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October 28, 2009 7:39 PM

All war displaced Tamil civilians resettled claims Srilankan Army

The Srilankan Army claims to have resettled all the war displaced Tamil civilians in the Eastern Province . Sources said that more than 9500 Internally Displaced Persons belonging to 3217 families have been resettled in Trincomalee , Ampara and Batticaloa over the past couple of months.According to ...

October 28, 2009 6:54 PM

2,000 missing children recovered in China

In China, a nationwide crackdown on human trafficking has uncovered more than 2,000 abducted children. The parents of 60 children found during the child trafficking crackdown have yet to be located, prompting an unprecedented nationwide television appeal to help find them. The government estimates a...

October 28, 2009 5:02 PM

SAFTA meet for 20% reduction in sensitive products

The South Asia Free Trade Area agreement (SAFTA) Ministerial Council Meeting in Kathmandu today decided to reduce the list of sensitive products under the SAFTA negotiations by 20 percent with a view to maintaining a balance in the overall SAFTA Trade regime.Addressing a press conference after the m...

October 28, 2009 2:44 PM

US Secretary of State asks Pakistan to face gravity of threat from terrorists

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday asked Pakistan to face up to the gravity of threat posed by nuclear weaponised terrorists group in its midst as it urged the country to join nuclear non-proliferation process.Clinton who arrived in Islamabad on a three-day visit told reporters that,...

October 28, 2009 12:42 PM

Mozambique to elect President, Parliament and regional Assemblies

Mozambique will go to the polls on Wednesday for a new President, Parliament and regional Assemblies. The Polls will start at 0600 local time and close at 1800 hrs. The results are expected later in the evening. The governing party, "Frelimo", which has been in power since independence in ...

October 28, 2009 10:35 AM

US investigating agencies unearth a plot by LeT

US investigating agencies have busted a plot by the Pakistan-based Lashkar e Taiba (LeT) to use an American national for a terrorist attacks in Denmark and India. The man, identified as David Coleman Headley, was one of two suspects arrested by FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force at Chicago's...

October 28, 2009 9:48 AM

Prosecution starts against former Bosnian Serb leader

The prosecution of the War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague has opened its case against the former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. Prosecutors called him the supreme commander of the campaign of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian war of the 1990s. Mr. Karadzic was not in court. He was boycotting ...

October 28, 2009 9:31 AM

India bans exports and imports items related to nuclear plans to North Korea

India banned exports and imports of all items from North Korea which can be used in nuclear or ballistic missile plans of the nation. Items that come under the ban include industrial equipment such as high density shields, robots, testing equipment like uranium isotope separation equipment, controll...

October 28, 2009 9:28 AM

Afghan militants attack in Kabul

In Afghanistan, militants have launched an attack in the city centre of capital Kabul early Wednesday morning. The target is suspected to be a guest house having foreign nationals and gun fighting is still going on in the area. Criminal Police chief said that 4 to 5 militants have entered the area a...

October 28, 2009 9:14 AM

India, Russia and China agree to fight terrorism with close cooperation

India, Russia and China have agreed to closely cooperate in the fight against terrorism emanating from Pakistan and Afghanistan. They maintained that it is essential for the stability of the region. A joint communiqu' issued in Bangalore after the trilateral meeting strongly condemned terrorism in a...

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