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October 18, 2009 9:14 PM

Niko case against Hasina: Bangladesh S C upholds High court stay order

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has upheld the High Court's decision to stay the Niko corruption case filed against Prime minister Sheikh Hasina. A five member Appellate Division bench, headed by chief justice MM Ruhul Amin, dismissed the Anticorruption Commission's appeal against the High...

October 18, 2009 9:14 PM

Niko case against Hasina: Bangladesh S C upholds High court stay order

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has upheld the High Court's decision to stay the Niko corruption case filed against Prime minister Sheikh Hasina. A five member Appellate Division bench, headed by chief justice MM Ruhul Amin, dismissed the Anticorruption Commission's appeal against the High...

October 18, 2009 9:05 PM

Nuclear assets could be militants’ next target says former Pak Army chief

Former Pakistani military Chief Aslam Baig has warned that the country's nuclear assets could be the next target of the militants.<br/>In an exclusive interview to Iranian channel Press TV today, former military chief Aslam Baig told that if the militants could attack the most secured...

October 18, 2009 8:50 PM

Israel accused of war crimes against Palestinians

Israel is facing growing international pressure after the U.N. Human Rights Council approved the Goldstone report which accuses Israel of war crimes against Palestinians. The report also accuses Palestinian militants of war crimes during the Gaza conflict nearly a year ago. British Prime Minister Go...

October 18, 2009 8:49 PM

Philippines fears another typhoon

The authorities in the Philippines are stockpiling emergency supplies and preparing evacuation plans as another typhoon menaces the country. Forecasters say typhoon Lupit looks likely to hit northern Philippines in the next three days. Two other recent storms had triggered floods and landslides that...

October 18, 2009 8:05 PM

Srilanka:Alarm over Raj Ratnam’s arrest

The recent arrest of Raj Ratnam by the US authorities, founder and head of the New York based Galleon Management hedge fund has raised alarm bells in the government and business circles of Sri Lanka. He was a major investor in Sri Lanka's 10-billion-dollar bourse which is among the world's...

October 18, 2009 8:03 PM

29 killed in suicide attack in Iran; Pak group claims responsibility

In Iran,29 people including senior commanders of Revolutionary Guards have been killed and 28 other people injured in a suicide attack in southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan this morning.According to Iranian channel Press TV, Pakistan-based terrorist group, Jundallah has claimed responsibili...

October 18, 2009 7:45 PM

Afghan elections

French Foreign Minister ,Bernard Kouchner has called on the Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his rival Abdullah Abdullah to accept the findings of the Commission investigating the disputed presidential election. Mr. Kouchner was speaking at a news conference in Kabul. International pressure is incr...

October 18, 2009 5:08 PM

Yamen : 12 Shiite rebels convicted

A Yemeni court convicted 12 Shiite rebels of taking up arms against the army today and sentenced two of them to death. The other 10 received prison sentences ranging from eight to 12 years. Yemen's government is embroiled in a five-year conflict with Shiite rebels in the country's north. T...

October 18, 2009 5:03 PM

Somali pirates hijack container ship in Indian ocean

Somali pirates have hijacked a Singapore-owned and flagged container ship in the Indian Ocean. According to Andrew Mwangura, of the East African Seafarers Assistance Program, the MV KOTA WAJAR was seized early Thursday about 550 kilometers north of the Seychelles islands.He said the ship has 21 crew...

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