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November 3, 2009 7:36 PM

Iran not to be cowed down: Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reiterated that the Iranian nation will not bow to any conditions which would undermine its rights. According to Iran's Press TV speaking to a gathering of Iranian students in Tehran today he vowed that if anyone intends to violate the right...

November 3, 2009 7:28 PM

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa re-elected for another five year term

The United Arab emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan has been re elected the president of the United Arab Emirates for a second five-year term. According to Emirates official news agency, the Federal Supreme Council, has elected Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed as UAE President for the next...

November 3, 2009 7:28 PM

Smoking during pregnancy affects child's behaviour

According to researchers smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems. Writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, UK and US researchers say the problems can be evident in children as young as three years old. They believe smo...

November 3, 2009 6:30 PM

FIJI expels envoys of New Zealand & Australia

Fiji has ordered the envoys of New Zealand and Australia, to leave the country within 24 hours. In a televised address the country's military ruler, Commodore Frank Bainimarama said he had told the minister of foreign affairs to issue communications to the Australian and New Zealand governments...

November 3, 2009 6:30 PM

US officials on fact-finding mission to Myanmar

Two senior US officials have begun a two-day fact-finding visit to Myanmar. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and deputy Scot Marciel hope to hold talks with the ruling junta and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. <br/>Mr Campbell, the top US diplomat for East Asia, is the hig...

November 3, 2009 5:54 PM

China dubs Dalai Lama visit to Arunachal as anti-China move

China on Tuesday unleashed a fresh attack on Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on his forthcoming visit to Arunachal Pradesh saying it is a separatist action and an anti-China move. <br/>The Dalai Lama, currently in Japan, is scheduled to visit Tawang monastery in Arunachal Pradesh on Su...

November 3, 2009 5:37 PM

N Korea completes reprocessing of spent fuel to produce plutonium: KCNA

North Korea has completed reprocessing thousands of spent fuel rods, producing plutonium which could be used in nuclear weapons. The official KCNA news agency said North Korea successfully completed the reprocessing of 8,000 spent fuel rods as part of the measure taken to restore the nuclear facilit...

November 3, 2009 5:32 PM

12 killed; 20 injured in train accident in Karachi

At least 12 people were killed and 20 others injured today in a train collision in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi. According to local TV reports a cargo train collided with a passenger train near Juma Ghot in Karachi. Initial investigation showed the driver of the passenger train, going from...

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