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October 4, 2009 6:29 PM

IAEA inspectors to examine Iran’s nuclear facility

International Atomic Energy Agency (IDEA) inspectors would visit Iran on 25th of this month to examine country's recently revealed nuclear facility. This was announced by the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei in a joint press conference with Iran nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi...

October 4, 2009 6:20 PM

Chinese Premier holds talks with North Korean leader

The official Chinese media reports that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Mr Wen, who is on a three day visit to Pyongyang, was received at the airport by Mr Kim when he arrived. No details were given of the talks, but the visit is expected to focus on t...

October 4, 2009 5:18 PM

IAEA inspectors to examine Iran’s nuclear facility

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors will visit Iran on 25th of this month to examine country's recently revealed nuclear facility. This was disclosed by the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei in Tehran today. Following talks with Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar...

October 4, 2009 5:12 PM

IAEA inspectors to examine Iran’s nuclear facility

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors will visit Iran on 25th of this month to examine country's recently revealed nuclear facility. This was disclosed by the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei in Tehran today. Following talks with Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar...

October 4, 2009 5:11 PM

Strong earthquake rocks Taiwan

A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 at Richter scale rocked Taiwan on Saturday night. The central weather bureau said that the quake hit at 11.06 pm Indian time, about 23 kilometres off the east coast of Taiwan at a depth of 15 kilometres and was felt in the capital Taipei. There are no immediate repo...

October 4, 2009 5:11 PM

Earthquake devastated Indonesia seeks international aid

The Indonesian government says it needs funds from the International community to help for the reconstruction efforts. Help has yet to reach many parts of the region and access to some villages has been cut off because of landslides. Some rescue teams are now slowly making their way to rural parts. ...

October 4, 2009 3:26 PM

150 suspected Sunni militants arrested in Iraq

Iraqi authorities say, they have arrested more than 150 suspected Sunni militants in and around the northern city of Mosul. The operation began late on Wednesday and is understood to be continuing. It is the first major Iraqi-led offensive in the area since US forces withdrew from urban areas of the...

October 4, 2009 3:07 PM

8 foreign soldiers; two Afghan troops killed in Afghanistan.

In Afghanistan, eight foreign soldiers and two Afghan troops were killed in eastern province of Nuristan while the combined troops claimed to have killed several militants in the firefight. ISAF said in a statement on Sunday that tribal militia launched attacks on the foreign and Afghan fighters fro...

October 4, 2009 2:34 PM

Voting begins for Greece polls

Voting has begun in a snap general election in Greece. Opinion polls put the opposition Socialists led by George Papandreou ahead of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy party. Mr. Karamanlis was only half way into his four-year term when he called the election in early September. He...

October 4, 2009 2:18 PM

8 foreign soldiers; two Afghan troops killed in fire-fight

In Afghanistan, officials say, eight foreign soldiers and two Afghan troops have been killed in a fire-fight. A Nato statement said the battle happened in Nuristan province in the remote east of the country when military outposts were attacked. A US military spokeswoman described it as a complex att...

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