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US, India set up forum to boost trade in legal services

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2006 · 2 min read

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (Agencies): The United States said it has set up a forum with India to facilitate trade in legal services. "Legal services are integral to to...

No review in sentence or execution of Saddam - PM

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2006 · 10 min read

BAGHDAD, Dec 29 (Reuters): Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki said today in his first comments since a court upheld a death sentence on Saddam Hussein that th...

China defends military rise, says faces threats

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2006 · 2 min read

BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters): China's military modernisation will focus on strengthening its navy and air force as it faces security threats from border spats, his...

US: 4 Indian Origin persons to be honoured

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2006 · 3 min read

NEW YORK, Dec 29 (Agencies): Four persons of Indian origin will be honoured with the Pravasi Community Awards for their services to the diaspora and Indian caus...

'Indo-US deal signifies qualitiative change in bilateral ties'

Staff Reporter · Dec 23, 2006 · 2 min read

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Agencies): The United States has said the landmark Indo-US nculear deal signifies a "qualitative" change in bilateral relations between New ...

Hutchison likely to announce exit from India soon

Staff Reporter · Dec 23, 2006 · 3 min read

LONDON, Dec 22 (Agencies): Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd is likely to inform the local bourse shortly that it would exit the Indian market, whe...

Aussies takeover education consultancy in India

Staff Reporter · Dec 23, 2006 · 8 min read

MELBOURNE, Dec 22 (UNI): IBT Education Ltd, an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed company, has announced the takeover of the largest British education consu...

Pak will never hand me over to India: Salahuddin

Staff Reporter · Dec 23, 2006 · 6 min read

ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (UNI): Hizbul Mujahideen chief and United Jehad Council chairman Syed Salahuddin has reposed full faith in the Pakistani leadership and expres...

200 Darfur rebels killed in fresh attack: Sudan army

Staff Reporter · Dec 23, 2006 · 2 min read

KHARTOUM, Dec 22, The Sudanese army said it killed 200 rebels while repelling an attack in Darfur, the deadliest single military operation reported in the war-t...

Now Pakistan has animal sacrifice on the Internet

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 2 min read

ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (Agencies): After Eid greetings and marriages through the Internet, Pakistanis can now turn to websites for Qurbani - the sacrifice of animals...

Polling day shifted, grand rally held in Dhaka

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 2 min read

DHAKA, DEC 18 (Agencies): Tougher days loom ahead of politically-volatile Bangladesh with a dawn-to-dusk strike call on December 21 by Sheikh Hasina’s Awami Lea...

Nuclear deal to “strengthen” India: US Energy Secy

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 2 min read

BEIJING, Dec 18 (Agencies): The landmark Indo-US civilian nuclear energy deal enjoys vast support in America and promises to go a long way towards addressing In...

UK takeover panel mulls two-way auction for Corus: Report

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 2 min read

LONDON, Dec 18 (Agencies): The battle for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus is set to intensify with the UK Takeover Panel mulling over a rare intervention by arrang...

India, Pak set to liberalise visa regime

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 2 min read

ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (Agencies): Pakistan and India are set to liberalise their visa policy from next month which will include opening an extra counter in each cou...

North Korea talks agree on ‘action-to-action’ principle

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 2 min read

BEIJING, Dec 18 (Agencies): The six-party multilateral talks on peacefully dismantling North Korea’s nuclear assets today resumed with all sides agreeing to res...

France to allow troop redeployment in Afghanistan

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 2 min read

KABUL, Dec 18 (Reuters): France, which is pulling its special forces soldiers out of Afghanistan, today said it would temporarily redeploy its remaining troops ...

Blair officials questioned in ‘cash-for-honours’ inquiry

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 3 min read

LONDON, Dec 18 (UNI): After British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour officials and Downing Street aides are being questioned in the on-going cash-for-honours i...

Four killed after quakes hit Indonesia’s Sumatra

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 2 min read

JAKARTA, Dec 18 (Reuters): Three moderate earthquakes struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island today, killing four people in one area and triggering landslides, offici...

Castro not terminally ill, said unlikely to govern

Staff Reporter · Dec 18, 2006 · 5 min read

HAVANA, Dec 18 (Reuters): Fidel Castro is not terminally ill and would make a public appearance shortly, but is unlikely to return to governing Cuba on a day-to...

Pakistani forces bomb madrassa, 20 killed

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 2 min read

ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (Agencies): Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships bombed a religious seminary being used as a terrorist training facility in a northw...

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