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October 30, 2009 7:12 PM

Indian firms sign MoU with Cyprus firm

Cyprus will provide technical expertise for establishing Solar Energy plants in India . A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between 1 Cypriot and 2 Indian companies at Nicosia today in the presence of President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil. Addressing the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industries ...

October 30, 2009 2:48 PM

Roadside bomb kills eight people in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, eight people were killed when a roadside bomb struck a vehicle in eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday. A provincial government spokesman said that the vehicle was travelling through the Khwarano area of Khogyani district, which shares a long porous border with Pakistan. The spoke...

October 30, 2009 2:48 PM

Moderate earthquake in Afghanistan

A moderate earthquake centered in Afghanistan caused tremors on Friday across Pakistan's Northwest and parts of Afghanistan.There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The 5.0-magnitude quake was centered in Southeastern Afghanistan at a depth of 10 kilometers.It was the second earth...

October 30, 2009 1:29 PM

US claims Pak Consul General in Chicago knows Headley and Rana

The US authorities have claimed that Pakistan's Consul General inChicago personally knew both David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, nabbed by the FBI for planning to carry out a major terror attack in India at the behest of LeT.The FBI in its revised charge sheet filed before a Chica...

October 30, 2009 12:07 PM

US defence department sending most advanced drones in Afghanistan

The US defence department is rushing additional intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities including the most advanced drones in Afghanistan in view of the deteriorating security situation in the region. Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said additional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...

October 30, 2009 11:47 AM

US Court denies bail to NASA scientist

A US court has denied bail to the NASA scientist who was arrested by the FBI on espionage charges and allegedly tried to sell classified defence documents to an Israeli agent for 2 million dollars.Stewart David Nozette, who was one of the principal investigators for the Chandrayan-I mission of ISRO ...

October 30, 2009 11:43 AM

US President to meet top military officials

US President Barack Obama will meet his top military officials on Friday at the White House to discuss strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan ahead of deciding whether to send thousands extra troops to the war-torn region.President Obama invited Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and entire top...

October 30, 2009 11:32 AM

UN receives initial response from Iran on draft nuclear fuel agreement

UN nuclear watchdog has confirmed that it has received initial response from Iran on draft nuclear fuel agreement. A statement of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said that Iran has submitted to it an initial response on a draft agreement on fuel for its civilian-nuclear research f...

October 30, 2009 10:58 AM

Al-Qaeda agent jailed for eight years

In the United States, an al-Qaeda sleeper agent has been jailed for plotting to provide material support for terrorism. Ali al-Marri was held two months after the 9/11 attacks. He admitted having regular contact with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind. Al-Marri, a dual Saudi-Qatari natio...

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