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November 10, 2009 1:49 PM

Obama to hold Situation Room meeting tomorrow

Another Situation Room meeting has been convened by US President Barack Obama with his close national security aides at the White House tomorrow. The meeting aims to find the right strategy that works in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is the eighth in the series of Situation Room meetings which the ...

November 10, 2009 1:40 PM

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US Army attack 'not terror plot'

The FBI says that a US Army Major suspected of killing 13 people was not part of a broader terrorist plot. Major Nidal Hasan was noticed by the FBI in December last as part of an unrelated inquiry by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, but did not raise concerns. Investigators said that his communicatio...

November 9, 2009 9:33 PM

Warehouse fire kills least 16 people in KAZAKHSTAN

In KAZAKHSTAN, at least 16 people were killed today when a fire ripped through a plastics warehouse on the outskirts of the capital Astana. There is no information on what caused the fire, which quickly spread throughout the 8,000 square meter complex. Officials said, the fire has been extinguished,...

November 9, 2009 9:24 PM

Somali pirates launched their deepest attack into Indian Ocean

The European Union anti-piracy mission said today that Somali pirates have launched their deepest attack into the Indian Ocean, firing rocket propelled grenades at a Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker.<br/><br/> The tanker, the BW Lion, managed to escape the attackers and suffered no c...

November 9, 2009 9:05 PM

Somali pirates launched their deepest attack into India Ocean

The European Union anti-piracy mission said today that Somali pirates have launched their deepest attack into the Indian Ocean, firing rocket propelled grenades at a Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker. The tanker, the BW Lion, managed to escape the attackers and suffered no casualties during the incident ...

November 9, 2009 8:45 PM

BSF asks BDR to dismantle NE insurgent camps

The Border Security Force, BSF has asked Bangladesh Rifles to dismantle 90 hideouts of northeast insurgents on its soil and hand over the ultras to the Indian authorities. The demand was made by BSF during a four-day meeting of the border guards held in Bangladesh's Sylhet district which conclu...

November 9, 2009 8:23 PM

Lanka ready to take back smuggled Migrants

Sri Lanka today expressed readiness to take back the unfortunate victims of migrant smuggling from the island nation to Australia once their identities are established. Talking to the visiting Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith President Mahinda Rajapaksa offered to cooperate with Australia t...

November 9, 2009 8:23 PM

Germany celebrates fall of Berlin Wall 20th anniversary

Ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall are moving towards their climax as world leaders, past and present, join tens of thousands of tourists and well wishers on the streets of the city about now. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will join the former Soviet President M...

November 9, 2009 8:00 PM

Fierce fighting rages for control of Makeen

Fierce fighting raged between Pakistani Army and Taliban for the third day in running for the control of the key Waziristan town of Makeen.<br/><br/> The army has been locked in pitched battles to clear the Taliban stronghold using fighter jets and helicopter gunships. Four soldi...

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