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October 14, 2009 4:11 PM

Pakistan Army concerned about US Aid bill

Pakistan has expressed concern over conditions linked to the $7.5 billion US aid to it. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met the US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke in Washington and conveyed his country's concerns.<br/>Mr Qureshi said he is i...

October 14, 2009 12:29 PM

18 countries to discuss on Tsunami warning system

<br/> Eighteen countries around the Indian Ocean are taking part in an exercise to evaluate the response of the region's tsunami early warning systems. The test will simulate the earthquake that struck off the northwest coast of Sumatra in 2004. The quake killed a quarter of a million...

October 14, 2009 12:29 PM

Two al-Qaeda linked militants killed by Saudi police in encounter

<br/> In Saudi Arab, two al Qaeda-linked militants and a Saudi policeman were killed in a shootout at a checkpoint in the south of the kingdom yesterday.<br/> Saudi, Arab News quoting interior ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, has reported that a third militant was d...

October 14, 2009 12:29 PM

HRC to discuss UN fact finding mission report on Gaza tomorrow

<br/> The Human Rights Council has announced that it will hold a special session tomorrow to discuss the report of the recent United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict.<br/> According to a press release received by Prasar Bharti in Dubai today, the session will beg...

October 14, 2009 12:29 PM

N Korea expresses regret for causing floods

<br/> Reports from Seoul say North Korea has expressed regret for causing the flash floods that killed six South Koreans last month. It is not clear whether Seoul has accepted the statement as an apology. Officials from North and South Korea are meeting today in the border city of Kaesong ...

October 14, 2009 12:28 PM

Pressure mounting for release of Afghan presidential poll results

In Afghanistan, pressure is mounting for early announcement of final results for August 20 Presidential elections even as hectic political efforts are on over the formation of new government. Afghan ForeignMinister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta told Reuters that the people of Afghanistan have the right to k...

October 14, 2009 10:48 AM

Pakistan expresses concern over US attaching conditions on US aid to Pak

Pakistan has expressed concern over conditions linked to the $7.5 billion US aid to it. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met the US Special Representative for Pakistan and AfghanistanRichard Holbrooke in Washington and conveyed his country's concerns. Mr Qureshi said he is in the US capita...

October 14, 2009 10:47 AM

US Senate approves US Health Care bill

President Barack Obama's top domestic priority cleared a major hurdle today when the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9 to approve sweeping legislation to overhaul US health care.<br/> The move brings Obama -- who backs the 10-year, 829 billion dollars programme -- one step closer to...

October 14, 2009 8:54 AM

Russia-US decided to follow diplomatic route on N-programme

The American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that after talks in Moscow with the Russian Foreign Sergei Lavrov, they have agreed to pursue a diplomatic course against Iran over its nuclear programme and there was no agreement made on new sanctions. The two leaders talked a great deal abo...

October 14, 2009 8:53 AM

Russian Court dismisseslibel case filed Stalin grandson for damages

<br/> A Russian Court has ruled against the grandson of the former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in a libel case against a liberal newspaper. The grandson, Yevgeny Dzhugashvili claimed that the paper had defamed Joseph Stalin when it printed an article saying that the former leader personall...

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