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October 19, 2009 9:15 PM

British PM warns against climate catastrophe

British Prime Minister has warned his country will face a catastrophe of floods, droughts and killer heat waves if world leaders fail to agree a deal on climate change. Gordon Brown said negotiators had 50 days to save the world from global warming and break the impasse. He told the Major Economies ...

October 19, 2009 5:30 PM

China on hunt for looted treasure

China is to send teams of experts to the United States, Europe and Asia to find looted treasure. The teams will be looking for precious items stolen from Beijing's former Summer Palace nearly 150 years ago. Chinese experts believe 15 lakh items could have been taken from the site, which was des...

October 19, 2009 4:56 PM

Iran asks Pakistan to hand over terrorists

The President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has blamed Pakistan-based elements for a suicide attack that killed 42 people in Sunni-majority Sistan-Baluchistan province yesterday. He also asked Islamabad to help bring the perpetrators to justice. Iran's foreign ministry summoned the Pakistani char...

October 19, 2009 4:23 PM

Iran asks Pakistan to hand over terrorists

Iran's Interior Minister has called on Islamabad to hand over the terrorists responsible for yesterday's attack to Tehran for trial. Iran's interior minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said in a telephone conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik today that Pakistan's negligenc...

October 19, 2009 4:17 PM

Pak schools closed due to terror threats

Schools and educational institutions across Pakistan were today closed down for a week due to terror threats in the wake of a major offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan tribal region. The decision has been taken in the wake of reports that the Taliban could target educational institutio...

October 19, 2009 2:43 PM

Pak army continues offensive against Taliban

Fierce gun battles were reported raging as Pakistani troops continued to inch deeper into the Taliban's heartland in Waziristan in the country's restive northwest. Chief Military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas has claimed that they are closing in on the heartland of slain Pakistani Taliban ...

October 19, 2009 2:38 PM

Iran asks Islamabad to hand over terrorists responsible for Suicide attack

Iran's Interior Minister has called on Islamabad to hand over the terrorists responsible for yesterday's attack to Tehran for trial. Iran's interior minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said in a telephone conversation with his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik today that Pakistan's negligenc...

October 19, 2009 2:30 PM

Pak army continues offensive against Taliban

The Pakistan's army is engaged in fierce fighting for the third day running as it continues its drive against al-Qaeda and Taliban strongholds in mountainous region of Southern Waziristan near the Afghan Border. Both sides are using heavy weapons. Reports say Pakistani jets and artillery pounde...

October 19, 2009 1:35 PM

Gilani condemns suicide attack in Iran

Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack in Iran. A foreign office spokesman denied suggestions from the Iranian president that some security agents in Pakistan are cooperating with the bombers. <br/> <br/>

October 19, 2009 1:28 PM

Five day long Diwali festival concludes in Nepal

In Nepal, the five day long Diwali or Teohar festival concluded on Monday with the observance of the Bhai Tika. On this day, sisters offer seven coloured Tika on the forehead of their brothers wishing them long life, happiness and prosperity. However, the Newar Community is observing Bhait Tika on T...

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