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November 3, 2009 3:13 PM

Climate talks in Barcelona important: UN climate chief

UN climate Chief Yvo de Boer said that climate talks in Barcelona should be used to consolidate areas of consensus. He said these the negotiations before the Copenhagen summit were not meant to resolve tough political issues on finance and emission reduction targets.Boer said there is significant ad...

November 3, 2009 2:33 PM

Obama congratulates Karzai, asks to improve governance

US President Barack Obama today congratulated Hamid Karzai on his re-election as President of Afghanistan. Congratulating Karzai over telephone on his re-election, Obama asked Karzai to improve governance, besides eradicating corruption. Later, Obama said that Karzai assured him that he understood t...

November 3, 2009 10:13 AM

‘EC declares Hamid Karzai winner in Afghan presidential poll

Afghanistan's election commission has cancelled Saturday's presidential runoff and proclaimed President Hamid Karzai victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot. Independent Election Commission chairman Azizullah Lodin announced Karzai as the victor during a news conference i...

November 3, 2009 8:52 AM

Rawalpindi blast death toll rises to 34; 45 injured

In Pakistan, in the latest in a series of deadly terrorist attacks, a suicide bomber blew himself up today in a busy commercial area in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, killing at least 34 people, including military personnel. The motorcycle-borne bomber detonated his explosives outside a state-run ...

November 2, 2009 9:13 PM

S Lanka take strong exception to US eliciting information on alleged war crimes

The Sri Lankan Government today reacted strongly to the attempts by the US authorities to elicit information on alleged war crimes during the recently concluded war from the Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS)General Sarath Fonseka who is currently on a private visit to the US. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister...

November 2, 2009 9:12 PM

Blast near Lahore chech post injures 15

Pakistani police reported a bomb attack on a check post near the eastern city of Lahore today, injuring at least 15 people. A police man at the check post said at least four police men were injured in the attack at Babo-Sabo interchange in the outskirts of Lahore. He said he was on duty on the check...

November 2, 2009 8:26 PM

Pak continues to push terrorists into India: Antony

Defence Minister A K Antony said that Pakistan continues to push in trained terrorists into India from a large number of terror camps on its soil.Talking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, he said, infiltration is a matter of serious concern and steps are being taken to check this. He also added th...

November 2, 2009 8:00 PM

Afghan EC announces Karzai winning presidential poll

Afghanistan's election commission has cancelled Saturday's presidential runoff and proclaimed President Hamid Karzai victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot. Independent Election Commission chairman Azizullah Lodin announced Karzai as the victor during a news conference i...

November 2, 2009 7:52 PM

S Lanka take strong exception to US eliciting information on alleged war crimes

The Sri Lankan Government today reacted strongly to the attempts by the US authorities to elicit information on alleged war crimes during the recently concluded war from the Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS)General Sarath Fonseka who is currently on a private visit to the US. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister...

November 2, 2009 7:42 PM

Pak forces take full control of Kanigurram in S Waziristan

Pakistan's security forces have taken full control of Kanigurram, one of the biggest towns and formerly a key Taliban operational center in South Waziristan tribal agency.<br/> The army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told a news conference in Islamabd that the area has been compl...

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