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November 8, 2009 9:21 AM

Festival of India in Kuwait

A week-long Festival of India will begin in Kuwait city today, offering a taste of India's rich and diverse cultural heritage. AIR correspondent reports that it is being organised for the first time in Kuwait. <br/>Visual arts on display include an exhibition of Arabic calligraphy, Mu...

November 8, 2009 9:20 AM

Obama's last-minute push for healthcare reforms

The US President Barack Obama is making a last-minute effort to secure approval of his landmark healthcare reforms by the House of Representatives. Mr Obama made a rare visit to Congress to try to persuade wavering members of his own Democratic Party. The bill will extend coverage to 36 million more...

November 8, 2009 9:12 AM

G-20 wants stimulus packages to continue

G-20, the group of world's leading industrialised and developing countries, has agreed to continue supporting the global economic recovery. After a meeting of Finance Ministers in Scotland, the G-20 in a statement said, though the conditions have improved, economic and financial recovery was un...

November 7, 2009 9:17 PM

India and Nepal resolve to prevent cross border terrorism

In Nepal, the two day long Home Secretary level talks between India and Nepal concluded today with major thrust on ensuring that cross- border terrorism does not take place in both the countries.<br/><br/>Addressing a news conference in Kathmandu today before wrapping up his visi...

November 7, 2009 7:03 PM

Seven Afghan security persons killed in NATO air strike

In Afghanistan, at least seven members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in a NATO air strike in western Badghi province. The Afghan Defence Ministry says, NATO and the Afghan authorities are investigating the incident which took place yesterday. Reports say four Afghan soldiers and thr...

November 7, 2009 7:03 PM

Pakistan forces close to capture Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan

Pakistani forces are close to overrunning all three Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan as they killed 18 militants in fierce fresh battles in the lawless region and adjoining areas over the last 24 hours. While the Army has taken control of two Taliban hubs of Sararogha and Ladha, they are batt...

November 7, 2009 6:37 PM

ICC to expedite case against perpetrators of post election violence in Kenya

The International Criminal Court says, it wants to move quickly against the perpetrators of Kenya's 2007 post-election violence. Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo told newsmen in Nairobi at the end of his three-day visit to Kenya that two or three cases could come to trial by July next year. ...

November 7, 2009 6:34 PM

Saudi Air forces target Yemenis rebels infiltrated into the country

Saudi forces are continuing their operations against Yemeni Rebels in the south of the country. Saudi Arabia's air force yesterday attacked Yemeni rebels holding land inside the kingdom. The Official Saudi Press Agency said in a statement that its aircraft struck positions in Jabal al-Dokhan an...

November 7, 2009 6:33 PM

Pak court adjourns trial of seven suspects of the Mumbai attacks

A Pakistani anti-terror court today adjourned for a week the trial of seven suspects including LeT's operations chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi arrested for involvement in the Mumbai attacks, after hearing arguments on applications filed by the accused. Judge Malik Muhammad Akram Awan put off the ca...

November 7, 2009 6:33 PM

G20 Finance Ministers meet to discuss future of stimulus package

A key meeting of G20 Finance Ministers has begun in Scotland, amid division on the future of economic stimulus packages and paying for climate change. Ministers from the 20 leading economies are in St Andrews, Fife, to discuss entrenching global recovery and avoiding a repeat of the credit crunch. O...

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