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October 12, 2009 2:39 PM

Taliban claim responsibility for army HQ attack

<br/>The Taliban says it was responsible for a weekend attack on the military headquarters in northern Pakistan which left at least 19 people dead. Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq said the attack was carried out by a Punjab faction of the group. Azam Tariq said it was to avenge the recent kil...

October 12, 2009 2:34 PM

Indian student goes missing in New Zealand

<br/>An Indian student has gone missing in Auckland, New Zealand and his close relatives, with whom he was living, suspect 'foul play' in his disappearance. 23 year-old Srikanth Rayadurgam, who was to start a diploma in culinary arts at Auckland University of Technology, is repor...

October 12, 2009 10:33 AM

Obama calls Manmohan to express concern over Kabul attack

<br/>US President Barack Obama made a telephone call to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to express concern over the recent attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul. In a statement, White House said Obama, on whose invitation the Prime Minister is visiting Washington next month, also looks fo...

October 12, 2009 12:37 AM

Israel and the United States to conduct joint missile defense exercise

Israel and the United States are to conduct a crucial joint missile defense exercise to simulate a response in the event of war between Israel, Iran, Syria and Lebanon. According to a news report appeared in the Jerusalem Post on Sunday the Juniper Cobra exercise will include the Arro missile defens...

October 11, 2009 9:15 PM

16 suspected militants killed in Afghanistan,

In Afghanistan, NATO-led forces killed 16 suspected militants today in an operation in the eastern province of Kunar, which borders Pakistan's tribal regions. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement that joint forces killed more than a dozen militants and detained a s...

October 11, 2009 8:18 PM

23 killed,about 60 injured in car bomb explosions in Iraq

In Iraq, 23 people were killed and nearly 60 injured in three car bomb explosions in the city of Ramadi in Anbar province today. According to Iraqi national News agency, first explosion occurred in a parking lot near the police headquarters of Anbar province and another suicide attacker later detona...

October 11, 2009 8:07 PM

Pakistan court indicts seven suspects of Mumbai terror attacks

A Pakistani anti-terror court on Saturday formally indicted seven suspects, including Lashkar-e- Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, arrested for alleged involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks and adjourned the case for a week. Sources told PTI in Islamabad that Judge Baqir Ali Rana, conducting ...

October 11, 2009 7:12 PM

National Wrestling Championship concludes

The National Wrestling Championship concluded in Bhopal today. In an exciting final of women's 72kg Free Style Gurcharan Preet of Punjab defeated Sonika Kaliraman of Punjab . <br/><br/>In women's 63kg Free Style, Anita of Haryana-B won gold. She beat Gitika Jakhad of Haryana-A. I...

October 11, 2009 7:11 PM

Militants threat growing in Pak but Nukes safe: Hillary Clinton

The United States and Britain have expressed confidence about the security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons arsenal despite the threat posed by the Taliban.<br/><br/>On a visit to London, the American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the threat posed by militants in Paki...

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