International

September 26, 2009 12:31 AM

Kurd in Turkey demand end of hostilities between army and Kurdish rebel

In Turkey thousands of Kurds rallied in Diyarbakir on Friday demanding an end to deadly fighting between the army and Kurdish rebels amid government efforts to end a 25-year insurgency. Nearly 10,000 people relatives of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels killed in clashes marched through Diyarbaki...

September 26, 2009 12:27 AM

Israel-Maldives renew full diplomatic relations

Israel and Maldives have renewed full diplomatic relations after 15 years. A foreign ministry official said in Jerusalem on Friday that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and a senior Maldives official signed agreements to that effect on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. ...

September 25, 2009 9:45 PM

Obama, Sarkozy called upon Iran to abandon its N-programme

The US President Barack Obama on Friday called upon Iran to abandon its nuclear weapons programme and cooperate with IAEA and the UN Security Council for transparency with meaningful dialogue. <br/><br/>In a strongly worded statement, minutes before the start of the G-20 meeting ...

September 25, 2009 5:51 PM

Kenya expresses concern over US travael ban on its officials

The Kenyan government has expressed concern over a US threat to impose travel bans on 15 Kenyan officials who do not promote political reforms. Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said it was too soon to single out any individual for blocking reforms. He said the reform agenda was being implemented reg...

September 25, 2009 5:51 PM

Ex-Israeli PM appears in court in corruption case

In Israel, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared at a Jerusalem court today for the first trial of a premier in country's history.<br/><br/>The 63-year-old former leader was forced to resign last year in the midst of a series of corruption and fraud probes against him. Follo...

September 25, 2009 5:50 PM

15 Iraqi soldiers killed in car blast

Fifteen Iraqi army soldiers were killed in a car blast in Ninewa today.<br/><br/>Voice of Iraq news agency quoting security sources has reported that the blast occurred when a vehicle carrying Iraqi soldiers hit a car bomb in north of Baasheqa district, north of Mosul. The blast ...

September 25, 2009 5:49 PM

Iran discloses second uranium enrichment plant to IAEA

Iran has revealed the existence of a second uranium enrichment plant. Tehran made the announcement earlier this week in a letter to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohammed ElBaradei.The IAEA also confirmed the receipt of the letter from Iran on Monday in which Iran informed the Agen...

September 25, 2009 2:18 PM

No negotiations without halting settlement: Nabil

Palestinians have clarified that meeting of President Mahmoud Abbas with Israeli officials does not mean that they are negotiating. Palestinian President's spokesman Nabil Abu Rdineh said in Ramallah that Palestinian position is the same and there will be no negotiations without halting the settleme...

September 25, 2009 2:18 PM

India, China to hold joint military exercise in 2010

India says it will hold joint military exercise with China next year. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Mr Vishnu Prakash said the two countries had mutually decided to have the exercise but no such drill is planned for this year. Reacting to media reports that the Sino-Indian joint army exe...

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