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September 19, 2009 6:09 PM

IAEA urges Israel to allow nuclear inspection

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has urged Israel to allow international inspection of its nuclear sites. A non-binding resolution on the issue was passed in Vienna yesterday. Islamic states have been calling for such a resolution for nearly two decades saying that Israel's refusal...

September 19, 2009 5:07 PM

Russia drops plans to station missiles on its western border

Russia has cancelled its plans to station missiles on its western border in response to the United State's decision to scrap a planned missile defence system in Eastern Europe. Russia's Ambassador to NATO said, the deployment of missiles in Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave between Poland a...

September 19, 2009 4:07 PM

Pak Court adjourns hearing of Mumbai suspects till Sep 26

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad conducting the trial of seven suspects linked with the Mumbai terror attacks, including LeT operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, today adjourned the hearing till the 26th of this month.PTI reports that no other details of the proceedings are available due t...

September 19, 2009 1:40 PM

Earthquake hits Indonesia

In Indonesia, seven persons were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off the holiday island of Bali. Reports say the quake sent people running from their homes in panic. No tsunami warning was issued and there were few reports of serious material damage. The roof of ...

September 19, 2009 12:53 PM

Iraq, Turkey to sign protocols on various issues

Iraq and Turkey have decided to sign protocols on the issues ranging from free trade zones to establishing joint investment council, and oil to natural gas. This was announced by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after a two-day meeting of senior ministers of Turkey and Iraq in Istanbul on Fr...

September 19, 2009 12:09 PM

Earthquake hits Indonesia

A strong earthquake measuring 6. 4 on the Richter scale jolted eastern parts of Indonesia this morning. Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake struck at 1:34 a.m. (local time) with its epicenter at 117 kms northwest Ternate of North Maluku province and at 91 kms under the sea be...

September 19, 2009 5:43 AM

Pak not to allow its territory to be used for terror acts

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday declared Pakistan's determination not to allow anyone to use its territory against a third nation. Mr.Zardari said this against the backdrop of mounting international pressure on his country to dismantle terror infrastructure blamed for attacks on India. In ...

September 19, 2009 5:38 AM

Russia to meet NATO to discuss Afghanistan affairs

Russia to meet NATO to discuss the setting up of a special group on Afghanistan through which Moscow would be better informed about developments in Afghanistan. Russian Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin told AFP in Brussels, that he would join his counterparts from NATO's 27 nations to discuss the crea...

September 19, 2009 5:27 AM

7 killed in a car bomb blast in Iraq

In Iraq, seven civilians were killed and 21 others wounded today when a car bomb ripped through an outdoor market in the southern Baghdad city of al-Mahmoudiya . According to Voice of Iraq news agency, it struck just as town residents were shopping for food to break their fast. The police sealed off...

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