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October 29, 2009 2:17 PM

EU Summit to begin in Belgium

European Union Summit is to begin in Brussels, Belgium later on Thursday. Issues like Climate Change and the Lisbon Reform Treaty are set to dominate in the two-day Summit. The 27 bloc's leaders will try to iron out their differences over how much each EU member should pay to help developing na...

October 29, 2009 12:09 PM

Indian national dies in Lahore jail

In Pakistan, an Indian national Suraj Singh has died at Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore on Wednesday in suspicious circumstances. Leading Human Rights activist Ansar Burney told PTI on Thursday that details about the exact nature of his death were immediately not available. Burney said his body is being ...

October 29, 2009 11:43 AM

US to provide 2.3 billion dollars military assistance to Pakistan

US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a 680-billion dollars defence budget bill that provides 2.3 billion dollars military assistance to Pakistan. The bill also put tough condition for Pakistan to make sure that the funds are not squandered or diverted to affect the balance of power in the re...

October 29, 2009 11:35 AM

UN to send envoy to Iraq

United Nations will dispatch an envoy to Iraq to consult with the Government on security and sovereignty issues in the country. This was announced by UN Secretary General in response to a request from the Government of Iraq after a double bombing, which killed around 150 people in Baghdad. During la...

October 29, 2009 10:44 AM

UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

UN Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack at a Guest House in Kabul on Wednesday, which caused deaths and injuries among UN staff. The members of the Security Council while noting that the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks reiterated their support for...

October 29, 2009 10:38 AM

Iran to present its official response on nuclear fuel deal proposal

Iran will present its official response to the nuclear fuel deal proposal on Thursday to IAEA. According to Iran's Mehr news agency, Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, announced this in Tehran on Wednesday. The agency added that Iran in its response ha...

October 29, 2009 9:51 AM

UN, US and Afghan Govt. condemn UN Guest House attack at Kabul

The United Nations, United States and Afghan government have condemned Wednesday's attack on UN Guest House in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed 12 people including six foreign UN staff. A separate statement said that this was handiwork of enemies of the country to deter reconstruction ...

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