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September 28, 2009 9:00 PM

Fuve JeM militants arrested in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, five suspected militants of the banned Jamaat-ul Mujahideen group have been arrested following a raid on their training camp. A spokesman for Bangladesh's anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion said the suspects were arrested yesterday in a forest in Khagrachari district, southeast of...

September 28, 2009 8:14 PM

PIL to defer Punjab-Pak polls

In a surprise move, the government in Pakistan's Punjab province today filed a petition in the Lahore High Court for the deferment of bye-elections to four provincial and national assembly constituencies due to security concerns.<br/> Former premier and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, the elder ...

September 28, 2009 8:14 PM

Korean nationals reunion ends

Dozens of elderly South Koreans said a tearful farewell to long-lost relatives in North Korea as the first stage of an emotional reunion programme ended today.<br/> Most of the 97 South Koreans who said goodbye had not seen their loved ones since the 1950-53 war that left tens of thousands...

September 28, 2009 7:48 PM

Lanka PM reiterates his commitment to resettle displaced persons

The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake has reiterated his commitment to settle the displaced persons at the earliest .He also requested the United Nations not to interfere with internal affairs in Sri Lanka. Addressing the 64th UN General Assembly, he stressed that according to the U...

September 28, 2009 7:47 PM

Philippines appeals for international aid as death toll touches to 140

Authorities in the Philippine have appealed for international aid as the death toll from once-in-a-lifetime floods soared to 140. Two days after the horror storm sent torrents of water through the nation's capital Manila and surrounding provinces, the government conceded it was unable to deal w...

September 28, 2009 7:07 PM

Taliban ambush truck driver killing six

In Afghanistan, at least one dozen civilians have been killed in the latest incidents of militant violence. Interior ministry said in a statement that Taliban militants ambushed a group of truck drivers in eastern Kunar province, killing six of the drivers and burning their vehicles.<br/> ...

September 28, 2009 7:07 PM

Iran test fires long-range misssile

Iran has test fired long-range Shahab-3 and Sejjil missiles today during its military exercise. According to Iranian television PressTV, the range of Shahab-3 missiles are 1,300 to 2,000 kilometres while Sejjil is two-stage solid fuel missile. It added that several models of medium-range Shahab-1 an...

September 28, 2009 7:07 PM

18 Shiite rebels killed in Yemen

Yemeni army said 18 Shiite rebels have been killed and dozens wounded in clashes with its forces in northern Saada Province. A military source today said the army killed 13 militants in al-Kharab area, while local people attacked rebels sheltered in some houses killing three more. The source added t...

September 28, 2009 7:06 PM

Somalia executes for allegedly spying

Islamist militants in Somalia have executed two people they accused of spying for foreign organisations. Hundreds of people watched as a firing squad arranged by the al-Shabab group shot the pair in the capital, Mogadishu. Al-Shabab officials said the men had been found guilty of working for the US ...

September 28, 2009 7:06 PM

Bomb blast in minibus kills eight in Iraq

In Iraq, eight people have been killed and eight others wounded in two separate incidents today. According to voice of Iraq news agency six civilians were killed and two other injured when an explosive charge went off north of Diwaniya province. The agency quoting local security sources has reported...

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