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September 18, 2009 10:42 AM

India remains Nepal’s major development partner: Sujata Koirala

Nepal's Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala has lauded the economic and technical assistance provided by India to Nepal, saying that India remains one of the major development partners of Nepal that has provided both economic and technical assistance to built physical, industrial and cultural infrastruc...

September 18, 2009 10:29 AM

Israel warns of possible Pak terror attacks against Israelis in India

Israel has warned that a Pakistan-based terror outfit affiliated to al-Qaida, which carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is planning to carry out a string of terror attacks across India. Israel's counter-terrorism bureau at the National Security Council (NSC) in a travel warning for I...

September 18, 2009 10:13 AM

Russain Prez welcomes US decision to shelve missile plans

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has welcomed as "positive" the US decision to shelve controversial missile defence bases in Poland and the Czech Republic. Mr Medvedev said there were now "good conditions" for US-Russia talks on tackling missile proliferation. US President Barac...

September 18, 2009 10:06 AM

Russain Prez welcomes US decision to missile plans

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has welcomed as "positive" the US decision to shelve controversial missile defence bases in Poland and the Czech Republic. Mr Medvedev said there were now "good conditions" for US-Russia talks on tackling missile proliferation. US President Barac...

September 18, 2009 8:42 AM

11 killed in Somalia double suicide attack

In Somalia, at least 11 people have been killed and six others injured in a double suicide attack on an African Union peacekeepers' base in the capital Mogadishu. Officials said among the dead is the deputy commander of the African Union force in Somalia, along with four bombers. A security off...

September 18, 2009 5:45 AM

Pakistan police register cases against 26/11 mastermind Saeed

br/Under pressure from India and the US to act against Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the mastermind of Mumbai terror attack, Pakistani police registered cases against him and one of his close aides Abu Jandal under the Anti-Terrorism Act.br/br/A senior police officer told the agency th...

September 17, 2009 11:42 PM

Obama announces major overhaul of US missile system in Europe

President Barack Obama has announced a major overhaul of the US missile defence system in Europe. The US will shelve its controversial plan to build a defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic after a review of the threat from Iran. Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer said Mr Obama had notified h...

September 17, 2009 11:39 PM

11 killed in Somalia double suicide attack

In Somalia, at least 11 people have been killed and six others injured in a double suicide attack on an African Union peacekeepers' base in the capital Mogadishu. Officials said among the dead is the deputy commander of the African Union force in Somalia, along with four bombers. A security off...

September 17, 2009 10:53 PM

Don’t retaliate, Australian PM warns Indian students

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today warned Indian students not to retaliate and not to take the law into their hands. According to media report, Rudd said Australia was a law-abiding nation and the laws are there for a purpose. He said anybody who undertakes acts of racism or violence in Vict...

September 17, 2009 10:50 PM

30 killed in Pakistan bus accident

In Pakistan, at least 30 people were killed and scores injured as a coach fell into ravine near the northern city of Muzaffarabad today. Police said the cause of the accident was overloading. About 60 to 70 passengers were onboard when the coach fell into the over 300 meters deep ravine. Newly born ...

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