in Batticaloa District. The newly launched plant hopes to increase the incomes of 4,000 dairy farmers in the region and create new jobs in ...

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