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October 27, 2009 2:51 PM

B’desh Attorney general receives death threat

The Attorney General of Bangladesh has been threatened that he and his family members will be killed if the accused of Bangabandhu murder case are not released from jail within 15 days. <br/> <br/>Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told reporters in Dhaka that he received a letter on...

October 27, 2009 2:48 PM

Two Russian women die of swine flu

Two Russian women died of swine flu, in the first deaths from the H1N1 virus in the country, even as the number of people infected with the deadly influenza crossed 1,300 mark. The two women, who aged 29 and 50, died in Russia's far eastern city of Chita.

October 27, 2009 2:45 PM

NASA to launch world's largest rocket today

The US space agency, NASA is set to launch the world's largest rocket on Tuesday. The 327-foot rocket, called the Ares I-X, is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The empty rocket will help NASA collect information for future missions. This will bring NASA one step closer to its...

October 27, 2009 2:43 PM

Drone attacks will continue in Pak's Waziristan: Kerry

US Democratic Senator John Kerry says, the drone attacks in Pakistan's Waziristan tribal region would continue as the strikes have put Al-Qaeda on the run and killed 14 of the 20 top leaders of the terror outfit.<br/> <br/>Pakistan has been opposing to drone attacks in the r...

October 27, 2009 2:43 PM

Political stalemate increases as Karzai rejects Abdullah’s demand

Dr. Abdullah's demand for removal of election commission chief and Afghan President's refusal to do so have given rise to another political impasse in the country. <br/> <br/>Mr. Hamid Karzai argued that these high-ranking officials have not done any unlawful act and there is no ...

October 27, 2009 2:43 PM

Czech court to hear EU's Lisbon treaty case

The Czech Constitutional Court is to begin considering what could be the last legal challenge to the ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty. <br/> <br/>The court will hear a complaint by 17 senators, who say the reform treaty infringes upon Czech sovereignty. They are backed...

October 27, 2009 2:43 PM

Al-Qaeda's front-group claims Baghdad bomb attacks: SITE

US-based monitoring group SITE says that Al-Qaeda's front-group in Iraq claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in Iraq on 25th of this month. The self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq group in an online statement said the attacks were within its campaign against 'the Invasion...

October 27, 2009 1:03 PM

Pak army Brigadier escapes terror attack

In Pakistan, suspected motorcycle-borne militants on Tuesday made a brazen attempt to assassinate a senior Pakistan army officer, raking his vehicle with indiscriminate fire, but the Brigadier escaped unhurt. Police said, two gunmen, waiting outside the home of Brigadier Waqar Ahmed in the Islamabad...

October 27, 2009 12:36 PM

Turkish PM in Tehran to enhance bilateral ties

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Tehran last night for a two-day visit. The Turkish prime minister is scheduled to meet with Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani during his stay in Iran...

October 27, 2009 12:06 PM

Karzai rules out major changes in cabinet, removal of Chief EC

Afghanistan President Mr. Hamid Karzai has ruled out major changes in his cabinet and removal of election commission head saying it will not be in the national interest at this stage when second round of Presidential elections are only days away. <br/> <br/>His comments came in w...

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