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October 26, 2009 3:47 PM

Nepal, China set to sign MoU to curb illegal wildlife trade

Nepal and China are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to curb illegal wildlife trade like Tiger skins. Addressing a press conference in Kathmandu ahead of holding 'Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop' - beginning on Tuesday, Nepal's Forest and Soil Conservation Minister Deepak Bohra said t...

October 26, 2009 3:20 PM

Security beefed up in Iraq after bomb attacks

Security has been tightened in Iraq a day after deadly bomb attacks, which killed more than 130 people and injured more than 600. Iraqi government blamed Al-Qaeda and supporters of Saddam Hussein's banned Baath Party for the attack. The injured are being treated in different hospitals of the ci...

October 26, 2009 3:19 PM

Indo-US joint ground combat exercise concludes

The largest ever joint ground combat exercises of India and United States known as Yuddha Abhyas came to an end on Monday at Pabina field firing range in the Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh. The exercise which started on 12th of this month, aimed at sharing experiences between the two countries&#03...

October 26, 2009 12:23 PM

B’desh, Russia ink protocol on peaceful usage of N-energy

Bangladesh and Russia have decided to set up a joint working group to strengthen co-operation for the peaceful use of Nuclear Energy. This was agreed to in a protocol agreement signed in Moscow on Wednesday during the visit of a nine-member Bangladesh delegation headed by State Minister for Science ...

October 26, 2009 11:41 AM

Agreed to runoff for peace and stability of Afghan, says Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that he agreed to the November 7 run-off elections for the sake of peace and stability of the country. <br/> <br/>In an Interview to CNN, he said though he feels that the Presidential election result was clear but for the reason of safety an...

October 26, 2009 10:35 AM

Indian sikh youth attacked in Australia

In Australia, one more Indian was attacked in Melbourne on Sunday. According to Police, a 22-year old sikh youth was punched in his head by a group of Australians after having his turban removed while he was sleeping at a bus stop. <br/> <br/>Police said they are investigating th...

October 26, 2009 10:34 AM

Chopper crashed due to 'technical fault', claims Pak military

The Pakistani military says that its Mi-17 transport helicopter that crashed on Sunday in the country's restive tribal belt, was due to a technical fault and not due to hostile fire. In a statement the military said the chopper was on a mission to ferry supplies to troops.<br/> <...

October 26, 2009 10:16 AM

136 killed in Baghdad car bombings

In Iraq, 136 people were killed and more than 500 others wounded in two bomb explosions that targeted the government buildings in Baghdad on Sunday. Quoting police sources, Voice of Iraq news agency reported that the explosive-laden vehicles were parked in parking garages next to the Justice Ministr...

October 25, 2009 8:22 PM

Iraq: 132 killed in Baghdad car bombings

In Iraq, at least 132 people have been killed and 520 injured in two car bomb attacks in central Baghdad today. According to police, the blasts went off less than a minute apart near the ministry of justice and the headquarters of the Baghdad provincial administration. The powerful blast destroyed d...

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